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Last night the vinyl was laid and today the new backdrop was hung.
I think the water is a bit high and still might trim it down. I'll let it sit for a few days before deciding.
Medium zoom of the backdrop showing detail. Turned out great. There is a seam to the right that I will try to shrink with a blow dryer.
Wow!! That come out great! Now I want to make my own! I'm getting a new Camera next week, and then take some pics of the Rocky Mountains!
I hope it comes out half as good as yours.
I watched my Wife lay the vinyl and I wouldn't recommend that anyone try a section that large for a first shot. The stuff is pretty tricky. I shot a couple of short video's of it if anyone wants to try it. I know I would mess it up in a hurry
Here's 2 video's of the job in process. It took about a half hour. In the beginning I realized that I didn't have a memory card in the camera
. The part missed is that you start by laying the whole thing out and taping with masking tape. This gets the pic square on the backing. Then you start on 1 end and do about a foot. After that you roll the vinyl back up and that's where the video's pick up. I was also surprised that the process involves wet water, a mix of water and soap. This makes the vinyl workable.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWDuuqrA2BA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnHc3IKgLr0
Well Tonight I finally got around to cutting 11 inches off of the bottom
Here's a few photo's I snapped real quick. No depth of field settings.
WOW, what a difference after you cut off all that water. I was wondering how long it would take you to figure that out.
About 3 years ago I contacted BackDrop Warehouse about enough sheets to do my whole layout & it was way out of my reach. Something like $3500.00 after I put up all the masonite boards to attach the backdrops. I had to have 140 ft.
Wow. That is awesome.
Of course now you'll work yourself to death detailing the railroad to match.
Dude that is KILLER looking!!! It looks alot better. I really like that last pic, it looks like your trains are right in the city!!
Thanks all. I didn't get much time to get things back together yet after the trim. I picked up a Y6b, 2-8-8-2 along with six Concor MP54's this weekend and it's been taking up a lot of my time. I've been playing with the sound levels and love the whistle of the Y6B.
looks much better with the water cut down . It now looks as if your looking across the river now not sinking in it LOL....nicely done
That is fantastic!! I love the look of the real backdrop. It's hard to get a painted or manufactured backdrop to look that real.
Beautiful backdrop! I take you're modeling Camden, NJ?
looks much better with the water cut down . It now looks as if your looking across the river now not sinking in it LOL....nicely done
Agreed. I think the original alignment aspect was off - too much water. Very nice now!
Beautiful backdrop! I take you're modeling Camden, NJ?
Thanks again all. I never thought about it but I guess by having philly in the background it's modeling in Camden. I better add security
I'm thinking of leaving the other layout section with blue walls so that I can change the background in pics.
It definitely has to be Camden. Get the baseball field , aquarium, and USS New Jersey in there and I will be very impressed. The backdrop looks great now that it's cut down.
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