06-15-2010, 10:26 PM
Good information Kevin. Houston is not laid out quite as "perfectly" as Phoenix. Alot of the streets and rails are parallel, but alot of them aren't, so I will make use of both.
On the old layout shelves, around 75% of the track is parallel to the fascia, and about 80% of the new shelves will be that way. Some of the streets will be parallel or perpendicular, but some of them will also be at angles. I am going to have some difficulty hiding the street/backdrop joint. But, because the layout is 58 inches off the floor, it won't be quite so difficult. Because of the limited low angle view, it may be possible to "perspective paint" the continuation of the road on the backdrop. The actual painted road wouldn't be but maybe 1/2" up on the backdrop. Along with some painted trees and other stuff, it may work. If I can't accomplish that, I'll just hope that the rest of the layout will distract from the shortcomings.
On the old layout shelves, around 75% of the track is parallel to the fascia, and about 80% of the new shelves will be that way. Some of the streets will be parallel or perpendicular, but some of them will also be at angles. I am going to have some difficulty hiding the street/backdrop joint. But, because the layout is 58 inches off the floor, it won't be quite so difficult. Because of the limited low angle view, it may be possible to "perspective paint" the continuation of the road on the backdrop. The actual painted road wouldn't be but maybe 1/2" up on the backdrop. Along with some painted trees and other stuff, it may work. If I can't accomplish that, I'll just hope that the rest of the layout will distract from the shortcomings.
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