06-10-2011, 10:16 PM
A quick comment on backdrops...
It is conventional wisdom that the backdrop isn't supposed to be detailed so it doesn't distract from the trains. But, on a shelf layout, we certainly don't have a problem with building a backdrop flat, maybe 1 or 2 inches deep, greatly detailed, and placed right against the backdrop. So wouldn't a nicely painted building be essentially the same as a backdrop flat? So perhaps the standard wisdom isn't quite correct?
It is conventional wisdom that the backdrop isn't supposed to be detailed so it doesn't distract from the trains. But, on a shelf layout, we certainly don't have a problem with building a backdrop flat, maybe 1 or 2 inches deep, greatly detailed, and placed right against the backdrop. So wouldn't a nicely painted building be essentially the same as a backdrop flat? So perhaps the standard wisdom isn't quite correct?