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Being this will be York, will you be layering the backdrop with a dead season stock hills scene and have actual photos of the structures there "in front" of it?
Since photo backgrounds were far-off in the layout plan, I hadn't priced anything yet. I'm surprised by the cost.
Quote : "Have any of you found good sources of backdrop photos, or have other experiences to add ? "Hi Ed,LARC Products has a series of Backdrop images on their Railroad Graphics DVD's which can be printed. They include numerous photos of structures which can be printed as flat backdrop structures, as well as advertising signs from a wide range of modelling eras.Their website is www.larcproducts.com, and they show thumbnails images of all their backdrops. No affiliation, just a satisfied user.Cheers,Steve in South Africa
Thanks Steve, there are a few good ones in there. I like the "pre leaf spring" stuff.
2 thoughts:2) Is there some reason why you couldn't photograph your prototype, and stitch it together yourself using Photoshop (expensive) or Gimp (free open source)? This is actually quite easy to do. MH
Ed, if I am right, Bernie Kempenski had the LARC guys do the backdrop for his Port of LA project railroad he is doing. I have the opposite problem you do. I have pictures, but no photoshop skills.And I agree completely about Backdrop Warehouse, which is a shame. He has some excellent offerings, but his website has to be costing him customers given how cumbersome it is to use.These shots from LACR might work, depending on how distinctive your hill profiles are behind York.http://www.larcproducts.com/SpringBeforeLeavesSeries.html
... printing on polystyrene cost $180.00 for a 7 x 9 foot piece ...
That's more like it - $3/sq.ft. While still not exactly cheap to do my layout this way, it's a damn sight better than the 2 or 3 K-bucks the RTR backdrop guys are listing. OTOH, I'm sure that the quantity I'm after would likely be negotiable and really should be handled on a custom quote basis.
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