For those that want to display their favorite piece of rolling stock is this simple one ( or maybe two ) night project. Perfect if you don't have a layout, or if you just want to display it on the mantelpiece or wifey's china cabinet. Also good for trying new scenery techniques on, or using as a photography aid for sale items for Trademe.
Items needed :
1 Real Estate sign or foam board
1 piece of track
1 photo of your fav location
spray glue
a hot glue gun
scenic materials
Start by cutting out a piece of foam board etc about A4 in size ( but double the length of A4 would be better). Apply road bed or 3mm cork with hot glue gun. Fix your piece of track also with hot glue. Apply your scenic materials eg. ballast, ground cover, trees etc and let dry. Leave a bare strip of board about 20 - 40mm wide along the length of your photo module base at the rear, (this will be where the backdrop will go).
Print out your fav scenic location pic onto an A4 sheet of paper (I did mine on plain paper, but photo paper would have been a better idea). Apply spray glue to reverse side then apply to your piece of foam board and trim to size. Glue your photo backdrop onto the back of your module. Cut out two triangular wedges of foam board about 20mm x 100mm and glue at each end at rear to brace the backdrop and keep it vertical. Done !
Optional :
Brace the base (applying hot glue and scenic materials has the tendency to warp it a little), lengthen if needed, wire two power feeds to track, and you've got a running module ready to be connected to another one. "
1 comment:
What a superb wee piece of creativity! Can we see a pic from "normal viewing angles" to show the backdrop in behind the van??
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