Hey Gary Just wanted to thank you for a great vid/session on how to make the photographic background. I followed your steps and have just made and awesome back drop for my n scale chicago city scene. As my layout is based in the 1970's I was able to find photos of the chicago skyline for that era and used those. Couldnt have done it with out your tutorial. Thanks so much Cheers Pete.
G'day Pete, Great to hear that you have successfully made a back scene. I trust you didn't find the task too hard and my steps were quite easy to follow. Hopefully more people will give it ago after reading your comment. Cheers, Gary.
No worries mate. I'm glad you found it helpful. I have been asked in groups, on forums and also at exhibitions where I get my back scenes from ? Now everyone knows ! Cheers, Gary.
Thank you David. I trust you have found this educational and it inspires yourself and others to have a go at creating your own bespoke back scene. Cheers, Gary.
@@Gaz3801 most definitely. I have been looking at Mike Confalone’s Allagash Railway and his use of photo backdrops. Now I have the know how to create my own, much appreciated!
Please take a look at Part 2 of Creating a Photographic Back Scene. Here I show how you can print the back scene at home, on a home office printer : ruclips.net/video/5OgtM5dCUJ4/видео.html Cheers, Gary.
G'day Gary, Have watched your video several times and appreciate the fact that I found it. Very helpful. You mention taking the file to be printed rather than printing at home. Do you have any suggestions where best thios can be done. Note that you are an Aussie so any suggestion should be practicable here in the Southern Highlands [NSW]
G'day davidstimsom4565, Since you are in the Southern Highlands, I would recommend you have it printed at Officeworks in Mittagong (located in Roscoe St, up the road from Big W). If I recall, Officeworks only prints lengths up to 3 metres. So, if you need 4.5metres, you are best doing two prints of 2.25m. Always allow for the border edge. Generally over 2m long lengths of back scene, it does become a little cumbersome to handle/glue down. 😉 Cheers, Gary.
That was cool. That software will also on a home printer correct? Might be nice to show that, as some people are really remote. Do you get the big photo done as a matte finish, or something else? BTW great tutorial, very clear and easy to follow, thanks for putting in the screen shots.
G'day Steve, I will do a 'Part 2' as requested by you, for those who wish to print the back scene at home. Mind you that the back scene will need to be glued together to form the height and length that the modeller requires. Cheers, Gary.
Hey Gary Just wanted to thank you for a great vid/session on how to make the photographic background. I followed your steps and have just made and awesome back drop for my n scale chicago city scene. As my layout is based in the 1970's I was able to find photos of the chicago skyline for that era and used those. Couldnt have done it with out your tutorial. Thanks so much Cheers Pete.
G'day Pete,
Great to hear that you have successfully made a back scene. I trust you didn't find the task too hard and my steps were quite easy to follow. Hopefully more people will give it ago after reading your comment.
Cheers, Gary.
Congrats
Thank you kindly.
Cheers, Gary.
Nice video lots of detail.
Thank you Diesel Dave.
Cheers mate. Nice tutorial.
Thanks mate.
That was cool Gary, thinking about putting a photo backdrop on mine during my layout rehab, so very helpful, cheers mate.
No worries mate. I'm glad you found it helpful. I have been asked in groups, on forums and also at exhibitions where I get my back scenes from ? Now everyone knows !
Cheers, Gary.
Outstanding Gary! It’s wicked good!
Thank you David. I trust you have found this educational and it inspires yourself and others to have a go at creating your own bespoke back scene.
Cheers, Gary.
@@Gaz3801 most definitely. I have been looking at Mike Confalone’s Allagash Railway and his use of photo backdrops. Now I have the know how to create my own, much appreciated!
Please take a look at Part 2 of Creating a Photographic Back Scene. Here I show how you can print the back scene at home, on a home office printer : ruclips.net/video/5OgtM5dCUJ4/видео.html
Cheers, Gary.
G'day Gary, Have watched your video several times and appreciate the fact that I found it. Very helpful. You mention taking the file to be printed rather than printing at home. Do you have any suggestions where best thios can be done. Note that you are an Aussie so any suggestion should be practicable here in the Southern Highlands [NSW]
G'day davidstimsom4565,
Since you are in the Southern Highlands, I would recommend you have it printed at Officeworks in Mittagong (located in Roscoe St, up the road from Big W). If I recall, Officeworks only prints lengths up to 3 metres. So, if you need 4.5metres, you are best doing two prints of 2.25m. Always allow for the border edge. Generally over 2m long lengths of back scene, it does become a little cumbersome to handle/glue down. 😉
Cheers, Gary.
That was cool. That software will also on a home printer correct? Might be nice to show that, as some people are really remote. Do you get the big photo done as a matte finish, or something else? BTW great tutorial, very clear and easy to follow, thanks for putting in the screen shots.
G'day Steve,
I will do a 'Part 2' as requested by you, for those who wish to print the back scene at home. Mind you that the back scene will need to be glued together to form the height and length that the modeller requires.
Cheers, Gary.
Hi Steve,
Please find this link useful in answering your question : ruclips.net/video/5OgtM5dCUJ4/видео.html
Cheers, Gary.