Backdrop sky should be a FLAT paint. It should not have any brush marks. I found it best to use an 8" long lambswool roller.
The backdrop was too long and I had to make it taller. I chose to cut it in such a way that I could use the scrap pieces to make the mountain 'taller.' ...
The ultimate backdrop is a real landscape or cityscape behind your railroad scene.
What does the railroad backdrop need to be like? It needs to be realistic looking so that one can plan the model train layout more effectively. Many hobbyists use model railroad photo backdrops which can be purchased online.
Backdrops - Easy to install, these printed backdrops add depth and distance by creating a smooth transition between you actual scenery and backdrop
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Backdrop
A photo, painting or relief model painting on a wall or partition continuing the background scene to or above the horizon line.
Painted backdrops are not required but look good if all modules have a uniform style. Club members need to choose an era and locale for their scenery to make an attractive display. Otherwise the sky is the limit! ...
Backdrops and skylines: for way back on your layout, you can make a facade of building fronts using PC WhistleStop. Just print normally and cut the facades free, then paste them where you need them.
Backdrop - Background scenery usually on a wall behind the layout that can be painted, a printed background or a large photograph.
Back Saw - A saw with a reinforcing bar on the top edge.
Painting Realistic Backdrops with Greg Gray
Tour #52124, Thr 1:00 pm-5:00 pm, $30
Greg Gray, San Miguel Southern Railroad ...
Freight House before backdrop and upper lever were installed. Back view of the passenger station tracks.
Passenger/Freight View Passenger Station Tracks Yard Area
Future site of yard and shops.
Backdrops
TRAINZ. Although advertised as a new feature in TRS2006, in fact backdrops can be used in TRS2004 and possibly even earlier versions of Trainz.
Sometimes modelers like to make backdrops for their layouts. Modelers with larger layouts paint their walls around their layout, while smaller layout modelers often choose to make a plywood backdrop for their layout.
A big blue sky forms a backdrop for a foursome of 4 axle units shifting hoppers in Spring. The SIT yard in Spring has several GP38-2s and GP15s for switching duties, but no SW or MP15 units at all.
Then cut to fit and paste them on your backdrop. Plain black on white prints can be stained or painted to provide cutouts for the backdrop. You can make lots of fence quickly or find buckets of hobby time as a fence builder.
They'll follow in the same principal, notched to hold. In this case, I will not notch all the way through the edge foam frame, to allow for a fairly smooth edge frame, for attaching the backdrop and fascia.
 See also: Layout, Track, Scenery, Train, Point
  
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