TENMILE CREEK SERIES: Part 2: Painless layout backdrops - video download
A well done model train layout backdrop should compliment your model railroad scene and not overwhelm it, since the trains are the focus. In part 2 of the Tenmile Creek series, Joe Fugate demonstrates step-by-step how to install and paint a model railroad layout backdrop. Once you see Joe's simple but powerful techniques, you realize anyone can do a great looking backdrop! In the Tenmile Creek series, Joe Fugate takes a scene on his model railroad from bare benchwork to a completely finished, realistic model train scene. (1-2-3)
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