Greg@mnrr
Section Hand
As I ballasted the mine tracks and do some scenery around the mine spur tracks and around the mine structure, this work required me to work from a access point that many people look at and don't realize that the opening is approximately 24 inches square. I feel like a ground squirrel when I'm standing in this access point and working on the layout. When I was ballasting the track I realized that who will see this area, well no body will, so why do all the extra work?
The mine is at eye level for most people and taller landscaping will hide a lot of the unfinished portions of this part of the layout behind the layout.
Looking at the layout from the rear instead from the front has the layout take on an entirely different perspective. One gets to see raw plaster, wire supports, wiring, wood bracing and who knows what else.
Why does the unfinished areas bother me? Our layouts are like a theater set and like a theater sets the audience sees only what the show producer or layout owner wants the audience to see.
I have heard that many famous modelers do not finish the backsides of their layouts since no one will see it. Like tall buildings on a well known layout the rear or backsides of the buildings is plywood! Take the cab rides where the video camera takes us into tunnels and we see all the cardboard strips, wire mesh and unballasted track in the tunnel that's normally hidden from view.
Tomorrow, I'll work to finish ballasting the hidden track and do some more landscaping and forget about the other unfinished areas.
My question is "Do you have unfinished or hidden areas on your layout or track that isn't ballasted because no one can see it?"
Thanks.
Greg
The mine is at eye level for most people and taller landscaping will hide a lot of the unfinished portions of this part of the layout behind the layout.
Looking at the layout from the rear instead from the front has the layout take on an entirely different perspective. One gets to see raw plaster, wire supports, wiring, wood bracing and who knows what else.
Why does the unfinished areas bother me? Our layouts are like a theater set and like a theater sets the audience sees only what the show producer or layout owner wants the audience to see.
I have heard that many famous modelers do not finish the backsides of their layouts since no one will see it. Like tall buildings on a well known layout the rear or backsides of the buildings is plywood! Take the cab rides where the video camera takes us into tunnels and we see all the cardboard strips, wire mesh and unballasted track in the tunnel that's normally hidden from view.
Tomorrow, I'll work to finish ballasting the hidden track and do some more landscaping and forget about the other unfinished areas.
My question is "Do you have unfinished or hidden areas on your layout or track that isn't ballasted because no one can see it?"
Thanks.
Greg