JohnK
New Member
As mentioned in my original post, we were honoured to have this layout donated to us. All we did was fix the damage caused by Cockroaches and Rodents. The damage was confined to cardboard and paper structures only. The Metcalfe buildings were hit the hardest. Please note that we recently saw another model railway containing Metcalfe buildings. all of which had pretty serious Cockroach or Silverfish damage.
From what I've been able to find in the builder's notes, the backdrop is photo taken at Oldham by the builder, printed at a sign shop and glued to an aluminium base. Everything was then laminated. (Maybe the photo was laminated first.)
We were also interested to see how the photo had been manipulated. On very close examination, one notices that all the chimney's are emitting smoke, something you wouldn't see today. It's obvious that the author has airbrushed the misty look over the photo, possibly with a very light grey wash. The airbrushing does get heavier towards the top creating the illusion of depth.
I've included a couple photos, one residential, one industrial. Note, the damage on the chimney was just grud, which we just brushed off. The back scene is very robust.
From what I've been able to find in the builder's notes, the backdrop is photo taken at Oldham by the builder, printed at a sign shop and glued to an aluminium base. Everything was then laminated. (Maybe the photo was laminated first.)
We were also interested to see how the photo had been manipulated. On very close examination, one notices that all the chimney's are emitting smoke, something you wouldn't see today. It's obvious that the author has airbrushed the misty look over the photo, possibly with a very light grey wash. The airbrushing does get heavier towards the top creating the illusion of depth.
I've included a couple photos, one residential, one industrial. Note, the damage on the chimney was just grud, which we just brushed off. The back scene is very robust.