Shown above is the finished structure. I’ve found that the appearance of photo wallpaper models is improved if I inset the roll up doors so that was done by cutting holes in the .060″ laminate before mounting it to the pvc core. The challenge of this model was the photos. I had no choice but […]
Author: Lmind1
4535 E. 48th St. July 15
Over the last few years, I’ve become more and more aware of the need for a very solid core to prevent structure warping. For styrene based projects I’m particularly fond of PVC “lumber” easily found at big box lumber stores. It’s light, cheap, easy to cut, and works with plastic solvents. For the current […]
New Layout Design Blog Entry
Posted a new blog entry on my business site comparing three common bench work footprints. Here’s the link: http://shelflayouts.com/2016/07/model-railroad-bench-work-footprints/
Printing Better Images
From the emails I receive, I can tell folks struggle with how to optimize the printed image output quality for their photo wallpaper. It can be confusing so let’s go through a short primer. There are essentially two steps. First, you need to save the photo in a way that maximizes how many ink dots […]
4535 East 48th Street
Next on the docket is the back side of the one-story warehouse at 4535 E. 48th Street. The faded cream bricks, graffiti, and weathering make it a motherload of color and texture. Construction started with a considerable number of hours spent photo editing my site photos into something that could be made useable for […]