Category Description: Background and backdrop topics for model railroading.
Backdrop Blues
Model Railroader 2002-12 pg. 126 Scale: (none) Author: Lionel Strang
Painting various levels of blue on the backdrop to more accurately simulate the real world.
Easy Backdrops
N-Scale 2002-11/12 pg. 44 Scale: (none) Author: Edmund Schultz
Cut simple template and use spray paint to paint clouds
Mini-mirrors
Model Railroader 1985-12 pg. 100 Scale: (none) Author: John Nehrich
Integrating small mirrors into the background scenery can make the scene appear larger than it really is. The article covers how mirrors can be used to reflect just light so as to highlight a scene that is otherwise dark.