Computer backdrops - 2
B
ackdrops can be a difficult aspect of model railroading
for the artistically challenged. An otherwise great rail-
road can be ruined with a poor backdrop. It is such a
crucial element of the hobby that entire books have been writ-
ten on the subject, and a numerous articles have been pub-
lished over the years advocating various methods. Presented
here, perhaps for the first
time, an overview of using
terrain simulation software
to create virtual model
Generating your own site
specific backdrops ...
1. A Great Northern GP 203 crosses over the trestle over
Coal Banks Coulee in central Montana. The backdrop
is generated from computer simulation using US
Geological Survey elevation data of the actual location.
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MRH-Jul 2014
