I'll be installing the photo backdrops on my sectional layout soon and was wondering what the best way to install them is in order to minimize the appearance of a line at the joints. I intend to elicit the help of my wife to do the 'clamp and roll while spraying the back with 3M adhesive spray' method of installation (after test fitting).

The photo backdrop print lengths will make them overlap the joints.

Should I:

a. Install complete prints and then cut with a knife along the joint; or

b. Cut and then install?

Hey guys,

Milw used to has various color schemes, like Black, Grey / Orange strip, Orange / Grey / Maroon, Orange / Black Maroon, Orange / Black. I wonder how those schemes were used -  which color scheme in which period? And was there any different  between the passenger and freight trains in the color scheme?

Many thanks,

Jure

To All:P The Chicago Heights Transfer Terminal RR was bought by the Chicago & Eastern Illinois RR in 1927. Between May. 1950 and August, 1951 the C&EI RR bought 30 new GP7's. Here we see #227 painted in the CHTT scheme. I painted, lettered, stripped and weathered this Atlas brand example. Photo by Elvin Howland. Yours, Elvin Howland/E. St. Louis Rail Group Layout.

About 4 years ago I started my first major scratch building rolling stock project. Four years later, I'm still not done, but I'm making faster progress than before. A little background in the model, and the prototype to follow in the next post to keep this one on the short side. I have been in large scale 1/29 scale, G Guage for some 15 plus years, but I never really got serious about the scratchbuilding rolling stock (I have a huge scratch built feed mill I'm working on too; 7'x 6'x 4') until this project.