Model Railroad Hobbyist, "Running Extra" Getting Real, June 2019

The June 2019 issue of the online magazine "Running Extra" published by Model-Railroad Hobbyist, includes my latest Getting Real column which features a "status report" on the layout, as well as a look at the IKEA Ivar system I used for the basic layout support structure. 

Click HERE for information on obtaining the issue and to see the online feedback to the article. 

More commentary on photo vs. painted backdrops

In my Getting Real column in the current issue of the online magazine "Model Railroad Hobbyist" I presented a review of how I used a photo to extend the foreground scenery into my painted backdrop. The point I was trying to make was photos can be used in combination with painted backdrops to address things that are harder to paint - roads, buildings, rivers and the like. 
The comment section has become an interesting series of comments on the relative merits of photo or painted backdrops. Kind of like the discussion we had in this post back in December.