tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post6177411398243826785..comments2024-03-29T07:31:18.413+00:00Comments on Phil's Workbench: Selly Oak - V2Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-8035317004064540782020-09-09T16:08:30.823+00:002020-09-09T16:08:30.823+00:00No problem with flexible MDF - but I don't wan...No problem with flexible MDF - but I don't want to fix the backscene to this model. I want to be able to shoot photos from both sides of the viaduct. Phil Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673614093646938053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-88385211211836170952020-09-09T15:59:26.612+00:002020-09-09T15:59:26.612+00:00Phil,
Would I be correct in assuming that you'...Phil,<br /><br />Would I be correct in assuming that you're not the World's greatest fan of "flexible MDF" (thin MDF sheet, with loads of parallel grooves cut into one face)?<br /><br />To be brutally honest, I can't say I'm exactly convinced by it - well, it's MDF, with all its well known "baggage".<br /><br />OK - I know the stuff might well be sold at a number of DIY "box shifters" - and it would be relatively straightforward to fix a backscene to the stuff using double sided carpet tape - but it's still MDF.<br /><br />No - if I needed to add a curved backdrop to a model scene, I'd be more likely to look at 1mm Palfoam / Palight or even card - but I'd probably leave the MDF in the shop.<br /><br />Just a personal opinion, you understand.Huw Griffithshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11664683490163937931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-58126667965524394762020-09-09T12:03:39.092+00:002020-09-09T12:03:39.092+00:00The problem with curved baseboards is they are way...The problem with curved baseboards is they are way out of my ability to build them and the timescales don't allow for ordering bespoke boards. The canal is fine, it's a space filler that provides a handy front edge and since the real thing is down to 9 feet wide in places, it's not taking up much baseboard. Phil Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673614093646938053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-50349744255143567712020-09-09T08:44:44.819+00:002020-09-09T08:44:44.819+00:00I'm always interested in odd baseboard configu...I'm always interested in odd baseboard configurations. Have you thought about giving it a curved backscene and presenting it to the viewer at a different angle?<br /><br />I must admit I'm not convinced that canal is going to work. In practice, to look realistic, it will end up taking up a lot of baseboard.James Finisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16351798531269786632noreply@blogger.com