Posse Comitatus Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 Hey Guys, My website is looking to take pictures of mecha with different futuristic backgrounds behind them. We have tried looking into train models, but we were unable to find any that got past the 1950's in terms of looks. Any ideas of where we can find either 1) futuristic looking building models, or 2) photograph backdrops that could be used instead. Any thoughts or ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander McBride Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 Try Kato's model train buildings. They have tons of stuff, from N scale skyscrapers (pretty good for 1/144 scale kits) to HO scale train stations (good for 1/72 - 1/100 kits), all modern Japanese, perfect for mecha models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayson72 Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 (edited) Here's the link, they don't have any HO structures I could see. www.katousa.com Edited November 19, 2003 by Grayson72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posse Comitatus Posted November 19, 2003 Author Share Posted November 19, 2003 Thanks all for the info, I'll go check out their site and see what they have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowlightman Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 Here's the link, they don't have any HO structures I could see. www.katousa.com They have some buildings listed on their Japanese site (www.katomodels.com) but no pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayson72 Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 Any other ideas for modern buildings in HO scale? or better yet 1/72 scale. Seems silly all these train Mfg's sell modern trains but no modern accessories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posse Comitatus Posted November 25, 2003 Author Share Posted November 25, 2003 Thanks for the help, everyone. Does anyone have any experience using backdrops or the like for photographs? Does anyone know of any good places to try to obtain such a thing? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neova Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 (edited) If you can get by with fake 3D, you can always search for pictures on the net, re-size to scale, print, paste onto 10mm or half in thick foam poster boards and cut out the prominent pieces such as buildings, trees, cars, pedistrians, moons, planets and etc... Re-arrange the layers so background is in the back, foreground items on top, and paste it back together. For ground items such as cars, park benches and trees, you can make paper / cardboard / foam stands (touch up and paint around the edges) and have your mechs / models in and between layers to give that 3d look. From 10 feet away, it looks pretty good. Or you can try toy stores and check out the action figure and doll isles. They sometimes have props that are suitable if you give them a quick make over. Edited November 30, 2003 by Neova Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posse Comitatus Posted December 2, 2003 Author Share Posted December 2, 2003 Thanks guys for the help. I really appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spykes Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 use the wonder cutter Games workshop provides use strafom to nmake buiildings i use alotta buildings looks real realistic. i use it to build lord of the rings replica scenes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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