| FAQ |
Frequently Asked
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| FAQ is sorted by topic and can be searched for a keyword. It is
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| How do I start |
How do I find what I need? |
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| Look at some common questions on this page. Go to the
INDEX and look at PRICING, SCALE, INSTALLATION, TRANSITIONS,
PRODUCTS, HELP. These are the main information pages. There
are many other secondary information pages listed in the INDEX.
To order we will need stock numbers starting on left as installed
(clockwise), sizes as listed in PRICING and your scale. We do
not make suggestions, sorry. Only the sizes listed in PRICING
are available. All the actual scenes are in the categories (Mts,
Hills, Agricultural, etc) in PRODUCTS. |
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| Scenes |
Where are the scenes ? |
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| Go to the INDEX and find PRODUCTS. The scene categories
are at the top of the PRODUCTS page. You can also look at HELP
for information about this site. All scenes are broken down by
category like Mountains, Hills, Industrial, Agricultural, Clouds& Sky.
Scenes are not available by location like "Chicago", because what in
Chicago, buildings, industrial, commercial, residential? |
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| Backdrop |
Backdrop vs Background ? |
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| BackDrops
are higher resolution than BackGrounds
(600 print dots/inch vs 300 dots/inch). If you are standing more
than a foot away, it may be hard to tell the difference. Although
BackDrops are 2-3 times sharper than
BackGrounds, whether you can tell the
difference depends on the scene and the viewing distance.
BackDrops are impressive!There is
no difference in color hue or color intensity. BackDrops
come in all sizes. BackDrops can have clouds moved down for trimming
vertical size. BackDrops are more
important for Z and N scale.
more info BackGrounds
need to be viewed from 12 inches or more. For most layouts
this is quite adequate. BackGrounds
are our most common print and come in all sizes.
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| Pricing |
Pricing for Backdrops and Backgrounds
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Price is based on size not the scene. Go to our
PRICE page
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| Transitions |
Transitions between scenes ? |
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We can digitally blend almost
any scene into any other scene. If you need an oil refinery into
agricultural or hills into mountains, we can do it! Transitions
click
here
Color matching for sky, A/B scenes and
transitions only guaranteed when the scenes are purchased at the same time.
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| Length |
How do I get more than 12 ft.
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| All scenes come 18, 24, 36,42 inch high x 8, 10, 12 ft. long.
Scenes with A, B, C are continuous in sections. A through C
would be 36 ft. Scenes with M are one panel
only. 10 ft and 8 ft. scenes are cut off at the end with the label.
They are not squashed down, example: an 8 ft scene is missing 4 ft
off the end with the label. You can
see the label on the expanded view. Reversals are available at
no charge and transitions are available at $60. Actual
length is (12 ft) = 160 inch, (10 ft) = 130 inch, (8 ft)
= 106 inch which includes a 2 inch label. |
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| Height |
How do I get more than 42 in.
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| You can add a clouds & sky extension which come 18, 24, 36, 42,
extending up to about 80 inch high. The highest single panel
is 42 in. (40.75 printed). Extension must be ordered at the same
time as the lower panel and will have a sky color matched to the top
of the lower panel. Go to the clouds and sky group for
available stock numbers. |
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| MockUp is an on-line program to try scenes on a layout.
It is a separate section from the main web and does not have details
on the scene or any information about our products. Please
read the help on MockUp and try the tutorial. You can get to
MockUp from the INDEX |
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| Price |
Why are your scenes more
expensive than other manufacturers ? |
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| Our scenes are properly scaled, not one size fits all. Our
skies match with the clouds pulled in from the ends and top.
We don't cut clouds in half. All scenes are made with the
model in mind. Each scene is individually printed for you, not
mass printed. We have over 200 unique scenes and 10,000
variations to choose from. Look at Why we are Unique.
Scenes from Backdrop Warehouse compliment the hours you have spent
on your layout. |
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| Paint |
Is your Backdrop better than
hand painted ? |
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| The detail in our backdrops is far more than can be painted on
a wall. Then when you consider the work to hand paint a scene, it is
much less work and less expensive to purchase a detail ready made
scene. You can paint additional items on our backdrops, using
care not to damage the print. You can also add EzKut scenes. |
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| Too Many |
Too many choices How do
I compare scenes ? |
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| To compare scenes you can open multiple browsers. You can
open as many browsers at the same time as you wish by clicking on
the same link to open as the first one. You can save scenes on
one browser then open another. Browser screens can be resized
to view at the same time or stack them as windows. You can
pile up as many choices as you wish. You can also use mockup
to compare side by side. |
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| Easy BackGrounds |
What are Easy Backgrounds ? |
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| Easy Backgrounds are a fixed size 10 in. x 8 ft, not scale
specific. Most scenes come as Easy Backgrounds (EB) except as noted.
Information on Easy Backgrounds is here.
Printed on same media and same resolution as backgrounds. Easy
Backgrounds are also available on
http://modelmart.us under store
backdropwarehouse.
Easy Background blemish scenes are also available on
ModelMart.us |
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