The Grizzly & Dilapidated Ry.

[PRR Modeler]

Looks excellent Kyle.

[friscomike]

Howdy Kyle,

Still loving your backdrops.  Saw it on a YouTube video today.  They make me want to use backdrops instead of an island.

Have fun,
mike

[kyle creel]

THanx Curt, thanx Mike;

YOUTUBE???   ....Whos' channel??  I don't recall any Youtube activity     Oh well I hope it looked good...   ....Speaking of looking good I put the finishing touches on the cloud over Dilapidated today(Wednesday).   I kinda like it - I'm trying to show an anvil cloud starting to billow up out of a cumulus cloud.       I also cleaned up the 'underside of the cloud all across the base, and tried to 'bring it closer' in the middle so as to counteract the inward curve of the backdrop through the corner portion.     I'll let ya'll be the judges as to whether it came out ok or not   - as they say "It's all over with now"    

Here's some shots of the thing.........and thanx for stoppin' by and checkin' in on the 'comings & goings' of the G&D Ry Co.     ......ya'll stay tuned-more to come      

KYLE CREEL
G&D Ry Co.

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[Larry C]

Kyle if I didn't know any better I'd think I was actually looking at a cloud in the sky. That looks amazing!!!

[friscomike]

THanx Curt, thanx Mike;

YOUTUBE???   ....Whos' channel??  I don't recall any Youtube activity     Oh well I hope it looked good...  

Howdy Kyle,

I saw it on DIY and Digital Railroad, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_WCu_D-J-Q at about 7 minutes.

Have fun,
mike

[Pennman]

I would say that your backdrop paintings look as good as your front modeled buildings.

Rich

[kyle creel]

Thanx LarryC.*, thanx Mike, and thanx Rich;

I am rather pleased with how the cloud came out Larry C* , hey Mike thanx - I had totally forgotten about that; that was the G&D Ry Co. in the apartment during the 2023 National NMRA Convention here in DFW.  I had 21 visitors for the open house.  I sent the pictures off to DIY RR about a month later...and forgot all about it.....thanx for the tip.     .........Hey Rich thanx I try to make them as realistic as I can; .... BUT THEIR NOT PAINTED well the sky is, and the basic land forms     all the rest of the details-rocks, grass, trees, waterfalls, clouds, everything else is done in PASTELS - soft chalk and sometimes oil pastels.  It's been an interesting change from cheap acrylic hobby paints but now I really prefer pastels as a medium instead of paint.

Today I worked on the horizon above Dilapidated I didn't know exactly what I would do when I first finished the cloud the other day But today(Saturday)I looked up at the cloud and it all just started to appear to me in my minds eye       .....so I grabbed my step stool & pastels, then went to work..  

I hope the shots look alright, there's nothing done yet immediately above the town; but I have a couple of ideas already starting to percolate in my noggin     ...so I'll go there next.

Thanx again to everybody that stopped by to see what's going on.....ya'll stay tuned.......

KYLE CREEL
G&D Ry Co.

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[Jerry]

Looks great Kyle.  Beautiful clouds!!

Jerry

[deemery]

That last photo is a real treat.  I always like seeing layouts in their enclosing space/rooms.

dave

[PRR Modeler]

Excellent looking background Kyle.