Reply to "Do you use a mirror to take a road "off" the layout?"

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Originally posted by Brother_Love:
I have a road that will lead into my backdrop. I was hoping to see how some of you accomplish that with a mirror. I am afraid the area that I will be using one will reflect straight back to the one viewing the scene..

Thanks, Malcolm

That is the problem. The mirror has to be positioned so that the reflection appears continuous with the scene and at the same time prohibits one from seeing their own reflection. That's tricky because placing the mirror at an angle so as not to reflect a person will cause tracks or roads to angle away unnaturally. So, really the best thing is to get the reflection right then restrict the viewing angle so one cannot look straight into it. This is usually accomplished by positioning scenery or a structure to act as a view block. Every situation is unique so you'll have to experiment to see what works.

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