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Last week I visited Harry Hieke, picking up a consist he just weathered for me and noticed he has a diorama approx 4' across and about 12-15" deep. He uses it to photograph trains in an outdoor environment. As Harry's was an open grid (no backboard) it was perfect for outdoor use. I am considering making one for myself. Curious to know who else has one where do you photo-shoot and how bis it is. Would love to see some pictures of your work. input appreciated

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Steve, I built the diorama pictured below for the sole purpose of photographing my trains.  As you can see, it does have a back-drop, but it is attached with velcro strips so that it can be easily removed.  This way, I can either use it indoors or outside. 

 

I caught the weathering bug about a year and a half or two years ago and wanted a nice diorama to photograph my work as my current layout is tiny and not highly detailed.  So when I saw this backdrop for sale at a local train show last year, I knew exactly what I could use it for! 

 

Needless to say, I bought it, brought it home and then built the diorama to "match" the look of the backdrop the best I could.  I figured a two-track mainline running along a pond in autumn (my favorite season!) would look pretty cool.

 

The diorama is built on a double layer of purple foam board, and measures 10" deep by 30" long.  Again, the backdrop was purchased first, so I had to work around its size when building the diorama.  If I were to build another diorama it would definitely be a bit longer...somewhere between 40-48".

 

Here are a few pictures of it under construction, the finished product, and finally "in use" as it was intended...

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Yes; basic. I have not addressed the backdrop, really. I should use the photographic solution method as done by joeyA, above - but with different photos (we don't get much "fall color" in this part of the country).

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My GM&O Heavy 2-10-0 (was a Wms brass USRA 2-8-2) bash job, "from the overpass":

 

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Plain blue background; natural northern light, shot on front porch

(It's an old Rivarrossi O-scale C-liner; my re-paint/modification):

 

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