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I found a great inexpensive backdrop at Hobby Lobby, its in their photo background section, called Wispy Clouds,  4' x 12' roll for $10, with the 40% off code it was like $6.50... its just sky with clouds, but a great starting point and much better than the painted cinder blocks it covered.  Really brought my basement layout to life, i did the whole room for under $50

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dkdkrd posted:

Whoa, Pete!....  That's gorgeous!! 

But, just as MSP's question....tell us about the image below the wispy cloud sky!  Trimmed?  Source?  etc., etc..

It was a public domain image I found on Wikimedia Commons:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...ountain_Panorama.JPG

I stretched the aspect ratio a bit to make it 15' long, but otherwise it is unmodified--mountain image included. I printed it myself on a wide-format printer at work, but there are plenty of print shops that will do it for you. Try Staples or Office Depot.

There are hundreds of really neat images available for free download. Try a Google image search for "panorama". But, start with Wikimedia:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/...res/Places/Panoramas

Squirrelstrains posted:

I found a great inexpensive backdrop at Hobby Lobby, its in their photo background section, called Wispy Clouds,  4' x 12' roll for $10, with the 40% off code it was like $6.50... its just sky with clouds, but a great starting point and much better than the painted cinder blocks it covered.  Really brought my basement layout to life, i did the whole room for under $50

I’ve been putting off investing $400 to $500 for a backdrop as I need about a 50 foot run. So, thought I would give these a try...an inexpensive alternative for a backdrop at less than $10 for a 12 foot run. Purchased 4 rolls...they come @ 4’ x 12’...so I trimed off the bottom 2’ before installing. I didn’t experience any tears, however the paper is fairly lightweight, so that could happen if not careful. You also need to handle these as to not cause creasing.

Not a bad for a “on the cheap” temporary solution...and does add visual interest and depth to the layout...will be staying for awhile! 

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