Also, I saw this years ago at an open house. The guy took some old boxcars and cut them in half. He then used the halves (painted to look like different cars) and glued them at the end of the track. He put dummy couplers on the cars so a real car would not get coupled to it. If you did that to the first two or three tracks... it should be enough to cover the rear tracks... so one would not be able to see them just end at the backdrop. Just food for thought. JMS
John- Yes. This was done on the original V&O quite effectively. (Wish I could have seen it in person!) Photos show it was an interchange yard, and built at an angle. Thus also avoiding the straight on appearance.
Perhaps a combination of the two, the mirror would reflect the back half of the car making it look as though the line runs on...
today I sanded and painted the roadway, it is a little rough in places but I will weather etc to cover the bad spots
Thats is some really good work Paul, I enjoy the colors of materials you have chosen to model with very nice work. I agree Michael, I had the most fun with a layout in a small room, I ran the wheels off stuff, it was a blast. This outfit I am building is waaay too big for one guy to build or operate. Next time (if there is one) it will be smaller and less complicated for me.