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Wigglesworth:
Thanks so much for the responses everyone.  Plenty for me to think over.

The pics shared all look great.  It's funny that the better a background is the less you notice it in a way.  If that makes sense to anyone but my jumble of a mind.

Tiermann:
Hi, I'm just going to point out that this is a kids play area more than a dio for photos.
My recommendation is to get a plain board or something cheap like a used door and set that up. As long as the surface is smooth you are good. If you have time then paint it green, with blue for the river and tan or leave it plain for the road. If you don't have time just put blue paper or blue painter's tape for the river and draw a line for the edge of the road and let the kids have at it.
I personally use cloth table covers for most indoor dioramas, except when I use the wood surface or heavy paper for an interior floor. On a few occasions large pieces of colored paper. One of the key points of difference is that adults using a dio for photos are not going to be knocking the klickies over all the time and can take their time with set ups. A table for play needs to have a smooth surface the klickies will stand on easily, since it will be constantly bumped and everyone falls down.

tahra:

--- Quote from: Tiermann on September 17, 2021, 01:24:20 ---Hi, I'm just going to point out that this is a kids play area more than a dio for photos.

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Good ponit Tiermann!! Think I kinda lost track of that  :-[

For that purpose, like you said, I think a neutral color works best - either brownish or greenish, I suppose. And definitely smooth. With a "river/water" that can be put anywhere - can be made of blueish paper, or cloth.. I think that'd work better than a full painted layout that cannot be changed...

As cubs, I don't think we were bothered by the "ground", and as long as it's not a garish carpet full of different colors, I think it works :)

Wigglesworth:
Good points thanks very much.  I think it's easy to lose sight of the brief and just want to construct something to the best of ones ability.

I'm actually looking at a more fuzzy felt approach now.  So as suggested, just painting the board a solid grassy green but then providing some laminated pieces of different patterns that they can either put in or ignore as they want.

I've printed a few tile and cobble samples from:

http://www.wordsworthmodelrailway.co.uk/brickpaper.html

I'll cut these to size later and then laminate them and see what they look like.  Hopefully they will lay flat enough for the klickies to stand on.

Not sure about the moat/river haven't got a 1m long laminating pocket.  Perhaps if I just do a few blue ones and glue them together.   But I don't suppose it matters if they can't stand steadily on the water.  Unless PM releases a "Miracles" theme.

tahra:

--- Quote from: Wigglesworth on September 17, 2021, 12:37:10 ---I've printed a few tile and cobble samples from:

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Those look great!


--- Quote from: Wigglesworth on September 17, 2021, 12:37:10 ---Not sure about the moat/river haven't got a 1m long laminating pocket.  Perhaps if I just do a few blue ones and glue them together.   

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Why must they be glued together? I think a few separate "water pieces" would be a lot more versatile  - the could form a river, the edge of the sea, a lake.... They could be grouped together as needed ;)

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