Page 93 - 37. MRH13-03-Mar2013-L

On some of my locomotives, the fit is a little loose so I add a
dab of Walthers Goo or CA cement to hold it in place. On other
locomotives, the opening in the stack is too small.
Where the stack is too small, I cut the swab staff at an angle
and force the tip into the hole, then add some glue to secure
the smoke.
Adding smoke around the layout
That’s about it for making smoke for locomotives, but why stop
there?
I haven’t seen smoke modeled very often on layouts. There are
chimneys on homes, stations, factories, as well as other things
that vent smoke or steam. Being pleased with the results for
my locomotives, I moved on to some of my structures.
5
5. The smoke has been added to one of my
locomotives.
Makin' Smoke - 3
6
6. This smoke has had additional teasing done after
painting.
7. The cotton is trapped
in-between the wire ready
to be teased.
7
I decided to add smoke to a
Scenic Depot on my layout. I
began by drilling a 1/16” hole
in the large chimney. I then
folded a strand of thin wire to
trap a piece of cotton that I
had pulled away from a swab
with my fingers. I teased the
cotton in the same manner
as I had done for the locomo-
tives (7).
index contents
MRH-Mar 2013