Getting Real Column - 4
4: This is a front view of the
component cabinet with
each MP3 player labeled for
its appropriate sound track.
5: Here is the back side of
the cabinet that holds the
speakers with amplifiers
and controls
.
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before Sheffield tower. Because of the sharp turn, the concrete
retaining wall has a sign painted on it, "DANGER, SOUND HORN."
It was my lovely wife who suggested it would be nice if there really
were horn sounds! What a great idea.
6: Sheffield Steel. The speaker is located at the rear of the
scene.
I went online and downloaded a large number of free auto sound
files. These included horns (of all kinds) honking, tires squeal-
ing and Model T engines starting, etc. I put these together into a
single sound file with appropriate silent sections. I also included a
dog that has a cat "treed" on the fence rail. At a certain point you
hear the dog barking, the cat hissing and growling, the dog running
away yowling with his tail between his legs, and tires squealing as
an imaginary car tries to avoid them both.
Two Tortoise switch machines prevent the underpass from
actually continuing beneath the tracks. A black piece of sty-
rene blocks the end of the underpass, and the speaker is
installed on the piece of styrene.
East throat:
As a fan of passenger trains, I have listened
many times to the distinct sound that the long cars make
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MRH-Jun 2013
