Getting Real Column - 12
Now 56 years later I'm ready to give it another try. Fortunately
the smokestack can be purchased ready to go with brick detail.
The speaker for the commercial machine shop sound track will
be located in the building.
The Swamp:
in northern Louisiana I will be modeling a typi-
cal bald cypress swamp, with the KCS mainline crossing on a
wooden pile trestle. I found some wonderful artwork on a pro-
pane cooker box. The artist has nicely included all of the typical
elements for a swamp scene. There will be a small cabin, the
speaker for the scene will be located within the cabin.
The sound track for Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean" was
available free on the Internet. I will use the first part, stop-
ping short of the point where it warns that "dead men tell
no tales." To carry the Disney theme further, the light in the
25: This gas station is an example of what will be modeled for
the Decatur/Gravette area
.
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26: This is Wolf Creek and the inspiration for the night sounds
sound track.
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cabin will be powered by a "SimFlame” electronic flame-
simulator module. This is the same module that powers the-
flickering lamps in Frontierland and other Disney attractions
requiring a flickering flame.
Pictures continue on next pages ...
MRH-Jun 2013
