Getting Real Column - 7
12: The front of the Grand Avenue bridge houses two speakers.
section of the building's interior. To ensure that the sound can
be heard, I did not put any glazing in the clerestory windows
for that part of the building. Styrene "equipment" placed over
the speaker partially obscures it from view. Also, I sprayed the
speaker the same concrete gray color as the floor of the build-
ing to further help conceal it.
Coach Yard:
I put the righthand speaker for the coach yard
beneath the layout. The lefthand speaker is located beneath the
Pullman Commissary building at the left-rear of the layout. The
roof of the Commissary building lifts off to expose the access
hatch in that location. The sound emanates from the rear of the
building, which I deliberately left open. The sounds of diesel
and steam trains passing and switching give a tremendous air of
realism to this part of the layout. It makes it seem as if there is
action going on even when no trains are actually moving.
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MRH-Jun 2013
