Does anyone have any hints for detailing a fire scene on a building. Thanks -
I heated an old bldg with a high watt bulb, now distorted.
Applied a mix of back/gray water based paint along the eve of the roof
Drilled a couple of holes in the roof.
Rolled and thinned out a few pieces of cotton strips.
Applied hair spray to the cotton.
After it dried, apply a mix of back/gray and red to the cotton and inserted in the roof holes.
RESULT: Bldg on fire.
You need a few pieces of fire dept equipment, ambulance & police car at the scene.
I believe Con-Cor has reissued the old “House a’fire” building. Was that a Renwal original?
Dave Nelson
A long,long, time ago, I bought a few cardstock depot models at a swap meet. I tried to simulate a burned out station, and stuffed toilet paper in the structure, then set it on fire. I had a spray bottle of water handy to give a “controlled burn”, And the end result was most realistic, even down to the “falling ceiling”. Of course, my mother didn’t approve of the thing, and I was in big trouble. It sure worked though!
Todd C.
Wooden structures are the best for the burning process,(NOTE: Always use caution with fire!)You build it you can destroy it, just think of yourself as Gidzilla. I ahve burned lots of wooden structures and they always look real to life on my layout until I got the idea of reconstructing them with new buildings. I burned down a sawmill to show what happening in a forest fire. Very life like after the fire was put out, I used a dry chemical exstinguisher to put out the fire, it left allot of residue, but modern fires seem to have residue all over the place especially in big cities. Happy Burning!
So real fire to simulate a model fire huh?
I won’t even want to ask if there is a sewerage treatment plant on your layout …
Dave Nelson
Yea, and how about a landfill? Every city needs one of them… Pew!!!
Todd C.
Junkyard too.
Charles, I live just down the road from you in Wayland, do you recall driving on 131 near the Allegan/Kent county line? There is a huge landfill right there that stinks things up for miles around. Not too bad in January, but July? Avoid the area at all costs! I thought that multi-million dollar incinerator was supposed to eliminate the need for landfills. From what I hear, it’s just cheaper for the garbage companies to landfill it, rather than pay the fees at the incinerator. Isn’t that terrible?
Todd C.
Todd
I have not been down 131 south in 9-10 months
so not up to speed on the stinks.
Didn’t we previously exchange e-mails last year?
I sort of recall a modeler just off Division.
Come to think of it, I think so. Where does the time go? I was the guy into the GTW stuff. I can’t recall what your modeling interests were.
Todd C.
Started out seven yrs ago, then steam & early diesel.
Lots more available since & got a little carried away with all that’s available now.
In order to keep up with the new stuff I run steam excursions, subject to EPA approval, from Memorial day to Labor day.
This way I can interface steam with later diesels.