How could I model smoke for my house fire scene?
incense, hobby smoke generators, hobby fog machines
What about engine smoke oil, after inspecting my cheap loco ‘with smoke’ all it appears to be is a wire that passes through a resevoir which holds the oil. I presume the current passing through the wire heats it up causing the oil to smoke. This could be easily replicated wired to your AC with an on/off switch for control…
man, now my mind is working, my hobo’s scene around a fire could have smoke, some of my industries need a billowing stack or two and Mr. Wongs chinese take out could have a periodic wok fire, maybe a busy crematorium with 24hr ‘ovens’ [}:)]
I wonder if I could patent this, probably beaten to it most definately, oh well. Still another project to add to my immense list, I guess I had better start finishing all those 95% done things.
Have fun & be safe
Karl.
Sounds like with all that oily smoke, someone is going to have to be cleaning their track a lot. Not to mention their lungs.
Wayne
Smoke in hobby applications is usually from oil. Not all the oil gets consumed. The smoke liberally distributes unburned oil and oily soot. Neither are helpful in helping keeping rails clean and bright. Take a look at the oil on all the flat surfaces in the kitchen around the stove as you consider putting in real smoke. You may conclude that smoke is best left outside with the garden railroad.
I agree 100%. I have a friend that use to love to use smoke oil in his steamers until he found out that it had coated everything in his train room with a layer of oil…
I’d go with a small, non toxic smoke machine that uses either dry ice or something that’s of no harm to your health and layout.
trainluver1
hmmmm, thanks guys, I guess I’ll need to rethink a few things. still it was a nice image in my head while it lasted.
Be safe
Karl.
Micro-Mark sells a fan-driven smoke generator that can be used for a building… We have one on the Cochise & Western Model Railroad Club’s HO scale layout inside an IRS building that is on fire, but even this larger unit’s smoke is very wispy and unrealistic because it uses the same smoke fluid that is used in locomotives.