Incredible Scenery Techniques #1

My funniest layout story happened recently, but was posted over on the Control forum, so I'll repeat it here. I still laugh (at myself) thinking about it. I had just tried to install an ERR diesel railsounds unit into an F3B with TMCC but no sounds. I could not make it work with my CAB-1, but it worked fine with conventional transformer control. EXCEPT: I heard both diesel horn and steam whistle each time I operated the whistle control. It took me quite awhile before I realized I had a B&O Box car with steam rail sounds on the same live track.

B&OBill

Always save that dry white glue. Take a piece of it and mold it a bit and stuff it or glue it to the bottom of a vertical drain pipe on the side of a building. It gives a fairly believable appearance of water dripping out of the drain pipe.

For added realism, put a glob of white glue on the sidewalk and let it dry. It will dry murky clear and give the impression of a puddle beneath the dripping drain pipe.

Eliot,

Ask the guys at our local club about the new squirt bottles for glue I bought at the Dollar Store. I was very proud of the buck I saved getting them there and let everyone know it - until I gave one a little too much of a squeeze. There's one very fertile area on our layout with lots of extra clump foliage that I used to hide the mess.

Jim

I haven't figured out how to get a squeeze bottle to work yet.  Always back to the eyedropper.  But I have some ideas.  First, don't shake the bottle till foam is pouring out the nozzle.  Mix gently.  Maybe more detergent.  Or... ? 

Funny story

Try that with ca sometime.

Pete

I don't know how many times I've super glued my fingers together, or glued small detail parts to my fingers. I've even managed to glue my hand to my jeans.