I would like to add some kind of a smoke or steam effect to some factories on my layout..I wondered what would work or be safe for the layout and the trains and not damage any thing. I wondered if a halloween fogger would be safe? I have seen some layouts with smoke and fogging affects and thought it was really neat to see. Thanks for any help.
You are asking good safety questions. Do you currently 'turn on' the smoke generators of your locos? How well is your layout space ventilated? Micro-Mark used to sell Seuthe smoke generators. I know gaugemaster in the UK sells them.http://www.gaugemaster.com/seuthe.html - they're made to enhance layouts with this effect. I have a modeling friend that has mimic'd smoke effects in larger scales with moving backlights.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
I have added smoke to a plasticville log cabin with the use of a K-Line Plymouth switcher fan driven smoke unit. it works well. I have a K-Line saw mill that has a fan driven smoke unit in it and it almost produces too much smoke. I have also used the Seuthe units but without much luck. Depends on how much smoke you want the accessory to put out. You just have to be sure you mount them on something that can take a little heat.
here is a video of the saw mill
watch?v=sRoIhcFXip4
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Be cautious about using an ultra sonic humidifier type unit - one that vaporizes water and creates a mist. Most tap water has disolved solids in it that will be in the vaporized smoke. When the water evaporates it leaves a significant dust residue on everything in the room (usually a white calcium powder). If you use one of these units, use distilled water. Smoke units are best.
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