Is there a machine that will expell thin, wispy smoke because I thought I some "fog" would look nice on a lake or harbor.
A Google search brings up this one among others. http://www.vikingmagic.com/?key=1451&nd=full Actually a few Cohibas or White Owls might be more reasonably priced. Ben
Most of the smoke machines I have seen emit smoke that rises. For that low fog it may be better to think of something heavier than air, such as evaporating dry ice. I think that will give you more of the effect you want.
ehhhh... you can't tocuh dry ice with your bare hands (well you can but that suckers gunna hurt for a LONG time) so yeah if you want to turn it on and off.
Dry Ice Ok. Then I don't think I will be working with dry ice. Maybe I could use a smoke machine pointed at my harbor. What do you think of that idea?
Whats that smell? Abit off topic.... In planning & construction for this big exhibition layout we are doing,with it featuring thousands of pines,mountainous area's etc,I wanted to not only use the sight & sound medium,but use smell as well... Using oil burners setup with pine scented oils under the layout & also somehow tie in a burner for.......diesel fumes! Using the sound system that follows the engines around the layout, somehow using a system that can set off small amounts of diesel fumes to give that extra touch for the viewer. Dunno what OH&S or EPA repercussions would be tho.......
Dry ice requires freezing. It's probably not terribly practical for what you have in mind, unless you want to use it just once in a while. You would definitely want to use tongs. You can get freezer burn handling it without tongs. This can actually be pretty serious depending on length of exposure. It might work better to experiment with a smoke machine and a small computer fan hidden somewhere. Good luck!
I saw a great demonstration for an under table smoke machine that was non-toxic and a cool vapor. He used a pond mist machine. They are used in small ponds in landscaping to create a mist over the water. It was in a small tub of water which was in a larger storage container. He vented the "smoke" through small 1/2" plastic tubes up to the bottom of a set of smoke stacks. He drove the smoke with a computer cooling fan built into the side of the storage container opposite the plastic tubes. He displays at the Decatur, Illinois Train Fair in March and November. It was surprisingly realistic, low maintenance and safe. Dave G Cache Valley & Northern RR
Has anyone tried one of those ultrasonic mist makers that make fog out of water? One of my friends has one in with some frogs he keeps in an aquarium and it seems to work pretty good.
Truly prototypical Just make sure everything in and near the 'water' is prototypically waterproof too ...
Bucket under layout I think I will have a small tank (with a lid) under the layout with a tube running to the layout and then to a "sewage" tube that leads to harbor.
Smoke in a can I remembered reading about this stuff in model railroad planning 2008. The photographer used it to create a smoke haze around a steel mill. The product is called "Diffusion - Cloud in a can". it can be ordered from Reel fx (www.reelfx.com) about $8 a can. This might be what you are after
