Thanks GS! I've been trying to do realistic smoke effects for a while and I think I'm pretty close to a solid and reproducible process. All effects were done with Gimp (open-source, free image editing software). Hopefully, I'll be able to put together a nice tutorial showing others how to do it, too.
Wunderbar, Wolfgang! I especially like the first and last shots. Lots of very meticulous wood working there. Nice eye for the greenery, too.
I realized I didn't have a video of a trip around the whole second deck of the C&W now that the scenery is done on it. Here is the 3 scale mile trip at 30 scale miles per hour - a bit faster than the 20 that is the limit - and with no switching, thermal or brake tests. [video=youtube;kTHk5EanKTg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTHk5EanKTg[/video] I hope you enjoy the video. md
Thank you...I posted a revised video as I noticed I left a title screen in by mistake. Otherwise not any different than the first one. [video=youtube;HClrymyYntc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HClrymyYntc[/video]