Ringbalin Light Railway
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Though not sure what the real thing actually looks like, from the photos I have seen this seems very realistic
To get an idea of the real thing, think of bamboo that has just gone through a very intense fire which has burned off all the leave and just left the stalks which is the look I going for with the weathering.
This will give you some idea of what happened prior to hand cutting, australian sugar cane fires - Bing images
The thinking behind it was to kill the vermin and disease (weile's disease) so the cutters weren't affected this was a big concern in the early days.
Later on the cane was cut by mechanical harvester (harvester pictures on this page as well as some cane trains) but there were still people on the ground, nowadays the cane is cut "green" with no fire involved.
In fact the last cane fires were lit here this cutting seasons from now on there will be none, bit of a pity because tourists used to flock to see them.
There were impressive, burned fast with an intense heat. I lit a number back in the day and believe me once they got going they burned faster than any bush/wild fire I have ever seen.
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Going to put a distillery right next to the sugar mill when I build it same as the real thing.
The toads don't get a look in at all, all they are good for is golf shot practice.
Now you've done it.Nice job on the loco, wagons and the weathering, but could do with some flames in the background. Preferably not your house!
You mentioned flames and I am thinking about that as a scene when I run at twilight/night
Something like a row of superbright LEDs shining up through some coloured material and a couple of fans to give movement
Bit like this
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In Aust there are shops called "Dusk" that sell all sorts of scented "essential" oils for vapour machines (diffusers) so there is probably one.Can you you get sweetened smoke oil?
Sugar cane fires did not smell sweet they are just a grass (the lawn type not the other
) fire so smelled more like burned leaves.I have even looked it the mister in the diffusers as an alternative to heating oil for smoke, they are just a vibrating device that turns water into mist and uses a small fan to blow it out a sort of chimney.
My next project is to turn this;
Into something that resembles this.
It is not intended to be an exact copy but a representation of a sugar cane diesel.
There is a bit of scratch-building involved to change it from a US outline to something more Australian
Pictures, as always, will be posted as progress continues, plus the blog Ringbalin Light Railway G Division: About the Railway (ringbalin-light-railway.blogspot.com) will eventually be updated as well.
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Into something that resembles this.
It is not intended to be an exact copy but a representation of a sugar cane diesel.
There is a bit of scratch-building involved to change it from a US outline to something more Australian
Pictures, as always, will be posted as progress continues, plus the blog Ringbalin Light Railway G Division: About the Railway (ringbalin-light-railway.blogspot.com) will eventually be updated as well.
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I have updated my blog pages for the whole stick wagons Ringbalin Light Railway G Division: Sugar Cane "Whole Stick" Wagons (ringbalin-light-railway.blogspot.com)
and the stainz conversion.Ringbalin Light Railway G Division: Sugar Cane Tank Engine from an LGB Stainz (ringbalin-light-railway.blogspot.com)
Enjoy
and the stainz conversion.Ringbalin Light Railway G Division: Sugar Cane Tank Engine from an LGB Stainz (ringbalin-light-railway.blogspot.com)
Enjoy
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Harking back to to post #40 about climbing plants where I live.
This is what happens when the neighbours kid decides he does not want fruit salad with passion fruit in it and chucks it in the garden next to the back fence.
This is 3 weeks growth.
But there is an up side we have 27 of these on our side of the fence.
I have planted 4 triffids on the other fence and they have reached over the upper track level (1.5 Metres) in 2 weeks.
This is what happens when the neighbours kid decides he does not want fruit salad with passion fruit in it and chucks it in the garden next to the back fence.
This is 3 weeks growth.
But there is an up side we have 27 of these on our side of the fence.
I have planted 4 triffids on the other fence and they have reached over the upper track level (1.5 Metres) in 2 weeks.
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Oh yes!! passionfruit over vanilla ice cream or in a fruit salad for dessert is delicious.
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Love passion fruit but not so sure that I would like the hard work that comes with looking after the plants. Slow grow suits me but does take a while to get the effect you want.
You are in the wrong place when it come to growing passion fruit, they are not hard work unless you take into account controlling them and slow grow is not in their vocabulary here in Aust.
But then again I do not get stone fruit unless I pay top dollar so horses for courses.