Firelight in Chimney

Created for the White River & Northern X, this silly little effect was born from a combination of circumstances. First, the station is quite close to the edge of the layout, close enough I could stare straight down at it; second, it has a chimney that's hollow (unlike most N Scale kit chimneys, which are solid); third, I had a spare unused lighting circuit available; fourth, I had a surfeit of special effects LEDs; and fifth, I happened to have been looking down the chimney at one point and wondered if, in real life, I might be able to see the firelight. Not caring whether or not I could, I installed an orange flickering LED at the base of the chimney, and bingo, another new lighting effect. I'll get around to getting it on video one of these days.

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