Adding a Campfire to Your Model Railroad Scenes

One neat thing that you've got is the hobo campfire. Did you do that? No, I didn't. I had Leon and Kathy Seere build 'em for me. One easy way to add fun to a layout is by adding a campfire scene. Some different campfire scenes we have thought of, hobos, Boy Scouts, backyard barbecues, and picnic areas. Today, we're showing the most popular, the hobo scene. All you need to do on your layout to make these hobo scenes are rocks, some small twigs, bigger twigs, and hobos. And finally, a firelight kit. The Berkshire Junction Campfire Kit is customized to include a radio to create the flickering effect. Okay, what we've done in this case for the demonstration is we've pre-drilled a 1/16 diameter hole to stick the firelight through, and all you do is you stick it through the hole from the bottom. And then you just pull it down, and that's the first step is getting your firelight in position. In this case, I've already pre-glued a couple of campfires together. This is your log cabin style, and this is your teepee style, and that's just with white glue and tweezers. You just glue 'em together, very simple. Make sure that you don't block out all the light. Now we have completed your fire. Let's create the scene. You can put rocks and logs for the hobos to sit on around the campfire and glue them in place. Just do that. And we'll put this one here. If the location you have chosen is not that secluded for your hobos, you can always add a couple of junk cars. Now it's time for the hobos. You can have them sitting on the logs, sitting on the rocks, sitting on the ground, whatever you like best. For scenes other than hobos, you can always add campers and picnic tables and tents and things like that. You may wanna paint the middle of the logs black for a burnt look. Adjust the volume of your firelight till it's a nice amber color. Make final adjustment to your firelight by pushing it up a little more if you need to. With the Berkshire Junction Campfire Kit, what you're gonna get is a customized radio. Do not use a regular radio, it will not flicker the firelight. It is customized for you. You will get the firelight itself, which plugs in like the earphone here, and it comes with the wall end transformer, all you have to do is plug it in and enjoy it.