Getting your simple model train all set up is really cool, satisfying, and you can find yourself tinkering and playing with your new builds for hours. But for us real model train nerds out there, a true masterpiece isn’t complete with just simple chug-chug train sounds. They can take it further by adding ambient sound effects like city traffic and bird calls. This adds a depth of immersion and realism to your build that will take your experience to the next level. If you love building model trains, here are some sound effects you can use to enhance the quality of your build.
1. Cityscape Sound Effects
A train station is a place of great hustle and bustle. If one listens closely, amidst the “tink, tink” of the train tracks, one can hear the ambient noise of the city, car horns beeping in the distance, the buzz of a lumber mill, an airplane flying over, and other trains whistling in the background.
These are details that, when added to your build, give you the sense that your train is actually rolling through a city, and you can even make it so that your particular city has its distinctive sound.
2. Countryside Sound Effects
Just as you can get sound effects mimicking an actual city, you can do the same for the countryside. A train driving to the countryside is mostly picturesque, but you can further enhance that relaxing feeling by adding the sound of nearby running water, birds calling in the distance, and the sound of cows mooing. All these sounds, when customised to play at certain intervals and with an actual nice countryside setup, will be sure to enhance your countryside-themed model train build.
3. Engine Sound Effects
A good model train build isn’t complete without good diesel or steam engine sound, making your train seem even more real. Some good smoke-like effects and the sound of an exhaust will put your build in the realm of a masterpiece. You can customise these engine sounds according to the engine type of these models.
4. Creaking Train Tracks
No build is complete without the sound of train tracks moving through your room or garage. Having a model train that is mostly quiet isn’t fun, and by adding such a sound effect, you can impress anyone who lays eyes on your build.
5. Train Station Sound Effects
Train stations are typically noisy with the whistles and clanging of incoming trains, as well as the loud conversations in the station, the brakes, and bells. Anyone who goes as far as adding the sound of loud conversations on the station or the echo created by incoming trains is next level. And you can be next level too if any of these are set up on your model.
Of course, none of these will hit if you aren’t using onboard or wall-mounted speakers for your build. That’s why you need Charles Ro to help create the best sound effects and install the best sound system tailored to your taste for your model trains at a reasonable cost.
