April 24th, 2009
There have been more than a few comments about the very name of BULLFROG SNOT. Ugh! Gross! Revolting! Or “I prefer lark’s vomit”. Or worse (you can imagine). Of course it’s not really mucus from a bullfrog captured on the Mojave Desert, don’t be silly. If you still have issues, just think of it as sand. Yep, sand. We have great sound effects, super computerized controls, even smells and smoke. But you don’t have sand, that very essential stuff stored in those bumps on the tops of steam engines otherwise known as ‘domes’. Sand makes for better grip for steel wheels on steel rails. I recall watching a Reading RS-3 attempting to lift a train out of the Lansdale yard, spinning, sanding, burning a patch on the rail. Remember the greased rail scene from ‘Emperor of the North Pole’? So, with BULLFROG SNOT, you have sand. Grip when you need it. Starting a train, climbing a grade, or working a long cut in the yard.
BULLFROG SNOT, the missing essential element. It will change the way you run your trains.
