Hi, everybody, In some locomotives I have smoke generators. I keep finding it fascinating on a model railroad. If it's up to my boys, they always turn the smoke on, they love it. Here's a link to my track with smoking trains.
what is the smoke [primarily] made of ?? glycerine ?? doesn't it eventually get a lot on the tracks, or is regular cleaning of those recommended??
It is made (according to the safety files) 80/90% from Hydrocarbons, C11-C13, isoalkanes, <2% aromatics and 10/20% from Petroleum Distillate. I use it once in a while, I don't see any serious spills on the locomotives or the tracks.
It's quite common in my O-gauge club. At train shows (and online) you can even buy the smoke fluids in "flavors" like grape, bubble gum, etc. as well as the more traditional "smoke" scent. Sent from my moto g(7) play using Tapatalk
Lionel produced smoking locomotives that used smoke pellets and others that used smoke fluid. I think the pellets came first and I think I recall reading that Lionel purchased a pill-making machine to produce them. Mine used smoke fluid and like y'all, the smell of Lionel's smoke and the locomotive motors instantly transports me back to my childhood. My N Scale Rowa (sold by Arnold Rapido) 2-8-8-2 had a smoke generator and it worked well for a few years, then quit. Its fluid capacity wasn't much and when filling the stack, I often spilled most of it down the outside of the smokebox.
My rc tank also has a smoke generator. I use a smoke oil called Mega Steam which also comes in many scents. Smoke effects aren’t so realistic in smaller scales but it definitely adds a bit of fun. Seems like a basement would get a bit foggy during an operating session though.
