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athearn Challenger smoke?
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You want smoke? Try being at a model railroad show where the Lionel/MTH guys run their latest engines with fans that spew out smoke for 8 hours straight! Ask them to please tone it down a bit and they have a hissy fit, saying visitors come to see the "latest technlogy" in their smoking diesels! No compromise at all, our engines will continue to smoke and irritate those with breathing problems or whose eyes get irritated no matter what. Or we take our toys and stay home! This is happening right now. <br /> <br />A search on this synthetic smoke that those who use it say "scientific studies state it is not harmful" finds the info below, somewhere on the Trains.com toy train site: <br /> <br />"Is this toy train pseudo-smoke harmful to your health? <br /> <br />Well, a jar of pure meta-terphenyl is labeled an “irritant,” meaning that chronic exposure can irritate the eyes, skin, and mucous membranes. Some chemical substances in smoke fluid can also be moderate eye irritants and slight irritants to mucous membranes. <br /> <br /> Common sense suggests that hobbyists provide themselves with at least some ventilation in their train rooms and that they find some fresh air if they experience headaches, sore throats, eye irritation, or itching skin after standing in a cloud of toy train “smoke.” " <br /> <br />So you may want to reconsider adding any smoke unit! <br /> <br />Bob Boudreau <br />
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