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Who's loco's produce the most smoke and chuff out the stack ?

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Who's loco's produce the most smoke and chuff out the stack ?
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 6, 2006 8:36 PM
I am 2 weeks , or to say it another way , 2 steam locos into O / O-27 size trains [:p] , after 50 years in other scales /sizes [:)], and would like to know which mfr's steam loco's have the most smoke generated and the most exhaust chuff of smoke ?
The sounds systems are so good to hear , and I want to get a real smoke produceing / exhausting steamer .

Thanks

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Posted by dwiemer on Monday, March 6, 2006 8:39 PM
Did Laz put you up to this question?[:D]
Actually, I am not sure as first, I am not a big fan of smoke, second, I mostly have older postwar items that don't compare to modern smoke factories.
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Posted by pbjwilson on Monday, March 6, 2006 8:39 PM
My vote would go to MTH. Fill the stack with smoke fuid and it blasts smoke like you cant believe.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 6, 2006 8:45 PM
You guys are fast ......
I did see some MTH steamers at a Large Scale convention , and they did smoke quite well , so I wondered in this size of locos , what smoked the best ?
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Posted by tmcc man on Tuesday, March 7, 2006 5:35 AM
That has been the only good feature from MTH with the engines that I owned, the smoke units. Both of the boards shot, but I loved the smoke. By the way, which Large Scale convention did you go to? The one in York? The show is coming again in 24 days, and I will be there with my garden RR club. If you go, stop by the South Eastern PA Garden RR Society.
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Posted by laz 57 on Tuesday, March 7, 2006 6:23 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by dwiemer

Did Laz put you up to this question?[:D]
Actually, I am not sure as first, I am not a big fan of smoke, second, I mostly have older postwar items that don't compare to modern smoke factories.
Dennis


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I vote for MTH, although my K-line Bershire can go heavy on the smoke.
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Posted by laz 57 on Tuesday, March 7, 2006 6:24 AM
Smoke em if ya got em! HA!!!
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Posted by spankybird on Tuesday, March 7, 2006 6:50 AM
With two heating elements and a fan, nothing smokes like an MTH steamer







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Posted by Jumijo on Tuesday, March 7, 2006 6:57 AM
I don't own any, but MTH hands down.

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Posted by spankybird on Tuesday, March 7, 2006 7:26 AM
Steam engine blowing smoke rings

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 7, 2006 12:54 PM
Thank you all for the suggustions . Thanks Tom for the great pictures , and Colin the Mid west area conventions are all I have gone too for years . Thanks again
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 7, 2006 3:03 PM
Speaking of smoke.I want to thank the guy who suggested the purchase of Propylene Glycol from the local drug store. It's an oil base liquid. When you add about 4 drops down the stack,the engine smokes enough to set off smoke detectors. It cost 10.00 for a pint compared to 14.00 to 2 ounces of the regular stuff. Non toxic & hasn't harm smoke element. Easter
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Posted by philo426 on Wednesday, March 8, 2006 8:06 AM
I think MTH takes the cake on my Pennsy baby Turbine it fills the room with smoke within minutes and I have to shut off the smoke unit!
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 8, 2006 11:02 PM
I have an MTH Railking L3A Mohawk and a Lionel Lionmaster J3A Hudson, both do excellent for smoke but the Mohawk hands down will literally run you out of the room! It's an awesome site.

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