Large Scale Central

Now this is a smoke system

Modeling Rolling stock
#1

30 seconds indoors and I had to bail out

Had to modify the Hudson in a non-reversible way to fit this thing in here. Nice says I :slight_smile: Easily 5 feet into the air. :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile: Draws 2 amps but I’m on battery power and will have a quick change battery in the tender just for the smoke. After running live steam I’m stuck needing a good smoke system to make it look good.

A little breeze here.

Here’s the battery I’ll use…got 3 of them… note this is Lithium Polymer…not as hazardous as some say but I do charge it on the bench while I’m around. All the RC guys use batteries like this.

#2

Very impressive. What system is that? You need a movie of it in action!

#3

Harbor Models Bruce… http://www.harbormodels.com/

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/larry_mosher/hudson/10.JPG)

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/larry_mosher/hudson/9.JPG)

Here are two more with the shell on… movies later this week. Too much for a dismal…but I plan on trying to modulate the voltage. Possibly hooking it up to another Airwire decoder on 12 volts and using the motor output…

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/larry_mosher/hudson/7.JPG)

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/larry_mosher/hudson/8.JPG)

#4

Does it come in different flavors? Coal, wood, oil…?

#5

Toxic? That may create a little over exposure. And here Doc Tom is worried about Styrene. Wait till the gummerment gets hold of this one.

#6

Nice!

#7

That’s pretty wild. Looks like you might need to haul a tanker full of smoke fluid with a continuous feed system :slight_smile:
Ralph

#8

Just the one flavor…using Crest (Aristocraft) oil that came with it.

#9

How hot does it get?
I have an MTH smoke unit, but it gets hot.
Puts out plumes, tho.

#10

And I thought the MTH Big Boy did pretty well…evidently not.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRIDHNXX_Rw

#11

Now that’s more like it!!! Much better than the “usual” whiff of cigarette smoke you see elsewhere. :slight_smile:

Please do a video if you get the chance.

#12
larry mosher said:
Too much for a dismal...
Not if its an early Alco.
#13

Wow !! you run a smoke unit like that in my neighborhood and we would start a full wildland fire response.

#14

You model train guys are nuts!

#15

Holy moley :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

#16

Use some Citronella and you can keep the mosquitoes at bay, too…:wink:

#17

Just don’t use kerosene and run it around your Christmas tree

#18

Here’s a YouTube video of the system running in my yard. I’m still liking it :smiley:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-Zb-1irobw[/youtube]

#19

That does look good. How long does it last?

#20

I don’t know yet…the instructions say 20 minutes. I’ll figure it out when I get a chance to play longer.