Steam effect

That's amazing - but as you say, I really wouldn't want to run that indoors.... ;)

Jon
 
The smoke is created using 'Lamp Oil" it says on another clip.... Now if it is just vaporising it and someone lit a match????
 
No matter what kind of oil they are using, how would one be able to get that much smoke and for that length of time Trev?
 
Imagine a small bath, then some liquid in it, heating element laid flat against the bottom instead of your normal vertical heating element, you heat more liquid faster, then just blow up up and out the chimney.
 
The only "issue" I can see with this particular setup on the loco is the fan appears to be on or off, there is no synchronised "chuff" to the smoke, it looks more like a bonfire after a good dose of wet leaves! :rolf:
 
Brilliant! The best I have seen. I wonder how long it can keep up that output?

Let's face it, the regular smoke units are a bit pathetic compared to the real thing and even live steam locos do not eject steam in a very realistic way.

Impressive indeed.
 
railwayman198 said:
Brilliant! The best I have seen. I wonder how long it can keep up that output?

Let's face it, the regular smoke units are a bit pathetic compared to the real thing and even live steam locos do not eject steam in a very realistic way.

Impressive indeed.
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The majority of Live Steam in our hobby burn gas which burns cleanly, to produce smoke you need to burn another fuel, that said oil and coal burn cleanly when stoked correctly. Alot of effect is produced on Heritage Railways for photo charters by putting fresh coal on which smokes until it gets up to temperature. You can of course create more smoke with Live steam by getting smoke oil near the burner, but obviously thats easier said than done!
 
The continuous smoke stream doesn't bother me. From videos I've seen of the real thing at speed, the smoke exhausting from the stack is continuous
 
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