Great stuff, Works wonders!
I have an untouched Lionel smoke unit and it just set off the smoke alarm!
Its smokes like a MTH now! I have movies that I will upload later!
If you havent tried this stuff yet, man, your missin out!
MMmmmmmm, vanilla [^]
Chris
Where do you find this stuff? Does it leave any white residue on the trains?
Tom
You can find more information about JT’s smoke fluid at their website:
http://www.megasteam.com/
It is great stuff! I have used it on G Scale and it make a big difference.
Tom, Contact Jeff, hes a great guy I know him personally. No white residue here!
Chris
Wow, I guess when my $10 container of MTH smoke fluid runs out I’ll pick some of that out and give it a try. The Hobby Shop has that smoke fluid.
No residue at all, just clean smoke that will dissapate quite fast if you do not let engine set in one spot all night.
Highly recommend it. I buy it by the bottle as it is cheaper. I love both christmas pine and vannela.
None better.
Dave.
It does work great
But Chris, nothing smokes like an MTH
Wow, I guess when my $10 container of MTH smoke fluid runs out I’ll pick some of that out and give it a try. The Hobby Shop has that smoke fluid.
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Pour it out!
Youll be glad!
It fills my upstairs and then the odor comes downstairs [the heating/A/C system recirculates it. My house was built in 1940. Every room has to heat/A/C outlets and two returns [yes, two returns in each room]. Actually very efficient. The duct work would cost too much today. Anyway, Pam the Bloodhound [wife] gets home from work and can sniff and say, you have been running trains today. [:D] So, I am installing a bath exhaust fan in the ceiling of the train room. Tom puts used black engine oil in his to make that BLACK smoke.
Chief, didn’t you mix some JT’s with some regular fluid and it made it last longer and stink the room up more?
Been using JT’s for two years, back when Jeff was just JTTrains selling three scents of smoke fluid on Ebay. I’ve loved it, and really need to order some more. My stock of Vanilla(one of the original 3 scents, and one that I still have an original bottle of) is running low, as is my Wood Stove. I want to try out some of his new scents as well.
Can not believe you guys are not purest. Steamer burning coal and diesels burning diesel. What is the WIMPY smells yuz giz use. [;)]
JT’s fluid is scented, so I’m wondering has any one experienced problems with clogged or gummed up smoke units using this brand of fluid?
Hi jaabat,
I can say with having over 25 steam engines that I have not had any problems with the JT fluid.
tom
Thanks for your input, Tom. Although I’ve only heard great things about JT’s smoke fluid, I’ve heard that some scented fluids can gum up smoke units, so I was a little concerned.
I bought a small bottle of JT’s Apple Harvest scented fluid, and have been using it exclusively in my (kid’s) Lionel NYC Flyer 4-4-2 for a couple of weeks now. It certainly does increase the smoke output. There’s no denying that. It does seem to need frequent replenishing to maintain the volume though. Also, my wife claims that the fluid smells great in the bottle, but she does not detect any difference in smell between smoke generated by JT’s and Lionel’s fluids. Since I have no sense of smell, I couldn’t care less, as long as it smokes, and it does.
Jim
I love the stuff.
Cheif, are those returns closeable?
Jim, It may take 3 or 4 filling of the smoke unit for it to have the correct odor. Yes it does burn faster, becuase it is a purer mineral oil. This is part of the reason why it produces more smoke.
tom
I guess my wife’s nose will just have to be patient! Thanks again, Tom. I’m new to the hobby and appreciate the helpful responses.
Jim
[:D] Just go by a .99 cent pint bottle of mineral oil and be done with it. [:o)][:D]
Returns closable, NO. The vent outlets are. Would have to cut some cardboard and cover them.