FOR ALL YOU NEW YORK CENTRAL FANS

Very cool Alex, love the way the smoke leaks out of the bottom. Looks like a cool crisp autumn morning. My favorite time of the year. 

Sweet.......thanks, Alex!

Peter

Looks great Alex and the engine smokes real well good job. 

Really hopped up the smoke unit on that awesome engine - I love Lionel's version best, with that great whistle and deep chugging. Excellent cinematography~

Now that is indeed awesome. How did you make the smoke come out below?

While NYC is not my primary road....I do love the NYC equipment. I have a Dreyfuss, Empire State and original Hudson all with matching cars. They had great looking stuff!

Your Dreyfuss  and cars looks GREAT!!!

Hi Guys, I thank you all very much for the nice words

Joe, when upgrading a puffer unit there's a few ways of doing it. I drill out the two exhaust holes inside the unit. If I drill them out slightly larger I get plenty of smoke out of the stack, but if I drill them even larger I will get a back draft ( I guess ) and it will have this type of effect. These exhaust holes cannot be drilled to large because this can backfire and smoke will no longer exhaust from the stack.

Thanks, Alex

Awesome smoker Alex, couldn't happen to a nicer looking locomotive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You know when we all come to visit; you're gonna be inundated with at least 10,000 questions about how to make a train room unfit for human occupation don't you??????????

I love it, keep up the great work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Best,

Dave

Just saw this video Alex....yep, that is a beautiful train.  You inspired me to crawl under the layout and find my MTH Dreyfuss that I almost forgot I had.  Still finding stuff I packed away and it is like Christmas all over again!  Anyway, I pulled her out of the box and she is on the layout now next to my Smithsonian edition.  Both have two different numbers...what luck!  Now I have to find the cars...  Looks like you are pulling the MTH cars and they match the Lionel paint quite well from what I can tell on your video.

Thanks so much for posting this....WOW!

Alan

Alex:

Always inspiring to watch your videos.

Alan:

It would take you five years working every day at it to go through what's under your layout.