So I picked up this new bottle of smoke fluid from Dynamic Hobbies yesterday. It's the new scented stuff and I have the hot chocolate scented smoke fluid.
Impressions:
1. The bottle is the same size as the JT Mega steem it may be smallet and wider but it is the same amount of fluid in the bottle as JT MS.
2. The scent of Hot Chocolate is pretty accurate. I feel like the scent from Lionel's is better and more believeable than the JT's Mega Steam, but there is certain times the scent smells the same which I'm confused by this.
Results
1. I just re wicked a MTH Railking Protosound 1.0 Cab Forward and tested it. Earlier in the day I ran it with Mega Steam and smoked fine and I came home to figure out the light bulb issue for the headlight.
2. I re wicked the loco because I had it apart so after soaking the wick with the Lionel scent and tested it and...
3. It would smoke so much less than Mega Steam. I forgot how Lionel Smoke fluid would not produce good quality and quantity Smoke like Mega Steam.
My Thoughts/Conclusions:
1. Lionel should be concerned about their products being built and making sure their right.
2. Reason why (Refering to 1) Is JT Mega Steam is where the majority of Model railroaders buy their Smoke fluid. MEga Steam is safe to put in a Lionel Loco, they wouldn't void the warranty on anything because of that, they want you to use their Smoke fluid.
4. If Lionel wants to get more into Smoke fluid, don't, why? Lionel should be sponsoring and assisting JT Mega Steam with making Smoke fluid because Mega Steam makes Smoke output better and helps makes the track cleaner.
5. To prove this, the SD3R changed over to Mega Steam from MTH, as a result it cut our Alcohol expenses in half and our cleaning Pad usage was reduced by about 50%.
I live by JT Mega Steam and I only tried the Lionel stuff to see how would it work compared to the stuff you get with the engine.
These are my thoughts, How do you like the Lionel Scented Smoke fluid?
Thanks