What brand do you suggest. I Have a k line smoking caboose but would like to purchase maybe a lionel. Any issues with the smoke units in those cabooses?
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Here is a recent Lionel caboose with a smoke unit. Nice detail scale caboose with crew figures.
I agree with Chris. The Lionel I-12 cabooses are great. They are scale, but a small caboose, so look good with any rolling stock. I own three.
The Lionel I-12s are nice but I would never waste my time with a smoking caboose if I didn't have to. I had a couple smoking cabooses. One, with fluid, melted after a few minutes and I never touched another one only to shut the smoke off and/or unplug it.
The smoke units in all of the ones I've seen have gotten too hot on the sides for me to be comfortable using them for any length of time.
I did a mod on a couple of smoking caboose models that solved that problem and also gave you plenty of smoke. I used an MTH HO fan driven smoke unit in place of the stock smoker. With a small modular power supply, I was able to adjust the amount of smoke to the level desired, and the smoke unit runs cool enough to stick it right onto the side of the shell.
