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[Laker]

Hello Forum,


I'm making slow but steady progress on my tramp steamer model and I think I've decided to go with electric power and a smoke/ steam generator unit rather than a live steam engine.  I'm interested in the 'water vapour' type units rather than the ones that use oil and an electric heater.   I started to search the market and found a few examples, for example from 'model Boat Bits:


https://www.modelboatbits.com/Model-Boat-Smoke-Effect/


I'm interested to know if anyone has got some experience of commercial smoke generator units and can recommend a good one.  My model is quite big (5 ft long) and I would like to have a good long steaming time - maybe an hour at a time?   

[Fred Ellis]

Hi
I have the 6v one, it works very well, it's just a bit on the weak side for my liking

[Laker]

Thanks for the reply - that's good to know.  Yes it looks like the 12V one produces more 'steam', so perhaps that's the one to go for.