COLOUR SMOKE HELP

[Richie Wignall]

Hi Guys

Does any one know how to get black smoke from a smoker? what fluid would you use?

Parafin, diesel, baby oil is white smoke engine oil stinks the garage out, and get 's the wife in a bad mood

Richie

[Adrian Harris]

You can get theatrical black smoke cartridges but I don't know what the active ingredient is which produces the colour

I do know that the smoke will stain just about anything it touches

That probably wouldn't impress the wife either

Adrian.

[Martin Cohen]

Though some makers (Bachmann, Lionel, Mega-Steam, MTH, etc.) of fluids for smokers offer a selection of scents to simulate diesel exhaust or other scents I do not recall any that will offer color choices beyond the gray/white color.

From what I've read about efforts to make darker gray or black smoke, those employ oil based solutions or additives that deposit so much residue that this will eventually compromise the smoker's performance. I would avoid using these solutions since even though they can offer a good appearance they make a big mess requiring a greater clean-up effort, and risk staining the model and its surrounds.