USRA Mikado Model Train - With Smoke

MTH Union Pacific 2-8-2 USRA Light Mikado on my 4X8 layout. Weathered using Bar Mills' Weathering powder and a dry brush. Shot using a Nikon D300s DSLR

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Autos & Vehicles

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• model
• train
• railway
• railroad
• steam
• engine
• locomotive
• HO
• MTH
• Nikon
• D300s

[CessnaN64107]

where did u get that engine with smoke?

[mwhkelly]

@CessnaN64107 I ordered it through a local model train retailer after choosing it on the MTH web site.

[sarsouelle]

It's the first weathered MTH engine i see !!!

Nice job !!!

Sh'e's not just out of the box, and it's more realistic !

[mwhkelly]

@sarsouelle Thanks! weathering a MTH with smoke can be a problem. The "smoke" is actually propylene glycol, and it deposits an oily film over the loco. I normally disable the "smoke" for that reason.

[will77537]

where in the dickens could i get one of these except in CN scheme. And how much did it cost?

[mwhkelly]

@will77537 It's from the MTH company, and it's around US$450. No CN scheme that I can find...

[steveyertz]

Awesome video. Your videos inspired me to by a Mike as well.

[MegaTitanicboy]

@mwhkelly thanks for the information, this has been really helpful, i'm working on a layout of my own.

[mwhkelly]

Cool! Glad I could help. I really like the MTH Mikado's slow speed performance, and (when you turn off the sound) how quiet it runs.

[mwhkelly]

You're close... There may be a smoke generator that uses kerosene, but the best I can figure is that the system that seems to be the most common actually uses propylene glycol (like the anti-freeze in your car's radiator). There is very little information available (online), that's the best I can figure. My own tests show there is a deposit and that it's oily.

I don't leave the smoke on all the time and I try to keep the window open when the "smoke" is on.