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Re: Smoker: Yay or Nay

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 8:03 am
by Kaczor
I don't like smokers. Similar to water, smoke don't scale down very well. Maybe with 1/6 scale but on smaller models looks fake.

Re: Smoker: Yay or Nay

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 8:41 am
by RenoirLV
Now I've seen it. Can you give more details of the tarr smoker?
There must be something wrong with my gear.

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Re: Smoker: Yay or Nay

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 10:05 am
by walter
I agree with Kaczor to me no matter what smoke units are used, they do not look realistic. I doubt that smoke can be scaled down in a realistic way anyway. I seen video clips of very realistic detailed scale tanks, that up in an environment that could make you think you look at the real thing. Till you look at the smoke. But then it is really a personal choice.

Re: Smoker: Yay or Nay

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 10:14 am
by HERMAN BIX
Run the motor backwards !!................... :wtf:
Brilliant deduction !
How then do you increase the voltage to the element without the same to the now reversed motor ?

Re: Smoker: Yay or Nay

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 10:18 am
by Son of a gun-ner
Yeah, I agree with Walter and Kaczor, sadly surrounding elements can't be scaled down. Minimal smoke is best, unless your inner child says otherwise ;)

Re: Smoker: Yay or Nay

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 10:37 am
by Kaczor
Only smoke screen looks good (in this case, real smoke charge ;)) Photo from 80's Poland. 1:10 scale T-34.

Re: Smoker: Yay or Nay

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 11:29 am
by walter
Very effective photo. But to me it looks more then steam then smoke.

Re: Smoker: Yay or Nay

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 11:45 am
by RenoirLV
Someone said once that making that much smoke the real tanks became easier targets. So that was not desirable.
Gasoline engines did not make much smoke. Russian diesel engines did.

Re: Smoker: Yay or Nay

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 1:43 pm
by 43rdRecceReg
How's this for smoke, then? :D I'd like my model Sherman to do that too... :)
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Re: Smoker: Yay or Nay

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 1:50 pm
by Kaczor
walter wrote:Very effective photo. But to me it looks more than steam than smoke.
Because it's not exhaust smoke but smoke screen (cover).

Other photo from the 90's ;)