I am optimistically looking at Christmas pressie "suggestions" and spend time going back to 39251 the Oil powered elephant due for release "just in time" for Xmas.

There's lots I love about this lok and I notice it is factory fitted with a smoke unit which is always good news to me as I am a bit fumbly


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In the gallery of photos I notice a picture of the model with the smoke generator going and a very good plume of dark smoke just as you may expect from an oil fired steamer. Would this be true in the final model - do they use a different smoke fluid or would you get the usual rather pathetic whisper of light grey smoke?