@Dave Koehler posted:wasn't meant to be a complaint, it not a scale museum piece, Its a toy , (If You dont like the term, toy please feal free to look up the definition.) for kids of all ages. As far as the smoke unit using water, thats been around since the 70?s , you may want to use distilled water , it wont leave a white residue on the model
Distilled water is a great idea. It may also keep the smoke feature working well for a long time.
10 years ago I bought a gallon of distilled water for my Postwar #38 water tower, which has worked flawlessly ever since. I still have plenty of that distilled water left. Arnold