The SMALLEST N Scale Locomotive with SMOKE: The BLI Reading T1

Reading T1

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“The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again.
But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.
Don’t rejoice when your enemies fall;
don’t be happy when they stumble.
For the Lord will be displeased with you
and will turn his anger away from them.
Don’t fret because of evildoers;
don’t envy the wicked.”

Proverbs 24: 16-19 NLT

[edward]

Hi Jimmy. Such a beautiful locomotive. The white accent on the wheels really is a special touch. I was so impressed by it that I had to have one, and so I now possess my own BLI Reading T1 #2100. As long as I was splurging, I also added a Union Pacific Big Boy #4014, which I have been coveting for some time. My motto has always been: "Why do when you can overdo?" I wish I had come upon your site when first starting out. It would have saved me a lot of time, trouble, and money. I truly made a mess of things and now must clean up that mess and try to start over. My story is a tale of doing everything wrong from the start and continuing down that road in blissful ignorance. It's a tale I would like to share with you but not in this format. It's a tale of how to do everything wrong. In any event, I hope to enjoy my two new locomotives. Apologies for being long-winded.

[whispofwords]

Its awesome that theyve sold so well! Maybe theyll kick N scale production up. More N scale steam!

[MygrandpasTrain]

N scale sure has come a long way since my dad had his N layout. I didnt know they now feature smoke- and Lots of it!

[jonathanschoen]

One of my favorite things about BLI is their sounds are actually synced to the drivers with 4 beats per revolution, probably using a cam. As a steam guy that’s a detail I always catch. Beyond that, both of my BLI steamers are well-detailed, well running engines.

[danbalmer]

Really nice detail. Hard to believe it's an N scale unit with the sound and smoke. Nice they used a drawbar between the loco and tender. I wish my HO steamers had that. One reason I have both scales, as N just keeps getting better all the time with products. Thanks!

[janromijn]

Beautiful loco. The brand Seuthe sells smoke generators for N-scale specifically. A friend of mine has connected it without problems to a DCC decoder in some of his steam engines, but of course also possible for DC.

[davidwilliams]

Thanks. My understanding is that the full size 2100 should return to excursion service early next year. You aren’t asking but I’m drinking Kirkland Summit Roast. It’s always coffee & trains somewhere!

[JERRYR]

That n-scale smoke keeps right up with my O-scale smoke. Incredible.

[loispadgett]

She sure is a beauty and the white on the wheels just makes it stand out more. Wish I had the money to get one maybe one day. Thanks for sharing.
GOD BLESS 🚂💖🚂💖🚂💖🚂💖

[billschneck]

This is really cool!

Question: with all the steam you're adding to your roster, will you have any turning facilities [turntable/wye] on your new layout? I'd love to see how you tackle those from the power/electronics perspective if you do!

[michaelamoroso]

Thank you for the information on the T1. Really like the realistic smoke.

[Themarshallandsouthern]

I love my HO version of this model so I’m even more excited now for the N scale one

[melkitson]

That is impressive Jimmy. My impression is that this looks more realistic than any of your other smokers. I like the pulsed generation.

[johnbanicki]

Great looking locomotive. Thanks for sharing.

[JoeG-firehousewhiskey]

That smoke is amazing. What an awesome feature

[TheInfidel]

I was already interested in the Chessie version, this pretty much sold me. Love the content!

I also got a Y6B recently, love that as well.

[ShukakuTheCrazy]

White rimmed wheels look so cool. My hawthorne village on30 has lovely white rims, and the fowler i acquired recently has red ones.

[manderschannel]

Oh man! I must get the Reading and Conrail!

[Piouhgd-inkc]

Very nice!

Drinking 50% 48 hour cold brew from the cheapest ground up whole beans at the store, 50% Half & Half, a couple ounces of ground up chocolate chips.

[pinchy]

I got mine a few months ago. I got 2102 because it runs at the RBMN with former GM&N 425. 2102 also pulled iron horse rambles along with 2100, 2101, and 2124.