Brightstar Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Use this thread if you want Hornby to re-start production, It is now 7 years since the A4s were produced and 3 years since the A3s were produced. New Live Steam Locos are almost impossible to get and second-hand are of dubious quality and shortages are pushing up prices to impossible levels.I believe there is sufficient demand, especially with the foundation of the 00 Live Steam Club to sustain another production run.What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bocaj Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Hi,I would too like to see a return in live steam as I was never evan into the Hobbey when it first came out. Now, if they released a new batch of live steam, maybe I could somehow find the money to buy a live steam locomotive.Apparently Live Steam is 'Sleaping' until the economy picks up and their is more money around to creat and buy live steam. As mutch as I love the LNER maybe when it comes back from it's 'rest' they should start focusing on the LMS. They could make a few pricess coranation class live steam and then maybe a few black fives. Then them could start focusing on the Southern region and then the GWR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The son of Triangman Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I would like to see live steam again but as has been pointed out current economic climtae plays a part in such higher vaue items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rup1 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 A live steam King class would be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCDR Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 The two things that put me off live steam are the cost, and the fact that they are incompatible with normal electric models. I realise that there are practical difficulties on both counts, but I doubt I shall ever be tempted to add live steam to my collection. I would much rather see the resources put into adding more variety into the electric ranges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The son of Triangman Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 I agree LC&DR the incompatibility issue is off putting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgmichel Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 I am convinced that a Live Steam (LS) re-introduction, which has to be the most exciting prospect in OO scale modeling imaginable, would be incompatible with legacy LS. New LS would have to be DCC compatible to have a chance in the regular OO scale marketplace. I don't think this matters, as the driving characteristics could still be the same fun, in my view. After all, the main thing about legacy LS is the driving characteristics. Its just so much fund to drive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 If you want Live Steam re-introduced rgmichel, I suggest you contact Hornby directly as they take no notice of this Forum, unless you require technical help, as they sometimes do respond in such cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da4472vid Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 why not fit smoke units in instead. It would be cheaper, and the efect is just as good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fazy Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Or just bay a O gauge or G gauge real coal burning loco motive and be done some second hand one's are going for a good price considering the detail thats the way i will go in the future a real steam loco not a electric kettle on wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainlover23 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Odda of 1000-1 for a return of live steam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poliss Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 You've never seen a full size electric powered steam locomotive before fazy?Here's some. The Swiss Electric-Steam Locomotives.http://www.douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/swisselec/swisselc.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da4472vid Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 fazy said:Or just bay a O gauge or G gauge real coal burning loco motive and be done some second hand one's are going for a good price considering the detail thats the way i will go in the future a real steam loco not a electric kettle on wheels. thats a nice way of putting i must say it a real steam loco not a electric kettle on wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fazy Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 i thought i may get some one to mon about that made my day. yes i have seen the Swiss one before it may have been you your self who first pointed it out to me last year a unusual prototype indeed and would make a supper model by some one with much better modeling skill then my self. i do not see the big deal about steam in OO it won't work with normal DC or AC (DDC) which may be done to the energy transfer to steam needed to run the loco not having the heater rate and water volume to hand would not be to hard to work out plus the thermal efficiency of boiler plus tubes etc. and is to my knowledge the tech is at least 30+ years old any way has i saw an mag for model airplane from china with a real steam loco in it back in the mid 1980's in HO. and to have one in the garden i just think a real coal burning loco would look sound and even smell better in O/G scale. BUT i will say each to there own if thats what some of you are in to then fine but for the cost £500 there abouts when and if they come back i would think twice, has this will happen again with the next economic crash. as in no train or parts etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da4472vid Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 moning me never Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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