ikebaddog Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Hi all, have just bought a Flying scotsman Live steam set, would like to run this out doors in my garden, is this feasable in the uk? How do I protect the rails from the weather etc, please bare in mind I am a complete newbie to this hobby.Many thanksJohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2e0dtoeric Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Welcome, Ike. I don't have any live steam myself, my pockets aren't deep enough!I strongly suggest that you read through all the other posts in this section, and treat yourself to a 'rolling road', so you can learn how to operate your loco without crashing it.There is also a specialist group mentioned many times, where you can get more/better advice, and more importantly - spare parts, as Hornby no longer supports these loco's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60157 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Hi yes you can run out doors but need to make sure all is level and that you put a bus wire in place to feed all the track I've run mine in the garden with no problems Just make sure yourtrack is cleaned we'll before you run it.to protect your rails make a cover with ply and felt to put over it when not using to help but when you take off sweeprails and clean before you run.hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikebaddog Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 Cheers for that, do you use peco 100 nickel track? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlanesTV Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Welcome to Hornby Live Steam ikebaddog. Get past the first 30 minutes (when most gave up) and expect to get addicted. The above advice is all spot on:- Start with a rolling road (you can create a cheap one with the power track - put the tender on it, prop up the front of the loco, let the driving wheels dangle) Join the OO Live Steam Club (it's free) and print off the "Instruction Book Errata Sheet" and amend the Hornby instructions accordingly. Anyone following the Hornby instructions will almost certainly crash their loco, lose confidence and blame the system or assume it's faulty. The Club and its roadshow will be at 3 big shows coming up, Weymouth October 20/21, Warley (NEC) Nov 24/25 and Peterborough Dec 8/9. Bring your loco along to test and run it.Hornby Live Steam is great outdoors where you wont be hampered by tight curves and you'll have the space to take account of the realistically slow reactions to commands but, yes, avoid gradients and build in a substatial under-track power bus. The OO Live Steam Club has long intended to develop a modular system that can be put together for periods outdoors. I personally have been working on this and am just about to show prototypes that use hidden screw thread adjusters (actually kitchen cabinet feet) to help get the track sections level or actually to introduce gradients for a more challenging circuit. I am just starting my own garden railway using this system and Peco code 100 track.Watch this space! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikebaddog Posted October 14, 2018 Author Share Posted October 14, 2018 Cheers Planes TV, have joined OOLS, and have run on rolling road for about 3-4 hours now, even running these things on a rolong road is fun!!!I watch with interest, I cannot wait to get started in mine, picking up 25 yards of peco on Tuesday.... got to start somewhere!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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