It is a gimmick, in parts the "smoke" looked good. I would say that not using oil will mean less smell, although I can't remember if my Hornby Pannier in the late 70s was overpowering in the smell department. Of course, you can run out of smoke oil, but water should be easier to find. Thanks for sharing!
@richardskelton5119 it's better than oil, but yes I agree it's perhaps a gimmick, but a +ve one. What we do not know yet is will it still work in 10 years. I've seen some water based steam locos with steam oozing out from safety valves and pistons but they are v expensive and not a mass market product
@@vcs00railway hot water, electronics and fine plastic, fine while it is working ok, but if it goes wrong an expensive mess perhaps. Let's hope it is still good in ten years.
HOW MANY PUFFS PER REVOLUTION OF THE WHEELS ? I think you mean "Smoke Generator". (Steam is water vapor, and emits from many parts of a steam loco, including the cylinders, and is white in colour !) Smoke puffs from the chimney and if its realistic it should "puff" in time with the revolutions of the driving wheels. Where a two cylinder loco puffs twice per revolution, a 3 cylinder loco 3 times. And of course the "Hush Hush experimental loco was a four cylinder Compound, so 4 puffs per revolution of the Driving wheels. Which also means the models Sound & Smoke emission needs to be timed accordingly, to be correct !!!
@railwaymechanicalengineer4587 the steam here is atomised water vapour, not smoke as such. I will leave Hornby to advise how many steam puffs from model to model. These are at the end of the day models, I would assume intended to convey an extra dimension, not necessarily accurate. I believe the steam is controlled by an optical sensor reading the speed of the driving wheels
@@vcs00railway All the "Smoke Generators" I have come across (available from a number of European manufacturers for decades), use a type of light oil. The model locos chimney normally contains an electrically heated element to make the smoke. Never seen or heard of such an accessory utilising water, because it won't make realistic "smoke".
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It is a gimmick, in parts the "smoke" looked good. I would say that not using oil will mean less smell, although I can't remember if my Hornby Pannier in the late 70s was overpowering in the smell department. Of course, you can run out of smoke oil, but water should be easier to find. Thanks for sharing!
@richardskelton5119 it's better than oil, but yes I agree it's perhaps a gimmick, but a +ve one. What we do not know yet is will it still work in 10 years. I've seen some water based steam locos with steam oozing out from safety valves and pistons but they are v expensive and not a mass market product
@@vcs00railway hot water, electronics and fine plastic, fine while it is working ok, but if it goes wrong an expensive mess perhaps. Let's hope it is still good in ten years.
@richardskelton5119 it's cold water technology, but it's still water and electrics, however at least Hornby are trying to be innovative
HOW MANY PUFFS PER REVOLUTION OF THE WHEELS ?
I think you mean "Smoke Generator". (Steam is water vapor, and emits from many parts of a steam loco, including the cylinders, and is white in colour !) Smoke puffs from the chimney and if its realistic it should "puff" in time with the revolutions of the driving wheels. Where a two cylinder loco puffs twice per revolution, a 3 cylinder loco 3 times. And of course the "Hush Hush experimental loco was a four cylinder Compound, so 4 puffs per revolution of the Driving wheels. Which also means the models Sound & Smoke emission needs to be timed accordingly, to be correct !!!
@railwaymechanicalengineer4587 the steam here is atomised water vapour, not smoke as such. I will leave Hornby to advise how many steam puffs from model to model. These are at the end of the day models, I would assume intended to convey an extra dimension, not necessarily accurate. I believe the steam is controlled by an optical sensor reading the speed of the driving wheels
@@vcs00railway All the "Smoke Generators" I have come across (available from a number of European manufacturers for decades), use a type of light oil. The model locos chimney normally contains an electrically heated element to make the smoke. Never seen or heard of such an accessory utilising water, because it won't make realistic "smoke".
@railwaymechanicalengineer4587 you are behind the times my friend. The Hornby steam generator uses water not oil