Brilliant video! It was great to see that beautiful model actually running, even my wife was looking over my shoulder in the first video and this one to see how it turned out and she's not really interested in trains. Thank you for sharing this experience, I really enjoyed it.

Excellent videos, great commentary, plus very useful info on how to restore. Well done

What a tonic your channel is, no back burner, no pointless waffle, just good honest enthusiasm and engineering common sense. You could sell me a pink elephant! All the best...Andy.

Fantastic video. Beautiful model.

What Can I Say Your Brilliant 👏. Mr Snooze Having Lived The Rocket Restoration From The First Episode To The Final Instalment That's One Of The Best Programmes I've Watched. I'm Sure Bear Snooze 🐻 Would Agree 💫💫💫💫💫 Best Regards Tim

Very exciting 🙂🚂🚂🚂

Wonderful video, definitely put a big smile on my face, getting this beautiful model locomotive into safe and working condition is beyond most people's skillsets and experience. A very enjoyable running session, you explain and demonstrate real engineering knowledge of all aspects of this item.

Excellent work Mr Snooze it was wonderful watching it go round under its own steam, it even had the sound of a rocket with that burner roaring away. Great thinking with the little mod to the safety valve cap as well.

Very Nice restauration and demo.

Very impressive Mr Snooze.... Marvelous to see and enjoy... Great how you had just the right area for the track, and wonderful how long the burner lasted...

Excellent Mr S 👍

I've just got my Rocket going 4 years after I bought it at the NEC model show. Tried it on the lawn first but the track follows the terrain like a caterpillar track and it doesn't do inclines. I too had to buy the butane cylinder as mine was missing completely. Loving the video. I've got a boxed pair of Y points if you want them.

One word Fantastic

Greetings from the (former) colonies! I got to visit the UK with my mom and dad in 1982 and we came back with this model! Like yours it was for display and hasn't been run, but your series of videos is inspiring me to get it out and give it its proper due. Thank you!

I’d have been hiding with Dylan, but what a triumph 😃

1 fill your boilers with hot water - saves gas/tablets/time. 2 What does the dog know "we" don't?🤣 3 Does Granny Snooze know you've got her matches?😉👍👍

Good morning Mr Snooze terrific to see the rocket coming to life, makes such a wonderful sound in motion on the track. Take care. Oscar

hello my good friend I came from malaysia to listen to very good content and I always support it I wish you success always eaminn

Looks great fun! I always wanted one of these, they had one in a local model shop whe they first came out. Sadly my mum said it was very expensive! 😕

Just found this set of videos, very interesting and great to watch. I was searching as I’m about to undertake exactly the same thing. I was given this model for my train mad son just last Christmas from an old family friend who had sadly passed away. It’s just been on display in his lives room and now on display in my landing window, but I’m determined to get it running. My young son is desperate for me to try it. I already knew I’d need to replace the gas tank as I’d read lots that the original plastic ones just don’t last and leak, but I had no idea about the safety valve. So I’m glad I found your video, I will now make sure I check my valve first to make sure it works before I try steaming. The only other thing that concerns me a little is that the burner knob just seems to rotate, no tightness at all, I’m hoping it hasn’t snapped inside otherwise I guess I’d need a whole new burner, which I’m really hoping I don’t have to do. So glad I’ve come across your vids. Thanks.

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Great video the locomotive looks great in the sunshine definitely an outdoor hobby all the best.

A quite satisfying end to the series. Well done. It looked wonderful bumping along and went really well. A little more traction and some better track would have made it easier to pull the coach but it went well enough to give us a great sight. 😊

Great video from Sir Rokcit Looks Good Thanks again for the video 📹

I bought mine in I think 1986 new for £60 and it had a recall on it to alter the gas pipe from the plastic pipe to an armed one.And the safety valve is in the front dome ware you fill the boiler their is a hole drilled and like a small ball bearing in it .And I think you have set your pressure to high.

A really enjoyable third installment. In my simple opinion I do think very expensive modern day Hornby has lost its way to charm its audience. It was great fun to watch on camera your Stephenson's Rocket steaming away :0)

Very nice series of videos of a model I had no previous knowledge of. I wonder if that gearing on the driving wheels was an afterthought when they found it was underpowered if it was a direct drive. Interested in how speed is controlled by size of flame. I can imagine the designers at Hornby were quite pleased with themselves when this finally went into production as they had solved quite a few thorny problems and despite it being quite a pricy model for the average enthusiast it is quite cheap when you think of what has been achieved.

I just subscribed to your channel.

Absolutely wonderful to see. I wonder how far it can travel on 68 ml. of water?

I've just acquired one of these today and your three videos will be vital for me to test it and set it up. Do you have the link for the gas tank please just incase I need one please? If everything works I need to get some track as only 3 feet of track came with the kit. Excellent video 👌👍

You have to turn the gear ie crank not the wheels to change direction and where is your chimney damper? I think I might get mine out and have a look.

Can you advise where i can get the new plastic gas tank ?