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Now that I have started writing here I would like to show you one of the latest projects which I have finished. My first thought was to build an open sloop with an one cylinder steam engine, almost like the African Queen. The idea came when my friend gave me an old Stuart engine for which he had...

Today I found this forum so immediately I decided to introduce myself. And at the same time my workshop, which is at the basement of our house. These days we have very cold weather in Finland, nearly -20 degrees celsius, but very warm and comfortable at the workshop.

As Shelton asked, first I have to introduce myself. My name is Matti, I am 76 years old, live in Lahti, Finland and I am a retired process automation engineer. My hobby has already for decades been model building. I have built models of cars, tanks, ships, etc. and also a few steam engines. My...