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Some extremely rare stuff here, I don't recall seeing the last Jensen with the external electric posts before.

I hope that you are able to finish the engine, that thing runs beyond Swiss clock works! 

Don was a wonderful man and an exceptional machinist.

I am grateful that Gil introduced me to him and I got to visit with him several times.

The level of detail of this locomotive will take your breath away.

Thank you for sharing the video Gil.

Don was a wonderful man and an exceptional machinist.

I am grateful that Gil introduced me to him and I got to visit with him several times.

The level of detail of this locomotive will take your breath away.

Thank you for sharing the video Gil.

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I am sure glad you got to meet Don and enjoy his company.

Gil

This may be my final show entry for the 2024 Global Power-Up.

Here is the 1/2 scale model of a ca 1892 Springfield 1 HP Gas Engine.

This is a Wayne Grenning creation.

Enjoy,

Gil

I don't think I've ever seen the Springfield Gil. What a beautiful engine! Of all the shows I have attended I don't recall ever seeing one.

I don't think I've ever seen the Springfield Gil. What a beautiful engine! Of all the shows I have attended I don't recall ever seeing one.

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Thank you, George!

The main reason they are not often showed in person is their weight, shape and size.
Shape and size make it very difficult for 1 person to lift and move it safely.
Weighing in at near 130 lbs it is no longer an engine I can move myself safely and easily.

Wayne built 48 of these in the mid to late 1990s.
He also built 2 opposed cylinder twins (one for himself and one for his Dad)

Gil