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    Thanks Wayne, I have one of these also, with all the parts and the "blueprints" that came with it for assembling all three versions, but I have never tried setting it up for the others (mine is set up as the beam engine). It works well as-is, but spits steam and water a bit, especially on initial start-up. One thing that I have noticed about these is that almost every one I have ever seen had suffered from a lot of paint loss on the base. Apparently the paint did not stand up to hot water very well. Fortunately, some previous owner had re-painted the base in a nice quality hunter green shade. Not original, but it was well-done and holds up well no matter how much steam and water drips on it.