My son is currenty on a paddle steam boat in Switzerland. He sent me pictures of the ship,s engine. Your model is as impressive as the real thing.
Crazydoug
If you like to make a virtuel walk around our steamship "Hohentwiel" (Lake of Constance)
you may click:
https://www.hs-bodensee.eu/hohentwiel/virtuelle-rundgangThere are many others on all lakes in Switzerland - to you know on which one your son is?
Greetings, Arnold