Office of Steam Forum for Model & Toy Steam Gas & Hot Air Engines

No idea of the hours, but the steamengines here which has seen far the most action, is without any doubt an early 70´s Jensen #20 and the Gintschel Tornado.
Both are my favourite go to engines, all depending on the task at hand, and both kept well out of storage to be fired at short notice.

I was not familiar with both these engines, but as you listed them favorite to steam on short notice I viewed them on youtube. I like the cast base and larger bore on the #20...but the Real treat was the Gintschel Tornado I saw...the model was quite small and very attractive but the steam exhaust and sound of turbine was a real treat...it had a lamp and switch and when he turned on the lamp you could hear it pull the RPM down....I will have to keep an eye out for one of these. Thanks for Sharing!