In all honesty I have been eyeing a few engine kits and most likely will purchase one for a first build . However there is a great satisfaction in being able to say, "I built that from scratch"
Having said that, this would not be 100% scratch built if I were to use manufactured pneumatic cylinders .
Then again one could not say he 100% built any of the power plants unless you mined the raw materials for it.
None the less, as soon as I am confident I will get this stern wheeler. Hopefully during the upcoming winter months.
Thanks for all the input so far and I will post updates as I go along.