Three large layouts in HO, O and G scales, at the Barton County Fair with my little model homemade engines as a sideshow.
Video is a primer on the hobby of building model engines. Featured here is the Atkinson Differential Engine. This engine is built mostly out of barstock aluminum. The flywheel is machined from a 10 pound gym weight.
This is a repleca of engines built near Kansas City in the late 1800's - early 1900's. The engine here is machined out of bar stock materials (no castings). The fuel system is a bubbler with a mix of lantern fuel and alcohol. A fly weight on the side of the flywheel controls the engine speed by holding the exhast valve open giving it a hit & miss common on early engines.
Beautifully restored pre WW2 aircraft on tour.
Two 95 pound anvils are machined out to hold gun powder, placed one on top of the other, sealed with peanut butter and a fuse. The top anvil (shooter) is blown up in the air 300+ feet with a goal of landing as close as possible without hitting the first anvil. Note the last picture with the shooter buried deep.
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