| The superb
photograph below (reproduced with the kind permission of Ray Soper)
shows one of two Bagnall locomotives owned and
operated by B.I.C.C. at their Erith works in Kent. To me the
Stafford bears more than a passing resemblance to these loco's
named 'Sir Tom' and 'Woto', so I set
about constructing the parts that I thought my Stafford required to
make it resemble the full size locomotives. The actual
manufacture took about five weeks, but with the dismal British
weather that passed for Spring and then Summer in 2012 it took over
four
months to get the spray painting done because I use the garden as a
spray
booth. Obviously the added items had to fit around existing
parts and fixings on the Stafford so some parts had to be sized
differently to those on 'Sir Tom', and to ensure that I could see the
controls and pressure gauges I ended up raising the roof about 2 inches
(50mm) above the ideal level. However I am very pleased with
the
end
result and you can compare the Bagnall 'Sir Tom' with my Stafford
'Gentoo' in the photos below. |
