Because of my exhibition visits and my research into Heath Robinson I decided fairly early on that I wanted the Bandomobile to "work". I started paying attention for the first time in my life, to the mechanics of engines, and became engrossed by the clever simplicity of a piston. Three thousand redrawings later, I'm over it!
Here are a few of the stages of development of the Bandomobile:
Here are a few of the stages of development of the Bandomobile:
The final image shows some sort of suspension added. I did this because I looked at it upside down one day and thought I'd already added it - and then wished I had done! All these images show the Tingalairy Man changing too, as the original man was a little too Victorian gothic, and wasn't trying to tap into "Willy Wonka"! Now he's leaning more towards "Cockney Chimney Sweep, but that's at least that's friendly.
I've included a couple of pages of his development below.
I've included a couple of pages of his development below.