The completion of James Stanley’s scratch-built miniature is a bitter-sweet accomplishment. After spending practically every day for five years designing and painstakingly piecing every single hand-made part together, he is no doubt relieved and satisfied with this mighty accomplishment, yet, like many engineers who spend hours upon end in workshops putting their skills back into purpose on all manner of projects, James is now seeking another challenge to counteract those fidgety fingers.
For designers and engineers like James, who create magnificent machines and miniatures from scratch, it takes up so much of their time that when a project on this scale comes to an end it leaves a gaping void in their lives and too much time on their hands that could be put to better use.
And so James’ search for his next project has begun – but the excitement of seeing his latest engine at this year’s
