Beau/Behind the Scenes

Television Series
Beau is a fictional mining tender engine created by Ian McCue and Andrew Brenner.

In 2018, Beau made his debut and only appearance in the movie, Big World! Big Adventures!.

Beau is voiced by Kerry Shale (UK/US) in the CGI version of the series on both sides of the Atlantic, respectively. The character is voiced with a matching accent to his home country, though much like fellow American engine Sam, Beau is portrayed with a stereotypical Texan accent.

Beau is based on the Virginia & Truckee No. 12 Genoa. Though his livery is based on the replica of the Central Pacific No. 63; 'Leviathan'.

CGI Model
In 2009, the series introduced Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) as a replacement for the show's long-standing live-action models. In 2017, Beau was created from scratch in CGI by Jam Filled Toronto for the 2018 movie, Big World! Big Adventures!. The model was "hand-sculpted" in Maya, a 3D animation and modelling software.

Fonts
The following fonts are used on Beau's CGI model.
 * Times New Roman

Voice Actors

 * Kerry Shale
 * Shōto Kashii
 * Tomasz Grochoczyński
 * Markus Bäckman
 * Yoram Yosefsberg
 * Bernd Stephan
 * Salvador Serrano
 * Kertész Péter
 * Alexander Horlin
 * Torbjørn Hummel