David Gunn has offered to do a presentation on scratch building with wood on the show floor, so everyone can see, during the public show on Saturday.
For anyone not familiar with David’s work, he is a master! He handcrafts everything from structures to freight cars. His creations are not just beautiful to see from the outside, he even details the heck out of the interiors!
Here are a few photos of some of his work, taken during David’s open house as part of the 2007 Convention in Truro…
Pam’s Cafe (named for David’s wife) is one of the most amazing scale structures I have ever seen. From the outside it looks amazing, but when David removed the roof (which has plugs built in to connect interior lighting) I was completely in awe!
There are plates, coffee cups, menus, utensils, and everything else you’d expect to find in a cafe. The cook is busy preparing orders with bacon and eggs on the grill! The washroom even has toilet paper (thankfully)!
This engine house is another thing of beauty. Unfortunately the photos I took of the interior of the machine shop didn’t turn out very well. Every machine you would expect to find in a very well equipped shop is there, complete with all the belts overhead to drive each one.
I mentioned details. The office of the engine house is no exception. There are plans and drawings on the desk, photos on the walls, books and calendars. Very impressive indeed!
David’s freight cars are no less detailed, even if you can’t see them all. This reefer is a very good example. It feature fully functional doors both inside and out (the roof is removable so you can see the interior doors). However, the thing that got me was when David told me it was an internal braced car. I thought yeah, right, no one can see them, and said as much. He pulled out the photos taken during construction to prove it! HA!
