Craftsman Kit - Sandy & Pyne Cabinetmakers

Several years ago I purchased a craftsman kit from Rusty Stumps Scale Models called Sandy & Pyne Cabinetmakers. This HO scale kit depicts a two-storey wooden structure with some interesting design features. On my home layout I have been working on a couple of industries for the Kelowna, British Columbia area. I decided that I could rename the business Okanagan Seed & Feed to be used in my scene.

This kit was very well packaged and the instructions very good, describing in great detail what to do at every stage. It came with all required components except of course for paint, stain and adhesives. I decided to add a basic interior to the lower level as well as lighting. If you are looking for this kit you will have to find one that someone has sitting on a shelf at home or in a hobby shop or perhaps on eBay because Rusty Stumps no longer produces craftsman kits. The owners are getting fairly elderly and are concentrating on making 3D printed details.

This is a picture of the partially completed structure along with the assembly manual. You can see a bit of the lower level interior which consists of a colour photograph of packages on shelves. I created a cardboard triangle that fit between the floor and ceiling and glued the photograph so it appears on all sides of the triangle. If guests peers through one of the downstairs windows they spot the shelving and quickly conclude that the interior has been completed furnished. The lighting consists of two warm white LEDs fastened to the underside of the ceiling.


Here are some pictures of the completed structure. This was a very enjoyable project.

In the above picture, you can see one of the wires from underneath the structure that will be connected to 12 volt DC power for the building lighting.