Tom is a model maker of extraordinary talent. Unlike most architects, Tom does not work from drawings; rather he draws upon his photographic memory of buildings and vehicles he has seen and just starts straight into the building process. His materials are the simplest–cardboard, chipboard, and construction paper (and on occasion, a needed embellishment of cloth, string or wire)–finished off with a coat of paint. Despite not using drawings as part of his process, when he does draw, they are equally exact and careful as his three dimensional work. His most recent model is of an excavator, inspired by the road work that has been going on here all summer!