Really stunning, honestly. Beautiful work---that backhoe is just awe-inspiring.
I think the main impediment for most guys would be the fact that when you're modeling in wood, you're basically becoming the mold-maker, the planner, the engineer, everything--it's not like just cutting pieces off of sprue or fashioning a missing detail here or there. I know I couldn't do it. I wouldn't even try,
There's a big difference between what you do and what most of us do here. You're in a different league. 
