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Associate Bios Rand Angelicola, backdrops for all major layouts (The Stations, Williamsburg, Des Moines, Cincinnati, Altoona and Cincinnati) plus the dimensional art-deco New York City skyline for The Stations.: Multi-talented, Rand is a scenic artist for feature films. He has worked on nearly every major film shot in New York in the last decade. Rand is also a talented portrait painter, muralist, designer and painter of scenery for opera, ballet and puppet theater. Clarke’s assistant on many Broadway projects, Randy was one of the core group of artists who created the original Station in 1987.
Delia Bowstead, trestles, bridges, cities, and terrain for The Stations, Des Moines, Omaha, North Creek and every other major Dunham Studios layout. Delia created the fantastic scale models (over 6' across) of Cincinnati Union Terminal and Crosley Field and the wonderfully detailed historical buildings on the North Creek Depot Museum layout among others. Delia first learned model making from her architect father, John Bowstead. Since working with Dunham Studios she has become one of the most accomplished layout artists in the U.S., – and one of very few women working in a field that has traditionally been a “guy thing,” except here at Dunham Studios. Delia is married to custom furniture designer John Schulz and is his partner in Schulz & Bowstead. Zoe Morsette, sculpture, scenery and model making: Zoe has built props and done specialty costume work for many Broadway productions including the long running Beauty and the Beast (in New York and abroad). She has built headwear for Radio City Music Hall’s Rockettes and for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (including 75 costumes and hats for the 2001 version) and is a puppet maker. Zoe, like Rand, was one of the artists who created the original Station in 1987 and has sculpted terrain and created models for all major Dunham Studios layouts including, among others, Cincinnati, Des Moines and Williamsburg.
Dawn Brazee, model maker/painter: Dawn has worked on the display end of theme parks and as a commercial artist. At Dunham Studios she has specialized in creating scratch-built buildings from photographic research. These are prominently displayed on the Cincinnati, Altoona and Tennessee layouts as well as the North Creek Depot Museum layout and numerous private displays. She is most proud of her model of Chicago’s famous Wrigley Building in the City of Chicago created for a client in the Midwest. Roy Baker, sculptor, model maker: Roy, a skilled photographer has worked on many Dunham Studios projects including The Stations, Altoona, Williamsburg and North Creek Depot Museum as a sculptor, painter or model maker, creating among other effects “The Gorge in the Winter” scene on The Station. He has also assisted Clarke on projections for theater projects in New York at Lincoln Center and the 92nd Street “Y”. Sue Clarke, sculptor, painter, model maker and carpenter: Multi-talented, Sue has carved the hills of Cincinnati and the mountains of Pennsylvania’s Delaware Water Gap for Dunham Studios. The techniques she has developed for carving terrain in forced perspective has given wonderful new meaning to the word “realistic.” Fletcher Conlon, computer graphics, models, casting, train detailing and repairs: Fletcher, a computer graphic artist, is responsible for creating the extraordinary Dunham Studios digital backdrops, detailed info-rails and custom control panels. A painter and model maker as well as a graphic artist, Fletcher’s mold-making skills have revolutionized the way Dunham Studios deals with walls, bridges and building parts. In particular, his o-scale bridges have given Dunham Studios’ toy layouts a bright and distinctive look. Fletcher customizes individual train cars and engines as well as trouble-shooting mechanical problems. He has also worked as Clarke’s lighting assistant for a variety of theater productions. Andrew deLivron, computer programming and lighting: Andy has been programming the day /night sequences for Dunham Studios layouts for nearly ten years. A lighting designer as well as a computer programmer, Andy assists Clarke on the lighting for The Station on an ongoing basis. Andy also maintains the web site for DunhamStudios.com John Schulz, signs and carpentry: John is a master craftsman and cabinetmaker, a designer and builder of custom furniture, as well as a carpenter for Broadway and national television projects. For Dunham Studios, he has contributed to Altoona and Tennessee, as well as working in partnership with his wife, Delia Bowstead, on the models for Cincinnati Union Terminal and Crosley Field. Gerald Espenshade, electrics, electronics, track laying, carpentry: Gerald, has for ten years been instrumental in the building of Dunham Studios major public and private layouts including The Stations, Des Moines, Altoona, Cincinnati, Omaha, and the North Creek Depot Museum layout. Gerry is responsible for the electric and electronic side of Dunham Studios layouts. James Maday: Jim, a skilled carpenter and cabinetmaker, has contributed his talents to The Station, Altoona, Cincinnati and North Creek Depot Museum layouts as well as numerous private client layouts for Dunham Studios.
Explanation of above layouts and links to the layouts: Altoona: Altoona Railroaders Museum, Altoona, Pennsylvania Omaha: Originally built for Willie Theisen who donated it to the Western Heritage Museum in Omaha, Nebraska. Tennessee: Originally built as a holiday display for the Opreyland Hotel, this layout now belongs to MTH (Mike’s Train House). Williamsburg: 70's toy-look layout that, along with the original Citibank Station, and two hands-on layouts, made up the displays for the attraction “America’s Railroads on Parade” in Williamsburg, Virginia. North Creek Depot Museum Train Display: Opened in the summer of 2004 as a historical recreation of the Adirondack Railway which ran between North Creek and North River in the Adirondack Mountains, in North Creek, New York.
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