Eh, I knew kids in cub scouts who would've built it out of wood. One probably would've done custom engraving/shaping with hand tools.
Thats a funny statement "I knew kids who woud've".... but in the end, none of them did.

That statement might have meant something if it would have said you knew kids who did something similiar but out of wood and hand carved it.
Just cause someone has the skills to do something, doesnt mean a thing if they dont do it. The kid had little to work with and did something very impressive and creative, most kids would have sat on their ass staring at a gameboy or internet all day. I give the kid credit for using his brain, something most kids fail at these days.