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This is my Christmas gift (one of few) for one of my boys.
This year Santa lets Rudolph rest and hitchhikes a Christmas gift train named Choooo! Next stop, Joris (name of me kiddo) station.
Following my previous instructable (airplane shelves for kids), I decided to build another one.
It is train (shelves + a night-lamp).
Locomotive chimney is a fixed lamp that rotates. So it is possible to illuminate any part of the room you like, dim the light by turning it away, etc. etc.
There are also 3 wagons - a passenger carriage and two platforms. All three serve well as shelves for toys, books or anything else.
I only used what was available without additional trip to the DIY shops - mainly OSB/wood dust board. Ah, but you can check it out for yourself.
Materials needed:
7 x dust/OSB board pieces (20cm x 60cm)
1 x screwdriver (better if it's a battery operated one)
8 x holder to fix the train and the wagons onto the wall.
Some wood for the locomotive (needed parts can be cut out from dust/OSB board)
I used what I had, so there are no exact measurements nor any blueprint. The design is very simple, though.
This year Santa lets Rudolph rest and hitchhikes a Christmas gift train named Choooo! Next stop, Joris (name of me kiddo) station.
Following my previous instructable (airplane shelves for kids), I decided to build another one.
It is train (shelves + a night-lamp).
Locomotive chimney is a fixed lamp that rotates. So it is possible to illuminate any part of the room you like, dim the light by turning it away, etc. etc.
There are also 3 wagons - a passenger carriage and two platforms. All three serve well as shelves for toys, books or anything else.
I only used what was available without additional trip to the DIY shops - mainly OSB/wood dust board. Ah, but you can check it out for yourself.
Materials needed:
7 x dust/OSB board pieces (20cm x 60cm)
1 x screwdriver (better if it's a battery operated one)
8 x holder to fix the train and the wagons onto the wall.
Some wood for the locomotive (needed parts can be cut out from dust/OSB board)
I used what I had, so there are no exact measurements nor any blueprint. The design is very simple, though.
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Signing UpStep 1Constructing the engine
This is very simple step.
1. take one of the 20x60 cm boards.
2. I had an end of a wooden stick left, but you can cut it from the board and fix it using screws or glue.
3. Two red "stoppers" in front of engine is from a broken baby walker. That thing on wheels you put baby in when he/she tries to walk. Fixed using 2 screws.
4. Fix the "engine" to the board using screws.
5. Fix the "chimney" lamp. Make sure not to damage the electric cord.
1. take one of the 20x60 cm boards.
2. I had an end of a wooden stick left, but you can cut it from the board and fix it using screws or glue.
3. Two red "stoppers" in front of engine is from a broken baby walker. That thing on wheels you put baby in when he/she tries to walk. Fixed using 2 screws.
4. Fix the "engine" to the board using screws.
5. Fix the "chimney" lamp. Make sure not to damage the electric cord.
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With these train-shelves you can improvise alot, though.
I googled around a bit, and these might give some more ideas:
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Hands-on-and-How-to/Toy-Train-Plans.aspx
http://www.thekidstoystore.com/wooden-toys-wooden-trains.html