Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Wooden Model Train

This trimester in wood work for my impact project I made a wooden model train. I finished it on the weekend during lockdown. It looks really cool. My dad helped me buy some bolts and washers. The train is made out of rimu and I added a couple of details.

I liked designing the plans for the train because I had to think of what I wanted the train to look like and where I wanted to put all the different details.

I got frustrated when the train slipped out of my fingers when I was bringing it to the shed. The whole back of it broken half because the wood splits easy. Luckily I was able to glue it back together.

I found it tricky to stain the train because the tin of stain got stirred up. All the thick stain at the bottom mixed with all the thin stain on the top. This made it really thick so was hard to paint on.

Here's is my wooden train that I built.






8 comments:

  1. Kia Ora William from champion College.
    you have done this train really good.
    did you paint it or stan it?
    maybe next time you can show the bottom of it and then the inside.
    Ma te wa Stella.

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  2. Kia Ora Stella from St Mary's School
    if you want to find out if I stand it or painted it you might want to read it a bit more carefully. I will put two more pictures up one of the bottom in one of the inside off the cabin.
    Ma te wa William

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  3. Kia Ora Willie
    I LOVE your train. Did it take long to build? What were some special details you added to it. Will you be adding any carriages to it? Keep up the awesome mahi!!
    Ngā mihi nui
    Mum

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  4. Kia Ora Mum
    It took me about 36 hours. The nose on the front off the train,the bumpers on each corner,the chimney,the boiler cap. I have 2 characters at home from another train I have at home but I still might make another carriage furthest tain.
    Ngā mihi nui William

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  5. Kia Ora William.
    I will try to read it more carefully.
    thank you for putting in the inside picture and the bottom picture I will look forward to reading the blogpost over again.
    you have made my day.
    what did you start on first was it the inside outside or the front or the back or the bottom? a te wa Stella.😁

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  6. Kia Ora Stella
    I started with the bottom and then I made the front and then I'm started to make the inside of the cabin.
    Ma te wa William

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  7. Hello William from champion College.
    Have you ever tried making a model car out of wood or maybe a tractor?
    My gole for you today is try and make a model wooden tractor try and complete it.Ma te wa Stella

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  8. Hello Stella from St Mary's School
    I haven't made a car out of wood but I have made cardboard cars. I want to make the tractor today because it is too wet and cold outside so I won't be able to use all my power tools sorry.Ma te wa William

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