I'm always scouring the internet for more great plans, especially those that are either free or relatively inexpensive. I found this little gem of a toy train this morning in my search, it's a classic 4-4-o steam engine with a coal tender, freight car, log car and a classic caboose.
This looks like a durable little heirloom quality toy that will last for years. There are many very nice patterns out there for trains for the very young, the type that are basically made out of a single piece of wood, safe for small fry's and easy enough to make. If your looking for a pattern for a train to make for an older child, this one has a fair amount of detail without being a complicated project like a scale model train that an adult would collect.
The instructions call for the use of a small lathe, however, I believe that this project could be completed with store bought parts and dowel stock, plus a little ingenuity. The plans are very well detailed, there's one for each car and the engine, a materials list and you can print the plans out in pdf form too. You can get started here
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