It's made of balsa wood, the tank itself is red card stock paper with slats printed on it. I was going to do separate wiring but it was such a hassle that I ended up just drawing them on (you can't tell if you squint). The roof is 8 triangles taped then glued. I used a bendy straw for the spout. The ladder is balsa too, that was a lot of rungs to glue, but a hot glue gun makes everything possible. It's 11 inches high, and 5 inches wide, not as big as the plastic ones, but looks good next to the train. I measured the train on track so that spout would lower to the right height before I built it.
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