Link where I got the idea! (Scroll down to number 9)
Supplies:
3- 5ft tubes of PVC cut into 3" pieces. We used the 2 inch diameter. It gave us about 60 pieces. We used this size since the majority of the Take n' go Thomas trains are 1 to 1½ inches tall.
1 Tube of Plumbers PVC superglue.
2 Cans of spray paint. My little one picked green.
4 Caps and 4 screws for mounting.
They were pretty messy after we cut them so some sanding fixed them up.
I did a quick coat of paint before we glued them together just to make sure the middle pieces were completely covered.
I glued them altogether with a super messy but nice and strong PVC plumbers super glue. I left some odd spaced gaps on purpose so that some of his trains that were bigger than the pipes could have a spot too. We glued on the caps and drilled holes for the screws. We made sure that at least 2 of the 4 screws went into studs just because it is fairly heavy and the metal dye cut trains make it even more so.
It has been a great addition to our play area. He loves putting his trains away now, and can pick out which trains he wants easily without having to dump them all out.
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