This is my gingerbread for the Cleveland Cavaliers this year. This picture doesn't show the logo, so I guess its okay to post a picture. I'm especially proud of how the locomotive turned out. Photos that have the logo can be seen on my photobucket account. Search ThorneHope's photo album. I hope you like it...
Up until this point in 2009, the train was the most difficult gingerbread I had done. Then I decided to do a carousel last Christmas. There are pictures posted here under "ginger-go-round". I also have others on photobucket. I make my own patterns from cardboard and assemble them with masking tape to get an idea of what it will look like. I had some help with the train when I found the woodworking pattern. With last years I found a website that sells food grade molding clay. That's how I made the reindeer. It took about 6 weeks to finish. I'm taking this year off..I'm just gonna bake some cookies. The NBA strike had a big effect on how much I can afford to spend on my hobby. I'll think of something cool for next year.. Thanks again, ~Valerie
Dec 01, 2011 Rating
Beautiful gingerbread train! by: Kelly
This is beautiful! And you've inspired me - I think the next template I make for this site will be a similar train. Wish I had time to do this before Christmas! Unfortunately, running a gingerbread website on top of a "day job" makes my October to December pretty crazy!!
Watch for it on our templates page in January though!!
Kelly
Gingerbread-House-Heaven.com
Nov 30, 2011 Rating
Gingerbread Train 2009 by: Teri
This is absolutely amazing, I wondered where I could purchase the pattern? My son loves trains!
Jan 19, 2010 Rating
Re: Train Pattern by: Valerie
I make my own patterns out of cardboard. I didn't know a whole lot about trains before this and wasn't sure what types of cars I wanted to use. I reasearched photos on google and came across a woodworking pattern for a child's toy train. It was a free download. I scaled it down a bit and only used the locomotive and pullman patterns. The caboose and coal car I designed myself. I hoope this helps you out.
~Valerie
Jan 16, 2010 Rating
Looking for Template by: Dee
I create a gingerbread scene for my daughters job every year that they use as a prize for a contest they hold during the holidays. I was thinking of creating a train for next years scene and your locomotive is absolutely lovely. Where can I get a template for a train like yours. Thank you so much, Dee
