Wooden Railway/Brio Towboat and Barge

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We acquired our sons a Brio-compatible Hape Crane and Container set, and I felt a Towboat and Barge would be an ideal supplement. It's not modeled after any specific vessel, except a general design similar to what I saw growing up around the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. The holes on the boat and barge are designed to fit older Brio magnet accessories and are super glued in place. The structure and stacks of the Towboat are also glued and hold up well with two young boys playing with them. In a future revision, I plan to modify the pieces to be able to snap into place. No supports are required other than a brim, if desired, to help with bed adhesion. The containers in the picture are what came in the Hape set; however, I've included the file for the model I created to ensure everything fits together seamlessly.