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a train in your coffee table

Jules YapJune 6, 2008

Living Room30 Comments 1

steffen builds a model train inside his ikea coffee table, vinninga.

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30 Responses

May 8, 2021 Gregory Reply

Would you share your design and dimensions. I also would appreciate knowing which table it was. Thanks. What a cool project!
August 23, 2016 Phillip Reply

My wife went to buy one ..does anyone know what the train set call or a website to get a hold of the train set table ? Thank you p.
November 3, 2012 abdul manik Reply

great work superb detail, im jealous
May 13, 2012 Anonymous Reply

すげー
感動した
April 28, 2012 Erez Reply

Hey steffen
Can you tell me the train set model and scene name or better yet a link?
Grat work !
Thanks
Erez
October 24, 2011 Anonymous Reply

Id like to see more pictures as i plan on building my own version.

Layout etc

Blair

Toronto Ont.
January 19, 2011 Anonymous Reply

I like that idea.
August 6, 2010 Anonymous Reply

this is seriosly cool – i have a load of 00 size but have no more space left on my set – this is a great idea! if only i can find a big enough coffee table for a 5 by 8 ft set…
August 18, 2009 quba Reply

I recently came accross your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I dont know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

Patricia

http://lioneltrains.info
May 7, 2009 Mary and Bob Reply

LOL – I better not show Bob this or he’ll make a G-Scale version. lol
December 1, 2008 Anonymous Reply

http://home.wanadoo.nl/reinoud.kaasschieter/railway/coffee.en.htm
November 2, 2008 Derek Reply

Fantastic idea! I want one! Is the RAMVIK the right one for this now? Pity my trains are all HO size tho…
September 21, 2008 tomreil Reply

Hey Steffen… This is an real work of art, congrats!

I wan tto build one too, been looking for a coffee table to suit, but Ikea no longer lists this table. What are the dimensions of the table – length and width?
September 3, 2008 KMP Furniture Reply

wht a Coffee Table !!
July 15, 2008 Stazzy Reply

Beautiful, amazing. What an idea 😀
June 15, 2008 Blurg Reply

I don’t even love model trains, but I would be ENTRANCED by that table were I to encounter it! Nice job!
June 12, 2008 steffen Reply

The name of the IKEA table is “vinninga”. The depth is 3,54 inches (9 cm).
June 11, 2008 Mike_GA Reply

Which IKEA table is that? What is the depth on the inside?
June 9, 2008 Steffen Reply

Hello Adam,
glad you like it. The whole thing (including decoration) is N scale. The power transformer/controls is under the table. The table has a glass top, so no cleaning needed. Took about two weeks to built it.
Greets Steffen
June 9, 2008 Adam Reply

Wow! Awesome! I’ve been looking for a way to incorporate a small train layout in my house (wife does not know this yet) and this might be the only way. Can we get more info? Is that N scale, or HO, or something else? Where is the power/transformer/controls? Is there a glass top? Dust management has been the biggest thing stopping me from making a permanent layout thus far. How long did that take? Thanks.
June 7, 2008 Did You Know? Reply

when i saw the picture, i thought it was a ruler. hehe
June 7, 2008 Beck Reply

This is one cool idea – I can see it being used as a kids train play area as well – with the wooden tracks you can buy from Ikea – it would keep the play nice and tidy.
June 7, 2008 liz Reply

wow, that’s…. really cool.
June 7, 2008 Ninotchka Reply

That is gorgeous!
June 6, 2008 Amy Reply

What a amazing idea! The table looks so beautiful. Does the train spin around on the tracks as well?
June 6, 2008 Chuck.NYC Reply

ummm, WOW
June 6, 2008 Hörnchen Reply

OmG, this is so awesome – love it! 🙂
June 6, 2008 Anonymous Reply

Wow Thats look more then fantactic Congratulation !!! just super
June 6, 2008 D. Victor Reply

This is so cool, I will defiantly make something like this for the fact that I love model trains
June 6, 2008 Anonymous Reply

Wow, my favorite hack yet!

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