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Covor the carriages with brown sugarpaste that has boon Indented with n ruhrr to croato planks.

Aftor modelłing Tnz's body. Uf O setssors to smp up Nttle polntf to create hair.

For the laniem at the front of the tram. cut a smaH square of dark green using trimmings ano sttck this upright onto a base madę from Iwo smali obiong shapes. Cut a strip to edge the top and smooth it rouno Colour 7g (7«oz) of the modelłing pastę pale yellow Using 3 tiny amount of this. stick a flattened bali onto the front of the laniem for the iight.

Using I5g f/oz) of black and a smali bal: o< green. make the funnel. Start wiłh a bali of black at the bottom and press to flatten Roił another ba” of black and pmch to narrow at the bottom. Press the fuli end flatter and stick it onto the base at the narrow end With the green. model a flattened circle and pinch up to form the top edge Roli a sausage for the top. holkiwing it out shghUy Model two bumpers for the front of the train and place a tmy piece of pastę on each spot first. so that when you place the black bumpers on thoy will stick out siightly from the surface of the tram.

Colour the remaining sugarpaste brown. Using 250g (802). roli out 3nd cut p:eces to cover the sides of each carnage. ccvenng the two smaller ends of each first To make the sides taller and to indem planks. press evenly with a ruler. Mark wood grain on the sugarpaste using a knife Re-work the buttercream or apply a litite morę. and then press the sides into position. secunng them with sugar glue at the joins. Indent smali hoies. edging each jem using a cocktail stick. Arrange them on the cake board. securing them m place with sugar glue

With the remaining brown sugarpaste. roli out and cut strips for the track. markmg wood grain on them as before. Arrange Lhe strips on the cake board. securing them with sugar glue. Cut up pieces to edge the tram and carnages. slotting some underneath if there are gaps.

Colour 60g (2oz) of the modelłing pastę pale grey using a louch of black (cod coiounng pastę. Using 45g (17.oz). roli out and cut two long strips tor the raiis. agam slottmg some underneath where there are gaps. Mix 7g <v,oz) each of pale grey and white modelłing pastę together untu streaky and shape the smoke Stick this in place, supponmg it with a sma l piece of foam sponge until it is dry.

-1 Q Suck the wheeis in place each with a tmy pale yellow bali on the centre.

I O Using 7g C'.oz) of the black modeiimg pasie, roił łhin sausages with

rounded ends and stick these onto the tram wheeis. Make two morę that are much longer and use these to join the train and carriages to one another. Stick all the rocks madę earlier over the cake board, edging the track

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d Q Colour 45g (1 .oz) of the modeiimg pastę brown. I5g (V.oz) pale brown

I y and a pea-sized piece pale pink To make Taz. first shape his body using 22g (%oz) o? the brown pastę Using the scissors. snip hair pointing upwards around his back and sides. starting at the b3$e Stick on two flattened circles of black modeiimg pastę trimmings at his eye area. With white modelłing pastę, suck on two flattened cvsl-shaped eyes and flnish these with two tiny black pupils

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