When he started, most of his trains were simple models of his own creation which, from drawing up plans to final assembly, took him more than a year to build. With the exception of the screws, Lin himself cut and shaped every part from steel plates and rods, and welded everything together.
一開始，林墨山以結構簡單的自創機型為主，從繪圖到完成需要一年多的時間，而除了螺絲釘是買現成的外，其他部分都是他以鐵片、鐵條純手工切割、銲接而成。