Let's see your train display or storage. shelves.

All around the RR.

I had my nephew build these for me after seeing what fellow forum member Alex M. had done with his layout. With wheels on it they can be swung away from layout if work needs to be done under it.

@Captain John posted:

I had my nephew build these for me after seeing what fellow forum member Alex M. had done with his layout. With wheels on it they can be swung away from layout if work needs to be done under it.

Those shelves look great, any issues with the two tracks per shelf and reaching the back row?

Also, is that a custom built test track on top?  I need to make one of those and curious how that was done?

Here’s mine. Glenn Snyder shelving attached to 1/4 inch plywood recessed between Mianne Benchwork legs:

I use the area under my layout for storage so I placed shelves over my backdrop.  I painted them my sky blue color and I am happy with them.  I made the shelves in my wood shop.

Please keep in mind that I'm just a small operator.

Some of these pine and poplar shelves are 35 years old.I wouldn’t want to build them today with the price of wood.

I use Glen Snyder shelves.  I've run out of wall space for shelves...

18" & 21" Passenger cars were taking up too much wall space.  So we recently modified a shelf to hold 54 cars.

Malcolm,  I like your idea of painting the shelves themselves the same color as the wall - helps the trains stand out quite a bit!

After looking at all this, I'm too embarrassed to show my lowly aluminum shelves...all I can say is that we are sick, sick people to collect all of these toys...oh my LOL

I've used baseboard molding for years and have only recently acquired some aluminum pieces as a gift from a good friend and Forum member.

@Don Beck posted:

After looking at all this, I'm too embarrassed to show my lowly aluminum shelves...all I can say is that we are sick, sick people to collect all of these toys...oh my LOL

I am even more embarrassed to show my lowly aluminum shelves, especially since they were used when I bought them.  Approximately 1/2 of them were turd brown in color, so I had to repaint them white.   

I'm showing these to my wife and saying..."see honey, there are people who have more trains then me..."  Ha

@c.sam posted:

I've used baseboard molding for years and have only recently acquired some aluminum pieces as a gift from a good friend and Forum member.

Very nice ideas, thanks everyone!  

I never thought of using molding, that's a great idea.  

About how often do you have supports to prevent much sagging?

My favorite pieces… if not Sunset 3rd Rail, it’s Key or PSC brass.

@Nation Wide Lines posted:

I am even more embarrassed to show my lowly aluminum shelves, especially since they were used when I bought them.  Approximately 1/2 of them were turd brown in color, so I had to repaint them white.   

I see way too much open wall space...

Uh, gunrunnerjohn, c.sam, and Nation Wide:

Can you say, “Trains to excess?” Geez!

@Yellowstone Special posted:

Uh, gunrunnerjohn, c.sam, and Nation Wide:

Can you say, “Trains to excess?” Geez!

All I showed was the train room, you should see the rest of the house!

NWL