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I recently built a new layout with a staging / interchange yard. I would like to be able to take cars on and off the layout but I am trying to figure out where to store the cars off the layout so that they would be easy to access. I considered shelving over the layout but that would be hard to reach. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Here’s a couple of pics of the new layout.IMG_8946IMG_8973

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@Hudson J1e posted:

@Lehigh74 Wow, you are a true craftsman! I wish I had half of your skills with wood! Those are super nice cabinets!

Thanks, but all you need is the right tools (table saw, router) and access to New Yankee Workshop videos.

Drawers are a really good storage method.  Easy access and you can store a lot in a little space.

And you don’t need to make them fancy, although it’s more fun.  Here’s a few where I just attached the drawer rails to existing structure.  I made the drawer sides from 5/8 plywood with butt joints (glued and tacked) and used ¼” plywood for the drawer bottoms (glued and tacked to the sides).

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@Lehigh74 posted:

Thanks, but all you need is the right tools (table saw, router) and access to New Yankee Workshop videos.

Drawers are a really good storage method.  Easy access and you can store a lot in a little space.

Sure Bob, but you skipped an important part of the picture!  You also need to skill to use those tools, and you don't get that just from watching a video!

@OG3RAIL posted:

I was thinking about getting some utility carts with wheels to store the cars on under the layout but they aren’t cheap

Since I ran out of wall space, I built some shelves that are attached to the legs of my layout.  I also use utility carts that are available from Menards, Harbor Freight, etc.  It wasn't particularly difficult to add an extra shelf to the two-shelf variety of cart.  They are very stable.

Mallard4468: I used 1/8 plywood for divideres and shelves with 1/4 round molding in the corneres for support. The shelve lining material is a soft foam like material that is vented. I made the top part the length of the cart for locomotives and every other shelve the width of the cart to get more dividers , Thought hat would be the most efficient use of the space.

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@RJT posted:

Mallard4468: I used 1/8 plywood for divideres and shelves with 1/4 round molding in the corneres for support. The shelve lining material is a soft foam like material that is vented. I made the top part the length of the cart for locomotives and every other shelve the width of the cart to get more dividers , Thought hat would be the most efficient use of the space.

Looks good Rick. Be careful with that foam. I've had it stick to car bodies. It does come off with a gentle cleaning.

@RJT posted:

Mallard4468: I used 1/8 plywood for divideres and shelves with 1/4 round molding in the corneres for support. The shelve lining material is a soft foam like material that is vented. I made the top part the length of the cart for locomotives and every other shelve the width of the cart to get more dividers , Thought hat would be the most efficient use of the space.

Thanks.  Looks good.

@RSJB18 posted:

Looks good Rick. Be careful with that foam. I've had it stick to car bodies. It does come off with a gentle cleaning.

Is that the rolled foam that is used for shelf liners in RVs?  If so, I'm familiar with it, but didn't know that it could stick to cars. 

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