D-133 Dealer Display - well my homemade one!

in my haste to post this I forgot to add the Logos! It still needs sanding and more primer.

Looks good!
I have one that needs some TLC and is waiting for me to get up the nerve to start working on it.

Nice job Dom. Here is some great information.

https://ogrforum.com/t...stwar-layouts?page=3

Hi Joe, thanks for that, though I think I may have seen that already! 

The parts I am now stuck on are the paint color, the thickness of the shelves and how the lights and wiring are done. As far as I can see, the top shelf has a groove on the bottom with the wiring in for the accessories. This is covered in the paper, then painted. I going to make the frame out of 1" x 4", I think that is the same size wood stock that was used for the train table part, but I'm not totally sure. 

Forum member jagrick has seen the most originals of those that post here on the forum.

I believe that the original top was a front and back made of a fiber board material. The wire for the Lionel backlighting the downward shelf wiring ran through the hollow sides. There was a hole in the table for the plug to pass through where the top attached to the table.

Here's a thread by CharlieS that has an original D-133 with good provenance. Should help your work. Very nice work, by the way!

The matching green is very tricky. I think jagrick has come the closest over time. Most originals have faded over time and the shade varied slightly through the display years.

Originals were a fiber board with a green paper applied (as supplied my manufacturer). 1/4" thick. Two parts upper and lower about midway up leg. I'll see if I have a code for green, BUT I have seen many shades so close is good. I will get some shots of my original D133 shelving and construction details. Standard 4ft fluorescent single bulb fixture works.

Nice job on the cut out letters and logo.

Mine has some roughness but adds character.

Jagrick posted:

Originals were a fiber board with a green paper applied (as supplied my manufacturer). 1/4" thick. Two parts upper and lower about midway up leg. I'll see if I have a code for green, BUT I have seen many shades so close is good. I will get some shots of my original D133 shelving and construction details. Standard 4ft fluorescent single bulb fixture works.

Thanks, any pictures would be great. I have tried to work out the dimensions from the photos posted on here, it looks like the original display, but if I find out it is totally different then I might re-make it. Your train room is just simply amazing!