I like that!

Thanks for sharing that. I'm going to file that one away for future reference. Admittedly I'm a hobbyist woodworker so I'll probably make my own picture ledge.  But it's not an idea I had seen before.

Re: I like that

glad you enjoyed it.

Murphy's Law

Re: Murphy's law

Murphy's Law

For bumpers, or more accurately, wheel stops, try Tomar Industries #803. I used them on similar display shelves made with another Ikea product: Stripa (unfortunately, they are apparently no longer available).

Dante

another thought

If you don't want to have stops / bumpers showing, put a stiff wire in the track that would stick up between the axles.  I will prevent the train from rolling and not be seen.

John

RE Murphys law

Thanks for the tip.

Re another thought

That's another good suggestion thanks.

Here is a commercial product that I've tried and love...

The company is Glenn Snyder Display Systems - these are extruded aluminum with built-in tracks.  Available in various gauges.  Very easy to put up and feature a built-in "lean" toward the wall. 

Re commercial product

Re Here is a display

That's a nice one also. good work too.

I like your work bench setup - a shoe organizer?

Hi,

Unrelated to the real intent of this thread, but I have been thinking about doing something similar to what you show with shoe organizers under my layout.  These would permit for storing of cars, boxes, detail parts in baskets,etc.  Cutting a divider or two out would allow for bigger boxes.  However, I had not thought of doing it for my work desk until I saw yours.  Nice work.

Ken

more shelves

I used 1 by 4 pine and cut flanges grooves for my O scale cars..DaveB 

My shelves are as simple as

My shelves are as simple as can be.  They are 1X3 pine boards with cuts I made to act as "rails" (see second "close-up" photo).  They are edge drilled for long screws to hit the wall studs (see red arrows in first photo). 

Because the "rail" is just wood, no car rolls well enough to move off the shelf on its own.  'Spoze I could whack one good enough to send it off, but no rail stops would prevent that either.

RE nice project idea

Thanks for the compliment an glad it inspired another project for you.

RE I like your work bench setup - a shoe organizer?

The shoe organizer works great, they were an inexpensive way of adding storage. Ordered them from amazon.

The bench itself is actually an old drop leaf table we had and I used it as my bench, with one side folded down against the wall and the other up on the side I sit works very well. The baskets inside are from the dollar store.

RE more shelves

cool, more inspiration for others to try.

RE My shelves are as simple as

That's another good idea with the grooves.

End stops on shelf

Another good end stop on a display like in this article, would be a clear piece of Plexiglas on each end. Placed just high enough to let the coupler clear it would be enough to stop a fatal plunge. Besides it being clear, it wouldn't be noticeable. I plan on using this idea on my shelves. Maybe even on the sides also. I'm going to place a small ID of each car on the Plexiglas below the cars. 

RE: Ends os Stops

That's a good tip, especially being clear.

Thanks,

Peter