 Joined: 29/12/2016(UTC) Posts: 498 Location: South Dakota
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Hallo Märklin Forum, I've been thinking about display cases for my trains the last 6 months or so. 90% of my items are stored in boxes. Shoe boxes, plastic totes, mail parcels, even those really cool boxes that my daughter's & wife's expensive hair dryers and curling irons come in. But I am tired of boxes and the time I spend packing und unpacking. Hä, hä, hä.....blah, blah blah  I only have one small display case, but now I would finally like to buy or build some more. What do you have, what do you recommend? Should I consider closed cases to keep the dust out or should a 4" inch deep case work fine. Not a lot of dust in our Keller. We thought about some nice cabinets with glass doors for the older more antique type items. But as you know, the fancier you go - mehr Geld.....  Just trinke eine Tasse Kaffee this morning and wondering what my Märklin friends around the world würde denken.  Guten Morgen, Guten Tag oder Gute Abend - all depending on which time zone on the blue ball you are sitting at...... Rich
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I saw an article. I don't remember whether it was a magazine or online, but the article described a wall unit which was made up of Train Safe shelves that were mounted in such a way that the display could shift vertically, so that each shelf could be raised or lowered so that one shelf was level with an access from the layout, enabling trains to be run to and from the layout into storage on the wall. The shelving was manufactured by https://shop.train-safe.de/en/home/I don't know whether the motorization was commercially available or not. If I come across the information again, I will post it here. Regards Mike C
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Rich - Last month in California at EuroWest I visited a collector that had very nice modular displays. They were from a German company called Vitrines Schmidt. You can see their website/online store here: https://www.vitrinenschmidt.de/ I tried to buy from them a little over a year ago, but at that time they didn't ship to the USA. Perhaps they can export them now. In any case I would look for a modular system. We both know that display units tend to fill up rather quickly so best to be able to expand with similar looking shelving and modular displays allow for that. Kurt |
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Hi Rich, here you can see the display cabinets that Kurt is talking about... Ian.  ....
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Originally Posted by: kamstutz  Rich - Last month in California at EuroWest I visited a collector that had very nice modular displays. They were from a German company called Vitrines Schmidt. You can see their website/online store here: https://www.vitrinenschmidt.de/ I tried to buy from them a little over a year ago, but at that time they didn't ship to the USA. Perhaps they can export them now. In any case I would look for a modular system. We both know that display units tend to fill up rather quickly so best to be able to expand with similar looking shelving and modular displays allow for that. Kurt I have three cases from them. They export to Canada so I suspect you will be ok in the US. They come in many sizes, essentially customizable by number of rows and in ten cm length variances by row. For Canadian export, I think they could only do a maximum of 6 rows and 150 cm long; a good size regardless. One of the post offices (Canada or Germany) had some sort of restriction in size. They are good value and having flexibility in dimensions is great. They are also far lighter on the wall compared to the old Vollmer cases (I have 3 of those as well). My only problem is that all the cases are full!
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Wow, thanks for the recommendations. I knew there were a lot more options than I originally thought.
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Hello Rich, Mike recommended Train Safe and yes it is expensive but also very good. Even you can include it in your layout. So your trains may pass through the case. Somewhere i even saw an elevator built by model railroader. More information about Trains Safe you find in the actual Märklin Magazine 04/2018 page 118. This year it is Train safes 25th anniversary. A download for the complete actual catalogue you find at “Modellbahnshop Lippe”. https://www.modellbahnsh...gatt-de-p-0/gattung.htmlBuy it and then your ladies get now some packages for whatever.  Bets regards Wolfgang
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I have been dreaming of a way to display all my consists in such a way so as to be able to drive them from the show case onto a layout. Train-safe seems to fit the bill with a dust free and safe storage tube which can plug into the layout. That's the nearest idea to the one I have been dreaming about.
That's for another day to think about now. Tonight its all about Rugby.
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+1 for Vitrinen Schmidt, good piece of kit.
I have two of their cases, shipped promptly to Australia. Easy to deal with, responsive and don't forget no VAT in price for export.
Happy Days, David
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I designed my C-track layout with a parking deck under the two levels for driving. The idea was to have the trains reasonably sheltered from dust and still on the tracks. Well, you know about the turnout motor problem so I checked how much it would cost to simply put the trains in TrainSafe Basic Tubes. A lot.
For comparison I checked how much I had spent for the parking deck. Track, turnouts, lanterns, decoders, s88 sensors etc. A lot too. With the exchange rate, EUR – SEK, at the time I built the layout the cost would have been the same or less for TrainSafe!
Something to consider Dereck? |
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Originally Posted by: davo_vespa +1 for Vitrinen Schmidt, good piece of kit.
I have two of their cases, shipped promptly to Australia. Easy to deal with, responsive and don't forget no VAT in price for export.
Happy Days, David Hi David, do they email in english? Also, was shipping brutal, or not-too-bad? |
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Originally Posted by: blid I designed my C-track layout with a parking deck under the two levels for driving. The idea was to have the trains reasonably sheltered from dust and still on the tracks. Well, you know about the turnout motor problem so I checked how much it would cost to simply put the trains in TrainSafe Basic Tubes. A lot.
For comparison I checked how much I had spent for the parking deck. Track, turnouts, lanterns, decoders, s88 sensors etc. A lot too. With the exchange rate, EUR – SEK, at the time I built the layout the cost would have been the same or less for TrainSafe!
Something to consider Dereck? Indeed to consider and you did a nice, helpful comparison. But what is your experience with your parking deck? Is it as dust free as you considered and expected? The TrainSafe boxes are completly dust free, portable (you can close with special cabs both ends) and also assimiable into your layout - either as a drive through track or as a storage siding.
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Originally Posted by: White Buffalo Wow, thanks for the recommendations. I knew there were a lot more options than I originally thought. @WB you speak German I guess? Here another link only in German http://www.wawiko.de/
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Dust has never been a problem. Apart from the turnout motors the CS2 and Mfx decoders have been annoying. I have to park the trains with the power turned off (with k84s). Sometimes it takes forever for the CS2 to recognize the engines when the power is turned on. The Vision Tube can also be used as a removable bridge. Good if you want to build your layout around the room and don't want to block the door - or if you just don't want to crawl. Edited by user 31 August 2018 10:52:36(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: 5HorizonsRR Originally Posted by: davo_vespa +1 for Vitrinen Schmidt, good piece of kit.
I have two of their cases, shipped promptly to Australia. Easy to deal with, responsive and don't forget no VAT in price for export.
Happy Days, David Hi David, do they email in english? Also, was shipping brutal, or not-too-bad? Gu'day John, English not a problem. I bought two 34S cases - freight was €85 (DHL, arrived in under 2 weeks). Yes, on the expensive side but cases were well packaged, arrived without damage and considering the size and weight, overall I was comfortable with the cost. Happy Days, David
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This is what I have in my train room... these are from a company in the US that will ship direct. I have eight and am very impressed. Shipping is very reasonable as well. As you can see from mine, they hold 42 of the 4415 model wagon (for size comparison)  I can send you the details if you're interested |
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Originally Posted by: sjbartels This is what I have in my train room... these are from a company in the US that will ship direct. I have eight and am very impressed. Shipping is very reasonable as well. As you can see from mine, they hold 42 of the 4415 model wagon (for size comparison) I can send you the details if you're interested great looking cases! Is that from the company just outside san francisco? |
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Originally Posted by: sjbartels This is what I have in my train room... these are from a company in the US that will ship direct. I have eight and am very impressed. Shipping is very reasonable as well. As you can see from mine, they hold 42 of the 4415 model wagon (for size comparison)
I can send you the details if you're interested
Please do, this would be a great option as well! Plus a good spot(thread) to consolidate ideas for anyone else interested. Rich
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Originally Posted by: White Buffalo Originally Posted by: sjbartels This is what I have in my train room... these are from a company in the US that will ship direct. I have eight and am very impressed. Shipping is very reasonable as well. As you can see from mine, they hold 42 of the 4415 model wagon (for size comparison)
I can send you the details if you're interested
Please do, this would be a great option as well! Plus a good spot(thread) to consolidate ideas for anyone else interested. Rich This is where I have purchased mine: https://www.ebay.com/itm...ee236:g:Lu8AAOSwLWBZgVFoCopy and paste the link. They have color options as well, I have always gone with the mahogany (they have oak in a separate listing). They have a direct website but they charge shipping from it, it's free on eBay. One thing that I did and consider this an extra expense, I bought atlas flex track and put it on the shelves. Much cheaper than Märklin track obviously, but still something to consider |
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Originally Posted by: kamstutz Rich - Last month in California at EuroWest I visited a collector that had very nice modular displays. They were from a German company called Vitrines Schmidt. You can see their website/online store here: https://www.vitrinenschmidt.de/ I tried to buy from them a little over a year ago, but at that time they didn't ship to the USA. Perhaps they can export them now. In any case I would look for a modular system. We both know that display units tend to fill up rather quickly so best to be able to expand with similar looking shelving and modular displays allow for that. Kurt Hi Kurt  I recommend this company. I bought 3 of them and they only ship one item in Canada: the 34HSO. I received them the day before yesterday Thewolf |
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Originally Posted by: 5HorizonsRR
great looking cases! Is that from the company just outside san francisco?
Yes, that's the one! I bought my first one direct and spent close to $130, and then I found their eBay site and purchased the rest there. I bought the last four when eBay had the 10% eBay bucks, so that worked out quite nicely! |
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