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Jeremy Palmer		#1 Posted : 28 February 2008 16:58:40(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 15/04/2005(UTC) Posts: 2,464 Location: St. Michael, Barbados		Hi Everyone, Sarting to look at display cases for some of locc/wagons etc. Any feelings on rails or no rails? I remember reading a comment that traction rings might go flat, grateful for any feedback/thoughts. Jeremy.
		Jeremy. 1). If at first you don't succeed, bungee jumping mightn't be for you. 2). The early bird may get the worm, but it's the second rat that gets the cheese.
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viragoLDR		#2 Posted : 28 February 2008 17:03:47(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 12/01/2005(UTC) Posts: 703 Location: ,		Personally I think tracks looks better. Especially for a display case it's important that things look good. It might mess up the traction tires, but then again, so does driving a train, or even keeping a train stored in a box. Traction tires are generally also fairly easy to replace.
		- Martijn (early planning : H0-scale Era I K.Bay.sts.b) (active planning : N-scale mixed late Era Japanese) (possibly something Z-scale as well ;))
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rschaffr		#3 Posted : 28 February 2008 17:07:08(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 03/01/2003(UTC) Posts: 5,180 Location: Southern New Jersey, USA		I put rails in mine. Since I didn't have to worry about powering them, I used cheap(er) Atlas code100 flex track to put them on. A heck of a lot cheaper than Marklin track. [image]http://www.sem-co.com/~rschaffr/trains/images/dispcase2.jpg[/image] However, some cases come with HO scale grooves routed in the shelves. That would work too.
		-Ron Digital, Epoch IV-V(K-track/CS3/6021Connect/60216051), Epoch III(C-track/6021/6036/6051) http://www.sem-co.com/~rschaffr/trains/trains.html
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ulf999		#4 Posted : 28 February 2008 19:31:52(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 12/05/2005(UTC) Posts: 1,908 Location: Stockholm, Sweden		I use cheap roco code100 flex in my display cases. Easier the 'align' the cars...
		Ulf, American HO. www.goldenvalleyroute.com/
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Armando		#5 Posted : 28 February 2008 19:44:49(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 21/07/2003(UTC) Posts: 1,352 Location: Houston, Texas		This is an interesting topic. Can anyone recommend a display case manufacturer in the USA? I would prefer to have track inside. It would make the models look more realistic. Thanks!
		Best regards, Armando García
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rschaffr		#6 Posted : 28 February 2008 20:40:00(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 03/01/2003(UTC) Posts: 5,180 Location: Southern New Jersey, USA		Armando: This is where I got mine. It is near York, PA. http://www.customdisplaycases.com/train_cases.htm
		-Ron Digital, Epoch IV-V(K-track/CS3/6021Connect/60216051), Epoch III(C-track/6021/6036/6051) http://www.sem-co.com/~rschaffr/trains/trains.html
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stenscience		#7 Posted : 28 February 2008 22:13:24(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 18/09/2004(UTC) Posts: 789 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico		I don't have a display case-I use a standard wall shelf. I use track; I agree that it looks better and helps keep things in line.
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steventrain		#8 Posted : 28 February 2008 22:18:39(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 21/10/2004(UTC) Posts: 31,606 Location: United Kingdom		I have most of marklin on Peco tracks in the display case.
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stephenbb		#9 Posted : 29 February 2008 00:29:19(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 22/11/2004(UTC) Posts: 1,836 Location: Trumbull, CT		The display cases I have have rails on every level. I have switched from M track which I had a lot of to K track it makes all the trains look better. I hope all is well in Barbados. Sorry I didn't respond to your email. We have been traveling in So. America.
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Armando		#10 Posted : 29 February 2008 02:27:09(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 21/07/2003(UTC) Posts: 1,352 Location: Houston, Texas		Quote: quote:Originally posted by rschaffr <br />Armando: This is where I got mine. It is near York, PA. http://www.customdisplaycases.com/train_cases.htm [size=3]Thank you, Ron. Are you 100% happy with it? Did you order it with back mirror or without?
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rschaffr		#11 Posted : 29 February 2008 03:14:50(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 03/01/2003(UTC) Posts: 5,180 Location: Southern New Jersey, USA		Armando: Yes, I got the mirrored back. I am very happy with it. The one piece door is a little unwieldy, but I don't open it that often and with a one piece front you don't have a vertical line down the middle you would have with a two piece door. I went the the plant and picked mine up, but they do ship.
		-Ron Digital, Epoch IV-V(K-track/CS3/6021Connect/60216051), Epoch III(C-track/6021/6036/6051) http://www.sem-co.com/~rschaffr/trains/trains.html
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DaleSchultz		#12 Posted : 29 February 2008 04:30:23(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 10/02/2006(UTC) Posts: 3,997		I use all my old straight M-track in my display case. I like having the old M-track under the older M-track era trains. My display cabinet: http://layout.mixmox.com/1/train_display I would like to find a cheap source and could settle for routed grooves in lieu of track
		Dale Intellibox + own software, K-Track My current layout: https://cabin-layout.mixmox.com Arrival and Departure signs: https://remotesign.mixmox.com
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Armando		#13 Posted : 29 February 2008 06:17:02(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 21/07/2003(UTC) Posts: 1,352 Location: Houston, Texas		Thank you, Ron. If your train room is not in the basement, could the sun light or glare (even if not direct) eventually damage the models exposed in a display case? How could this be prevented? Do these cases come with some sort UV-treated glass?
		Best regards, Armando García
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al_pignolo		#14 Posted : 29 February 2008 11:13:09(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 30/09/2005(UTC) Posts: 904 Location: bologna, BO		It seems most people uses rails. I don't, because my case has shelves made by glass. These are beautiful because you reduce shadows, but for the same reason you don't have to use rails. Pietro
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Bigdaddynz		#15 Posted : 29 February 2008 12:25:21(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 17/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 18,665 Location: New Zealand		I don't have any display cases, but a member at our local Marklin club has a case similar to Ron's, except the side of the case opens and a whole train can be removed, still mounted on its rails. The train can be taken to a special siding on his layout, connected to the layout, and the train can be driven off without having to re rail anything. Putting the train back in the display case is a matter of driving the train back on the siding, then removing the base with train, and placing it back in the display case. Rather ingenious I thought (then I saw the recent pictures of the helix, with trains able to be driven off the helix straight into the display case).
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foumaro		#16 Posted : 29 February 2008 12:49:36(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 08/12/2004(UTC) Posts: 4,420 Location: Attiki Athens Greece		I do not have rails in my display case.i beleive it is not necessary.
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rschaffr		#17 Posted : 29 February 2008 14:15:59(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 03/01/2003(UTC) Posts: 5,180 Location: Southern New Jersey, USA		Quote: [size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by Armando <br />Thank you, Ron. If your train room is not in the basement, could the sun light or glare (even if not direct) eventually damage the models exposed in a display case? How could this be prevented? Do these cases come with some sort UV-treated glass? Armando: The case is made of acrylic and is not UV filtered. This is not an issue for me since it is in the basement, but would be a concern if it were in direct sunlight. I have it lit with a three element traklite with compact fluorescent bulbs.
		-Ron Digital, Epoch IV-V(K-track/CS3/6021Connect/60216051), Epoch III(C-track/6021/6036/6051) http://www.sem-co.com/~rschaffr/trains/trains.html
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Bob R		#18 Posted : 03 March 2008 01:07:45(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 18/09/2005(UTC) Posts: 502 Location: , Texas		Ron, Very nice case. I have been looking for something similar. The one you have posted, is it the 72" one? Thanks, Bob
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rschaffr		#19 Posted : 03 March 2008 01:26:48(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 03/01/2003(UTC) Posts: 5,180 Location: Southern New Jersey, USA		Yes, it is. That is the length I wanted and they are hard to find. I was about ready to build my own when I found this place.
		-Ron Digital, Epoch IV-V(K-track/CS3/6021Connect/60216051), Epoch III(C-track/6021/6036/6051) http://www.sem-co.com/~rschaffr/trains/trains.html
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