Curio Cabinet Re-Arrange

Today's morning project was to finish the re-arrangement I spoke of earlier.

After removing the shelves, I put fresh paper behind them (the blue), and covered each shelf with an off-white color.

The lowest shelf holds my engines. Previously they were on the top shelf. But I grab them first, so why not make them easier to access?.

The added shelf is the second from the bottom. It holds those new cars I got from Walthers awhile back.

The remaining two shelves hold the same rolling stock they did before the re-arrange. Eventually, I'd like to put a light over this cabinet. It would allow more pleasing viewing of the equipment. No rush however.

Curio Cabinet

This is the cabinet I use to hold my N gauge equipment in.

As bought, it had three shelves. The top one I used for engines, the bottom two, for rolling stock.

I've since added a fourth shelf (third from top). Still needed is some construction paper to cover the raw wood. My wife tells me she might have some in her craft room.

The new shelf was needed as I have added another 12 cars to the layout. Walther's had a sale a few months back......12 cars for $30. This is less than $3 a car!. When I started in N scale 16 years ago, cars just like these were around $5 or $6. This, to me, was a no brainer. Anyway, the new cars are on (naturally) the new shelf.

Two cars from that pack of 12 I won't be able to run, as they are to modern, modelling the 50's as I do. But I can salvage their truck & couplers if neccessary.

Next project (for the new cars) will be a mechanical inspection, and then "weathering". Hopefully this winter these cars will get some miles on 'em.