How do you store your locos and wagons/cars?

[Portpatrick]

Keeping stock in original boxes is a pain when you take it to shows (own and/or club layouts).  Takes too long to get stuff out and put it away.   I have a number of John Burman's boxes of all shapes and sizes.  Some are used  only for carrying stock selected for a show or for testing at the club.  Others, mainly for the current era stock are used permanently.  But all my coaches, wagons ,many diesels and older steam are on their sides in homebuilt plywood trays.  these have a sticky backed baize cover for the base, and are fitted into a giant tool box from Halfords (I think).  Steam locos are so fragile these days that they would not survive that treatment.  Hence the top layer in the box is an adapted JB foam tray, and when that became outgrown, the purchase of more JB boxes.  The original boxes - I have all post China era - are stashed away in case I sell anything. 

[colpatben]

I use my ancient Moore and Wright tool box which I purchase new during my apprenticeship (1963-7) when we had the opportunity to pay weekly for our tools.







Lined in green baize and partitioned with foam board.

Even got a Kensington lock which fits into a slot in one of the steel reinforced corners.

Perfect also for keeping my handset etc in the lower deep draw.

[painbrook]

Not an excuse Nobby, pick a region and an era from your most used stash, it's called making a start . By the by how long is it since some of your coaches have seen the light of day ?. john.

[Newportnobby]

By the by how long is it since some of your coaches have seen the light of day ?. john.

Have to admit many have not seen light for some months, but I like to run some trains at least once a week so rotate those that I do get out to play with.
I do have 4 of the blue stock boxes and store those coaches I purchased without boxes many moons ago. They are mostly old MK1s which will gradually get sold off as they've mainly been replaced with Blue Riband versions so I have various Farish (Poole), Lima and Minitrix ones to sell.

[Calnefoxile]

I use these boxes




which allow me to store all my stock on their wheels, I can get upto 3 4-wheel wagons in each slot or 1 coach/loco and there are 118 slots per box.

These are hand made and cost about £60 per box.

Cheers

Neal.

[zwilnik]

I managed to nab some of the Lidl display shelves when they appeared earlier this year (they pop up as a special on rotation every now and again)



I've also got a lot of these blue storage boxes (via eBay) with foam inserts. Great for storing wagons and the odd coach. Prior to the display case, the KR Multicase (brown box) held 4 trays of locos and coaches and the Parkwood Arts Park'n'Go (black case) another 2 trays along with a smaller Parkwood Arts wooden box. Both are really good, although the Parkwood Arts boxes have more rigid foam so were a little restrictive for some of my German and American locos with wider running gear. You can trim the foam a bit like I did though.



I still use the KR & Parkwood cases for some stock.

[Waz]

I used to use a parkwood case, however as my stock got larger I replaced the case with sets of JB foam inlays stacked in Peli 1400 cases as 4 layers will fit in a case so if I don't want to take all my stock I can mix and match. However some of my collections have dedicated cases which are labeled

[Railwaygun]

Your local Greengrocer usually has a plentiful supply of mushroom crates , which are a good fit for 3 JB foam inserts!

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He also supplies the thin foam cover piece ( not shown above )

Nick R

[Ditape]

I use these boxes




which allow me to store all my stock on their wheels, I can get upto 3 4-wheel wagons in each slot or 1 coach/loco and there are 118 slots per box.

These are hand made and cost about £60 per box.

Cheers

Neal.

Who or where do you get the box from please.

[njee20]

^^ agreed, for £60 they look great! I'm lucky enough to be able to store virtually all my stock on the layout, although I'm about to reach the tipping point, with several trains on the way, so I'll need something!

It's nice to have manufacturer boxes for when you sell, but they're such a huge faff to keep stuff in on a daily basis, plus they'll get tatty if you keep using them, which undermines the point in having them in the first place.

[Vonzack]

I tend to use the 'Really Useful Boxes', a 35XL takes 9 JB trays. I tend to leave my loco's in their plastic boxes without sleeves, and there's space to fit these down the side of the trays keeping everything from shifting. The boxes are quite tough, have locking lids and stack really well.

Cheers, Mark.

[Calnefoxile]

For all those interested in these boxes, send me a PM and I'll forward you the contact details of John Cox from the Alsager Club who builds them.

Be aware thought that there may be a bit of a waiting list, as he already has a large Customer base who asks him for them. I suspect that if you speak to him and order from him now, then they should be ready for TINGS, or earlier if you're lucky.

Regards

Neal.

[dats475]

You guys Rocks!!
Thank you so much for your reply!
I had no idea there are so many options for storage.
I'm kinda like drawer styles since I can put it on lower shelf of my layout.
If you guys have more ways to store them, please  keep post them here.
I think US doesn't have much of options for ready- made products than European. (especially N gauge)
If it's hand- made, especially inside of storage, please show me how.
Thank you again!!