He suggested (should have been obvious to me) to use my custom cabinet a friend built for me years ago for displaying Hot Wheels / Matchbox cars. The only issue was the location. It was currently located under the Mississippi River. I really needed to move it near the staging yards at the end of the layout to be most effective.
Last night, I set out to move the large cabinet. I wasn't positive, but remembering back I was pretty sure the layout was simply resting on it. I was correct. I went out to the garage and cut two 2x4 legs to drop down on either side. I moved the cabinet over under the staging yards. It was a tight fit. I had to lift up on the layout a little and get my daughter Sarah to push the cabinet into place. She was a great assistant!
Now, off layout cars that aren't used during a session are stored nice and neat as you can see below. I will continue to use the bottom 10 shelves or so for displaying the cars from my youth. It's good to have fellow layout owners as friends to discuss road blocks you might be encountering or even solve the less trivial stuff that I had overlooked myself. Thanks Larry!
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