This is all the ideas i came up with when we were starting this project.
This is me cutting the top board that goes on the frame.
This is when I cut the top board that goes on the frame of the case.
This is when I glued and nailed the frame together.
This is when I nailed the top onto the frame of the case.
This is when I put the latches on.
This is a photo of when I put the piano hing on the case.
This is when I put the wheels on the case.
This is when I glued the foam to the bottom of the case.
This is when I was figuring out where the shelves for the train cars would go.
This photo was taken when i was cutting the foam that will protect the cars from the wood.
This is me marking the foam for where i need to cut.
This is me cutting the foam straight by using a square to make sure the cut was straight.
This is me marking the foam before i cut it.
This is me cutting the foam with out a straight edge and the few i did cut were all not straight on the end.
Here is me marking the lines that the foam shelves would go below.
Here is me putting glue on a divider for one of the shelves.
We just got the case done built but it still needed felt and Velcro to hold the lids down so when i would open it up no trains fall out.
This is me measuring the felt before cutting.
This is a image of the progress we made the first day we were attaching foam.
This is me cutting the felt on the second day
This is me pushing the felt down after the spray adhesive was applied.
This is right after I finished the case with felt and Velcro.
Me weeding out the letters.
Me pushing the decal down so it would adhere to the MDF.
What one of the faces of the case looked like after the S00 Line Decal was applied.
What the other face of the case looked like after the Chicago & North Western Logo was applied.
The case looks like with a few cars in there. The cars that i set put in the case are from left to right: a Walthers Soo Line 72' Centerbeam, an Athearn RTR WSOR 50' superior door Model Railroader Magazine, An Athearn AMTK (AMTRAK) 50' Waffle box car and lastly a walthers C&NW 60' Highcube box car.
This is the case when it is open with out