How Can Stop This

[JeremyB]

Hi Guys

I store my extra cars on a shelf and the cars are stored lenghtways so that I can take them off and put them on the layout, anyways I find they keep rolling off does anybody know how I can fix this?

Hope to hear some feedback

Jeremy

[Anonymous]

Maybe you should try leveling your shelf. That might work.

[Hawks05]

ya. that would probably be the smartest idea. or if it is level put a like a popcicle stick at the back of the shelf so the wheels catch on that.

[JeremyB]

actually they roll forward,lol

[BNSFNUT]

For my shelf I glued an 1/8 inch length of wood dowel to the edge of the shelf. I used the doweling because I had it on hand. It would have be easier to use 1/2 round trim stock. The dowel leaves no square edges to snag things like coupler pins when the car is removed or replaced. The only problem I have had storing cars endways is that the ladders and some small details snag on each other. (tank car ladders are the worst. I am thinking of putting deviders between cars but have not got "roundtoit"

Jerry

[eastcoast]

A FEW THINGS;
I personnally would not store rolling stock this way.
But if you must, keep a divider between them ( 1/4 inch )
and be sure to put a lip on the edge of the shelf.
I have shelving that stores cars end to end, so that cars
do not roll off as easy.

[wp8thsub]

I had car storage shelves over the active staging (fiddle) yard on my last layout. To stop rollaways I used a perforated foam shelf liner product I found at Target (I've also seen it at WalMart, Bed Bath & Beyond and other places). The liner doesn't require any adhesive to keep it secure and stops all rolling of the cars.

[Hawks05]

in that case since they are rolling forward put a popcicle stick on both ends. that way they won't fall back or forward. or find something longer so you won't have put each stick down individually.