Motorized Vehicle Display Cases

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Thanks Dr Chris 😃

Have you used the Gorilla glue on aluminum to wood or some other metal yourself Dr Chris?

Have you used the Gorilla glue on aluminum to wood or some other metal yourself Dr Chris?

Yes, successfully glued magnets to wood with Gorilla epoxy.

However, further research suggests another possibility that might be better for your application, and easier to make a really neat join with. The smart money says that 3M VHB (very high bond) double-sided tape will give you a super-strong join that's also sufficiently flexible to accomodate any thermal expansion/contraction in the metal. Comes in a variety of widths. As long as the wood is sealed and smooth the standard tape from eBay or regular retail outlets seems to be the one to go for, you don't need any of the ones formulated for specialist applications like fixing aluminum panels to skyscrapers!

Not used it myself but next time I have a similar job I'm certainly going to try it.

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Thanks for the tips Dr Chris 👍

for the shelves, you may able to ask a carpenter to do it for you. it shouldn't be difficult as long as you have the dimensions

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Thanks Leyland, I will keep that in mind.

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I can not recommend the cases in the first Post. They are nice but have two drawbacks that I dislike.
1. They are not stackable. The bases do not nestle on top of each other.
2. The clear tops do not clip, snap or hold onto the bases so if you try to pick one up the base falls off even when holding the base.




Ones I can recommend are...

This one is a bit taller than the one above but the clear top clips into the base so it doesn't fall apart and are stackable because the top nestles into the base of another. These are also big enough to fit the taller motorized trucks that can't fit into the ones above.





And this one that I just got. Very cool, holds six vehicles and they they are tall enough to fit the taller motorized ones the the container trucks. They also hook together on the top, bottom or both sides so you could connect as many as you want in any configuration. They also can be screwed to the wall. Another bonus is that the front is a hinged door that you can easily access every vehicle but yet keep the dust out. I have two of these, I think I will get two more 😁

They look great. You could try to add a light strip to illuminate them. From the looks of it, they seem way to small to store a regular engine, but the road vehicles fit great

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I agree DD&O, I had searched to see ifthere were any out there that would work with a 3 piece or 2 piece Plarail/Tomy/Trackmaster train but although there are some that the trains would fit in the cases were either way too tall, too short or too wide to make the train look good imo.

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Update on the glue issue for aluminum tracks to hold sliding Plexiglass panels on the wooden train display shelves.

Tested 3 different glues for aluminum to wood. All three worked perfectly and I cannot pull the test pieces apart at all.

I found the Loctite Ultra Gel Super Glue to be these easiest and cleanest to use as you can control the size of the bead perfectly however, even though it doesn't bond instantly and gives a little time to reposition I am leery of trying not to make a mistake before the bond becomes permanent possibly ruining the whole shelf.

The Elmers ProBond was the messiest because the bead size was too much so when clamping the aluminum track much glue squeezed out which the excess could not be completely removed from the wood and looks bad.

The E6000 was easy to apply a small bead with the help of extra tips bought in addition. Hardly any squeeze out and long enough bonding time to reposition if needed. I may go with this choice but may want to also test other glues. Any other suggestions?