Finally a Decent Way to Display Trains, Ikea Saves the Day Again!

Eric

Hi all, just wanted to share my little display I have going on. Was at Ikea the other week picking up some Ribba frames to create my minifigure displays as shown on the homepage back in July 14, when I came across these.

http://www.ikea.com/au/en/catalog/products/10193022/

The Ribba Picture Ledge. I had a thought, it would be perfect for displaying my trains.

Bought 2, screwed them into my wall, and voila.

The tracks sit in them perfectly, I used a handful of 2x4 bricks to raise the tracks up high enough, I'm chuffed.

Eric

For some reason the photos won't load. How about now.

Eric

http://s1290.photobucket.com/user/SqueakyRansom/slideshow/Lego Display

thedoctor46

Nice display...

LegoTT

I'm a big fan of the minifig shadow boxes! Any detailed photos of those available?

Rails

Nice idea, I will have to get some off these when at Ikea next. Is that #10024 Red Baron hanging from the ceiling?

gmonkey76

Are those brown tracks? Did you die them?

klatu003

@Eric - Very classy display!  Clean and good proportions.  Your trains and minifigs have some breathing room.  We are always tempted to display "the whole collection."  I don't know if you pared down to achieve the harmonious effect, or just have a minimal collection.  Good job.

Rails

gmonkey76 said:

Are those brown tracks? Did you die them?

I think that may be clone brand track. Enlighten is the name of the company that makes it.

snowhitie

Great, wel done. Always nice to see Ikea used in an original way!

Never thought of those ribba frames for minifigures either, thanks for sharing! I've got one downstairs, am going to try it out later.

Eric

Thanks all. The instructions came off the home page a few months back. (Woah, try 10 months ago!)
http://brickset.com/article/11796/review-minifig-display-frame
http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=41257707#post41257707
Yes @Rails a very dusty Red Baron. 
Yeah, they are the enlighten brand tracks, found them for $10 for a box of 15 couldn't pass them up. Perfect fit, direct replacement for the genuine ones. 

LegobrandonCP

Great to know I'm not the only one that thought those ledges would make great train displays. I even brought some track to the store to try the fit. 

My Maersk and Emerald Night will look great on the wall, I just need to find the time and place to hang them up. 

Russell844

I was at a Target and I found some of their brand picture ledges on clearance. They are black and a little bit bigger than the smaller IKEA one. I bought the two best looking ones they had for 70% off for $3.98 each.

EvilTwin

I've been thinking about getting one or two of these
http://www.puredisplay.com/pureshop/pc/Acrylic-Display-Case-For-Lego-Train-136p3824.htm
The same company also sells them on ebay, but I think they are cheaper through their own website. 
They are still a bit pricy though. Are there any similar alternatives?