suggestions anyone...

[Chuck Most]

I have a similar project on my to-do list. Mine's an old gun cabinet I bought at a storage sale for twenty bucks, and I want to put shelves in it for displaying models. I was thinking of using thin steel, bent to 90 degrees at the ends for a 'finished' look and sitting on L-shaped brackets attached to the sides of the cabinet. What's stopping me is I'm not sure what gauge of steel to use. The sides of the cabinet are solid and just over an inch thick so I'm pretty sure they can support the weight unless I go really crazy with the thickness, but I'd like for the shelves to display both plastic and bi-scale diecast cars without distorting over time. That's one of the reasons I was considering steel- that and I'm way better at working with steel than wood.

[AzTom]

I like the standard 1/8 glass idea the best, but if you go to a hardware type store it's going to have a sharp edge. So, after you get the shelves cut, go to the auto parts store and pick some of that chrome door edge trim and place over the front edge of the shelf. The chrome and black should look great.

The glass shouldn't affect the tires as some finishes can and it will allow light through to eliminate dark spots.

Tom