Ideas for how to make a matchbox compartment automatically slide up out of chest

Hey all,



I've just bought this pretty sweet wooden chest (see images), and I want to personalise it a bit.. It's going to be for my nephew for Christmas, and I want to incorporate a matchbox cars storage compartment that will automatically slide up as the lid of the chest is opened.



I'm not sure if it's possible with the way the lid opens, but I thought I would post up here, see if anyone has any ideas for how I could accomplish it..



Below are a couple of photos of the chest

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And this is the kind of compartment I'd like to have in it.. Obviously not a wall size one like this image, but I want each car to have their own little section, and stored vertically like this.

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I'm thinking the compartment would be at the back of the chest, so there will be room at the front for him to throw his other toys.



Also, it's not a necessity that the sliding up and down is directly connected to the lid.. It can be made so that he will have to lower the cars first before closing the lid, but it would be nice if they would automatically slide up when the lid opens.



After any ideas or criticisms of my idea!



Thanks,

Luke

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