I have a two stall locomotive servicing building off of my turntable which I would like to detail on the inside. Having trouble locating a vendor for interiors for this, Walthers seems to only have one choice which is on back order (and $51). Any suggestions?
Hal
Do some research on the Internet for photos of interior of roundhouses.
Make a list of what you see, then build your own.
The heavy machinery was located in the backshop behind the roundhouse, so there won't be any heavy machinery in the locomotive storage area. Probably just some work benches and cabinets with some heavy hand tools, oil cans, and such. Maybe a drill press or two. Maybe a few stools and work platforms that can be moved around by hand. Don't forget the pits.
Elmer.
The above is my opinion, from an active and experienced Model Railroader in N scale and HO since 1961.
(Modeling Freelance, Eastern US, HO scale, in 1962, with NCE DCC for locomotive control and a stand alone LocoNet for block detection and signals.) http://waynes-trains.com/ at home, and N scale at the Club.
This is my Atlas roundhouse:
I found a cinder-block pattern on the web, and printed up some sheets of it on cardstock (thick paper, available at Staples, etc.) Then I cut out slots for the windows and doors, and glued the pieces to the inside walls. This gives a good look, and also provides a light-block. (The walls of this particular model are very thin plastic.)
The floor is coffee stirrers "liberated" from work. I scratch-built the workbench and a shelf, again out of coffee stirrers, and added some interior "pipes" made of plastic sprue. The figures are Woodland Scenics. I even located some centerfolds appropriate to my era and put them on the back wall, above the workbench.
Greenway Products (www.greenwayproducts.com) has an assortment of machine tools, like lathes and drill presses, that you can add to your model. I've got a "service station detail kit" from J.L. Innovative that has tool chests, oil cans, barrels and the like, which also can be used to add small details to a roundhouse.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
http://www.jaksind.com/Page/ss_main.html
Jaks sells a bunch of interior detail stuff. You'll just have to search around their site a bit.
"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."-Albert Einstein
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Thanks guys! You've really helped me out!
I have been detailing my roundhouse for about a year now and still working on some of the detail parts for that and the locomotive servicing facility as well. Here is my initial list of parts that I orderd from Train Buddy Train Shop through Walther's catalog with the manufacturer, item #, and item description:
Roundhouse interoir views:
Details still being detailed....
Lathe/tool maker
Bridgeport vertical milling machine
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Thanks Ryan for taking the time to provide the item list and the pictures. It really helps!
http://www.greenwayproducts.com/a_machine.shtml
I forgot about this place.
Hal and Ryan,
Check out this company:
http://www.riograndemodels.com/New.htm
Eric has lots of cool engine shop machines.
Guy
see stuff at: the Willoughby Line Site