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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by lupo Gsetter, I have that same heljan roundhouse, I got it second hand, partly build, in bad shape in a box, do you know if it will fit the new Walthers 130" turntable I am planning to buy ? another problem I encountered was the height of the doors, too low for a BigBoy on track. so I need to put in some kind of foundation girder to make it a bit higher [/quote] The Walthers turntable is larger (20") than the Heljan turntable (14") so it will work. The track will be spaced wider at the pit's edge than with the Heljan table. If you were using a turntable smaller than 14" you would have some complex track work because the tracks would cross. I have seen this on a prototype. As for the lack of clearence, are you using a roadbed under the tracks leading into the roundhouse? The Heljan kit was designed for no roadbed. The track should sit on the same surface as the building and turntable edge. I highly suggest that you layout everything on paper or the construction area first then install the turntable and lay the track with the roundhouse base in place before the roundhouse. You will have a much eaiser time if you build both turntable and roundhouse on the same board ( I used 48" X 48" x 2" thick foam) rather than two seperate pieces. G.
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