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Chicken or the egg? The alingement problems that seem to haunt auto turntable operations begs the question: should the table be mounted and operating before the construction of the Roundhouse? Sounds like another "cart before the horse" scenario, doesn't it? I'm only thinking of how to "take the curse" away from tedious tweaking "after the fact." Perhaps any "tweaking" might be less troublesome (and more fun) if the table motor took priority (smooth performance) over the perfectly spaced loco births? Not prototypical? As I recall, the Roundhouse grew in size directly propportional to the increase in volume of the R.R.'s business. This would entail a bit of "kit bashing" on the Roundhouse (added spacers between births and extended roof areas, etc.) but the final result would be a roundhouse that is uniqely "your own." Remember the older dilapidated sections of the building abutting a newer addition? There were actually some tangent "stubs" (off the radii) that temporarily had no cover at all until later construction. Seems to me that you could take your choice between hi-or- low-tech. solutions. Oh yes, locos grew in size during the "golden years," so perfect spacing around the pit was rarely the case. What a great hobby!
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