MisterBeasley wrote: OK, the camera came back from vacation, so I'll take a last shot for the weekend. First, my Atlas deck turntable and roundhouse, as it looked last December:And now, the almost-completed project:The same turntable is down under there somewhere, under the pit floor. The pit floor and pit rail are on a styrene false-floor, which does not rotate with the deck.
OK, the camera came back from vacation, so I'll take a last shot for the weekend. First, my Atlas deck turntable and roundhouse, as it looked last December:
And now, the almost-completed project:
The same turntable is down under there somewhere, under the pit floor. The pit floor and pit rail are on a styrene false-floor, which does not rotate with the deck.
MrB- about how much did that amazing transformation cost? FOr example I can get the Walthers manual (12+") TT for $30 from wholesaletrains.com(they are local to me). Budget is important to me, but I do need the length. The looks of yours and theirs do not compare!!!
ALso, the Atlas indexes well for the original part- but how well does it index after the extention?? I think you added a different motor...is that cuz theirs just would not work in any way shape or form??
Thank You and Have A HAppy 4th!!!
-G .
Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. Others may vary.
HO and N Scale.
After long and careful thought, they have convinced me. I have come to the conclusion that they are right. The aliens did it.
This is the original Atlas turntable (9-inch track length) and the original Atlas motor. The Atlas deck bridge is a few dollars, as were the trucks I used for the bogies. It's also an Atlas roundhouse, since the parts fit together pretty well. The Atlas turntable indexes at 15 degrees.
It still indexes very well. There are some alignment issues I haven't worked out yet. The hard part is making sure the bridge rails are exactly above the original deck rails. I have a slight sideways offset at this point, which I may straighten out by bending the rail ends just a bit, or I may remove the top of the bridge, cut down the alignment pins a bit, and put it back on. The roundhouse is slightly out of position, too, I think, but now that the scenery is down I can square that away and fasten it firmly, too.
I think you could build this out with a longer bridge if you wanted to. My layout is small, and I wouldn't have the space for a larger bridge myself. The Atlas roundhouse is also small, and its stalls are sized for the engines that will fit on the bridge.
The motor is now hidden completely beneath the shed, which I cut down a bit.
I'm planning to put up a photo-essay on this project over the next couple of weeks.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
rayw46 wrote:Art, nice work but that quarry would give would give Jimmy Stewart vertigo (May the younger crowd pardon the obscure reference).
LOL hey, I am 29 and I am laughing so hard, the rest of my office mates think I am insane lol.
Dave Loman
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