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Walthers Original Roundhouse

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Walthers Original Roundhouse
Posted by claycts on Monday, September 11, 2006 5:22 PM

Not the Modern one.

Who has built this kit? If so did your Back walls fit? Mine has a full 1/4" gap in the last bay.

Walls are true (steel machinest angle to set them) This is a bit frustrating.

I have (4) Modern Roundhouses with (2) add on Bays and hope they Fit better!!!

The other walthers kits I have built fit just fine. I will just split the difference and add a pilaster BUT should not have to.

Have to wipe the brick to make it look better.

Take Care George Pavlisko Driving Race cars and working on HO trains More fun than I can stand!!!
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Posted by cacole on Tuesday, September 12, 2006 9:29 AM

I had no trouble with the back wall not fitting, but the roof keeps falling into it --

 

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Posted by ezielinski on Tuesday, September 12, 2006 12:10 PM

I noticed, while building the first three of my 12 stalls, that a very small gap needs to be left between each section in order not to get such a large gap at the end.  The gap between sections looks like nothing more than a shadow.

Looking at your pictures, I notice the rear walls are butted up against, instead of on top of, the concrete floor/base.  Those "tabs" on the rear of each stall's base are for the rear walls to "index" against.  The notch on each side of the inner surface of the rear wall "wraps" around half of the rear support for the roof truss.

Hope this helps.

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Posted by claycts on Wednesday, September 13, 2006 7:28 PM
 ezielinski wrote:

I noticed, while building the first three of my 12 stalls, that a very small gap needs to be left between each section in order not to get such a large gap at the end.  The gap between sections looks like nothing more than a shadow.

Looking at your pictures, I notice the rear walls are butted up against, instead of on top of, the concrete floor/base.  Those "tabs" on the rear of each stall's base are for the rear walls to "index" against.  The notch on each side of the inner surface of the rear wall "wraps" around half of the rear support for the roof truss.

Hope this helps.

Why didn't you write the instructions!! I built a pilaster system and it will work. Would have been nice if Walthers made that clear. Will watch for that on the Modern kits. It is glued with PRO WELD so no way you can take it apart.

Thank you.

Take Care George Pavlisko Driving Race cars and working on HO trains More fun than I can stand!!!

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