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In lugnet.org.us.lucny, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke writes:
> In lugnet.org.us.lucny, Wayne Sardullo writes:
> > I also planned for that one special steam train of mine to be in the
> > Roundhouse. Only issue is that its ALOT longer then two straight tracks. In
> > turn, I decided to make the entry way and Bay 6 a straight-thru bay so, I can
> > have my Steamer parked inside if need be. The Beast extends one of the bays
> > about 2 1/2 times longer then the others. I realize now how big a task this is
> > going to be.
>
> ;-))
> Who said it would be a one week projekt?
>
> > Without a doubt this is a table on its own. Thats actually a good
> > thing though because it will allow me to submerge the gears and turntable
> > underneath and not have to raise everything.
>
> But at this point I wanted to throw in another hint:
> - Do you think a turntable of 32 Studs is enough for all of your engines (and
> the ones you might build in future? (But as long as your bays are not longer
> than 32 studs this should be ok...)
>
> Have you done some testruns with different engines over the gaps in the track:
> in my eyes these gaps between bays and turntable look quite wide. Are those
> wider than 1 stud?
>
> > While its still no where near a
> > start; more layout of tracks and what the trains look like parked. At least • for
> > the few bays I have setup. Still need to add 6 more bays.
> >
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=170954
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=170955
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=170957
>
> One last question on roundhouses in general: are there still roundhouses in use
> in the US?
> Here they have died out short after the end of the steam era. That means they
> have been built in general for steam engines and you have nearly never seen a
> diesel in a roundhouse.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ben
It's not in use but there is a moderately huge roundhouse sitting right in
downtown Toronto (near the CN Tower). It's now a distillery or something,
but the building looks great!
I keep meaning to take pics of that area sometime, to see if I wanna build a
roundhouse.
Maybe this weekend I'll get some pics.
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