Jeff said a scaled up version could be produced, but since material doesn't
scale up with the other dimensions, quite a bit of design time would be
required. As a mechanical design engineer, I can well understand this
scenario. Also, he said he would want to do a test assembly of the first one
to make sure they didn't mess anything up. Estimated cost for 1? About $1500.
I don't know about you fellows, but if I spend $1500 for something I expect to
be able to drive it to work.
Ed Koz
Edward Sauers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Ed & Ed,
Since a good looking roundhouse is badly need by us
S-Scalers maybe we can combine our efforts and get a
number of S-scalers to step up and commit to purchase
a S-Scale roundhouse from CMR. Count me in for ONE and
if the price isn't too bad I would be willing to
commit to TWO.
Another Ed......I have a CMR turntable, all I need now
is the time to build it.
Ed Sauers
Ellicott City, MD
--- ed_loizeaux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I understand that the CMR turntable can be adapted
> for S scale use,
> but
> > does anyone know if the door openings on their
> roundhouse will
> > accomodate S scale locos? I'm sure the height
> would have to be
> > adjusted.
> >
> > Ed Kozlowsky
> > Sanford, Maine
>
>
> Ed K......
>
> As it turns out, CMR is a CUST0M builder of layouts,
> structures,
> bridges, etc. His primary business is CUSTOM
> building stuff to
> exactly what the customer wants. In between CUSTOM
> projects, he
> fills up his spare time with designing and making
> standardized HO
> kits. He makes the kits in small batches and
> usually has some in
> stock. When another CUSTOM project arrives, he
> stops making kits and
> does CUSTOM work. One of his projects was the HO
> display layout in
> the B&O Museum in Baltimore.
>
> Regarding your roundhouse question, you can have
> anything your little
> S scale heart desires. A minor modification to an
> existing kit is
> easy. He can also enlarge the entire structure by
> 36% and turn it
> into a genuine S scale structure. Y'see, the
> dimensions for his
> laser cutting machine are all on his computer and he
> can tap out a
> few keystrokes and change things around fairly
> quickly. Or, he can
> redesign the whole thing to have a different
> footprint and shape if
> you would like that. He is very talented with the
> software and laser
> machine.
>
> I have two major structures done by CMR and they are
> very nice. I
> would say that they are just short of being "winning
> contest quality"
> which is darn good for something you just buy from a
> company.
>
> One thing ya gotta keep in mind is that CMR's Jeff
> Springer does this
> for a living. This is not his hobby. He has a wife
> and daughter to
> support and a large leased shop area in Baltimore,
> MD and a few
> employees as well. All this amounts to some fees
> which are well
> beyond the normal kit prices charged by other firms
> which offer
> standardized products made in their own home
> basements. So it is
> difficult to compare a custom S scale roundhouse to
> a commercially
> available HO kit of the same roundhouse. They are
> two different
> animals made under totally different circumstances.
>
> Jeff is a pleasure to work with, tolerates picky
> customers very well,
> adjusts to change, does not nickel-dime the
> customer, and is
> concerned with giving you what you want instead of
> what he usually
> does on his own standard products. Once you bite
> the money bullet,
> you will be very happy.
>
> Cheers...Ed L.
>
>
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