Don't forget that Twin Whistle makes a kit for an S scale roundhouse. Port Lines carries it. I haven't built one, so I can't comment on kit itself...
http://www.portlines.com/structurekits.htm#Roundhouse%20&%20Turntable Pieter Roos --- In [email protected], Ed Kozlowsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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. > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
