I have been working on one of the Twin Whistle kits and will post a picture as soon as I get the roof materials cut out.. The kit, which I also carry, is for 3 stalls. The width for the door openings is 2 5/8 inches.
This is not an overnight kit. One challenge is to get the 3 wall sections glued together flat and in a straight line. Also you need to make an expanded base pattern outline from the enclosed singe sheet of paper to build the structure on and to keep the walls in position and to erect the inside beams in position. Some careful sanding of wall angles is required. If anyone wants some "been there with it" advice, contact me off line. I may be able to offer a copy of my pattern. Howard Sheffield Howard' S Trains On Dec 16, 2007, at 8:41 AM, pieter_roos wrote: > 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. 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