Help!!! Roundhouse

Unfortunately, I don't know of any good turntables in O for that price. An option would be to try and find an old Bowser and get either the Ross or Millhouse River drive upgrade. I have a Millhouse River TT and I love it. I sold my Bowser for $300 and it took me almost two years to save up the rest of the money. I have a very well made product that will last me for as long as I am in this hobby. Remember unlike locomotives you will only be buying one of these. 

As for a Roundhouse both the Korber and Atlas are under $500. I don't know if Ross is producing one. Dennis Brennan sells a roundhouse but I am not sure how much it is. 

If you can save your money it will be worth it to get either the Millhouse River or Ross turntable.

I ended up getting Atlas turntable and it broke. Not made well and does not hold up. I now will replace it with one of the brands mentioned above.

Korber round house is really nice and I think Atlas round house is still made. With Korber you have many more options for track and arrangement of the structure.

Tom

This is a Korber 304 house with one additional stall and a relatively small Diamond Scale Turntable.  This is done in about 5' X 7'

Thank You Guys!

You need lots of space and lots of $$$$  Don't skimp on your turntable because if it don't work, or don't work properly...then you just wasted whatever $$ you did spend.

Try making your own. I've made mine for under $100 bucks. I've used bass wood, foam board, koch brick paper and korber windows. 

Rod Miller

Rod, that looks great! 

Laidoffsick posted:

You need lots of space and lots of $$$$  Don't skimp on your turntable because if it don't work, or don't work properly...then you just wasted whatever $$ you did spend.

I totally agree. The MR turntable is a pleasure to operate and I am sure the Ross TT is the same. 

I just moved into a new house so I need to finish the basement before starting on a permanent layout, but a turntable is very much part of the plan.  Instead of laying out all the money you're budgeting my intention is to build my own.  This is probably not for most folks but I've been dreaming of doing it myself for so long I don't think I would be satisfied with anything else.

MikeCT or anyone with a Korber: I'm also starting to think about a RH/TT for an upcoming layout. How much room do I need to accommodate the rear width of a 3-stall RH?  Thanks,

peter

This turntable build was done with Diamond Scale and Bowser parts at the time.  House is also a Korber 304 (4 stall, with the Big Boy, add on extension). The build was a wonderful project.  I spent a good bit more than what most would think.  TT/Roundhouse is used by the Fort Pitt Highrailers.  Click on the underlined phrase for a slide show.  As pictured, 13' X 6'.   TT  4' X 4' .  Roundhouse is 4' X 4' 

Here is a similar thread Summer 2015 that has a material list.

PJB posted:

MikeCT or anyone with a Korber: I'm also starting to think about a RH/TT for an upcoming layout. How much room do I need to accommodate the rear width of a 3-stall RH?  Thanks,

peter

We have the 6-stall Korber roundhouse with two stalls have the extension hit for VERY long articulated steam locomotives. The turntable is an old Bowser, with 32 inch long bridge and a Millhouse River drive kit. Besides the 6 stalls, we have 3 additional "garden tracks". Not including the in-bound and out-bound servicing tracks, 200 ton concrete coal dock, and the water & oil tanks, the turntable and roundhouse area is 80 inches square. As I have stated previously, steam locomotive servicing areas with a turntable & roundhouse, take up a LOT of room!

For those looking for a small elaborate layout, You could just do a Roundhouse, Turntable and all the other service facilities.  IMO.    Mike CT  A lot of train meets I oversee the Turntable just moving engines back and forth.  Usually draws a lot of viewers.

At the Pittsburgh Home and Garden Show. 

I have the atlas table and roundhouse.  Other than the belts, I've never had a problem.  Didn't atlas lose the tooling for the turntable?

Alex,

   I have small room for layout and have a 1950's era service facility.

It is 4 foot x 8 foot. I have the Atlas roundhouse and Atlas turntable. It works in the limited space. Unfortunately the Atlas turntable gears broke. I literally give it a hand   to move it.

Because of space limits I cut 7 inches off the roundhouse. It works great for the engines I have. Hoping to move in the future and will have bigger space. I will then get either the Ross or Millhouse River turntable. I am sorry I wasted my money on the Atlas.

The Atlas roundhouse can be found and it can work for a small area. Again, my next layout will have Korber roundhouse. More versatile.

Tom

Couple of pics: