Does anyone have one of thes? Is there a better roundhouse then
this kit? Does it allow any engine to fit?
Frank
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Originally Posted by fgroza:
Does anyone have one of these? Is there a better roundhouse then this kit? Does it allow any engine to fit?
Frank
specs give the depth at 26" or just over 100 scale feet which would be borderline for a lot of large steam (4 coupled locomotives; Berkshires, Mountains, Northerns, etc) and definitely under sized for most large articulated engines.
Have the kit for sale on the buy sell forum
Mort
You may want to check Korber. The 304 house has been modified and improved recently. It is about 29" inside front to back. IMO Rich has done a very good job of improving this kit that dates to the early 1980's The Korber kit also has an add-on extension for the really long stuff. Shown is the 304 kit with one additional stall 304A and 304B extension. The 304B is currently not shown on the Korber website. One piece roof is custom fabricated. There is detail on this roof fabrication via the upgraded assembly instructions listed on the website.
I've been leaning towards the Korber and Atlas. The Korber is made here in Ohio and should be easy to obtain. It looks more like what I want and the laser cutting has to be a plus.
Frank
Here are some pictures of my older 304 kit on the layout. Click on the links below. Click on thumbnails to enlarge. Upper left control panel has a slideshow feature. Korber has two house kits 304 and 320. The 320 is currently not shown on their website. Review both they are different.
304 floor template from the Korber site.
304 instructions Much improved instructions.
here are pics of the Atlas O roundhouse[modified] if interested. I didn't realize how big this kit is!
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