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Hefty german roundhouse project! - steinjr - 03-12-2009 Hi -- Just saw someone mention this 20-stall roundhouse from Germany on a Norwegian model railroading forum: http://stummi.foren-city.de/htopic,34885,schuppen.html The builder is a German guy named Roman with a CNC machine - it took him about 4 months to cut out all the parts from PVC and assemble, at a material cost of about 300 Euros (call it about $380 or so). The turntable by the roundhouse is from Roco. Unless my knowledge of German is totally gone, I believe the first guy to comment says something like "that is utterly crazy!" Grin, Stein Re: Hefty german roundhouse project! - nkp_174 - 03-12-2009 Das ist cool! A very fine build indeed. Re: Hefty german roundhouse project! - Trucklover - 03-12-2009 Holy Cow!! That is one heck of a roundhouse, the guy did a beautiful job on it too!! Re: Hefty german roundhouse project! - Bigsteel - 03-12-2009 great hock: googely moogely! thats one hell of a roundhouse! what we probably would ALL give for a CNC machine --josh Re: Hefty german roundhouse project! - e-paw - 03-12-2009 very cool... Re: Hefty german roundhouse project! - nachoman - 03-12-2009 woah! I wish I had a time machine to go back to see one of those enormous roundhouses in action. Re: Hefty german roundhouse project! - tomustang - 03-12-2009 Quote:rbp1968 Quote:Hello of people, Quote:It would not be a problem, me already with the thoughts of the small series struck. (Initial at the beginning of 3-5 conditions alternatively with or without Unteruchungsgruben) momentary is drawn and milled everything on a track outlet of a Roco turntable (9°), however is possible for each track outlet, one would have only the roofs and the rear front the baseplates for skylight the etc.… to change. Would in principle be a reconstruction. Why not… are open for everything. All the more the more cheaply can one is needed producing and on the desires of others die. Amazing! Re: Hefty german roundhouse project! - steinjr - 03-12-2009 Sorry - should have translated the text - machine translation sometimes mangle German. Here is an attempt to translate it into English: On 10-Mar-2009 at 1914 hrs, Roman writes: Quote: "Hi People - On 10-MAR-2009 at 1951 hrs, Roman writes: Quote: Hi people, On 11-MAR-2009 at 1220 hrs, in response to Pepi suggesting that he starts manufacturing parts for sale and for Märklin turntables: Quote: It wouldn't be a problem - I have also thrown around the thought of making small series (starting packs of 3-5 stalls, with an optional grease pit). Smile, Stein Re: Hefty german roundhouse project! - Empirebuilder - 04-06-2009 See their 20 and raise them 10!! Re: Hefty german roundhouse project! - Steamtrains - 04-06-2009 WoW and Youssaaaa....Now THAT's a roundhouse...!!! How many Kitbashes did that take..?? Re: Hefty german roundhouse project! - tetters - 04-06-2009 Mutha ..... :jawdrop: Re: Hefty german roundhouse project! - Bigsteel - 04-07-2009 :jawdrop: oh....my...god...that looks to be ALOT of walthers 3 stall roundhouses correct?!?!--josh Re: Hefty german roundhouse project! - nkp_174 - 04-07-2009 I count 30 stalls. Heijan? Our reaction to assembling 10 kits just goes to show how impressive the scratch built 20 stall roundhouse is. While I love huge roundhouses, I dislike being unable to see my power, and hence prefer for at least half the tracks to be outside. I ultimately plan to build a 6-stall stone roundhouse, based on the South Park's structure in Gunnison, CO. But that is the distant future. Re: Hefty german roundhouse project! - Puddlejumper - 04-07-2009 I was trying to find a photo of the WT roundhouse complex in Washington D.C. but had no luck. That was two 2/3 circle roundhouses with side by side turntables, quite impressive. That scratchbuilt roundhouse is amazing! Dave Re: Hefty german roundhouse project! - Tom - 04-12-2009 Oh my, that 30 stall roundhouse is SWEET! Heljan or Walthers? |