I’ve also been working on improving the appearance of my Atlas turntable, by painting the deck and shed covering the motor, and filling in the extra track slots:
Nick
Nick, great job, what did you use to cover the extra slots? It looks great. I also improving the looks on my Atlas, obviously a different era and railroad, I have a ways to go since I haven’t worked on the layout all summer, winter is in the way so it;s about time to get going.
Nice weathering on the shed too.
As already asked, how did you fill in the extra slots?
It looks like he didn’t so mich fill them in as cover them with a “shroud” of styrene. Either way, it looks a lot better!
Yes, looking at the photo again it looks like that is what has been done. Like you say, it is an improvement.
Looking good! I always hated all the slots they put around it. What concrete color did you use? (the outer rim color)
Thanks guys.
Styrene is your friend. [8D] I used styrene to make a cover for the slots. It stands a bit proud of the table deck, but it’s hardly noticable. The concrete color is a 50/50ish mix of Creamcoat Trail Tan and Rain Gray.
Nick
I’m really torn on my set up. I’m using the Walthers 90’ tt and the Atlas round house. The Atlas RH is raised up to meet with the taller Atlas TT. I can’t decide if I should raise my TT or do away with the Atlas RH foundation so it’s in line with the TT. I like the look of the taller RH, but I hate the look of a raised TT.[%-)][banghead]
Lothar,
Could you not use the Atlas foundation, and construct a new one from styrene?
Nick
Loathar,
I seem to recall that the Atlas TT was raised so that the tracks could be laid on cork roadbed and still line up with the TT. I’m going on the assumption that they did the same for the roundhouse. If that’s the case, then all you’d have to do is lay cork sheets around the Walthers turntable to raise it to the correct level, and cut a hole in the cork that the roundhouse would fit into, and then everything would line up nicely and look like it was all on the same level. [:)]
Here’s the nearly finished project. I added some weathering around the rails, I think I need to feather it a little better, and put down some scenery.
Nick
I had the same situation - Atlas roundhouse and Walther’s 90’ TT - I took the foundation off the roundhouse; I thinks it looks good; I am not too pleased with the 90’ TT kit, but iI did get it working
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Mark
Kevin’s referring to the shed in the upper left that covers the turntable motor. That, IIRC (it’s almost 20 years old), is Testors Steel drybrushed with Testors Rust.
Nick
I recognize the structure. There was no confusion.
Mark