I am modeling On30 and am in need of a gallows type turntable. Any one know of a good kit, plans or finished model?
Lineside Structures You Can Build is a Kalmbach book. It has plans for at least two turntables in it which look relatively simple to build. I have not attempted them yet, but it is on my list of things to do.
Andrew
Buzzstr,
In the Index of Magazines at this site, you’ll find the citations below. Also,
Diamond Scale Products:
http://www.diamond-scale.com
makes a a 54 foot gallows in HO. You might query them to learn if they have any intention of offering an O scale version.
Bob
NMRA Life 0543
Gallows Frame Turntable, Railroad Model Craftsman, January 1948 page 24 ( DRAWING, GALLOWS, “HALL, JAMES D.”, SCRATCHBUILD, TURNTABLE, CONSTRUCTION, RMC )
Build an old-fashioned gallows frame turntable, HO Monthly/Model Trains, August 1949, page 22 ( DRAWING, GALLOWS, “JERRILS, JACK E.”, SCRATCHBUILD, TURNTABLE, CONSTRUCTION, HOMT )
RMC Feature Project: SP Gallows Turntable, Railroad Model Craftsman, November 1958, page 34 Article also published in Locomotive Terminals and Railroad Structures, page 20 ( DRAWING, GALLOWS, “HOUGHTON, RICHARD”, SCRATCHBUILD, SP, TURNTABLE, CONSTRUCTION, PROTOTYPE, RMC )
Standard No.3 56-foot turntable, NMRA Bulletin, December 1971, page 16
( 56FOOT, “BORDEN, STAN”, DRAWING, GALLOWS, TURNTABLE, PROTOTYPE, BL )
Turn Of Century Gallows Turntable Plan, NMRA Bulletin, January 1978, page 55 ( DRAWING, GALLOWS, TURNTABLE, PROTOTYPE, BL )
Bust & Boom on the PD&Q, part 2 - the Gallows (turntable), Garden Railways, November/December 1986, page 6 ( DRAWING, “FOSTER, DUTTON”, GALLOWS, GARDEN, LAYOUT, OUTDOOR, TURNTABLE, G, GDN )
The Modelmaker’s Notebook: A Gallows Turntable, part 1 - the table, Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette, November/December 1989, page 72 “ARMITAGE, AL”, DRAWING, GALLOWS, MODELMAKERS, NOTEBOOK, TURNTABLE, PROTOTYPE, NGSL )
The Modelmaker’s Notebook: A Gallows Turntable, part 2 - the gallows and pit
Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette, January/February 1990, page 72 ( “ARMITAGE, AL”, DRAWING, GALL
Railroad Model Craftman’s recent book on loco terminals, etc. has a plan of a SP NG gallows turntable. Also, see MAINLINE MODELER, Jan. 2002, Pg. 58; plans and construction article by Al Armitage.
See also Model Railroader, Sept. '65 - contains a S.P. NG. turntable, photos & drawings.
Kalmbach’s Loco Terminals book contains a couple of articles on turntables. I built the “speaker jack” style for my little HO system. - a scratchbuilt gallows one!
Randy
[I am looking for drawings of a 4 post square gallows type turntable that was used at Skagway ca1900 in front of ther roundhouse. Any help world be appreciated. Thanks.