I’m new to the hobby. Who sells operating roundhouses for ho guage?
try out the atlas roundhouse and turntable. Great and inexpensive.
http://www.hobbycircle.com/static/AtlasHORoundhouseKit.asp
http://www.discounttrainsonline.com/Atlas-Structure-Kit-Roundhouse/item150-2843.html
ShaunCN
John;
I guessing that you mean turntable. There are several companies that offer them, ranging greatly in price, at the low end is Atlas. Bowser, Walthers, CMI, Diamond Scale (may not be around any more), and others.
Take a look in the Walthers’ catalogue, on line at www.walthers.com
The Heljan roundhouse is a good looking model. Heljan also makes or made an inexpensive turntable.
The Atlas roundhouse is intended to be used with its own turntable – the spacing and angle that is.
Dave Nelson
Walthers offers a roundhouse and turntable, and will be bringing out a second roundhouse, and a second turntable next spring.
Kibri also makes a 3-stall roundhouse, which often can be found on sale. Walthers lists it as part #405-59452. Although it is based on a European prototype, the Kibri roundhouse is similar to many North American structures–it bears a strong resemblance to the Milwaukee Road roundhouse at Fond du Lac, WI, for instance. I’ve built it, and it’s a very nice kit.
If you’re really interested in having a roundhouse, but aren’t too keen about building a turntable, you can skip the turntable, and run tracks into the roundhouse via track switches. Many railroads removed turntables and filled in the turntable pits, but kept roundhouses in operation in this fashion.
–John
Walthers new turntable will not be due until sometime septmber
I went to diamond scales website and ordered one there.
I am going to scratch build my roundhouse to my specs
I got out of the hobby about 10 years ago and Walthers is still the same “operation of backordered and out of stock” its a wonder they stay in business I will not do business with them any more.
Check out Walthers.com and do an advance search for roundhouse. There are several different manufacturers listed there.
I don’t know what leavel of skills you have, but the Walthers roundhouse kit may be the easiest one to assemble. They will also be offering a 130’ built up turntable and a smaller 90’ build it yourself kit
Model Railroader sells a book on engine terminals.
There has also been other post concerning the roundhouse topic.
Hope this helps.