Do i have to raise the turntable (walthers 90’) to the level of the track or do i put the turntable flush with the table top?Not sure and i want to do it the right way the first time
The approach tracks have to match the turntable bridge track as your engines/cars will not climb or descend a step. The track tops need to match within a few thousands so that things work smoothly when an engine moves onto or off of the turntable.
“Ideally”, your pit lip should be nearly flush with the ground surface, but if that presents a height disparity of more than 1/64", you will have to adjust with a transition in the track (up or down), or raise the lip by placing blocking material (even string or wire would do) under the lip to get it up a bit.
Regardless of your solution, you can then use fill around the area to make it appear reasonably flush. Add a few bushes and shrubs, a few shacks and some old pickups, and stack some wheels nearby. You should be able to make it look quite convincing.
The thickness of the lip on the 90’ turntable KIT is the same as the thickness of a code 100 railroad tie. They match up perfectly. The installed rail on the RTR turntable I believe is code 83, so I’m not sure if the same concept applies to that one as well.
I have the 130’ version of the Walthers TT. The ties on Atlas code 83 track are too thick to match the height of the TT bridge without adjustment. I used a belt sander to bevel the ties so they become gradually thinner the closer they get to the TT lip. I just guesstimated how much to take off and it was quite easy to do to get it to the correct height. I would guess the tie closest to the lip will end up being about half of its original thickness.
Thank you for responding, could i use code 100 instead of the track provided?