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Just to add my two cents, because I had the same problem, a #4 or #5 is a sharp curve normally used mainly in yards, whereas a larger #, such as a #7 or #8, is a more gentle curve normally used in main lines where trains are more likely to be at higher speed. Also, locos with longer trucks (3...

Well, it has been about a week since I added anything so I thought I would post an update. Once I got the turntable in the hole and the roundhouse scoped out, I realized I still had a lot of heavy lifting to do (cutting holes, using glues, laying track, completing fascia, etc.) and I did not...

I was just surfing the net for a turnout and came across an Altas listing. They make transition joiners for code 100 to 83 if that helps. They under $3 for 12 joiners

The freight rollby was especially good. Keep up the good work.

Maybe I missed something earlier in the thread, but I am using the currect Walthers "DCC friendly" double crossovers. They require a lot of straight space (about 20"), but, so far, I have had no problems with them. Is it availability that is the problem? I know they tend to be out of stock a...

Thanks for the info, Pooh Bah. As I get close to completing the track I feel more and more like I am about to paint mayself into a corner since everything has to fit with everything else now. Not much room for adjustments. I hope I don't run into too many more surprises. On the other hand it...

Trainiac77, Yes, it is the indexing TT. I have not completed that part of the installation, but this is basically what the instructions say. It is all controlled by a box about 4" x 4" x 1" which I will probably mount on the fascia near the TT. It is connected to the center of the TT on...

Ok, I'll give it a try, but I will have to break the computer code first. I think I have it. This is a photo of the Walthers 130' turntable sitting in the hole with the surrounding holes drilled for the mounting stubs under and around the perimeter so it sits flat (can't see the stubs as they...

Well, I took the plunge and cut the hole for the turntable tonight. I had to re-do some benchwork since it ended up being in a slightly different place than I had planned originally. Also the clearance required below the TT necessitated cutting out some areas from supporting benchwork. I...

Omrick, Puddlejumper is correct that the Alps printers are the only ones I know of which will print white or the metallics (gold and silver). It uses thermal transfer instead of inkjet I believe. I have one and it does work, but they are no longer made or supported by Alps. I found mine on...

Steve, I have one of the Walthers modern roundhouses under construction. Actually, it is the basic roundhouse with the extended stall for my Big Boy, plus the add-on 3 stalls (6 total) and the machine shop. By the way, Walthers shows the machine show attached to the roundhouse, but I don't...

THis is a very helpful thread for me. I am using double crossovers on the DCC layout I am building and was wondering the best way to control them. The idea of simply controlling all four turnouts with one switch and the logic that they can be wired so that all four turnouts go straight or they...

Spawn, That's what I thought. I am planning a 20" straight-in lead through the steam era coaling, sand, water, but want to be able to bring in, and exit, shorter steam and diesel locos from two other leads and that would result in some curves ending near the TT. I think if I plan at least...

I just re-read the instructions (about time!) that came with the Walthers 130' turntable I will be installing. It says the electrical power to the turntable track is automatically reversed so I guess I will not need a separate auto reverse. It just requires a separate power source for the...

I have been going back and forth between my CAD playout plan and the actual layout to get the geometry "on paper" to transfer to the actual layout. Seems there is always some inaccuracies. It is an older CAD program and some of the turnout templates are not the correct size for the new turnouts...

Yes, my 130' came with the template for cutting the hole, etc., but not much about how to place the roundhouse. However, if the turntable is 10" in radius and the roundhouse has to be 12" from the center of the turntable, there must be about 2" between the edge of the turntable and the...

Santa Fe Jack, I am doing DCC, so that could it, or I could be remembering the need for a auto reverse completely wrong. Right now I am concerned about the geometry of getting the six (6) tracks going into the roundhouse lined up with the center of the turntable. The distance from the...

Thanks for the inputs so far. Right now I am working on exactly where the turntable will be placed, as that seems to drive everything around it (the roundhouse, associated outside repair facilities, the yard tracks and turnouts nearby, etc.) and, of course, there is never enough room. Working...

Turntable and Loco Service Facility Hi Model Railroad Fans, I am new to the Forum, but learned several things that had been bothering me my first log in as a guest. So I joined and now I have a question. I am building an HO layout which includes a Walthers 130' turntable. I am rapidly...