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  1. toptrain1

    Building a complete 1841 Depot. roundhouse, shops, train shed and station.

    *Tom, ( D.G.)and John, it wouldn't fit no other way. I seen a photo of a larger roundhouse with a small turntable where the house was closer to the table and each track overlapped twice., and made a row of diamond shapes. That is much more difficult to make than these long V shapes. But wow...
  2. toptrain1

    Building a complete 1841 Depot. roundhouse, shops, train shed and station.

    *I did finish tieing the Y to the turntable but didn't like the results. I took out the Y and did it different. Now all 9 roundhouse stall tracks go to turntable and the main line tie in is separate to the turntable. * I really wanted to use hand throws with the switches here as in olden days...
  3. toptrain1

    Building a complete 1841 Depot. roundhouse, shops, train shed and station.

    Well i gave it another shot and this time it worked. I figured out what the distance away from the turntable would be where the track ties would not get into each other's way. Redrew my centerlines and another piece of card stock, out to this distance. Then made a circumference line at this new...
  4. toptrain1

    Building a complete 1841 Depot. roundhouse, shops, train shed and station.

    Well this great idea didn't work because of the use of flex track. This track work needs to be hand laid. The fact that seven of 9 rails overlap really makes alligining very difficult. The ties do not interweave like they need to. . Because this is such a small turntable all tracks must cross...
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    Building a complete 1841 Depot. roundhouse, shops, train shed and station.

    I figured something out when I couldn't sleep last night. Once I knew what to do I slept like a baby. frank
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    Building a complete 1841 Depot. roundhouse, shops, train shed and station.

    * Doc. I've been pulling out some building to see which I could use on the side crossing streets. I really won't need them for a couple of months at least. I need to do the work I have been putting off to finish the round-house section. The doors need detail and the track needs 7 crossing...
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    Building a complete 1841 Depot. roundhouse, shops, train shed and station.

    Another view taken by the New locomotive Manufactory Building . frank
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    Building a complete 1841 Depot. roundhouse, shops, train shed and station.

    I have finished with this east end of the Locomotive Manufactory section of the building. A bussy look at this building here a Patterson & Hudson River passenger train arrives with its 5 brown passenger cars. To the left moving away is a New Jersey Railroad passenger train on its way to Newark...
  9. toptrain1

    Building a complete 1841 Depot. roundhouse, shops, train shed and station.

    Original arched top opening was to small. I added 3/16" more sapce top to bottom. The 4-4-0 loco now fits fine under the arch. Hre is old arch opening. . Here is the new opening. frank
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    Building a complete 1841 Depot. roundhouse, shops, train shed and station.

    Here are two other photos of the Machine shop roof. frank Now a look from the Roundhouse front.
  11. toptrain1

    Building a complete 1841 Depot. roundhouse, shops, train shed and station.

    Well the third roof for the machine shop is completed. On this view the five missing windows and two large double doors are my next thing to do. frank
  12. toptrain1

    Building a complete 1841 Depot. roundhouse, shops, train shed and station.

    * For the machine shop roof I cut a attic floor out of wood with my exacto knife. I used it to cut everything. When first cut to a matching shape it laid down flat and I was happy. Now as with all the sections I cut out for the roundhouse roof they fit very well. Once I glued them down the glue...
  13. toptrain1

    Building a complete 1841 Depot. roundhouse, shops, train shed and station.

    Hey TOM. second roof is done except for roof vents. Only machine shop roof still to do doors and details including track to turntable which for me is very, very, very ----- very hard to do.
  14. toptrain1

    Building a complete 1841 Depot. roundhouse, shops, train shed and station.

    *I have the roof mostly done now. So here is a photo of it. Next is the locomotive Manufactory building roof. I do think that this will take 2 or 3 days. But i have been wrong a lot with this building. frank
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    Building a complete 1841 Depot. roundhouse, shops, train shed and station.

    Tom two more vents and I get to finish off this rooftop. Only one more now. I have put down my tools to check out my old type trains. Just seeing what I got that could match the 1834 t0 1871 that the NJRR&TCo operated.
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    Building a complete 1841 Depot. roundhouse, shops, train shed and station.

    Another photo of the B&O Lafayette set by Bachmann. frank
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    Building a complete 1841 Depot. roundhouse, shops, train shed and station.

    I started today on the four roof vents and in 2 hours made one. frank
  18. toptrain1

    Building a complete 1841 Depot. roundhouse, shops, train shed and station.

    This came today. The Bachmann Lafayette set in HO scale. Just the loco and cars. It was reasonable without the box, information, track, and power pack. frank
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    Building a complete 1841 Depot. roundhouse, shops, train shed and station.

    Just took these photos with all sections in and primed. Roof detail needs to be done then the eide detail. then the track to the turntable. This track I fear that I will not be able to do with such a small turntable, 40 feet in diameter, and it must be centered at a location where all...