05-29-2012, 09:08 PM
The Peco one does have a prototype, but I forget what.
It's more like the idea of a turntable than the Atlas one (or the Dapol/Airfix one) as it has a well. You do have to make a 12" (or so) hole for it. And assemble it.
I put motorizing units on mine (made from Meccano bits in a kit) but would recommend turning it by hand. There is a big plastic washer that hold the center pivot together and can be adjusted for tension. It will hold by itself for a while but I think you should get it tight enough to hold the bridge in position then glue it.
There is a dead spot for bridge pickup where the direction changes. Unless you are putting tracks all the way around, this can be set at right angles to the entry track and forgotten. (Unless you have DCC sound; then the sound cuts out at that point.)
I think mine were about $50 when they came out 20 years ago.
It's more like the idea of a turntable than the Atlas one (or the Dapol/Airfix one) as it has a well. You do have to make a 12" (or so) hole for it. And assemble it.
I put motorizing units on mine (made from Meccano bits in a kit) but would recommend turning it by hand. There is a big plastic washer that hold the center pivot together and can be adjusted for tension. It will hold by itself for a while but I think you should get it tight enough to hold the bridge in position then glue it.
There is a dead spot for bridge pickup where the direction changes. Unless you are putting tracks all the way around, this can be set at right angles to the entry track and forgotten. (Unless you have DCC sound; then the sound cuts out at that point.)
I think mine were about $50 when they came out 20 years ago.
David
Moderato ma non troppo
Perth & Exeter Railway Company
Esquesing & Chinguacousy Radial Railway
In model railroading, there are between six and two hundred ways of performing a given task.
Most modellers can get two of them to work.
Moderato ma non troppo
Perth & Exeter Railway Company
Esquesing & Chinguacousy Radial Railway
In model railroading, there are between six and two hundred ways of performing a given task.
Most modellers can get two of them to work.