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90' Turntable

 

Completed turntable with a Märklin Union Pacific ALCO PA-1 locomotive.
1) CONVERSION DESCRIPTION :

 

A complete and illustrated English description can be found on Märklin-Users.net forum :

 

 
2) PARTS INVENTORY :

 

Brand :
Part Number :
Quantity :
Description :
Detail Associates
2206
12/24
Eyebolt.
Evergreen
157
1/9
1.5 x 4.0 mm Strip.
Evergreen
178
2/7
2.5 x 4.8 mm Strip.
Märklin
5106
2
Salvaged center conductors.
Peco
IL-4
1/6
Code 80 Rail.
Walthers
933-1050
1
12 VDC Motor.
Walthers
933-3171
1
90' Turntable Kit.
Woodland Scenics
B72
1/5
Fine Brown Ballast.
Woodland Scenics
B75
1/5
Fine Grey Ballast.
Woodland Scenics
B78
1/5
Medium Brown Ballast.
Woodland Scenics
B82
1/5
Medium Grey Ballast.
Woodland Scenics
B1376
1/10
Fine Cinder Ballast.
Woodland Scenics
S191
1/3
Scenic Cement .
-
-
2
Single Braid Bare Wire.
-
-
2
Single Braid Electric Wire (2 colors).
-
-
-
Transparent Plastic Sheet (cabin windows).

 
3) BIBLIOGRAPHY :

 

"The Model Railroader's Guide to Locomotive Servicing Terminals" by Marty McGuirk.

Kalmbach Books, # 122228, ISBN 0-89024-414-6.

This book is a good reference for someone who is planning a North-American layout.

All part of an engine servicing area are explained one by one.

A chapter is dedicated especially to turntables; several options from the cheapest to the most expensive are studied.

 

 
4) CONCLUSION :

 

I really liked to bring this project to an end. It represented a certain challenge to adapt the original Walthers Cornerstore kit to the AC Three-Rail System.

The result worths the invested efforts and allows to have a fully functional turntable that is perfectly suited to your needs for less than Euros 65, which means that it is about 200 Euros less expensive that the original Märklin turntable.

It is probable that it could be possible to modify the same way the larger Walthers Cornerstore 130' turntable (933-2829) that could fit the Big Boy but which is more expensive and delivered as a fully assembled model.

 

Pierre GILLARD, March 2006.

 
5) LINKS :

 

See a beautiful Swedish variant of this conversion that was completed following the related topic on Märklin-Users.net forum :

See comments on Märklin-Users.net forum :

 

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