All,
Nansen Street Models, a Division of The N Scale Architect, is proud to
announce the release of its Z scale Roundhouse Kit (see photos in the Photo section under Nansen Street Models).
The kit consists of laser cut basswood and laser cut peel and stick
wood, laser cut tar paper and cast metal chimneys. Took me three nights
to assemble, including painting the parts before assembling. The peel
and stick laser cut parts make it go very quick since you do not have to
wait for glue to dry. Doors are fixed in place.
The roundhouse is designed for small to medium size Z scale locomotives
using Marklin track and will work well with the Z scale turntable from
Republic Locomotive Works
www.republiclocomotiveworks.com/index.php You will need to shim
up the base of the roundhouse to just below the ties if you desire to
use Micro Trains Line's Z scale Micro-Track sectional track in the
roundhouse so that roundhouse doors will clear the track and the top of
locomotives.
All photos were taken using Marklin track and a MTL Steam Loco and MTL
GP-9.
You can turn it into a small brick roundhouse by laying printed brick
sheets like the ones from Paper Creek
www.papercreek.com/ over
the wooden walls prior to applying the peel and stick trim and windows.
Many thanks to Jim O'Connell who tested our prototype and took the great
photos of the MTL locos in and next to the roundhouse and thanks to
Bruce Monroe of Monroe Models
monroemodels.us/home.htm who did
all the CAD work and laser cutting.
Pricing and availability info to be released in the next few weeks.
John Bartolotto
