N Scale Architect - 10024 - Structure, Building, Railroad, Roundhouse - Railroad Structures

Specific Item Information: The 'Conway Roundhouse' kit was inspired by the roundhouse still in use by the Conway Scenic Railroad in North Conway, New Hampshire. This structure has been expanded and extended over the years into its current four stall version that provides one(1) 7 inch length stall and three(3) 5 inch length stalls. The longest stall will house a Mikato with tender, F-Units or E-Units and the other three stalls will hold yard and road switching locomotives such a S1s, RS11s, RS2/3s, and SW9/1200s. The kit instructions include plans for track placement inside and outside of the round house using approximately one piece of 30” flex track (code 83 or less is recommended). This round house can be used with turntables with 5.5" to 10.375" diameters including those from ​Kato, ​Walther's, Heljan, Peco, Atlas and Bachmann. This laser-cut micro-plywood kit features step-by-step instructions which include scale drawings and assembly photos. The finished model measures 7 3/4”W x 7"D x 2"H. The track center lines shown on the the floor plan are based on a 10.375" (130 Scale Feet) diameter turntable and can be adjusted to suit smaller diameter turntables by modifying the track angle or the roundhouse orientation.

Road Name History: Railroad structures include but are not limited to stations, depots, yard offices, interlocking towers and tanks. A train station, railway station, railroad station, or depot is a railway facility where trains regularly stop to load or unload passengers or freight.

It generally consists of at least one track-side platform and a station building (depot) providing such ancillary services as ticket sales and waiting rooms. If a station is on a single-track line, it often has a passing loop to facilitate traffic movements. The smallest stations are most often referred to as "stops" or, in some parts of the world, as "halts" (flag stops). Stations may be at ground level, underground, or elevated. Connections may be available to intersecting rail lines or other transport modes such as buses, trams or other rapid transit systems.

From Wikipedia

Brand/Importer Information: The N Scale Architect was founded in 1991 by Russ Kaufman who has been active in model railroading since the early 1970s. Although many model railroaders received a Lionel Train as their first train set, Russ and his brother Bill were bitten by the model railroad bug in the form of an Aurora N-Scale set.

Russ started The N Scale Architect based on the encouragement of fellow modelers who thought that the plans he had drawn up for scratch building over the years might be enjoyed by others in kit form. The first kits featured detailed step-by-step instructions with hand drawn illustrations and plastic templates to be used for cutting the various pieces. This tradition of high quality instructions continues with the addition of "in-process" and color photos and, thanks to better computer aided programs, more detailed drawings. These templates have been replaced with laser-cut micro-plywood pieces along with the addition of many detailing castings which are now also available separately as part of their "Making A Scene" product line.