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- From: billg@bony1.bony.com (Bill Gripp)
- Subject: Re: HO Turntables & Shinohara turnouts
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.160708.13086@bony1.bony.com>
- Organization: LA&W RR
- References: <1992Dec28.181833.24362@newstand.syr.edu>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 92 16:07:08 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec28.181833.24362@newstand.syr.edu> cwebster@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Chris Webster) writes:
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- >and would like to have a turntable on it. Since I've decided that
- >scratchbuilding is out, I've been looking at commercial models. The two
- >that seem to be available are the Bowser (14", 16", 18") and Heljan
- >(14") kits. The Heljan kit can be had for $50-$60 while the Bowser
- >is about twice that. Has anyone installed either of these on a module
- >that got bounced around a lot? Are either rugged enough to stand up to
- >module transportation?
-
- I recently bought the Heljan. It's styrene so should hold up about as
- well as a typical styrene structure (I imagine on modules the buildings
- are removable). BTW, it can be bought for ~$25 via mail order from Toy
- Train Heaven or Standard Hobby Supply.
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