This module was born out of sketches made while trying to eliminate a loop at the end of a point to point layout. A full train turntable needed to be over five feet long to match the passing sidings, so the module was planned as 6 feet long. Portals are built at all four corners, and scenic plugs are used to close off unused entrances. The foot wide turntable frame accommodates three tracks, so they can also be used as a sector plate; a british favorite means of stowing some of the trains “offstage”.
The sides are the same black felt-like material used on all the Berrett Hill Modules, and the openings on either side are hung like curtains. The sides of the turntable rise several inches above the railhead to protect and hide the trains when they are turned, and to allow the curtains to be trimmed off high enough to keep them from sweeping trains off the tracks.
Although this module is built with the same lightweight construction used throughout the set, the extra weight of trains, turntable, and extra length make it a bit too heavy for the lightstand legs used elsewhere. A new bunch of flat sliding leg units as shown in the drawing, have been found to support the heavier unit with ease.
Now I need to complete the eight or nine square feet of detailed mountainside and cliff face scenery to pretty up the mountain.