Scratchbuild a Gallows Turntable

By Russ Watson/photos by the author

This type of turntable with the central tower and supporting cables is called a “gallows" turntable, as in some ways the tall structure represents its gruesome namesake. In the 2010 On30 Annual, Russ Watson described his scratchbuilt gallows turntable. This eight-page article contained complete instructions on how to build this turntable including the wiring method and a full materials list. We also reproduced Russ’ drawings of the turntable, but at a reduced scale to fit within the article. Below are the complete and full-sized drawings for O scale turntable in PDF format.