Hi all, This is my first post. I built an HO layout starting in 2017 and I am starting my first N scale layout now. I have laid some N scale...
The helix is almost done. The wider section at the top of the helix will be known as Winnemucca and will make the transition to the Wesso section.
The entrance from the main line into the helix track. The cardboard building on the left is another factory that shall separate the tracks.
The helix track with the view block tunnel removed. The Heljan brewery on the left is used as a view block.
Two Helices connect lower staging to upper scenicked layout with slots for two modules. oNeTrak and NTrak. Double Main run of 230 inches.
Here is my new helix that I built to raise my trains from staging to the layout. It has a 32 inch diameter.
"Photoshopped" (actually used The GIMP) the Mount Helix Mockup to resemble a little bit what the actual final product should look like....
A paper mockup of a scene block over the helix. I call it Mount Helix.
Track all the way from the main deck exit to the yard ladder, 5.5 revolutions below. This photo is called "nearly" because the...
Here's my test train sitting pretty atop support #7. This is about 3/4 of a loop from the end of the helix - nearly finished.
Increasing the clearance of the first loop by about 2-3mm by reducing a 3-ply spiral to 2-ply. Note that this is actually still tighter than my...
Testing helix track while laying with a six axle engine as well as the two longest and the two tallest cars I could find. Here we see the longest...
Testing helix track while laying with a six axle engine as well as the two longest and the two tallest cars I could find. Here we see all the...
Testing helix track while laying with a six axle engine as well as the two longest and the two tallest cars I could find. Here we see a double...
Testing helix track while laying with a six axle engine as well as the two longest and the two tallest cars I could find. Here we see the engine...
