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I needed a helix to get between levels on my layout but I had other requirements besides diameter and grade. The helix is at the end of a peninsula and I wanted to have track and scenery on both levels on the outside of the helix.  This meant the helix needed to support a smooth backdrop as well as upper foam benchwork, track and scenery. Finally, splice plates weren’t feasible because of the grade and the required vertical spacing. The track radius in the helix 28” with a rise of 3.75” between laps (2.13%). I’m using ½” plywood for the sub-roadbed, giving 3 ¼” vertical clearance. I’m not using any other roadbed because of the tight clearance. I’m not concerned about reducing noise in the helix since that will give operators a clue that the train is still moving. The track is glued directly to the plywood with Woodland Scenics Foam Tack glue.      Since I wanted a smooth surface on he outside of the helix, I cut circular segments from plywood and used a glued lap joint to join the segments. I used Cadrail to figure how many segments I could squeeze in then laid out the pattern on plywood sheets. Each segment was 5 ½” wide to allow clearance for vertical spacers and range in length from 225 degrees of a circle to fairly short segments. I was able to get all five laps of the helix from only two 4’x8’ sheets of plywood.    📷   To join them I used a router to mill a 2” wide notch on each end, exactly ½ the depth of the plywood. I was surprised how much sawdust you can generate doing this! Once all the notches were milled, I assembled multiple short segments together to form larger segments about the same size as the biggest pieces. I used Tite-Bond III to glue the joints. The smaller segments were sandwiched between two larger segments to make sure they were nicely circular. The joints were clamped overnight to allow the glue to develop full strength. . Aluminum foil was used between layers to prevent the sandwich from gluing itself together.  📷    Note: I did a small test case prior to assembling all the pieces to see how strong the joints were. After setting overnight the joint itself was stronger than the plywood. When I tried to break the joint, the plywood delaminated before the joint gave way. Tite-Bond III is good stuff. The helix was assembled a lap at a time. I screwed down a segment to spacers on the segment below using thin washers as shims to ensure the helix had a very slight super elevation. All the track joints are soldered to make sure no kinks develop. Next I glued the track in place and used masking tape to hold it in alignment. I placed the next segment in position at this time and glued spacers on top of it. The vertical spacers are staggered so I could glue and screw them from below and above.  The spacers also hold the shelf brackets for the upper foam benchwork as well as ¾” standoffs for the backdrop. After allowing the Foam Tack and Tire-Bond to set overnight, I lifted off the next segment and screwed the spacers on from below for strength. The holes for the screws were slightly countersunk so the screw heads would not cause alignment problems.  The track masking tape was then removed and the track was wired and tested. I ran bare copper 12 gauge wire on both the inside and outside of the helix track to connect DCC feeder wires. After ensuring the track was electrically and mechanically perfect, the next segment was begun. The final helix section has an increasing radius to allow the track to transition to the foam benchwork on the outside upper level. The grade of this section levels off to meet the foam.   📷    Finally, the shelf brackets and backdrop supports were added to the vertical spacers. The backdrop supports are ¾” thick so that most of the shelf bracket did not protrude through the back drop. Notches were cut in the Masonite backdrop to clear the brackets with drywall tape and spackle covering most of the bracket that was visible.     📷   The finished helix is very strong and stable.  It’s a shame it’s hidden by the backdrop.  People can still climb into the middle to see all the construction if they desire. If I ever decide to have a dispatcher, the center of the helix will make a nice four foot diameter office hidden from the view of the operators.    📷     George Booth Director of Everything, The New Great Western Railway http://users.frii.com/gbooth/Trains/index.htm

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Here is Jerry Boudreaux’s Red Rock Northern from MR’s June (?) 2007 issue. It’s popularity over the years is evident. The forum string “Red Rock Northern Plan MR 07” (http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/11/t/106033.aspx) has al…

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Hi GuysI am looking to redesign; my sons (two boys of 5 and 2 1/2 years old), roundy-roundy layout to try and bring in a bit more operational fun and scenic life to our train time.Currently we have an 8x4 baseboard with a twin loop, two very short sidings, a tunnel in the corner and a few second ...

He spent 23 years working on this fantastic 1940s NYC/Chicago model railroad set

The rocker's astonishingly detailed 124ft long x 23ft wide model depicting a US city and its industrial hinterland in the 1940s contains hundreds of buildings.

Hallo liebe Hobbykollegen, nachdem ich hier nun schon jahrelang lediglich meinen Senf zu dem was Ihr so baut und "bastelt" zum Besten gegeben habe, wurde es endlich Zeit mal selber loszulegen und sich auch praktisch zum „Spur Nuller“ zu entwickeln, der…