Re: The Helix

Posted by Keith Hayes on
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The spline is mostly in creating about 3/4 of the first circuit.

Eons ago, Darrell advised me to use 1/4" x 1" Homabed as roadbed. Ties overhang the roadbed just a bit and the ballast falls away realistically.

As the layout has progressed,  have evolved my technique and it continues here. The spline been planed to make it level and I am installing the foam landscape base. The idea is to contour the foam to get the track above a bit.

Once the foam is in, the Homabed will go down and everything gets a coat of latex paint and sand for color and texture. The north approach to Fremont Pass is a gentle affair with the track heading up a steady grade along the creek and skimming through the toe of slopes,  alternating between small cuts and fills.