Layout Update

My last update was on March 30, 2012 over 8 months ago. I do however have results to show regarding layout construction that has taken place during this time.

The biggest improvement completed over this time was the benchwork, mainline, and upper staging yard completion.

 The left side of the layout above taken from the room entrance shows the mainline banking into the super elevated curve heading toward Gray Lake, Gerhard, and Port Huron staging.

Right side of the layout from the room entrance showing the helix exit onto the upper deck leading through the Upper Huron Wye and over the Quanicassee Creek heading east. Soon a backdrop will hide the helix opening and the staging / through tracks along the back of the room by the poster.

Helix Part 1

Shown here is the future location of the helix from the main deck to the second level. The beauty of foamboard is its ability to be cut however needed, in this case the inside of the Ashlin Designs helix will be open to allow maintenance and derailment access. More on helix construction in March. Sidenote: The train in the picture is rising up from the lower deck staging about to come onto the layout and cross the Saginaw River.