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Introducing the Here N There RR Benchwork and roadbed
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Regular poster 367 posts casenundra Regular poster 367 posts
casenundra

I guess it's time to introduce mu N scale RR under construction. It goes from "Up Here" to "Down There" It/s in a 9' X 12' room. The equipment will be mostly from the North East. It will be bi-level around the wall shelf type.

First I built the helix / nolex.

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I added plenty of storage.

Then I started on the lower level. 3/4" pink foam on top of 3/4" plywood supported by a 1"x4" frame. This is a New England basement layout, So I lined the walls with 3/4" pink foam to reduce heating costs. I try to keep the temperature between 65 - 70 degrees. I built the helix / nolex double track. Later I decided to add a transit line, and added a crossover.

 

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Some industry and service track was added.

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another leg was added

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Using my templates track centerlines were laid out.

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now I have a decision to make. Do I remove this obstruction or not.

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the wall is temporary and built to house my oldest son. Now he has gone out on his own and I'm taking over his bedroom.

The curved pieces you see on the helix / nolex are my track centerline templates 90 degrees each. one is 18" radius and 16" radius. That's for the mainline. The other is a 16" radius and 14.5" radius for the transit line.

 

 

 

Rich S.

Home of the Here N There RR (N) (under construction)

One of these days I'll be able to run some trains!

Now on Facebook for whatever that's worth.
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ljcasey1 Regular poster 377 posts
ljcasey1

hmmm.....good question

do you remove something non-rr related or not...........WHAT????? of course you do....everything for the RR, right????   semi-kidding.....don't you NEED that right of way???  

 

Loren (LJ) Casey

Maryville, IL

ICG St Louis sub 1979

http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/blog/9719

 
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casenundra Regular poster 367 posts
casenundra

Yes I do

There is only four bolts holding the wall up two in the ceiling and two in the floor. I can use the extra six feet for a loop around for both levels and maybe a yard.

Rich S.

Home of the Here N There RR (N) (under construction)

One of these days I'll be able to run some trains!

Now on Facebook for whatever that's worth.
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Dave O Prolific poster 1,145 posts
Dave O

???

I am seeing a helix ... what is a "nolix"?
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casenundra Regular poster 367 posts
casenundra

what is a "nolix"?

The nolix was a term coined by John Armstrong to design a layout traversing an elevation but not using a helix.NOt a heLIX His Oregon Pass Lines was a good example. It traversed 12" of the vertical, up and down, on a 8' X 12' L shaped layout. I have one in my basement. You can see one for your self on u-tube.

My helix is not a traditional helix in that it does not resemble a large screw (not circular)  It's an inclined plane oval. I suppose  I could call it an INPLOV.

 

Rich S.

Home of the Here N There RR (N) (under construction)

One of these days I'll be able to run some trains!

Now on Facebook for whatever that's worth.
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Dave O Prolific poster 1,145 posts
Dave O

Yes ...

... I had always assumed a "nolix" (corrected my spelling of the term) was a section of track (which could include scenery) that connected two levels without stacking the loops of track on top of each other.  Whether or not a "helix" is circular or oval really doesn't change the fact that it is a long vertical spiraling "tunnel" where the trains are "hidden" for extended periods of time.  I was just curious as to whether or not I had misunderstood the term.  Thank you for the clarification.
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RSeiler MRH Author 3,744 posts
RSeiler

That is an oval helix.

What you have is an oval helix.  A nolix would not have the tracks stacked over one another, the elevation change would be made gradually over the entire run of one level.  A helix need not be perfectly round to be a helix in model railroading, it can be oval, or kidney, or herniated, or amorphous, it is still a helix. 

What kind of wall is only held by four bolts?  Was it built to be temporary?  Taking that out is a no-brainer, get rid of it, the 

Randy

Randy

Cincinnati West -  B&O/PC  Summer 1975

http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/17997
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