The Big Helix: Shaping The Roadbed and Laying Cork (340) @TheDCCGuy
The Big Helix: Shaping The Roadbed and Laying Cork (340)  @TheDCCGuy
Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Today I'll continue with work on the bridge between the helix and the rest of the layout. In this case I'll plane the pink foam roadbed down to create a shallow transition to the bridge, then lay the cork roadbed over that. Afterwards I'll plane the cork with my Surform tool to create another smooth transition from the bridge onto the cork. Once all the dust if cleaned up it'll be ready for laying the track!

Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:02 Transferring the trackplan
4:25 Planing the foam
6:42 Cork roadbed
7:28 Applying adhesive
7:50 Adding the cork
9:35 Rinse and repeat
10:25 Planing the cork
12:52 Wrapuup
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The Big Helix: Shaping The Roadbed and Laying Cork (340)

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