11: Thebeginningsof thehelix inOctober, 2011.
Thepeninsulabackdrop is abiguncertaintyuntil I get it
installed. Installationaccess isnone toogood, but it
wouldn’t havebeen feasible to install it first and thenbuild
the railroad. Perhaps I shouldhave supported itwitha2x4
spinewall down thepeninsula insteadof thedual TJI joist L-
girders andhelix table support I’musing.
Backdropheight is another concern; all theway to the
ceilingappeals tomebecause itmaximizes the feelingof
isolation for crews andworksbetter as aphotobackdrop.
But I’ll needmore fast clocks (theexistingoneswill no
longer be visible), and theairmayget stuffy.
The future
Getting the railroad ready for the2015national convention is
onmymind. Iwant benchwork, backdrops, and trackworkfin-
ishedandhope toget a lot of TerraForming™done.
After the convention, thereare lotsof structures tobuild,
bridges tofinish, creeks and rivers to liquefy, abaleof twoof
static grass to shake, andabout 10,001 trees toplant.
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