Layout Construction Photos (Page 1)

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Lots of 1x's to cut Legs and girders
Construction Begins stock.jpg (127967 bytes) legs_girders.jpg (173795 bytes)
         
The first table The first four tables All the tables completed Joists added to the tables
Benchwork Appears  first_table.jpg (83156 bytes) first_four_tables.jpg (115548 bytes) finished_tables.jpg (152715 bytes) finished_benchwork.jpg (153990 bytes)
         
1:1 printouts on joists and used to cut plywood All subroadbed pieces in rough position The subroadbed pieces of the helix
The track's route begins to appear printouts_joists.jpg (90887 bytes) subroadbed1.jpg (137772 bytes) subroadbed2.jpg (114852 bytes)

All photos above taken with a Nikon Coolpix 950 at 1600x1200 resolution, minimum JPEG compression.  They were downsampled to 800x600 with Adobe Photoshop 5.0 and saved at JPEG compression factor 7.  Lighting is 5000 degree fluorescent bulbs with the camera manually set to Sunlight white balance.

Looking toward Ophir and Ridgway Future site of Rico and Vance Jct. The first turn of the helix
The subroadbed comes together subroadbed 3.jpg (101534 bytes) subroadbed 5.jpg (69999 bytes) subroadbed 4.jpg (77857 bytes)
         
Ridgway at its proper elevation Vance Jct. in the front and Rico in the back Looking from Ophir towards Vance Jct. on the right and Rico on the left Helix support plus first turn of subroadbed 
Grades appear as the subroadbed is elevated elevated_subroadbed_1.jpg (89154 bytes) elevated_subroadbed_2.jpg (97162 bytes) elevated_subroadbed_3.jpg (74636 bytes) elevated_subroadbed_4.jpg (61609 bytes)

All photos above taken with a Nikon Coolpix 950 at 1600x1200 resolution, minimum JPEG compression.  They were downsampled to 800x600 with Adobe Photoshop 6.0 and saved at JPEG compression factor 7.  Lighting is 5000 degree fluorescent bulbs with the camera's white balance manually set from a bright white sheet of paper.