helix-the spiral

You mean like this?

What do you want to know about it?

I would like to see the pic again . I would like info about it to build ; to build something similar.

I have a double helix on a much smaller scale, made by Marx as part of a sears set.

Wow BillYo414,  that's my helix.  It's been moved from Florida to my basement in Virginia.  It's about 18' across and 7 1/2' high.  The bridges span 6'.

Frisco, if you're thinking of something like this I'll be glad to share construction methods.   My email is in my profile.

Doug

There is a local O-Gauge display in the town near me that has a great permanent layout depicting downtown, Mebane ,NC.  In an adjacent room filled with trains in display cases is a double concentric helix built into a Christmas tree.  The helix is configured as one continuous loop.

Here's a link showing pictures of the helix tree: https://themebanetraindisplay.com/train-tree

Well how about that @boomer0622 haha now @Frisco Brakeman can get all the info he needs!

At York, MTH had a double helix display back in the 90's in the Yellow Hall when Mike was just starting his own line of trains. Very impressive. Did anyone here take photos?

From an open house that I went to back in 2018.  Forgot where.

Also from the same open house.

Didn't hennings trains do something like this for the polar express a few years back.  I bet if you search a bit you will find the post aling with the plans.  As i recall they were comprehensive.

For the double helix I used to take to train shows see my site page, Helix Track Design .

There is also a Materials List and Drawings for building the double helix.

If I'm not mistaken Hennings, and others, had the one in the tree:

https://ogrforum.com/...32#45214903035494832

  and

https://ogrforum.com/...87#54504733474948187

Thanks to @Milwaukee Road Rob and @Bill Henning for the above.

Mike

@artyoung posted:

At York, MTH had a double helix display back in the 90's in the Yellow Hall when Mike was just starting his own line of trains. Very impressive. Did anyone here take photos?

I remember that display well.

@SteveH posted:

There is a local O-Gauge display in the town near me that has a great permanent layout depicting downtown, Mebane ,NC.  In an adjacent room filled with trains in display cases is a double concentric helix built into a Christmas tree.  The helix is configured as one continuous loop.

Here's a link showing pictures of the helix tree: https://themebanetraindisplay.com/train-tree

Did you ever wonder where the design of that tree came from?  Bill Henning designed that in 2014 and a number of people got the plans for it and constructed them.

Although I've never asked the Mebane Train Display docents or actually wondered where the plan came from, now I have a good idea.   The resemblance is striking.