... topic: 3804 Templot user guide? posted: 25 Oct 2020 11:09 from: Phil O Hi Martin, I have had what is probably either a Eureka moment or more likely a moment of total lunacy, with regards a Templot user guide. Produce a couple of videos, the first is to show how to build up the templates for a basic BLT, with a main single sided platform with a loop, a short bay platform and a few sidings. This would give the beginner the rudimentary basics to get started. Then a more comprehensive video, importing a map, with more complex trackwork, including tandems and slips, double junctions etc. Possibly including a shed with a turntable. I think that would cover most formations that any modeller would need to produce a layout. And finally one showing how to produce mixed gauge trackwork. I think that would cover virtually all the eventualities we are likely to encounter. It might help if you explained where necessary the prototypical reason for such and such was done in a particular way, or ...

... building my test track is because I want to test all those things you talk about in your email. I haven't the space for a circular test track so the only way to find out if my stock will run through tight curves is to run them through turnouts. I used to belong to the North London Group which did have a circular test track which was great. Please feel free to email me if you need any further help. Kind regards Len Cattley posted: 21 May 2009 08:34 from: newport_rod A few thoughts then... Good idea to include one double slip – if you want to test your track-building technique. But maybe two in one too many; the top plan is very dependant on them. Good idea to include both facing and trailing crossovers to see how stock will run over them, although this will be limited by only having 340 mm to the left of the trailing crossover will limit its use. Although presumably you're constricted by only having 8' to play with. What are the minimum radius ...

... about it. edit: now done, see below. p.s. many companies which used 12" joint sleepers, also used special larger joint chairs on them. I don't know anyone who makes such chairs. regards, Martin. posted: 29 Mar 2015 13:34 from: Rob Manchester Hi Martin, Brilliant, thank you. A chance to use up my supply of 12" wide sleepers included in all the bags I got from Brian/Pete/ et al! I know you can use them for the first few timbers on turnouts but I always forget. If you have had the rains down there I bet your river is up a bit? Rob posted: 31 Mar 2015 14:01 from: David R Martin Wynne wrote:... many companies which used 12" joint sleepers, also used special larger joint chairs on them. I don't know anyone who makes such chairs. regards, Martin. 100_310859_070000000.jpg Available in 7mm scale in packs of 16 or 80 from Off The Rails Regards, Dave R Last edited on 31 ...

... recent renewals at that time and is almost certainly 1432mm gauge vertical switches and crossings. Which is a much heavier design than bullhead track and noticeably different. How are you intending to model it? Colin Craig supplies some 4mm/ft components for such track, and also detailed templates showing the baseplates and fixings: http://colincraig4mm.co.uk/#/s -c /4532599929 http://colincraig4mm.co.uk/#/templates/4532603468 Unfortunately it is not possible to convert a Templot bullhead track plan to this with just a few clicks. It would require a redesign, using the restricted range of crossing angles normally employed in this track (7, 8, 9.25, 10.75, 15,...) for natural-angle turnouts, and the double-curved vertical switches. These are not directly supported in Templot and would require partial templates to correctly represent them. They can be approximated using custom curved switches, and given the discrepancy in EM gauge preventing exact-scale representation of prototype track, this would probably be acceptable. Clearly if ...

... . I believe that most of the suppliers of RSUs in the UK are/were small businesses or cottage industries. I don't know all the ins and outs of it, but under present EU law for scrap reclamation, makers of domestic electrical equipment now have to be certificated in some way. That costs a lot of money and renders the supplying of items like RSUs completely unprofitable for the levels of turnover and profit involved. I could probably dig up quotes from other lists since I remember the matter being discussed in detail a few months ago, with all the relevant EU detail. And because we are the UK, we will apply the rules to the nth degree. Jim. posted: 14 Aug 2007 20:46 from: Martin Wynne Paul Boyd wrote: So- is this down to a very low demand for an expensive and bulky item to stock, or just that no-one really wants the hassle of selling a very lumpy bit of kit? Is there still a reasonably healthy demand? I wouldn't be without an RSU now and ...

... is considered a proper glue? Is the curling problem worse on turnout timbers due to the extra lengths involved or better due there being( in some cases) more rails holding them down. Are Veropins always flat under the head or is there any irregularity in this area that could result in the heads not being the same height above each sleeper. Rob posted: 29 May 2015 11:14 from: madscientist Hi rob, hard to make a comparison chart as no one person is building all methods. I'm currently examining a few so I'll try to. Build a cost matrix Vero pins are flat topped and regular, they are quite precise dimensionally Personally I am favouring a combination of methods with copperclad and vero pins at strong points posted: 29 May 2015 13:18 from: Nigel Brown Hi Rob Think a chart would be difficult, as there are many imponderables. The advantage of raising the question on here is that you may receive new information. In building my 3mm layout I used mainly chairs from Ian Osborne with Plastruct 0.75mm thick sleepers and ...

... compilers. Which is a significant deterrent to making much use of the open-source versions (OT/MEC). Not before time, I have now got round to doing something about that. I have created a new MECBOX file format to perform transfers between them. It is quite slow to save and load for large box files, but you need only to transfer a file once, after which you can save it in OTBOX format for future working. Attached below is a scruff release 224z of Templot2, with a few new features. The screenshots should be self-explanatory: 2_301753_450000001.png 2_301753_440000000.png The above option is on by default and you probably want to leave it on, so that any work you do in Templot2 will be automatically backed up for possible future use in OT/MEC. If you have a large quantity of BOX files to export, you can export a folderful at a time using the file viewer: 2_281902_510000000.png I will post a scruff version of TemplotMEC shortly which can import/export the MECBOX files. But first I want ...

... keithj15 Nigel Brown wrote: Hi Keith Any chance of loading some of this stuff here? I think some of us would be interested to know what the broad gauge track at St. Ives looked like. Also we might be able to help with further questions. Cheers Nigel Hi Nigel, Naturally, with half a dozen of us in the broad gauge project all scouring the internet for any information about St Ives Cornwall c1890 we gathered lots of stuff, sadly not all broad gauge nor railway related. However, I found a few of the links which should lead you on to many more. http://www.broadgauge.co.uk/locations/torquay_station.shtml http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locomotives_of_the_Great_Western_R ailway http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Ives_station_view_c1890.jpg http://www.francisfrith.com/st-ives The last is very protective of copyright, and will pursue all infringements very aggressively — so you can share the link, but never the image. Hope this helps regards Keith posted: 7 Apr 2015 14:50 from: Nigel Brown Keith Thanks. ...

... . Ballasting is in progress in the foreground. The Santa Fe Railway has running powers over these GWR metals, and a train will shortly be arriving in the bay platform on the left. hc_3pi_2.jpg Here is my track plan for Hopton Clee. I created it in Templot and then exported a DXF file using the 3D Solid option for the DXF. The screenshot above shows the result after importing the file into 3rd PlanIt. The coloured rectangle is my attempt to sink the sleepers (ties) in some ballast. I added a few sample structures from the 3rd PlanIt libraries to create better perspective effects. The 3rd PlanIt file for this plan can be downloaded from http://templot.com/3pi/hopton_clee_and_trains.3pi It can be opened and the trains run in the free demo version of 3rd PlanIt. You won't be able to draw additional tracks from scratch in that version or save files, but you can add further trains and buildings from the supplied libraries. Or import your own Templot track plan by exporting it from Templot as a DXF file. If you ...

... s12t-touchscreen-laptop-e1-2100-dual-core-4gb-500gb-wifi-bt-hdmi-webcam-usb3-win-81?utm_source=google+ shopping&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=CMys-qfGmMUCFYHKtAod7DEAUQ Regards Maurice posted: 28 Apr 2015 11:24 from: Dave Summers Maurice It's not just about power- screen size is also an important consideration and that product's screen is not much bigger than an iPad! I run Templot on a Macbook Pro using Crossover. There are a few minor issues documented elsewhere on Templot Club regarding the running of Martin's helpful videos, but overall, it is perfectly usable without major capital expense. posted: 28 Apr 2015 11:30 from: Martin Wynne Hi Maurice, Welcome to Templot Club. If you have a modern Apple computer you don't need to buy a Windows computer, Templot runs on Apple computers quite well using CodeWeavers Crossover (inexpensive) or Winebottler (free). Many users run Templot on Mac computers this way: http://www.codeweavers.com http: ...