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... topic: 2445 Drawing base board outlines on my plan/ box file? posted: 19 Apr 2014 09:06 from: Andrew Duncan Hello Martin I wonder if you could either tell how to draw outlines of baseboards etc on my plan, or where I should look to understand how to do it. I've included the latest version of my proposed EM model of Yeovil Pen Mill which I'm still working on but has come on quite a way in the last few months. Kind regards Andrew Duncan Attachment: attach_1826_2445_Yeovil_-April_18th_Extra_line_in_MPD_areas V2.box 230 posted: 19 Apr 2014 13:22 from: Martin Wynne Andrew Duncan wrote: I wonder if you could either tell how to draw outlines of baseboards etc on my plan, or where I should look to understand how to do it. Hi Andrew, There are at least 5 different ways to do this. 1. If you want the baseboard outlines to be part of the .box file, you can create them as dummy track templates. Simply set geometry> track centre-lines only for plain track ...
... reduce costs go for spongeless refillable ink cartridges (available from various suppliers on Ebay) and bottled ink from http://www.consumablecafe.co.uk/. Their ink is pigment, not dye, based and in my experience is actually better than Epson's own. I have also noticed that this ink doesn't clog in the print head so readily meaning the machine won't run cleaning cycles anywhere near as often, which is wasteful of ink. If I refill my Stylus Photo R800 with Epson cartridges, it costs £132 and they only last a few months. On top of that the onboard chips will stop the cartridges from working when they're only half empty. This is a major rip-off. You can get chip resetters but it's a pain as the software then thinks the cartridge is full again.This gives a false ink reading meaning the print quality can drop sharply when a cartridge really is almost empty but the offending one isn't always obvious. Refillables with auto reset chips on the other hand, together with bottled ink, costs £60 and there's enough of it to ...
... downloads, to see larger pages. I tend to prefer the Nitro reader for viewing PDFs. http://www.nitroreader.com http://www.foxitsoftware.com/Secure_PDF_Reader/ If you are using a local print shop, you need to ask them which software they use. If they can use only Adobe, you will need to reduce the PDF page size and print your plan in 2 or 3 pages. Also, make sure they turn any page scaling off. This issue has now cropped up 4 or 5 times in the last few weeks. I think I should add a warning note in Templot not to use Adobe Reader if the page size exceeds the limit. Will be in the next TDV update. regards, Martin. posted: 6 Feb 2012 18:47 from: R A Watson Many thanks for the proposal to incorporate the message about file size in the next update, if it saves anyone else wasting a complete Sunday afternoon getting increasingly annoyed and consequently missing the clues in the previous posts as I did it will be most worthwhile! The ...
... software) everything looks like a nail. As far as programs interfering with what I can do on the computer the OS companies do it all the time. Apple has a hit list of programs that they openly discourage and block. One of the Tif file systems won't run on native programs as it is considered a security risk. Java is blocked from interacting with the OS. Then there is Apple's hate, hate relationship with Adobe and Flash which they consider a security risk as well. (I almost got caught there a few years ago except I was running 'Little Snitch'( another program that Apple doesn't like) which a fake Adobe Flash update with a trojan was programmed to see and quite running if Little Snitch was installed). Not to mention the annoying changes they make to their own OS which disable things that users were finding useful. Labeling was one of the losers wham Apple went to Mavericks a few years ago. A lot of people were not happy about that. I used that a lot to sort large visual file collections. ...
305. Outside single slip
... edited on 15 Oct 2017 13:38 by Bryan Hardwick posted: 15 Oct 2017 14:09 from: Martin Wynne Bryan Hardwick wrote: The only problem now is that I have inadvertently created the whole thing as T-55 gauge rather than OO, so that when I print it out it is 25mm (1 ") gauge, can I changed the whole thing to OO or do I have to start again? Hi Bryan, You should have seen a warning that you were using T-55 gauge after a few minutes, each time you started a Templot session. Did the warnings not appear? Did you leave Templot running for several days? You may be reporting a bug there. Also I should perhaps consider adding subsequent warnings if Templot has not been restarted for long periods. Yes and no, you can convert it to 00 in one go. See: topic 3086- message 22111 Because of the big change in gauge:scale ratio for 00, it is not going to convert very well. It will need the templates ...
306. Microsoft Word
... topic: 1766 Microsoft Word posted: 6 Jan 2012 13:50 from: Martin Wynne Is anyone here using a current Windows 7 version of Microsoft Word? I rarely use Word and my own version is 10 years old. I'm adding formatted text capability to the sketchboard and I would be grateful for a few test RTF files saved from the current version of Word. Files from Word seem to vary in format so much that it is a minefield to keep tabs on. If you can help, please attach here a short sample file from Word saved in RTF format (not doc) and containing some formatted text, different fonts and colours, tables, paragraph indents, with and without coloured backgrounds, etc. I can then test how well it will import onto the sketchboard. This will make it easier to add attractive notes and titles to the sketchboard when used for display; to add locking tables for signal box diagrams; etc. The existing text items are a bit limited in this regard. But please don't include pictures in the file ...
307. 0 Gauge Turntable
... 14:22 from: John Shelley OK for me. Martin has said before that if you are having problems viewing a video that starts and stops then let it run through to the end and review. As it is now cached in your computer it should run smoothly. Cheers for now, John from 33820 St Ciers sur Gironde, France posted: 10 Jun 2015 15:30 from: Martin Wynne Hi Stephen, Looking good. I think most of the hesitation is camera shake, but I think I can see a few dropped frames. This is probably caused by not using the recommended 30 frames per second for YouTube when recording the video. The YouTube web site says: Frame Rate: 30 is preferred. 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97 are also acceptable. When viewed here on Templot Club at present videos are in Flash format. When viewed on the YouTube site it is probably in HTML5 format, depending on your device. You can see which format by right-clicking on the video. Depending on your system, you may ...
... therefore in a passenger line. It looks wrong because it is clearly unnecessary and there is plenty of room to take the lower road clear of the upper one as John showed in his scissors design. I'm a bit puzzled by your remarks about the cork? Normally in an area such as this you fix a sheet of cork all over and cut away any unwanted bits after laying the track. Even if you have already cut some away, it shouldn't be too difficult to add some more alongside? It doesn't matter about a few small gaps because they will be hidden by the ballasting later. I'm not sure if you are aware of it, but there are some misalignments at the template boundaries in some of the running lines in your plan. For example in the loop line to the right of this area and also in the double-track running lines below it, which are not properly concentric with a constant gap between them. Ideally this all needs fixing, and the rest of the layout checked for similar misalignments, before you start building track ...
... to the sleeper spacing of 28", and have a single sleeper spaced at half that distance 14" from the dummy "joint". Then click the real> plain track options> rail-joint marks> none menu option. If that doesn't quite match the flexi-track, adjust the 28" accordingly. regards, Martin. posted: 7 Oct 2017 23:23 from: madscientist thanks, generally I find it quite easy to flare the ends of my 00-SF points as i just lay the last few chairs using a standard 00 gauge. for collections of points I retain the 16.2 throughout and only flare back at a plain track end thanks for the tips posted: 7 Oct 2017 23:35 from: Martin Wynne madscientist wrote: thanks, generally I find it quite easy to flare the ends of my 00-SF points as i just lay the last few chairs using a standard 00 gauge. for collections of points I retain the 16.2 throughout and only flare back at a plain track end Hi Dave, One fine ...
... to 3mm on curves to improve appearances. Unfortunately the less than scale clearance used by the Guild is not enough to cover the extra slop of+ 5.3mm. Add the extra slop value to the Guilds value and you end up with 89.9mm for the BR Mk1 carriage and 93.8mm for the sprinters. My conclusion is the track centre widths of 93mm and 99mm using the AMRA standards loading gauge assumptions (loading gauge 3 or 4) are close enough to the correctly caculated UK loading gauge widths and carriage lengths for practical purposes. A few mm to wide is better than 1mm to narrow. The corrected AMRA standard is now on the web at http://www.amra.asn.au/standards.htm Terry Flynn posted: 23 Feb 2012 22:04 from: Dellboy Terry "The calculations done independently by Delboy in a previous post for 1:43.5 scale at 1717mm radius produced a track spacing of 94mm" ?? ?? I don't recall this and it doesn't appear right to me as it results in 12.75mm passing clearance for a 445mm stock length which seems excessive. Is ...
... my approach. I use a second disc in the machine and also a detachable hard disc to hold backups. Either copying the complete E: drive, or selected folders on the E: drive, to one or other or both periodically. Cheers Nigel posted: 1 May 2012 23:10 from: Chris Mitton Paul Boyd wrote: Hi Chris However, having had several memory sticks fail, I wouldn't trust them either! Hi Paul, thanks for that, very generous of you to share it! I've also got a few dud memory sticks...so I use more than one at any given time. I should have added that my entire MyDocuments folder structure (and other stuff) is replicated on my laptop and also on my wife's PC (but don't tell her! mind you her new machine has acres of hard drive yet)- and her files are likewise backed up on mine. My key point is that each major folder (Models, Finance, Pictures, etc) has its own backup batch file, and I simply ...
312. RMweb
... posted: 22 Apr 2012 15:36 from: Geoff Cook its_all_downhill wrote: It's absolutely diabolical that RMweb is off line what are they thinking!!! we'll have to resort to do some real modelling.. Tom It was real modelling that Andy York was doing Wednesday evening till this happened and now he can't get back to doing any untill all this is sorted Geoff posted: 22 Apr 2012 20:03 from: roythebus Thanks for the info. I don't do bookface or twitter, the mrs moans enough about the few sites I DO look at on a daily basis! This isn't the first time RMweb has been down. I appreciate it's a free site, but it doesn't say much for the site's host! Good luck to those who run it. Maybe it was finescale modellers protesting about us who use OO gauge?? Last edited on 22 Apr 2012 20:04 by roythebus posted: 22 Apr 2012 20:31 from: Martin Wynne roythebus wrote: This isn't the first time RMweb has been down. I appreciate it's a ...
313. Saving Templot
... you choose not to use the location which Templot suggests, Templot won't automatically find them in the next session. It is then up to you to remember where you put them and navigate to them in the file dialog. This is all basic Windows stuff and I have said that providing Windows primers is beyond my remit in supporting Templot. But here we go (screenshots below from Firefox): After clicking the download link, you should see this: 2_270137_550000000.png Click the Save File button. When download is complete (only a few seconds on broadband): 2_270137_550000001.png 1. click the download icon. 2. click (or double-click) on the downloaded file. You will then likely see some security warnings like this: 2_270137_550000002.png Templot is safe to run on your computer. Click the Run button. You should then see the Templot2 installer program: 2_270137_550000003.png Click the Next button and accept the Terms of Use on the next screen. You should now be seeing this: 2_270137_550000004.png If you don't want to use the default install location for Templot showing ...
314. Construction methods
... Itemid=51) and Exactoscale( http://www.exactoscale.co.uk/4mmtrack.html) both do components to build your own track by sliding the chairs on to the rail or for some of the more complex special chairs for S& C work, you may need to cut them up to fabricate your own. The chairs are usually glued using solvent using either ply or plastic timbering. The chairs can be eased off using a sharp scalpel blade if you get it wrong, If it is your first attempt, do expect the first few to end up in bin or at the very least in the fiddleyard. HTH Cheers Phil Last edited on 21 Mar 2012 18:09 by Phil O posted: 21 Mar 2012 18:06 from: Phil O julia wrote: I am reasonably happy with the construction methods entailed in building my H0e track with code 55 flat bottom rail on PCB sleepers. But I have plans on my drawing board for an BR(S) 00 scale layout, for which I would love to make my own track. What are ...
315. Templot won't quit
... Then with further Enters in the message stream, each instance tries to connect to the internet at the same time. The result is chaos. (The multiple instances warning wasn't working in 205b.) I have made some changes in the new 205c version which mean it should be safe to hold down the Enter key once the GO buttons are showing. But there is not much I can do about matters before that stage. Can I suggest that you wait a second or two before hitting Enter? Indeed there are now so few startup dialogs that you could press Enter separately for each one rather than holding the key down. How fast is your system? On my development system (Windows 7) the initialization splash lasts less than a half a second, and I have to be very quick to get the Enter key down before it has finished and the GO buttons are showing. My old WinXP system is slower, but still less than a couple of seconds. regards, Martin. posted: 20 Jun 2012 18:15 from: Paul Boyd ...
316. Peco O Individulay
... 00 from: BeamEnds Having failed to get a response from Peco, can anyone tell me what the score is with Peco's 7mm standard gauge track components, in particular point timbers, chairs etc. Searching their site by part numbers seem to find them, but there doesn't seem to be a way to get to them via the menus. No one seem to keep any stock! Cheers Richard posted: 14 Apr 2012 16:02 from: rodney_hills Richard, http://www.gaugemaster.com/ under: Peco O gauge shows a few in stock, rest to order: IL-703 slide chair IL-712 Pandrol clips IL-714 Woodgrain sleepers IL-717 cosmetic fishplates Some other retailers' sites list the parts, but without showing whether in stock: http://www.trains4u.com/category/198/ Peco_Individulay http://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/category/576/Track_and_Track_Accessories and in Australia: http://www.brunelhobbies.com.au/PECO/pecoIL.htm Regards, Rodney Hills Last edited on 14 Apr 2012 16:02 by rodney_hills posted: 14 Apr 2012 16 ...
... topic: 1770 Gauge naming for 2mm:1ft finescale posted: 7 Jan 2012 12:29 from: grahamroberts Hi Martin, This is a bit pedantic but I note that Templot still uses "S2" as the description for 2mm finescale standards (and as far as I remember always did...) The 2mm scale association introduced the term "2FS" a few years back to denote its matched wheel and track standards http://2mm.org.uk/standards.htm... is it worth bringing Templot's terminology into line? best regards Graham Roberts posted: 15 Jan 2012 21:28 from: Martin Wynne grahamroberts wrote: This is a bit pedantic but I note that Templot still uses "S2" as the description for 2mm finescale standards (and as far as I remember always did...) The 2mm scale association introduced the term "2FS" a few years back to denote its matched wheel and track standards http://2mm.org.uk/standards.htm... is it worth bringing Templot's terminology into line? Hi Graham, Thanks ...
... for your suggestions. I have a friend in Australia who has an O gauge garden railway subject to temperature variations more extreme than our own. He has used impact adhesive to glue the plastic sleepers to the baseboard (waterproof tiling panels) which is then subsequent ballasted. The support structure is made from galvanised steel battens used in dry lined stud walls (readily available from Wickes). The completed baseboards are then mounted on steel fencing posts. We are in frequent contact and he assures me has had no problems over the past few years. I suppose if the plastic sleepers are well fixed and the rails are adequately gapped then all should be well. The problem for me is my concern in fixing the Templot drawing to the baseboard with a strong adhesive that does not affect the paper. The idea of using yacht varnish to seal the paper sounds good. But will the plastic track base adhere to the varnished paper. I think I will try a small test section to see if this system will work. I would never attempt to build track outdoors ...
319. Couple of TDV issues
... slots while experimenting with ways of simulating street (single) switches. I'm trying at least to give me marks to work with while building turnouts. Was just trying to find a way of cleaning up the mess I create ijn the slots displayed! Naming the switches sensibly helps to keep some order, and it's really not a big issue. Just trying to keep some order in a tangled situation as I use Templot for something it was never designed to do! Would be nice, btw, to be able to save a few of the switches, which seem to disappear between sessions. Is there a way? Regards, Mike Martin Wynne wrote: bainin wrote: But I have had intermittent problems clicking on the TSnn/MSnn labels. Just doesn't seem to work sometimes, although I cannot figure out any particular set of circumstances that causes problems. Hi Mike, Thanks for the report. The labels should highlight when the mouse moves over them, and turn yellow when clicked. Are they failing to highlight or failing to click? What happens if ...
... . It has taken me years and years and years...to build or have built the models that I need as you see when I started there were no manufacturers that I could go to and just buy what I wanted or had to have to get over the line. I started in S scale first but all my railway stuff was destroyed in 1983 when the Ash Wednesday bush fire decided to clean up Macedon and the surrounding area, my place included. Just after that some enterprising fellow decided to have quite a few On2.5 Na locos constructed, so, even without having enough spare cash I order one. Realising that it may well prove impossible to get another later on I change my order to two. Needless to say I didn't tell the other half. If the truth be known I didn't want to tell myself as seriously I didn't have the money at the time. Very scary doing stuff like that. But in hind sight I am so glad I did it. I might add that at the time it was a long long ...
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