... think in terms of lengthening the leads on TL186 and TR260 so as to reduce the end throw on vehicles passing over these connections, as I would expect that to ameliorate or even eliminate such a conflict. This may involve the toe of TL186 becoming repositioned adjacent to a platform face, which in turn could have implications for the signalling/locking of facing movements over these points. posted: 13 Nov 2018 15:28 from: Rob Manchester William's original RM post is here for anybody interested. Rob posted: 15 Nov 2018 07:35 from: William Williamson Thanks Rob! The more I think about it, the more I reckon that a consolidated entry to the 'old goods yard' (i.e. a CCD siding and a carriage siding) makes more sense. I don't want to bring the front-left tracks too close to the front, but I wonder if a large S curve will give me the geometry I need. Life has gone a bit mad in the last couple of days, but I think that may be my next port ...

... 18:08 from: madscientist thanks posted: 14 Sep 2018 08:55 from: madscientist I managed to track down a numbered signal diagram of the station, badminton, that we based the current layout on, so I now have a lever numbering guide, I still have to work out the text for the leads as that wasn't included What was interesting is the levers are grouped in the frame by road direction rather then physical location grouping( which I thought was more common) Interesting posted: 14 Sep 2018 10:07 from: Jim Guthrie madscientist wrote: What was interesting is the levers are grouped in the frame by road direction rather then physical location grouping( which I thought was more common) I remember a friend who worked for BR in Scotland telling me that levers were normally arranged so that the order of working a set of levers for a movement was in one direction. The direction of working levers could be from the end of the frame to the centre or the centre to the end. I believe different rail companies had their ...

... happen when saving templates or quitting. When saving templates the error comes up but the file is saved. It also comes up when trying to exit Templot and the application won't quit and I have to use Task Manager to end it. It doesn't happen all the time- only on occasion. Running Win 10 64 bit with all the latest updates. It's not a major problem since I don't seem to lose anything and having to quit occasionally via Task manager is the only slight hassle. Jim. posted: 27 Jul 2018 07:53 from: Martin Wynne Jim Guthrie wrote: I've started getting occasional Access Violation messages on the current version. The message is "Access Violation Address 00452734 in modle 'templot_2.exe' Read of address 00000004" Hi Jim Can you define "occasional"? Every time? most times? now and then? once in a blue moon? It's very difficult to locate problems unless I can make them happen here, which at present I can't. And even more difficult if they occur only intermittently. Anyone else seeing this? ...

... topic: 3304 Setting the bend radius for obtuse crossings posted: 9 Jul 2018 07:33 from: richard_t Is it possible to set the bend radius for obtuse crossings in a similar manner to setting the knuckle bend radius? The NERA booklet "Standard Railway Equipment- Permanent Way, 1926", suggests this is 16" multiplied by the crossing angle for angles between 1:4 and 1:8. It also seems to apply to the check rail as well. Thanks Last edited on 9 Jul 2018 14:48 by richard_t posted: 9 Jul 2018 15:31 from: Martin Wynne Hi Richard, The bend radius for K-crossings isn't currently supported. It's somewhere on my to-do list. Of course, now that the code is open-source, it can be on everyone else's to-do list too. It would be part of the journey over the years from Templot templates being simply construction aids, to being full descriptive drawings. Bear in mind that for wider than scale model flangeways, for good tracking ...

... topic: 3276 Moving pages posted: 31 May 2018 10:49 from: roythebus Hi all, I've nearly finalised my track lan, print off some templates, but the page joins are midway through a 3 way turnout and a crossover. Is there any way I can shift either the templates on the pages so they're less likely to coincide with the page edges or move the pages? posted: 31 May 2018 11:07 from: Martin Wynne Hi Roy, You can do either. To move the page outlines to match the templates better, use this mouse action: 2_020706_170000000.png move page origin (SHIFT+ CTRL+ F10). You will see the outlines of the printed pages and be able to move them to best fit your templates. Make sure you have set your printer to the paper size first. n.b. if you have been exporting PDF files, make sure the page outlines have been reset for the printer: 2_020727_520000000.png If you prefer to move the templates on the grid instead, use the shift group mouse action. The ...

... topic: 3411 Modelu 7mm scale GWR sliderail chairs posted: 11 Apr 2019 15:04 from: Stephen Freeman 142_111007_080000000.jpg Sample dropped though letterbox this morning Attachment: attach_2819_3411_modelu7mmchairs.j pg 135 Last edited on 11 Apr 2019 15:07 by Stephen Freeman Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Trackbuilding topics> Modelu 7mm scale GWR sliderail chairs about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z Index Templot Explained for beginners Please click: important information for new members and first-time visitors. indexing link for search engines back to top of page Please read this important note about copyright: Unless stated otherwise, all the files submitted to this web site are copyright and the property of the respective contributor. You are welcome to use them for your own personal non-commercial purposes, and in your messages on this web site. If you want to publish any of this material elsewhere or use it commercially, you must first obtain the owner's permission to do ...

... p which I have added to my collection The slip cover design is cool. Rob posted: 15 May 2018 00:51 from: Martin Wynne Rob Manchester wrote: You quoted P74 of the 3rd edition in your reply earlier. Hi Rob, See "Sleepers, Life of" in the index to other editions. cheers, Martin. posted: 15 May 2018 01:00 from: Rob Manchester Martin, Page 62. now how do I put some 7mm fungi on my sleepers? Rob posted: 15 May 2018 07:35 from: richard_t There's also the PWI "British Railway Track Bullhead Supplement", which, as it says "Being extracts from the first and second editions of..." British Railways Track. When I picked my copy up from PWI, some years ago now, it was only 12UKP. posted: 15 May 2018 19:12 from: Tony W I wonder if you would want to go to these lengths for distressed sleepers. 2151_151401_080000000.jpg 2151_151401_080000001.jpg 2151_151401_090000002.jpg These sleepers are or rather were 40 plus years old ...

... topic: 3383 Sketchboard error message posted: 8 Feb 2019 21:07 from: Richard Spratt 68_081557_490000000.png I'm trying to find the image that this message is refering to. Whatever it is appears to be slowing down my PC which was a reasonable spec gaming PC 4 years ago. When I don't load the sketchboard file it flies along even though there are 240 templates! Is there a way of starting with item 1 in the sketchboard file and moving through them to find the offending item? posted: 8 Feb 2019 22:54 from: Martin Wynne Richard Spratt wrote: 68_081557_490000000.png I'm trying to find the image that this message is refering to. Whatever it is appears to be slowing down my PC which was a reasonable spec gaming PC 4 years ago. When I don't load the sketchboard file it flies along even though there are 240 templates! Is there a way of starting with item 1 in the sketchboard file and moving through them to find the offending item? Hi Richard, What happens when you click OK? Do any other messages appear ...

... : 2 May 2018 08:40 from: Michael Henfrey Thanks Rob, Yeah the ply is cut with the grain. It's a loft layout and so it is quite dry up there so they will only get moisture when I add water/pva mix for ballasting. I'm using exactoscale chairs at the moment and they are really brittle, breaking no end, might switch to c&l ones as they don't look much different, when painted I don't think anyone would be able to tell posted: 2 May 2018 12:07 from: Rob Manchester Michael Henfrey wrote: Thanks Rob, Yeah the ply is cut with the grain. It's a loft layout and so it is quite dry up there so they will only get moisture when I add water/pva mix for ballasting. I'm using exactoscale chairs at the moment and they are really brittle, breaking no end, might switch to c&l ones as they don't look much different, when painted I don't think anyone would be able to tell I prefer the Exactoscale chairs to the C& ...

... between the rail and chair and that always seems to suffice. Ian posted: 17 Apr 2018 23:40 from: Rob Manchester Ian Allen wrote: Rob, To be honest, I've just used Butanone to make a bond between the rail and chair and that always seems to suffice. Ian Hi Ian, Thanks for the reply. The Butanone won't actually key into the rail will it? Does it work by melting enough of the chair material to grip round the rail foot? Rob posted: 18 Apr 2018 00:07 from: Martin Wynne Hi Rob, There are two types of "superglue". The cyano types cure in the presence of humidity in the air. As you found, once opened they have a very short shelf life. They are usually transparent, or the rubber-toughened types are black. The anaerobic types cure in the absence of air and the presence of metal ions. They are typically used for engineering thread-locking, fitting shaft bearings, etc. They are usually red, blue or green, e.g ...