... in Wine. I was amazed that it worked first time without any complaints! A quick look shows that it seems to be working fine. I haven't yet installed any printers, so this may still be a problem area though. Are there any known problems I may face as I use it more? I'm using the latest LTS version of Mint (1.8) posted: 15 Feb 2017 23:03 from: Tony W Hi John. There are plenty of us happily using Templot via Wine/ Linux. There are very few problems mostly to do with some of the graphic symbols displaying differently, which we can live with. There is a library of generic printer drivers to suit most needs including some quite old models, like mine, so problems there are unlikely. I switched to Linux Mint when Windows XP was abandoned by Microsoft and haven't regretted it for one moment. Tony W. posted: 15 Feb 2017 23:29 from: JohnB Thanks Tony. I started changing when XP was abandoned, but ended up staying with Windows for business ...

... to offset the diamond as in that photo. Mike Johnson Thanks for that Mike. I have revisisted it in the light of your comments and that picture and, starting from scratch, redrawn the whole thing asymetrically and it seems to work. Here are the tracks. I have yet to add timbers but that is easy enough. This took a couple of hours whereas the first one took days. Regards Raymond Attachment: attach_1027_1434_double_junction_6 .box 283 posted: 29 Mar 2011 16:22 from: Stephen Freeman I think you need a few check rails as well. Have a look at scissors on my website Last edited on 29 Mar 2011 16:24 by Stephen Freeman posted: 29 Mar 2011 17:15 from: Raymond Borg-Rail wrote: I think you need a few check rails as well. Have a look at scissors on my website Thanks Stephen, I make it two required, extended wing rails and I think that covers everything. Now the timbering is done as well. Regards Raymond Attachment: attach_1028_1434_double_junction_7 .box 257 posted: 29 Mar 2011 ...

... edited on 9 Jul 2019 08:45 by richard_t posted: 10 Jul 2019 01:53 from: Martin Wynne Hi Richard, Update version 223b is now on the server. Your existing version should offer to update automatically. The conversion bugs should be fixed -- let me know if not. cheers, Martin. posted: 10 Jul 2019 09:01 from: richard_t Thanks Martin. I've converted the plan again from Scale 7 to S4-X and it's looking good on a quick glance over. I've noticed a few extra timbers have appeared (I'm guessing due to some of the templates lengthening slightly?), but they are easy-ish to spot, and even easier to clear up. Again, many thanks Richard Last edited on 10 Jul 2019 09:02 by richard_t posted: 10 Jul 2019 15:08 from: Martin Wynne richard_t wrote: I've noticed a few extra timbers have appeared Hi Richard, These are possibly on turnout templates having regular V-crossings and the auto-fit setting for the crossing entry straight? ...

... the reverse curve and gives a better flow. It just fits your 4 foot requirement but only just! Alan Attachment: attach_290_465_st_margarets_- _ajt.box 504 Last edited on 22 Jun 2008 16:45 by Alan Turner posted: 23 Jun 2008 01:05 from: phileakins Alan Turner wrote: I've had a go at the crossing and I think that this gets rid of the reverse curve and gives a better flow. It just fits your 4 foot requirement but only just! Alan Thanks for doing that Alan- I've a few days off work this week (I think I shall need them) and will finish both yours and Jim's designs and post them here. The check rails will be a challenge though looking at photos of the prototype. Phil PS [Thinks] Now, what other weird and wonderful configurations can I bend track into? I've got one or two photos and the outside double slip idea looks attractive.... [/ Thinks] posted: 5 Dec 2008 09:52 from: John Preston Hello to all After having ...

... on YouTube, it went missing for a while: I will put it back as Video of the Week in due course. Martin. posted: 28 Sep 2019 20:12 from: Rob Manchester Hi Martin, Thanks for reminding me of that video, some excellent footage there. It took them a good while to get the electric trains on the East Coast route- still it allowed the Deltics a good long run before the HSTs ran up until the wires were finally up. Bearing in mind the Beeching report of a few years later the mood seemed very positive towards railways when this film was made- I guess the main lines survived mainly intact. I wnt to college in the 70's next to one of the depots that maintained the Woodhead electrics. At least the route is a nice walk now Rob posted: 29 Sep 2019 18:45 from: Andy Reichert I'd like to (selfishly) propose my evolving developments in model tram track as a candidate for "video of the week". It does rather show what can be actually reliably ...

... topic: 3513 Web site problems today. posted: 2 Oct 2019 18:48 from: Martin Wynne Sorry we were offline for a few hours today. Maybe again tomorrow for a few minutes while Jim installs a new backup server to replace the one which died today. Until then anything posted here won't be backed up, so don't post anything irreplaceable. cheers, Martin. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Templot talk> Web site problems today. 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 ...

... topic: 1308 Max unsupported rail length posted: 16 Dec 2010 12:39 from: richard_t Hello I wondered if there was a maximum length of rail that was permitted without support from a chair and sleeper/timber? I've got a few complex junctions that I'm shoving timbers around but I keep ending up with biggish gaps between them. TIA. edit: Company is CLC (according to the plans I have the LMS took over the infrastructure). Bullhead practice from the 1930s. Last edited on 16 Dec 2010 13:48 by richard_t posted: 17 Dec 2010 07:42 from: Jim Guthrie richard_t wrote: Hello I wondered if there was a maximum length of rail that was permitted without support from a chair and sleeper/timber? I've got a few complex junctions that I'm shoving timbers around but I keep ending up with biggish gaps between them. TIA. edit: Company is CLC (according to the plans I have the LMS took over the infrastructure). Bullhead practice from the 1930s. Richard, The widest pitch of sleepering ...

... methods for cutting sleepers to length please, keeping the end square at the same time? I have some C&L Copper Clad strip (1.6mm thick) but bearing in mind the number of sleepers that will eventually be required I'd quite like a quicker/easier way to cut them than a mitre saw and block!! Many thanks. Best Regards, Brian Tulley posted: 15 Oct 2008 12:43 from: Paul Boyd Hi Brian What you need is the Acme Chopper. Yes, really! You'll get through a few blades cutting PCB sleepers, but it copes fine. I've replaced the plastic cutting pad on mine with aluminium though. I don't know where to get it from these days, but it least you have something to google on. posted: 15 Oct 2008 13:10 from: Martin Wynne Paul Boyd wrote: What you need is the Acme Chopper. Yes, really! You'll get through a few blades cutting PCB sleepers, but it copes fine. I've replaced the plastic cutting pad on mine with aluminium though. I ...

... topic: 1260 Dock Road posted: 2 Oct 2010 18:05 from: phileakins A while ago I introduced a design for Blue Town, base on Sheerness Dockyard post- 1883 track plan. Having thought long and hard I have decided to go back a few years to a simpler layout (no tandem points!) which is attached for your comments please. The main line is laid to the LCDR standard track for the period to 1882 with 21 foot rails with 8 sleepers per length. However, the branch opened in 1860 using 21 foot rails but only 6 sleepers per length and I have retained this track in the sidings. I have rather guessed how the points might have appeared but have retained longer sleepers under the crossing for ease of building. Further information much appreciated though. The main line will be covered with 'top ballast' as was normal at the time so the point sleepering (I've used 10in wide sleepers rather than 12in timbers) will not be seen. Until the sketchboard appears.... the loco shed is on ...

... cross from the bottom of the station to the carriage sidings which will be top right when drawn are going to have to be omitted. I've not mastered the finer points of the system such as shoving timbers or doing three way points properly, but any comments gratefully accepted. regards Rovex Attachment: attach_965_1332_snow_hill.box 426 posted: 9 Jan 2011 10:02 from: JFS Wow, lots of track! Should be an excellent operational layout when its done. Just one tip which I learnt the hard way. There might be a fair few devils in the detail of your plan in that some of the track might not be buildable- just to take one one of the three ways in the throat- the switches of one road overlap the crossing of the other. This kind of problem of course is MUCH worse in 00 than in nearer-scale guages- even formations which would fit in the prototype cannot be built in the model. 1129_090455_280000000.png The worry is that you might not uncover all of these until you get deep into the detail of partial templates, ...