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... of some sort would make it much more difficult to add new ones. That method is used on the sketchboard because the engine for that is a bought-in component. It's not ideal when zoomed a long way out (the handles obscure the object) or zoomed a long way in (the handles are off the screen). Templot mouse actions work fine in such circumstances, or even when the object is not visible at all. regards, Martin. posted: posted: 29 Oct 2015 23:45 from: Andrew Duncan Martin Martin I'm with Rob. The quality is fine in Windows at any rate...? Pictures speak a thousand words and don't require the same amount of brain power either! The video you did at my request for diamonds being another case in point. Its brilliant. Kind regards Andrew 29 Oct 2015 23:45 from: Andrew Duncan ahh sorry I thought I was just getting rid of the second Martin by editing it. Obviously not! Andrew Last edited on 29 Oct 2015 23:47 by Andrew ...
... of use or interest? John, from 33820 St Ciers sur Gironde posted: 5 Dec 2015 10:15 from: alan@york Is this the type of track? 2_050723_350000000.jpg undefined posted: 5 Dec 2015 12:14 from: Nigel Brown Came across a statement on RMweb which states that the subject is covered in Ian Rice's book on building finescale track. Don't have the book so can't verify it. Nigel posted: 5 Dec 2015 12:26 from: Matt M. Concrete pot sleepers are covered in the late Andrew Dow's 'The Railway, British Track Since 1804. A worthwhile investment if you like track work. Yes there is a mention in Ian Rice's book with some thoughts on ways to model it. Regards Matt M. posted: 5 Dec 2015 12:30 from: Matt M. And yes the drawing and photo in Andrew's book show two bolt chairs on the GWR version. There is a 1944 technical drawing from The Railway Gazette which I imagine would be a copy of the GWR drawing. Regards, Matt M posted: ...
... necessarily a unique ID number if you add templates from several files into the storage box. You could have several templates with the ID TL027 for example, each from a different file. I really have to apologise that so much of this stuff has never been properly written up, other than in the change logs: topic 1511- message 13245 I'm finding it just too much of a task to write it all out in great detail and double check everything. At present I am deep in the Templot code adding chair markers for Andrew, which I enjoy doing and not having to explain everything. I don't know the answer to this, sorry. regards, Martin. posted: 10 Jan 2016 05:07 from: Andrew Barrowman "At present I am deep in the Templot code adding chair markers for Andrew, which I enjoy doing" Hi Martin, I hope you are not doing only on my account. I'm waiting to see you crank out some really impressive 7mm turnouts for your layout on a 3-D printer. I would switch to ...
... topic: 3052 Crossing nose. To blunt or not? posted: 23 Jul 2017 23:42 from: Andrew Duncan Hello Martin Did I read it or dream it that you wrote somewhere, that on the model, the crossing nose could in fact be quite sharp and therefore longer so reducing the unsupported gap between nose and wing rail? As I'm modelling in EM where there's a sizable gap at the crossing, my aim in making the nose sharper and longer would be to reduce the gap and therefore the likely hood of wheels bumping through crossings. If you feel it is workable are there downsides to this approach? Kind regards Andrew posted: 24 Jul 2017 01:45 from: Martin Wynne Hi Andrew, Knife-edge sharp vees look awful to anyone familiar with prototype track, and there shouldn't be any need to use them in EM or 4-SF (00-SF). The prototype blunt nose width is 3/4 ", which scales to 0.25mm (10 thou) wide at the tip. With 1.0mm flangeways each ...
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... topic: 3077 Single slip posted: 12 Sep 2017 22:16 from: Andrew Duncan Hello. On Yeovil Pen Mill I've got a single slip (crossing 1: 8) on a 45" radius curve. Having read somewhere here, that diamond crossings of 1 in 8 or shallower should have moving K crossings, I am wondering if I should be considering having these on the single slip and indeed it if that's doable/ prototypical. Any knowledgeable fellow help me out? Andrew posted: 12 Sep 2017 23:37 from: Martin Wynne Hi Andrew, Yes, certainly you should use movable K-crossings at 1:8 on 45" radius. For a slip it actually makes it easier to build because you don't have to find space for the K-crossing check rails. So easier to build and more reliable running, win-win. Just need to provide the additional point motor(s). Here's a nice pic from Mick Nicholson showing a prototype double-slip with movable K-crossings (flat-bottom) ...
... 2020 14:02 from: Nigel Brown The author of the article, Sir Eric Hutchison, was a well known modeller of the era and a co-founder of Merco. He wrote quite a few articles for the Railway Modeller, including one of his superb layout based on the Highland Railway main line from Blair Atholl north; it really captured the atmosphere of the line. There's a bio of him here: http://www.brightontoymuseum.co.uk/index/Category:Sir_Eric_Hutchison posted: 25 Jul 2020 05:59 from: Andrew Barrowman Martin Wynne wrote: Just doing some housekeeping on the Templot web site, and I came across this: http://templot.com/info/wooden_point_motors_1956.pdf I have no recollection of ever seeing it before, or where it came from. cheers, Martin. Hi Martin, I don't remember seeing it in RM but I don't think I started reading that until 1959. (I was amazed to see it in a news agent's window.) Incidentally, I may be missing something but I don't think it works, ...
... into the sidings. In the next video I will show how to correct that. regards, Martin. posted: 15 Nov 2013 10:26 from: Chris Dark Hi Martin, thank you very much for you help. I will have a look at the videos when I am home from work tonight. As I learn more about Templot it is really quite enjoyable producing trackwork so i am "playing" most of the time just to see what can be achieved. posted: 16 Nov 2013 11:36 from: Andrew Duncan Hello Chris and Martin, Martin I've attached Chris's plan that I've tried to copy what you did to correct/revise it. I was particularly interested in the Notch Under function that I still don't really understand, but following your video I made it work I think. However when I came to adding the return curve in the loop it doesn't match the track coming from the heel of the point as it should. I think that this maybe because I haven't got the Track Centre correct? However I have corrected it ...
... Eaton Having lived in or near Plymouth for over 30 years and working in property related businesses I have to say that this was news to me. posted: 24 Nov 2018 19:24 from: Phil O Bill Most streets if not all in Ford are all numbered consecutively. Westfield turns in to Hemerdon Heights, whilst Westfield makes a right turn. A similar scenario with Clifton Avenue and Rashleigh Avenue, both in Plympton are the ones that spring readily to mind. Phil posted: 26 Nov 2018 11:25 from: Andrew Ockwell You do come unstuck in East Wittering. Back in the sixties they numbered my road consecutively, then a few years later someone bought a field and extended it. Result chaos- my house, number 11, finds itself next to no. 26. Great fun for delivery drivers. Andrew Phil O wrote: Hi Rob You could come unstuck in Plymouth, most streets are numbered consecutively, along one side and then back up the other and even more confusing is some roads turn left or right and a new one ...
... 15:07 from: Nigel Brown Tony W wrote: Hi Nigel. My local club has successfully used the Peco servo control boards and relay extenders on our test track to control several turnouts and once set up (the trick bit) have worked reliably since. In my opinion a worthwhile alternative to the MERG product. The PCBs are ready assembled and no soldering is required but do consequently cost more. Tony W. Thanks, Tony. Useful to know. Cheers Nigel posted: 30 Jul 2016 01:04 from: Andrew Barrowman Just a note of caution: Model railways can produce some pretty amazing electrical interference/noise, but servos don't have much in the way of noise immunity. This can lead to spurious servo operation (and extreme disappointment) when the servos are installed on an actual layout. That's not to say that you will have a problem. Some people have used them without any problems at all, but others have given up on them entirely. There are several ways to address problems that might arise, some of which are ...
... topic: 387 P4 Track Company system posted: 27 Mar 2008 15:56 from: Templot User Does anyone have any comments about the P4 track company system with chairs and pips on the sleepers, is it easy to use, is it accurate. I have built track with plastic chairs on ply sleepers which I like, so can the chairs be used in conjunction with this rather than using the plastic sleepers which I would prefer not to do. Andrew Shillito posted: 27 Mar 2008 20:20 from: Alan Turner Templot User wrote: Does anyone have any comments about the P4 track company system with chairs and pips on the sleepers, is it easy to use, is it accurate. I have built track with plastic chairs on ply sleepers which I like, so can the chairs be used in conjunction with this rather than using the plastic sleepers which I would prefer not to do. Andrew Shillito You can buy wood sleepers from P4 Track as well as wood crossing timbers. However they are 1.6mm thick (to match their plastic) ...
... topic: 3723 Under Construction posted: 25 Jul 2020 03:26 from: Andrew Barrowman Latest thinking on my glorified roundy-roundy. (It's still very sketchy.) I had planned to avoid any gradients but the reversing loop works better that way. The up gradient should be better than 1:120 2983_242221_590000000.png Attachment: attach_3115_3723_newshop00_2020_07 _24_1849_15.box 76 posted: 29 Jul 2020 05:29 from: Andrew Barrowman Added storage to the reversing loop. Should be able to accommodate eight decent length trains. Everything else needs to be reconnected Attachment: attach_3118_3723_July28.box 74 posted: 4 Aug 2020 05:49 from: Andrew Barrowman At least everything is connected now. As this one shows all the rails and timbers your screen refresh might be a bit slow. Hide the timbers if it is. Attachment: attach_3120_3723_Aug3a.box 51 posted: 1 Nov 2020 06:11 from: Andrew Barrowman I'm not sure what to do about the turnouts for the storage loops at the back of the layout. They will be "off stage" and constructed from Code 72 FB rail on ...
... , and would fit the bill if the size is right. a@y Edit Try this: http://www.recycledfurniture.co.uk/Fencing-and-Raw-Materials/Raw-Materials Last edited on 17 May 2020 23:08 by alan@york posted: 17 May 2020 23:09 from: alan@york Edit Try this: http://www.recycledfurniture.co.uk/Fencing-and-Raw-Materials/Raw-Materials 25 year guarantee. a@y posted: 17 May 2020 23:24 from: Andrew Barrowman Hi John, Welcome to the madhouse club I'm a bit to your North in the Idaho panhandle. Finding a plastic that is really UV resistant might be a bit tricky although something like Trex decking might work but you'd have to get it cut into the right size for turnout timbers. Trex is also a bit flexible- much more so than wood. An alternative (and possibly much better) would be teak. It's highly resistant to rot and UV doesn't bother it in the slightest. Again, you'll either have ...
... the button as you suggested and nothing happened other than a 'show desktop' popped up. Right click on the tool bar however, took me to a menu with Properties and under the tab Taskbar, I did find a tick box 'Use Aero Peek to preview the desktop'. I've unticked that, so hopefully that will solve the problem. Thanks again. As you know I went to an Apple desktop years ago from XP, so have virtually forgotten everything Windows based. posted: 16 Dec 2017 17:14 from: Andrew Barrowman I happened to notice that this thread and another started by Gordon are displayed as started by Martin. Does anyone else see that? posted: 16 Dec 2017 17:19 from: Richard Spratt All recent topics have been started by Martin. I wonder if he is feeling like he has Dissociative Identity Disorder. posted: 16 Dec 2017 17:30 from: Andrew Barrowman My wife accuses me of talking to myself but I'm really talking to one of my other selves. posted: 16 Dec 2017 17:56 ...
... topic: 3186 Rail Edges in Generator posted: 16 Jan 2018 20:36 from: Andrew Barrowman An extremely selfish request: Would it be possible to put the inside and outside edges of rails on separate layers in a DXF export from Templot? When I'm populating a template with chairs in TurboCAD I use the inside rail edge as the reference but at times it's useful to be able to see the outside edges of rails as well. TurboCAD allows me to make layers visible or invisible so I can turn them on or off as required. Regards, Andy posted: 16 Jan 2018 20:45 from: Martin Wynne Andrew Barrowman wrote: An extremely selfish request: Would it be possible to put the inside and outside edges of rails on separate layers in a DXF export from Templot? Hi Andy, You can do this if you export them to two different DXF files. The required settings are in the generator> generator settings> rails> menu options. Do a generator> rebuild all background after changing the settings. Then export DXF again ...
... until then compromises will have to be accepted and our discussions will continue hopefully in a pleasant manner posted: 2 Oct 2018 12:52 from: Martin Wynne Hayfield wrote: 00 gauge modellers are a very large church, who vary from those who have little interest in the modelling side and just like playing trains, to those who show exquisite modelling skills. Hi John, I differentiated between OO modellers and 00 modellers in that regard. It's a useful shorthand. Martin. posted: 3 Oct 2018 07:08 from: Andrew Barrowman Hayfield wrote: In years to come when 3D printing is both practical and cost effective we will be able to order a bespoke item, until then compromises will have to be accepted and our discussions will continue hopefully in a pleasant manner Hi John, 3D printing is already both practical and cost effective. The problem is that many people expect "instant pudding". Whether 3D printed or not, bespoke items are always going to be expensive, but it's quite practical for people to avoid that expense if they are willing ...
... topic: 3365 Problem interpreting mixed gauge track plan posted: 11 Dec 2018 11:00 from: Andrew Smith Dear all I feel a bit of fraud posting here as I have struggled but failed to come to terms with templot for years. I require help in understanding some prototype track issues but the final plan may well end up being drawn with a bendy stick and fixed curves. The Model- Having used traditional methods to create a 2mm model of the mixed gauge (broad and standard) Vale of Neath Railway station at Neath I now want to capitalise on the 1:500 town plan to recreate Aberdare station at near scale scale size. N.B Luckily the track was cross-sleepered so less of a problem than baulk road and none of the standard gauge track changes sides through any of the turnouts. That takes a bit of pressure off... The problem- The layout is governed by four, 3 way turnouts. Of the 4 three are mixed gauge. The town plan includes all rail lines in both gauges (more on ...
... attach_2258_2870_image.jpg 996 posted: 19 Apr 2016 22:28 from: Matt M. Hi Mike, That makes sense. Being in Australia I am unfamiliar with a number of stations in England so rely on other Templot members knowledge. The photo definitely has that staged feel to it. A quick archaeological style dig and photographic recording would explain a lot. I don't know how much of the company records survive, but there should be a mention of this somewhere. Matt M. posted: 20 Apr 2016 04:20 from: Andrew Barrowman "The photo definitely has that staged feel to it." Why would anyone have the slightest interest in staging that photo? posted: 20 Apr 2016 05:19 from: Matt M. Hi Andrew, By 'staged' I don't mean fake. I mean that it has been set up to show something reasonably clearly. To me there are many issues with the photo's subject to be comfortable saying, "This is the way it was". A number of things just don't gel. As a record it ...
... rail. A typical joggle is 3/8" deep. The 9/16" dimension below the rail top is the gauging line, i.e. the position on the rail where the track gauge is measured. The diagram shows vertical rail. If you use inclined rail the dimensions remain the same. More info about all this on the real track page, which I have updated with this diagram: http://templot.com/companion/real_track.php cheers, Martin. posted: 11 May 2019 11:50 from: Andrew Duncan Hello Martin Thanks for this its very clear what needs to be done which, whilst I think I've broadly followed in the switches I've already built, I don't think I completely understood why I was rounding it off. This diagram makes it very clear. Kind regards Andrew PS what was the name of the thread on the Scalefour site posted: 11 May 2019 12:30 from: Martin Wynne Andrew Duncan wrote: PS what was the name of the thread on the Scalefour site Hi Andrew, See: http: ...
... of doing that. No doubt if I tell someone about it, it would eventually make its way round the hobby. Ah yes, Windows unpredictability! Now you've said there's a way round the internet check, I bet people will start looking! Don't make that secret your last words though, there must be more important things to say! Cheers, Paul posted: 23 Jan 2018 23:54 from: Trevor Walling Hello Martin, I don't use windows. Regards. posted: 24 Jan 2018 02:14 from: Andrew Barrowman Martin Wynne wrote: Paul Boyd wrote: if Templot just remained frozen, that would do me. Hi Paul, It really depends on Windows. It's most likely that the installer would fail first. The actual templot_2.exe program file will run by itself from any location, it doesn't need to be installed. That's just a convenience for the file associations, video viewer, dpi-awareness, etc. Try copying it somewhere else just by itself and see how much functionality is lost. with a way of disabling the ...
... topic: 3557 DXF Export includes shape posted: 20 Nov 2019 01:43 from: Andrew Barrowman When I export a Group to a DXF the file includes a background shape (which happens to be my baseboard outline) It isn't a high priority problem. I can easily delete the shape in CAD. I suspect if I hide shapes it won't do it but I have not tried that. posted: 20 Nov 2019 05:53 from: Martin Wynne Andrew Barrowman wrote: When I export a Group to a DXF the file includes a background shape (which happens to be my baseboard outline) Hi Andy, To exclude items from the DXF file, set the layer colour to none: 2_200047_580000000.png There are separate layers for solid and dotted lines. Picture shapes show as an outline only. Or are you saying you have done that, and a background shape is still included? In what colour? cheers, Martin. posted: 20 Nov 2019 18:52 from: Andrew Barrowman Martin Wynne wrote: Andrew Barrowman wrote: When I export ...
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