... built all of the buildings etc. The Layout went out a couple of times, but at the time I felt that the please had come from the design and construction. Also I had a large H0 Austrian exhibition layout called "Prutz" on the exhibition circuit. I digress... I built a lot of 7mm stock plus loco's. But I also obtained one of the 85a Hunslets.. Lovely model BUT...The coupling rods no longer stay on the loco. Basically this is due to the fact the plastic inserts for the back of the wheels have worn out. Now I don't mind putting a new chassis into the loco, but for the sake of 6 securing inserts made of plastic I could save a lot of my hard earned wedge. Some Modellers have reamed out the wheels to take the Slaters cranks etc and that may be the next course of action. However if I can obtain the afor said mention bits of plastic I would be a much happier bunny. Currently I have an Eric Underhill Jinty awaiting painting, Several re ...

... 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 so." There is no mechanism to see other members' images while posting. To include them you must display them in the gallery in a separate browser tab, right click on the displayed image, copy the image location, and then insert it in your post using the insert image button: image.gif (or by typing BBcode img tags directly) in the same way as inserting images from other web sites. cheers, Martin. posted: 13 May 2018 22:33 from: Rob Manchester Martin Wynne wrote: Hi Rob, I can't believe I shouted at you. Surely not? Martin, But at least I didn't commit the deadly sin of installing Templot in the wrong folder or filling my storage box with duplicate templates Thanks for the info, I have ...

... above rail level. On the other hand, the drawing Martin has kindly posted of a heel joint on a chair shows just how difficult it must have been to mount any kind of spacer block to maintain that 2" clearance. Those difficulties are exacerbated by the bolts being fed through the fishplate from the side of the adjacent stock rail. I don't see how that can be done once the stock rail and closure rail are in place, and it's an interesting divergence from the North British design, in which the fishbolts are inserted from the side where there is most room to do so, the nuts then being offered to the bolts in the gap between stock rail and switch/closure rail. It is indeed unfortunate that so little information seems to be about regarding pre-group Scottish practice. I'm so glad that I seized my opportunity to photograph and take some measurements from a North British turnout at Rannoch that was still around in the 1980's. Unfortunately, I didn't know then what I know now, and didn't take a number of measurements I ...

... or even some of the regions of the early BR period, it was quite common for the long timbers to cease much nearer to the crossing, normally once the special crossing chairs finished. The North Eastern region for one commonly did this. Early pre group companies used standard sleepers throughout, see the NBR timbering topic for an example of this. Tony. posted: 12 Dec 2011 17:31 from: Martin Wynne r_wilton wrote: BTW, how did you get the picture in the post? Hi Ray, I have inserted your screenshot for you in your original message. You will see that I have put it in the Image Gallery at: http://85a.co.uk/forum/gallery_view.php?display=ALL#gallery_top If you are using IE or Firefox there is a button just above where you are typing, labelled Upload new image for insertion. Just click it and follow the instructions to upload your image to the gallery and then insert it in your message. If you are using other browsers, go to the gallery as above and ...

... the image to an unreadable size -- it wasn't so small when I uploaded it (The original was A4 size). Is there anything I can do about this? Allan F posted: 25 Apr 2012 16:59 from: Phil O Hi Allan allanferguson wrote: I see the software has reduced the image to an unreadable size -- it wasn't so small when I uploaded it (The original was A4 size). Is there anything I can do about this? Allan F Try adding as an attachment rather than inserting it in to the text. Cheers Phil posted: 25 Apr 2012 17:12 from: Martin Wynne Hi Allan, It's available as a downloadable PDF file on the Scalefour Society website, and your original scan is available in the Image Gallery here if you display it in the Gallery and then click the original size link: 176_251139_320000000.jpg regards, Martin. posted: 25 Apr 2012 17:22 from: Martin Wynne Phil O wrote: Try adding as an attachment rather than inserting it in to the text. Dear all ...

... Otherwise you are likely to end up throwing your computer out of the window. I make this point over and over again, but of course no-one ever takes any notice. Time and again beginners start trying to learn Templot AND create their intended model track plan at the same time. For example you have probably already discovered on the plan you posted that the snap join functions are not the way to get smoothly flowing pointwork, and definitely not if aligning over a map. It's much better to use the split and insert functions to create a track plan, as in this video: http://flashbackconnect.com/Movie.aspx?id=QBDJMDgdiC7PwRqLS2U3jg2 Notice that at no time in the video are two separate templates joined together. cheers, Martin. posted: 3 May 2020 10:08 from: David Gwynne Thanks Martin for your swift response. First of all, an apology as I mislead you in terms of the map I used. I had uploaded and stitched together the "find by place" 1919 maps which I hadn't appreciated weren't 6 ...

... printed the remainder of the chairs that I need then I can start the layout proper... Regards David R Last edited on 22 Sep 2012 16:42 by David R posted: 17 Feb 2013 17:59 from: David R The latest track items available from Off The Rails are some GER chairs with separate keys. These were drawn after a local S7 group meeting as some of the members wanted to try them out. At one stage the chair was to have fixing holes for the spikes and trenails to be inserted: thankfully sanity prevailed. 100_171246_170000000.jpg Inserting the keys has been simplified by arranging the sprue so that the key can be fitted before detaching it. 100_171248_300000000.jpg Sorry about the depth of field. The rail is an 1/8" tall so shown somewhat larger than full size here. Now available from http://www.shapeways.com/model/832355 but as the cost is over 20p per chair I don't expect to see many models of Liverpool Street built with them! posted: 9 Mar 2013 00:59 from: Ian ...

... topic: 2616 When to use a curviform common crossing posted: 27 Jan 2015 09:36 from: Godfrey Earnshaw This is just a little something that keeps puzzling me. If I create a new turnout it appears to always be formed with a "regular" V crossing. If I curve the turnout it maintains the same "regular" V crossing. If I "insert" a turnout in an existing length of plain curved track it creates a turnout with a "regular" V crossing. My instincts tell me that at some point a "curviform" V crossing would be more suitable. So my question is "when and why" would I use a "curviform" crossing? posted: 27 Jan 2015 09:50 from: Godfrey Earnshaw Sorry guys just found the answer from a Mr Martin Wynne. Posted 28 April 2010- 04:05 http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/14277-crossing-vees-on-curved-points/ posted: 27 Jan 2015 23:03 from: ...

... page has two sections, labelled 1 and 3. How long has it been like that? Nobody said a word. I do seriously wonder sometimes if anyone ever reads all that stuff?) Yes, all V-crossings (frogs) of the same unit angle are the same angle where the rails intersect at the "fine point" (FP): 2_130719_380000000.png In the case of regular and generic V-crossing types the rails then continue at that angle through the vee rails and beyond. Even if the turnout is inserted in curved track, the relative displacement of the vee rails remains the same, i.e. the radius in both vee rails is the same. However, in the case of a curviform type of V-crossing, the angle applies only at the FP, and the rails of the diverging road beyond there continue to curve away from the main road at the same radius. This means that the angle between the vee rails increases as you move along them. Consequently, if a curviform V-crossing is inserted in curved ...

... adjust the V-crossing entry straight until the switch joint is back on the datum line. In the process you will lose one of the turnout timbers. To get it back -- real> timbering> timbering data... menu item and reduce the fill timber spacing (maximum) dimension to say 29 inches. A9. finally real> shove timbers... menu item and over to you to tidy them up as you think best. A10. finally don't forget to store& background the new template, INSERT key. And then save a new file. Method B. B1. click on the template over the drawing and then group select (toggle). B2. gauge> other gauges... menu item. B3. click the set custom> a button (top left). B4. enter a name, e.g. "H0e-9". B5. click enter custom settings, and enter the dimensions requested. B6. click the convert group button (above the list). B7. click OK ...