... topic: 2927 Converting an exisiting plan to a different Gauge posted: 18 Sep 2016 16:41 from: Druid Help Just a general question there is a track plan in a box file message 16314 by DaveLong is their a simple way to convert his P4 plan to GOG OF 32.mm. Andrew posted: 18 Sep 2016 21:38 from: Martin Wynne Druid wrote: Just a general question there is a track plan in a box file message 16314 by DaveLong is their a simple way to convert his P4 plan to GOG OF 32.mm. Hi Andrew, Welcome to Templot Club. For gauge conversions see: topic 2911- message 20601 p.s. many 7mm modellers who hand-build track now prefer 0-MF (31.5mm) rather than GOG-F, for better running with Slater's-pattern wheels. regards, Martin. posted: 19 Sep 2016 01:03 from: Druid Martin Much appreciated. Andrew Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums ...

... : 19 May 2016 20:11 from: Andy B Martin, P.S.1- My title is a bit misleading, and maybe should have read 'New check rail flare type' or similar. Please feel free to change it. P.S.2- I'd be happy to upload a selection of complete MR P-W drawings for others to reference. But as they are 3-4MB each, I wanted to check that the size is OK and where I should put them. Andy posted: 22 May 2016 04:24 from: Andrew Barrowman Sorry for the tangential question, but how wide is the timber under the 4C chair? Is it 15 inches? posted: 22 May 2016 06:37 from: Andy B Andrew Barrowman wrote: Sorry for the tangential question, but how wide is the timber under the 4C chair? Is it 15 inches? Do you mean the one that is marked 14" X 7" (just above the '4.C.4')?? On all the drawings I have, the Midland used 10", 12"& ...

... topic: 2832 switch block chairs conundrum posted: 23 Jan 2016 13:12 from: Martin Wynne This is copied from the 3D printing topic: topic 2734- message 19858 Andrew Barrowman wrote: I think there must have been two varieties of L and R block chairs, one for each hand of turnout, but I could be entirely wrong. Hi Andy, I can't find any evidence for that in any chair drawings or the chair type-designations. See the drawings on this page and the notes at the bottom: http://www.scalefour.org/downloads/gwrtracknotes/R1738.pdf (my copy of this has "Amended 1957... Jun. 1961") at the bottom right). The note makes clear that the L and R in the designation refer to each half side of a single switch. There is no reference to the hand of the entire switch. Indeed there is no need for any different chairs by the simple expedient of skewing the block chair on the timber. This is obviously acceptable practice (despite the slight ...

... 1763_250952_340000000.jpg Attachment: attach_2725_3321_O_gauge_starter04 .box 218 Last edited on 25 Aug 2018 20:12 by Richard_Jones posted: 24 Oct 2018 11:58 from: Richard_Jones Baseboard joiners and bolts fitted- I also decided that, as this is meant to be a "quick" project so that I can "play trains", I will use Peco track- actually works out cheaper than buying components and building my own, but will need some adjustment to the templates.... 1763_240654_320000000.jpg posted: 24 Oct 2018 22:03 from: Andrew Duncan Hello Richard Good to see you're making progress. I'll be very interested to see how the Peco track looks. I've always liked the proper bullhead look of it since I was a teenager. Kind regards Andrew posted: 25 Oct 2018 09:19 from: Hayfield Richard Many of those who build their own track use ready to run flexitrack, either for speed or as you have said economics. As for turnouts and crossings modellers forget Peco supply rail, plastic timbers and chairs which are competitively priced and far cheaper than ...

... topic: 3605 SMP plastic based point kits posted: 2 Feb 2020 08:55 from: mikewturner Hi guys Does anyone know the crossing angle of the '3ft radius' SMP plastic based point kits, looking to match up some new pointwork on a layout where these have been used but I don't have access to measure them at the moment? Even better if someone has created a box file for one! Regards Mike posted: 3 Feb 2020 00:33 from: Andrew Barrowman Hi Mike, Here's a scan. Looks like it's close to 11 degrees. Andy 2983_021932_430000000.jpg Last edited on 3 Feb 2020 01:06 by Andrew Barrowman posted: 3 Feb 2020 02:39 from: Martin Wynne Hi Andy, Thanks for that. Bearing in mind this design is about 40 years old, the V-crossing area is quite acceptable and almost exactly 1:5. About the switch area however, the least said the better. The deflection angle is ludicrously sharp. The best match I can get to the lead length and footprint is to use ...

... the sprue attachment gate afterwards. If you spray mainly from either side of the chair with a narrow spray pattern and don't point the airbrush in towards the innards of the chair not much paint gets inside so fingers crossed in will be OK. I heard that the material is slightly brittle so some care needed there. I bet you get to use the chairs before me, as usual I have too many things going on at once Post some pics when you do. Rob posted: 21 Apr 2018 23:37 from: Andrew Barrowman Rob Manchester wrote: I wonder why they don't mould them in a colour? Like a sort of rusty cast iron shade although just plain brown would be fine. It would be much easier to see the detail. Hi Rob, They are printed in layers rather than molded. The polymer is translucent so that it can be cured with UV light. Probably far more than you want to know at http://www.shapeways.com/materials/frosted-detail-plastic Cheers! Andy posted: 22 Apr 2018 08 ...

... to hand and a working copy of Templot wherever you plug the USB stick. *assuming you have used the default locations. The only point to bear in mind if you adopt this approach is that you can't launch Templot by clicking on its files, because the Windows file associations may be linked to the wrong location or version. Clicking files to launch Templot is not a good idea anyway, because Templot doesn't use the Windows Document Model. regards, Martin. posted: 27 Jan 2012 19:43 from: Martin Wynne Andrew S emailed: I am not sure if I am particularly thick but I go to the Website to download the current version but every time I click on 'download' it redirects me to another page which does not do anything but redirect me back to the original page, so in short how the H**L do I manage to download it. Please Andrew, there is a clear request in every Templot Club email to use the link provided to reply, and not to reply by email. If you do that ...

... skill, inclination or time to build their own track it will be a bonus. But surely people who model using EM gauge actually chose it because it was more acurate to scale and understood the extra work that track building, wheel conversions and the like would entail. As somebody who makes sleepers from plastikard( which gives a choice of thickness) and adds some texture using fine wire wool the only downside of the new products is that awful faux wood grain effect. Rob posted: 1 Dec 2018 01:50 from: Andrew Barrowman Rob Manchester wrote: the only downside of the new products is that awful faux wood grain effect. Rob Nothing wrong with a bit of faux wood as long as it's done right, like the stuff we put on our station wagons Last edited on 1 Dec 2018 01:52 by Andrew Barrowman posted: 1 Dec 2018 12:22 from: Nigel Brown In any of the non-commercial scales there's quite a high overhead in that a lot needs to be built; it takes time. I think the advantage ...

... posted: 15 Mar 2010 20:28 from: Dellboy Hello Martin I suspected as much. It appeared far too complex to me for Templot to be able to generate sleeper spacing other than based on centre line. As you say we are generally dealing in much tighter radii although there are of course some very tight curves on the Railways where all the low (inner) rails are special lengths, each cut& drilled to suit. Derek posted: 15 Apr 2010 17:36 from: Templot User Posted by email by Andrew Jukes____ Hi Martin Not a big issue for the reasons you explain, but I understood 3 inches was another one of those Western peculiarities. The 1956 edition of 'British Railway Track' says: "It is not usual to provide short rails of odd lengths and the general practice is to shorten the rails by the distance between fishbolt holes so that when cut there is only one additional hole to be drilled. This distance is 5" for the new standard flat bottom track, and for British Standard bull ...

... posted: 23 Mar 2010 11:16 from: polybear Hi all, Many thanks for the replies; the suggested method of "Strategic Placing" of rivets on Turnouts etc. plus the use of them on perhaps every fourth(?) sleeper on plain track work sounds like a good comprimise between strength and ease of producing chaired trackwork without being dragged off screaming.... Many thanks for the responses. Best Regards, Brian Tulley posted: 15 Apr 2010 17:54 from: Templot User Posted by email by Andrew Jukes____ Hi Brian In reality, the 'good compromise' is likely to give the worst result as it detracts form the (different) advantages of the two very different methods of construction. What has to be thought through is how the track will cope with expansion/contraction of the rails and/or the baseboard. Soldered track is adjustable (an advantage) and needs to be strong to cope with the forces resulting from rail or baseboard movement. Those favouring soldered construction often look for some compliance in ...