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141. Templot v. Marmite
... in between. The climbing and descending turns are a part of the required skill set. Established pilots continue to practice these, especially after a period of no flying, to hone their handling skills. By analogy, an exercise oval with "add-ons" (eg sidings) could be a way to introduce the basic skills to beginners, and as a "get back into the program exercise" after a user's period of rest from Templot. It could also be a convenient vehicle to introduce the more advanced formations (tandems and slips) It could thus provide a structured path for the newcomer, taking them from the known, the set-track oval layout, to better understanding the mysteries of prototype formations. An index diagram of the exercise oval, with hot spot links, could be used as an alternative method for the beginner to quickly jump to your excellent teaching videos. Such a diagram could be enhanced with links to the Real Track pages in the companion. Perhaps you might consider this when updating the "oval" videos to Templot2 ...
142. 218b
... topic: 3174 218b posted: 6 Jan 2018 16:16 from: Martin Wynne I should be writing web pages, but the coding calls... I have removed the switch restrictions in the tandem code. In 218b you will be able to use any size of switch, including GWR, for the first turnout. However, the second turnout won't use larger than 1:40 switch (size C). I'm also looking at the single-sided tandems, because predictably as soon as the double-sided were available folks started asking for single-sided. Martin. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Templot talk> 218b 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 ...
... be grateful for some help here. My ruling radius is 36". Many thanks Andrew Attachment: attach_1684_2326_Yeovil_- _Martin_with_some_GW_switches_gds_y rd_started_abit_bette_rv3.box 260 posted: 7 Nov 2013 23:01 from: Andrew Duncan And here's the background plan I'm working against... Andrewundefined undefined 2787_071800_460000000.png undefined posted: 8 Nov 2013 12:15 from: Jim Guthrie Andrew, I had a quick look at your box file last night and I thought that you might get the left hand end of the station sorted out, avoiding the use of a tandem in the crossover, by moving the double junction to the left far enough to allow the down road half of the trailing crossover to fit in on its own. There might be just enough wiggle room to do this and keep you radii within your limits. The MPD might get a bit cramped. You are suffering from an over-optimistic layout planner whose representation of that crossover is much too short- and it looks it on the plan You will find that this has been a problem for some time and there have ...
... . The problem i have building point work to connect between existing tracks. the GIMI seems ideal but i'm not clear if the software will cope with such a large gauge? has anyone any experience if this? i have already produced the first point and GIMP looks like a good possibility.3328_051628_350000000 .jpg Attachment: attach_2381_2979_file1.jpeg 309 posted: 6 Feb 2017 09:47 from: Nigel Fisher Bill A friend and I have used Templot successfully at 5inch gauge for both turnouts and (as in the photo, seen during a test fit) a tandem. Nigel Fisher Attachment: attach_2382_2979_V __3E75.jpg 396 posted: 6 Feb 2017 11:53 from: Bill Vallance 3328_060642_070000000.jpg Nigel Fisher wrote: A friend and I have used Templot successfully at 5inch gauge for both turnouts and (as in the photo, seen during a test fit) a tandem. Nigel Fisher Nigel, Thanks for your reply. The picture attached shows part of our layout and would be the picture I would us in the GIMP? I need to connect the straight track which is in line with the camera to ...
... all these mean. Last edited on 9 Jan 2012 21:37 by r_wilton posted: 9 Jan 2012 21:51 from: Les G r_wilton wrote: PS. Is there a list of abreviations i.e TXP etc. I haven't a clue what all these mean. Try templot companion" Gentle Geometry" You will find that there is a full description if you scroll through it. Les G posted: 10 Jan 2012 23:23 from: Paul Hi Ray, watching with interest, I am trying to put together a tandem turnout, (I could get shot for this, for want of a simpler term a triple turnout.) I put this together for my own information, might help. Cheers Paul. Attachment: attach_1306_1774_abbreviations.rtf 214 posted: 11 Jan 2012 00:22 from: r_wilton Hi Les, Paul. Thanks for the info regarding the abbreviations, what would be more useful to rookies like me would be a diagram, but I guess I'll get by without. Tandem turnout next on the agenda but busy with work for a day ...
... , flare lengths, and flare angles are all infinitely adjustable. Not to mention that even P4 has an oversize flangeway, so the prototype chair sizes don't fit. In 00 and EM and other scales, the oversize flangeways and end gaps make a mockery of the prototype chair sizes and flare angles. The only practicable solution is to allow the user to specify which chair goes where, and to customize the dimensions of it, which requires a massively complex dialog and and an even bigger Help file. For partial templates in a tandem or slip for example, the complexity of the task falls off the scale -- no user is ever going to bother attempting it on-screen. When all that is needed during construction is to download one of the excellent Exactoscale templates, and use it as a reference for the typical chair types and positions. I think it is far better that Templot shows no chairing information, rather than wrong information. I'm still keen to develop the software for all this, and try it on a 3D printer. But purely ...
147. 3 way point help
... topic: 2946 3 way point help posted: 12 Dec 2016 00:59 from: gibbard d Hi guys Is anyone able to help me out by tidying up and adding the missing V crossing and check rails to my attached 3 way turnout please? ive drawn it from 2 straight B6 turnouts. the positions, lengths and radius ideally cant be changed as the point needs to fit existing track layout already drawn. ive tried to follow the video on tandem points but every time its moving and altering the possition of the points and I'm not fully understanding the process Also is there a way of inserting/ showing the differnt types of chairs required as i would like to use the C&L chaired track but am new to to this and so dont know which chairs are required or where they sit within the point work Many Thanks Attachment: attach_2350_2946_3_way.box 251 posted: 12 Dec 2016 14:31 from: Stephen Freeman Hi, Unfortunately it won't work as drawn as the second B6 doesn't have enough clearance at the toe end, so I'd try an ...
... seen the thread in which Martin drew attention to a conflict, I am not entirely sure what the nature of that conflict is. What does seem clear is that a movement to/from what I take to be the carriage road (PL156) isn't going to be possible whilst a movement out of the platform avoiding line (PL184) is in progress, and vice versa. Perhaps this is the conflict that has been identified. If that's accepted then a posible solution would be to make the carriage siding exit part of a tandem. That tandem can be formed either in TL139 or in TR177. Here's a box file for one such option Attachment: attach_2774_3353_Godstonerd_option _1.box 195 posted: 13 Nov 2018 13:36 from: John Palmer...and here's a box file for the other option. Both of these are pretty rough and ready, as they are only intended to identify some possible options, but they might represent a basis for further development. Attachment: attach_2775_3353_Godstonerd_option _2.box 162 posted: 13 Nov 2018 13:44 from: William Williamson Thanks John, ...
... trying to build a track diagram in Templot and trying to avoid having to make all those templates Hi Dave, Are the turnouts already built? Otherwise you would probably do better to use Templot templates. The C&L ones are probably quite close, although they will be for 32mm GOG-F whereas many track builders in 7mm scale have gone over to 31.5mm 0-MF. Marcway templates are not based on the prototype and might be difficult to match exactly. See this topic for more about matching a 0 gauge Marcway tandem, and a BOX file: topic 3326 cheers, Martin. posted: 4 Feb 2020 15:17 from: madscientist No track is not yet built The person involved would like to use Marcway, but they dont provide paper templates AFAIK posted: 4 Feb 2020 16:12 from: Martin Wynne Hi Dave, Can you clarify? Someone wants to buy ready-made Marcway turnouts? Or wants to build Marcway turnout kits? (the kits include a template). Either way, I don't think Templot is the ...
... Brian Lewis Carrs-- C+ L Finescale posted: 27 Jun 2008 16:19 from: Templot User -- --- from Mike Johnson -- --- I found a short piece of 7mm rail and made a V using Howard's method and it looks OK. I used some ordinary solder of about 180 degrees and it seems fine. Although my filing could be better, and I should have checked with the Templot print as I was filing as the tip is a little short. It's part of a tandem turnout so I've no idea what the angle is. I've tried to follow the video for tandem turnouts but it's beyond me. MikeJ Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Templot talk> Making Common Crossings- how should the tip appear? 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 ...
151. Locomotive depot
... topic: 2967 Locomotive depot posted: 19 Jan 2017 09:48 from: Raymond I would very much appreciate comments on the attached plan. It has been drawn up to match a friend's idea of what his layout should look like, a small loco depot in a small space. My concern is that it may not be operationally viable and the Tandem may have errors in it. So for all you people who actually built railways, does it work as plan? Thank you for takimg the time to look at it. Attachment: attach_2377_2967_Trevor_new_10.box 281 posted: 19 Jan 2017 17:11 from: Stephen Freeman Raymond wrote: I would very much appreciate comments on the attached plan. It has been drawn up to match a friend's idea of what his layout should look like, a small loco depot in a small space. My concern is that it may not be operationally viable and the Tandem may have errors in it. So for all you people who actually built railways, does it work as plan? Thank you for takimg the time to ...
... this method is that it is self-indicating on the pad, it doesn't need any other indication of which templates are in which group. You retain access to the individual templates, and you can move them into or out of the group just by changing their marker colour and then reselecting the group. In effect the colour becomes a visible "tag". I've resurrected this topic to mention the new Templot2 sorting functions on the storage box. This is especially useful for a group of partial templates such as a slip or tandem. When creating the templates, give them all a suitable prefix (or suffix) on the name, such as abc- or yard-tandem-, or whatever. Then on the storage box the box> find and group... menu item puts them all in a group when you enter the prefix. This does require some thought in advance when creating the templates and setting the names, because at present there is no function to modify the names of a group of templates all in one go. I ...
... exactly all over. The 260mm-wide switch timbers appear to be spaced at 750mm centres (prefix with a letter m in Templot to enter mm dimensions directly when asked for inches): 2_171129_500000000.png And the same spacing at the V-crossing. I did a little bit of timber shoving to get the wider 350mm timbers: 2_171129_500000001.png Over to you to carry on, overlay the opposite hand, split into partial templates, create the middle V-crossing, shove all the timbers --- There is a video available for tandem turnouts which will help you get started on all that: http://www.templot.com/martweb/videos/3_way_tandem.exe (Yours is a 3-throw turnout, not a tandem.) There is also a Jing video for adjusting radius/entry straight which you may not have seen-- allow time for the video to download: .box file attached (091c), other files to follow. regards, Martin. Attachment: attach_968_1337_paul_franz_bavaria n_8p5.box 353 posted: 17 Jan 2011 17:06 from: Martin Wynne .bgs file ...
154. Possible Bugs?
... Aug 2011 20:30 from: Martin Wynne Alan McMillan wrote: Thanks for that, sorry to give you duff gen. Hi Alan, No, thank you for nudging me to do something about it. I have now changed the menu item to read:> half-diamond check rails (1 :6... 1:8)> regards, Martin. posted: 10 Aug 2011 09:48 from: Alan McMillan Hi Martin I've had a bit of a disaster. I had occasion to reload a tandem turnout that I had saved separately as a group since I needed three of them and that seemed a quick way of doing it. On reloading it from my files, every shoved timber on the entire plan has become unshoved and reverted to their original lengths, twists, widths...everything. The worst part of it is I had resaved the plan before I noticed the problem as I was working at the end of the plan where there aren't many turnouts at all. It was only when I zoomed out that I noticed ...
155. 3-way stub turnout
... for a 3-way stub. Thank you in advance for any help or suggestions, Joe [replaced the picture with a link to adhere to licensing for the image] Last edited on 21 May 2009 18:09 by jeckardt posted: 21 May 2009 19:27 from: Martin Wynne jeckardt wrote: I have no idea how to get Templot to generate the three frogs (v -crossings) necessary for a 3-way stub. Hi Joe, There is a video showing how to create a 3-way tandem turnout. Detailed notes in this message: message 4150 You need a 3-throw turnout rather than a tandem, so that will require snaking the two turnouts so that the switch toes are coincident instead of staggered. Then proceed as in the video. regards, Martin. posted: 21 May 2009 19:58 from: jeckardt Now THAT is an impressive piece of trackwork in 11 minutes! You used several features which I didn't know Templot had. Very helpful! I'll definately have to watch that video several more times ...
156. Video + audio
... films of all kinds tend to be littered with 'music', and either it is really 'cheesy' muzak which is inane and just about ignorable but not enjoyable, or it is 'good' music of a specific genre (classical, rock, jazz, etc) that some will love and others will hate. I found it extremely distracting in the trial video! The main thing that I find lacking in the silent videos is an overview of the sequence to be followed- it took me three viewings of the 3-way tandem turnout sequence to get clear in my own mind how the different operations were related/ grouped, and then further viewings to identify the subtleties. So I suggest a (spoken) brief introduction followed by occasional comments as to what has been completed/ what is about to be done, and pointing out the less obvious (= less used?) menu commands. I agree with Peter that silent videos are much more useful than the written tutorials. Keep 'em coming! Andy posted: 27 Nov 2007 18:00 from ...
... topic: 3229 Missing bits of template posted: 26 Feb 2018 16:06 from: roythebus I think I may have asked this before but can't find the answer, I've just done a 3 way point with crossovers and there's bits of template missing, how do I get to restore them? I know it's easy but can't remember... posted: 26 Feb 2018 16:38 from: Martin Wynne Hi Roy, If you have derived a template from one of the tandem templates, you need to click this menu item: 2_261134_250000000.png to restore the missing bits. It's explained here: http://templot.com/companion/3_way_tandem_turnouts.php The created tandem will be comprised of partial templates. When you work from them in further track planning, for example to create a crossover, the partial-template settings will propagate into your new template. It will be necessary to click the[ reset derived partial template] menu item to return the new template to the normal settings. cheers, Martin. posted: 26 Feb 2018 18:11 from ...
... Harton Electric system. Wanting to keep things as simple as possible and within the 6ftx1ft6" space (+ 2-3ft storage), the High Staithes part was selected as being simple and workable. Stock will mainly be 4 wheel hopper wagons and 0-4 -0 electric locos. Possibly 0-6 -0DH and Bo-Bo electric locos could turn up. Attachment: attach_2657_3242_Harton_High_Stait hes_- _P4.box 199 posted: 21 Mar 2018 12:29 from: Martin Wynne Hi Kelly, You have a bit of leftover tandem: 2_210728_560000000.png Martin. posted: 21 Mar 2018 14:32 from: d827kelly So I do Martin. Oops. I originally started with a pair of tandems to try to replicate the earlier formation when there were two staithes. It wouldn't fit and give enough room for enough wagons without adding another 3ft of length. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Trackbuilding topics> A Harton Colliery inspired small layout about Templot Club Templot ...
... topic: 2565 Speed limits through turnout (to decide which type is most appropriate) posted: 28 Oct 2014 22:20 from: DerekStuart Another question from me, I'm afraid... I have studied as many photos as I can of the trackwork in question and still can't be sure which turnouts are the most likely, although Tony W did help me and agree that a tandem was a B6/B8. So I am going to go on the "most likely" for the scenario. At a line speed of 25-30 would a crossing through a B8 be realistic, or should it be C9? Equally, at the station throat when the speed limit was at 15mph (or slower) would a B7 be most appropriate? Scalefour recommends no less than a B7 on a running line. I have looked at one turnout still in use which appears to be a B6- although it is a run around loop that was once the entry to the carriage sidings and not one for general running. I just know that once ...
... . Geoff posted: 8 Feb 2012 13:58 from: David R One not-so obvious question arises from the above to which I'm sure somebody knows the answer. As check-rails are vertical and wing-rails are, like running rails, inclined at 1:20 what is the prototype's solution when a wing-rail is extended to become a check-rail? Does the check-rail bit remain inclined or is a twist put into the rail? Or is there another way? This is applicable to tandem turnouts as well as the crossovers pictured above. Regards Dave R posted: 9 Feb 2012 14:39 from: Tony W David R wrote: As check-rails are vertical and wing-rails are, like running rails, inclined at 1:20 what is the prototype's solution when a wing-rail is extended to become a check-rail? Does the check-rail bit remain inclined or is a twist put into the rail? Or is there another way? Regards Dave R Hi David. I think ...
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