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... idea is to have it as a tester layout for hand built point construction, before I dive into something long term, The plan has been drawn up in 00 finescale, but I am considering trying it in p4 as well, but am not sure yet with all the pros and cons to take into account. My may concern is how the timbers are arranged around the point work, If someone could run there eye across it and check it is all "do-able" that would be fantastic or any pointers for improvements etc Thanks again Josh Attachment: attach_673_964_New_Idea.box 357 posted: 27 Oct 2009 15:39 from: Martin Wynne Hi Josh, I'm afraid you have made a common mistake with tandem turnouts. The two switches are not far enough apart. As a result there is insufficient space for the second switch blade to open behind the first switch rail: 2_270959_040000000.png On the prototype the blade opens by 4.1/4" which scales to 1.42mm in 4mm/ft scale. Even in P4 it's advisable to increase that to 4.1/2" ...
... than the terms used by railway operating and signalling staff. regards, Martin. posted: 28 Jul 2008 22:55 from: pimin I was confused long before I got to Templot and the differences between British, European and NA terminology. As in flying; any landing you can walk away from is a good one. In Templot; any drawing you can successfully use to construct the trackwork is a good one!! Can you add "make a good V crossing at the rail crossing" to the list of requested improvements??? Thanks for the response, good to know I'm not as lost as I thought. Pimin posted: 29 Jul 2008 00:43 from: Dave Summers pimin wrote: As in flying; any landing you can walk away from is a good one. Totally off topic! As a professional aviator for 36 years with thousands of landings to my name, I can assure you that this is one of life's great myths. I have walked away from every landing apart from one. Some of the landings were ...
... topic: 879 Windows 7 Ultimate posted: 24 Jun 2009 20:53 from: Brian Lewis Hi Martin, Just had the above installed on my lap top. Apparently it contains software suitable for touch sensitive screens. Now with this facility, just think how Templot could be improved.... On your list perhaps? Also, at the time of general release in October, you will be able to download Windows spyware and antivirus software- free. No more paying £30 at machine for NOD32 V4? Regards Brian Lewis posted: 24 Jun 2009 21:03 from: Martin Wynne Brian Lewis wrote: Just had the above installed on my lap top. Apparently it contains software suitable for touch sensitive screens. Now with this facility, just think how Templot could be improved.... On your list perhaps? Also, at the time of general release in October, you will be able to download Windows spyware and antivirus software- free. No more paying £30 at machine for NOD32 V4? Hi Brian, I'm not ...
... but if you want any more info just ask. There is a more expensive V600 model, which I think is the same scanner with extra bundled software for graphics editing. cheers, Martin. posted: 24 Dec 2019 14:11 from: Nigel Brown I still have an Epson Perfection 3170 photo dating from around 2003. It does the job; I've scanned nearly all the pics I'm going to scan. If I was to replace it then I'd go for the Epson V550 as Martin has done. Modern Epson scanners have improved light sources and very little start-up time, amongst other things. I sometimes wish the 3170 would pack-up so that I could justify the V550! Think the resolution thing doesn't matter. Scanners like the V550 have much more resolution than most applications require. posted: 26 Dec 2019 11:07 from: John Shelley My thanks to Martin and Nigel for what they have added to this thread. Before I go any further I must say that this morning by mistake I plugged in my Epson 1670 instead of ...
... than a normal laptop with drive and fan ambient noise. One major flaw is the battery life and ASUS is apparently going to swap the current batch of batteries for the longer life ones There's a setting in Templot you can change for better battery life and less fan activity. On the control room/ program panel window, click the program> expert> cpu usage> allow full idle (slow) option. Read the>? cpu- help menu notes for more info about this. You might care to report if this improves matters, and how much difference it makes to the mouse response in Templot? regards, Martin. posted: 12 Jul 2008 21:07 from: its_all_downhill Martin Wynne wrote: Hi Tom, Many thanks for that detailed report. It looks a great little computer, it would be ideal as a remote capture monitor for a digital camera. I like the idea of no moving parts, it should be quite rugged for outdoor use, and on the workbench too? You might care to report if this improves matters, ...
... This is similar to the browser resampling for zoom level 19: 2_241521_120000002.png 4. "Triangle" interpolation with low-contrast conversion: 2_241521_120000003.png 5. "B -Spline" interpolation only: 2_241521_120000004.png 6. "B -Spline" interpolation with low-contrast conversion: 2_241521_300000000.png Answers on a postcard. Which if any of these image effects would you find the most comfortable to work over? In each case the original loaded tile is on the right. I think my preference is for image 5. above -- notice the improved separation between the platform edge and the rail. There are of course several other settings you might use at the same time -- Templot can also make a negative image, and there are other colour schemes for the templates. The use of these NLS maps is getting more popular for track planning, so it would be worthwhile finding the optimum screen display for them. This would be optional of course. It's a pity the 50" maps aren't available for the whole country, but it's great that we now have almost ...
... on a curve if necessary with no mis-tracking worries. Movable K-crossings have no check rails, which neatly gets round the problem of finding room for them. The downside is the need for extra point motors: 00sf_dslip6_movablek.png Hope this helps. There isn't an ideal answer -- it's one of the disadvantages of 00 gauge. regards, Martin. posted: 29 Jan 2008 09:30 from: Martin Wynne Hi Dave, As a p.s. to that I have been having a play to see if we can improve matters a bit. I moved the switches (1 :24) as close as possible to the V-crossings. That meant shortening the V-crossing check rails by 12", and inserting an extra timber to support the switch tips. And the slip roads are no longer a circular arc, but have a straight middle portion with 36" radius curves off the switches. The result is that the slip roads almost clear the 120" K-crossing check rails: 00sf6_slip_mod.png 00sf6_slip_mod_print.png An important point to note is ...
... the trackwork (plus a Trans Pennine train approaching Sheffield Station) but no gardens. Much of the area was a dark splodge. Also, the screen size was small so I thought it might be an idea to download it onto Mac himself (why this was not do in the first place, I know not). Having done so, but running out of time, I just did a quick home-in on Sheffield: to clarity was surprising ..far better than on Windows. Tomorrow, will have to see what improvements there might be on Dore. posted: 3 Jul 2008 05:03 from: Nigel Brown Raymond Gibson wrote: Hi all, Sorry, just cannot help twisting the knife in the wound (PC). Some months ago I had downloaded Google Earth onto the Windows side of my Mac& tonight felt like having a look at an area of nice gardens near Dore Station. Eventually found the trackwork (plus a Trans Pennine train approaching Sheffield Station) but no gardens. Much of the area was a dark splodge. ...
... Palmer Jim, I agree that the Cavalcade shot appears to show a rather longer than twelve foot tongue rail, and 15'-16' looks about right to me. No sign of any heel plate below the joint, and, judging by the prominence of these in pictures showing North British switches, such a plate would be pretty obvious if present. I suspect, therefore, that heel plates didn't find their way into Caledonian practice. I also wonder whether the North British found their adoption so beneficial as to have stultified improvements to switch design, with the consequence that the NB 12' heel plated switch is all you ever see. As can be seen in the picture in your link, the GW loose heel switches receive additional restraint from the attached rods that pass through slots in the adjacent stock rail. I think this feature may be unique to the GWR. Almost completely off topic, I happened across John Frankenheimer's film 'The Train' on Youtube today. The film's Rive Reine was shot at Acquigny in Normandy and, if you freeze the ...
... Wynne Thanks for the feedback and comments. I think it went quite well. I'm sorry about the poor audio quality. I now have a new better-quality microphone, but it hasn't made as much difference as I hoped. Most of the problem seems to be my mumbly voice, and I don't know what I can do about that. There could also be audio failings in the MP4 encoder I'm using, but I can't see anywhere to change the audio settings other than the bitrate, which I've tried without any obvious improvement. Which leaves only the questions of whether to do any more such sessions, and if so how often. And to what extent they could replace written answers on here, including time spent making screenshots and videos, etc. I am keeping a recording of each session, so in theory they could be posted after the event to make them permanently available. In practice it is not so simple. I'm recording them in 15-minute clips to keep file sizes within reason (each one is around 100MB). Last ...
... what I can post here because I don't want to upset Tim Warris at Fast Tracks by infringing his copyright. I think the following falls within "fair dealing for review". This is a H0n3 template downloaded from Fast Tracks: http://handlaidtrack.com converted to an EMF metafile (from PDF) and then added to the sketchboard (metafiles have a transparent background): 2_302134_490000001.png It is obviously a shorter turnout than the one you are using. And when zoomed in: 2_302134_480000000.png You can see that this is a big improvement for aligning rails and taking measurements. To get these thin lines, click the modify tab on the sketchboard control panel, tick the replace all lines box, and set the line width to 1 dot. There are several vector drawing and CAD programs which will convert vector PDF files to EMF. I used Inkscape, it's free and open source from: http://inkscape.org After opening the PDF file, you can edit out any unwanted stuff, and then save in EMF format. Set a known custom page size ...
... a sharp curve on the flat needs a significant speed restriction. Often in yards and on branch lines you might find a "platelayer's transition", which means the gang have eyed-in a smooth curve without it being a proper mathematical transition. On a model we can do exactly the same as above. But often on a model we need to use much sharper curves than the prototype, and sudden changes of radius are more noticeable. A transition curve is then a good way to disguise the severity of the curve and improve the running qualities, even on the flat and in situations where the prototype would use fixed radius curves. Also in Templot, transition curves are used as a means of linking a smooth curve between existing templates, using the make transition function. More about all this here: http://templot.com/companion/link_existing.php Turnouts are not usually installed in a transition zone because of the rising/falling cant gradient. That introduces a twist in the track which makes it all but impossible to install workable switch blades. But ...
... to have shifted backwards beyond the TVJP and MVJP points. See images below. Or, have they changed places? Now have you actually changed these in the templot2 software recently? Just to make sure of things, I diligent searched through all the change notes of templot2 since it's introduction on the 23rd May 2011, but could not find any reference to such a change. One thing I have to say, in looking through all the change notes, I became amazed at all the work and time you have put in to improve it, and impressed by the number of new innovations that have been incorporated into the program, it is and they are something we now take for granted and use instinctively. Thank you again Martin. I hope you enjoyed your visit to Scalforum last week-end, unfortunately, family matters kept me from attending, otherwise I would have been delighted to finally meet you. All the best, Brian. Image. 1. The New (Latest) MXP Peg Position. 1853_011542_010000000.png Image. 2. The Old MXP Peg ...
... templot If you go there now you should get to a copy of the Templot Companion, although not all links have yet been converted. But please use the existing site for the time being. The web site is the easy bit. The real headache is going to be what to do with this Templot Club forum. The PHP code and MySQL database is all as old as Templot -- it was originally written by Aycan Gulez about 20 years ago. When Jim took it over he renamed it UltraBB and made a few improvements, and David Williams created the image gallery for it. But the core code is still much the same. Nothing has changed for at least 5 years -- the world has moved on from web forums to prefer social media on mobile devices. Jim says he hasn't sold a new copy of UltraBB for several years now. Naturally he makes sure it still works on his servers. But the prospect of moving a 20-year-old database to a different server running later versions of PHP and MySQL fills me with ...
... Feedback welcome on which format you prefer. The video includes some notes on notch-linking for groups, which has more general application than this subject only. regards, Martin. posted: 21 Sep 2016 07:42 from: brian.b Hi Martin, Much better to hear your instruction rather than read them. Far more informative and I found easier to understand and hopefully remember. Brian posted: 27 Sep 2016 02:04 from: AlanD My 2 cent's worth Martin, The voice-over brings a clarity& conciseness that improves on the written explanations& I for one would like your idea to continue. Warm regards Aland posted: 28 Sep 2016 02:42 from: Phil O Hi Martin That video was great and I have learnt several new tricks from it. The voice over certainly makes it easier to understand what is going on, rather than trying to read the explanation. Thanks Phil posted: 1 Oct 2016 16:43 from: David Higgs My preference would be to continue with the "Voice Commentary". Last edited on 1 ...
96. Scaleforum
... many opportunities to gain some more knowledge. It could be that the success of P4 in general is pushing up modelling standards in all versions of 4mm. Couple that with the increasing detail and accuracy of rtr products and the hobby is slowly moving up a notch. It obviously has dawned on the likes of PECO and DCC Conceots that 00 modellers are interested in upping their game also Dave Dave Certainly those working to finer standards (its not just the province of P4/S4) have helped a great deal, coupled with ever improving kits and ready to run and high quality accessories which are now available posted: 30 Sep 2016 08:31 from: Hayfield Tony W wrote: Hi. I was at Scaleforum with my layout Green Street, which seemed to attract a lot of attention and nice comments. Add in the quality of much RTR stock, which is something we could only dream about years ago and the fact that converting a good many of them to P4 is so much easier now with the ready availability of drop in wheel-sets from ...
... Jul 2020 08:23 by Jim Guthrie posted: 9 Jul 2020 10:40 from: Martin Wynne Rob Manchester wrote: Nice video Martin. Oh for the old days. Did you drive one of these in your old days I remember family holidays always involved the dreaded "Porlock Hill". Although whether it was the going up or the coming down that so bothered my father, I can't remember. Visiting the area a few years ago I couldn't see what the fuss was about, but presumably the road has been improved a lot in the last 60 years. Or the cars. Martin. posted: 9 Jul 2020 16:20 from: Andrew Barrowman The old Rest And Be Thankful road is still there. http://movingimage.nls.uk/film/2120 posted: 9 Jul 2020 17:39 from: Jim Guthrie I went checking last night and the Devil's Elbow in perth is still there in a fashion. I remember going up this in the early 1950s in the Wolesley Hornet and having to stop at the top and get the ...
... topic: 2915 Network Rail 2010 Track Design Handbook posted: 23 Aug 2016 00:13 from: Martin Wynne Network Rail 2010 Track Design Handbook The above handbook (208 pages) is online here. Many thanks to David Laing for the link: http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/improvements/northern%20hub/the%20network%20rail%20hope%20valley%20capacity%20order/network%20rail%E2%80%99s%20statement%20of%20case%20%E2%80%93%20january%202016/nr40_track%20design%20handbook_nr-l2_trk_2049.pdf As far as I know the handbook hasn't been generally available outside the rail industry. Martin. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Prototype pics> Network Rail 2010 Track Design Handbook 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 ...
... Tony. posted: 31 Oct 2014 03:00 from: DerekStuart Thanks Tony. Someone showed me a list that was for FB- he wasn't sure if BH should be the same, greater or lower. The general consensus seems to be B8 minimum on passenger lines (C8 preferred if room), B7 or B6 on yard spurs and for station throats where speed limits are down to 15mph. Some of the photos I have of Whitby shed show some very tight turnouts A's. BTW my understanding of all this has greatly improved since you helped me with the tandem design- so again, my thanks for your help- like all people here I suspect, it is a steep learning curve but well worth it. Last edited on 31 Oct 2014 03:02 by DerekStuart posted: 4 Nov 2014 18:21 from: Tony W Hi Derek. I have now had a chance to scan the table I referred to earlier. It comes from a small book called British Rail Handbook by B.K.Cooper published in 1981 and refers to the then modern Flat ...
100. Y Turnout Problems
... created, but as you can see I have room for much more gentle curves, how do I stretch them please? To give a little background to the trackplan, this is the lower part of the first of free modules, the 3 tracks looping off are a mainline and a preservation branchline which go onto a helix to the upper levels, the next board along will be plain line only (at fiddle yard level) and the last board will be a mirror image of this one. If anyone can spot any potential improvements any advice would be greatly received as I am currently on a very steep learning curve. The trackplan so far is all non scenic. Kind Regards, Pete Attachment: attach_2323_2914_Fiddle_Yard_to_He lix_Transition.box 250 posted: 22 Aug 2016 15:11 from: Martin Wynne Hi Pete, Welcome to Templot Club. Although they have been on my to-do list for years, symmetrical Y-turnouts are not supported natively in Templot. That's because on the prototype they are really quite rare, despite being much loved by modellers. For example ...
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