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1. Ashburton

... topic: 212 Ashburton posted: 28 Oct 2007 17:17 from: Cynric Williams For those who may be interested I have attached a grab of my sketchup model of Ashburton. work is still in progress, but it has already thrown up a some interesting problems, that would only have come to light on construction. If anybody would like a copy of the file I will post it Attachment: attach_119_plan-google-earth.png 670 Last edited on 28 Oct 2007 17:29 by Cynric Williams posted: 28 Oct 2007 19:31 from: Stumpytrain Looks good! What problems have you found? Alex posted: 28 Oct 2007 21:20 from: Cynric Williams Stumpytrain wrote: Looks good! What problems have you found? Alex mainly things you forget about like road levels rising and falling which you can see on the attachment, I made a sight visit in the summer and took loads of photos, but I didn't realise how much the site slopes away. I also have nothing on Tuckers mill apart from old photos, so I will ...

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2. How you approach a plan?

... a great design can you remember how you got there and the twists and turns along the way? regards, Martin. posted: 11 Sep 2007 18:25 from: Cynric Williams Thanks Martin I am looking at trackwork in more detail (and more critically)than I used to. I am experimenting with a small GWR branch terminus in 7mm because I want to get something built in a reasonable timescale (I have had too many unfinished and stillborn projects!) and the information is easily available. i have looked at Ashburton, Lambourn, Tetbury or possibly something ex Cambrian. I know they have all been 'done', but not by me! At the moment I am favouring Asnburton, so far my method has been to draw the plan full scale (7mm) with no compression before deciding where to make changes to fit within my space, but I also want to retain as much of the trackwork character and flow as possible! As you say, I do think i have complicated matters by trying to use transition curves where a constant ...

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3. Templot beginners tutorial

... , buildings etc but reference for trackwork is rather scarce by comparison. I've recently purchased a copy of GWR Switch and Crossing practice from the GWR Study Group and though I don't model GWR it is a very useful book which made the point that GWR practice was significantly different from the other Grouped companies which used REA turnouts. From that book, I reckon that using REA trackwork for layouts based between 1930 and 1980 is a safe bet until you have properly researched the trackwork of your prototype. Of course if I want to build Ashburton then the book I mentioned is perfect! posted: 23 Aug 2010 17:41 from: donald peters Hi, Some time ago a Templotter wrote a beginners walk through for a novices first attempt at using Templot (No. It wasn't Martin). Can anyone remember the posting identity? Incidentally. I found the roythebus thread most interesting. Regards, Donald posted: 23 Aug 2010 18:03 from: Martin Wynne donald peters wrote: Some time ago a Templotter wrote a beginners walk through for a novices first attempt ...

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4. Buckingham or similar

... topic: 1790 Buckingham or similar posted: 18 Jan 2012 18:30 from: Ed Callaghan I need to plan a simple terminus, something like Ashburton or the early Buckingham Great Central Mark II. Has this been done before? I see from a search that tony polman posted a box file of Buckingham Mark I, where the run-round goes around the other side of the platform, but what about the Reverend Peter's later designs (before they got so much more complicated!)? posted: 18 Jan 2012 20:15 from: rodney_hills Hello Ed, AS per topic 1072 Buckkinham Mark 2 was featured when new in the June 1963 Railway Modeller. "Little but the platform remains of PD's original layout after the biggest upheaval yet at B"(CJF's subtitle) Double track, loco shed in corner, gasworks at back, goods yard along front- you can start to see the outline of Buckingham/Marylebone emerging. PM me if you want sight of the plan/article. Regards, Rodney Hills Last edited on 18 Jan ...

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5. Moretonhampstead from OS Maps - BR (W) 1948 - 1958

... topic: 3095 Moretonhampstead from OS Maps- BR (W) 1948- 1958 posted: 6 Oct 2017 12:30 from: David Higgs Having had a lifelong interest in British Railways it has been an ambition of mine to build a BR (W) Branch line Terminus in 4 mm (EM Gauge). Having looked at the prototypes of Ashburton, Marlow, Moretonhampstead, Wallingford and Watlington for inspiration I decided on Moretonhampstead. About 5 years ago I set about constructing an Outbuilding to house the Layout and the ever-increasing Railway related items I have collected over the years. Two years ago, I was made redundant and decided that I would take early retirement and so I find I have a little more time to re-kindle my Model Railway Interests. I first acquired Templot over 14 years ago and have only really dabbled with it on sporadic occasions. I have attached a copy of my Templot Box File and Background Shapes of where I got to around 4 years ago. I am basically at the stage of having to re- ...

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