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... as I'm up to my neck in crossings of one kind or another for Yeovil Pen Mill and am bending the knuckles just with parallel jawed pliers which give a much sharper radius than the one shown in the drawing. So whilst the Great Western may not have used such a gentle radii, I'm wondering if I might improve the running qualities if I tried to produce a gentler bend? If so do you have any recommendations as to how to do it? Kind regards Andrew posted: 4 Sep 2017 22:09 from: JFS Hello Andrew, We did discuss this at Scaleforum- amongst a million things... On the real thing, the radius of the vee in feet was equal to the number of the crossing- ie a 1:9 crossing would have wing rails bent to a nine foot radius- which is pretty gentle! I tend to make the bend in two parts- the first a mm or so to one side of the intended "bend", taking the rail half way there, the second a mm or so ...
82. Barnham Jct
... topic: 425 Barnham Jct posted: 1 May 2008 23:51 from: JFS Google Earth is a useful source sometimes.... Anyone fancy having a go at these diamonds? Regards, Howard Attachment: attach_268_425_Barnham.jpg 588 posted: 2 May 2008 00:11 from: Martin Wynne JFS wrote: Google Earth is a useful source sometimes.... Anyone fancy having a go at these diamonds? Hi Howard, Microsoft Virtual Earth usually beats Google for resolution, although the excellent Bird's Eye View feature isn't available here. See attached: Martin. Attachment: attach_269_425_barnham_junction.jp g 573 posted: 5 May 2008 00:53 from: Phil O Hi Martin Microsoft Virtual Earth usually beats Google for resolution, although the excellent Bird's Eye View feature isn't available here. See attached: Could you please further details of the website or a link as it looks to be very useful. Everytime I try to access using Microsofts download site I end up going round in circles. Many Thanks Phil posted: 5 May 2008 01:18 from: davelong Hi ...
83. TDV - Roam along
... topic: 1734 TDV- Roam along posted: 19 Dec 2011 07:28 from: LSWRArt On my Toshiba laptop, Roam along does not work with CTL+ F9. This does a screen capture (you hear the shutter click). Number 9 works perfectly. Is this a problem with the laptop, or a minor bug in the TDV? Thanks Arthur posted: 19 Dec 2011 08:18 from: JFS Its your laptop. Call it a "Feature" Regards, Howard. posted: 19 Dec 2011 08:20 from: Martin Wynne LSWRArt wrote: Is this a problem with the laptop, or a minor bug in the TDV? Hi Arthur, It's your laptop. Laptop computers often take over some of the F keys to make up for others being missing. In this case it is the PRINT SCREEN key on a normal keyboard. See the note in green text at the top of this page for a possible solution. If that doesn't work I'm afraid you will have to remember to use the 9 key instead or ...
... the new group tagging functions: 2_011926_420000001.png and the functions for each template: 2_011926_410000000.png These new functions will be especially useful for formations created from multiple partial templates, for example a tandem turnout formation. If all those templates are grouped they can be quickly tagged for example "yard tandem". Then to recreate that group at any time would need only a click on "yard tandem" in the tags list sub-menu. In the next update. regards, Martin. posted: 2 Nov 2012 08:15 from: JFS THIS is what we wanted!!!- not tried it yet of course- but sounds just the ticket! Many thanks for this Martin, Howard. posted: 2 Nov 2012 18:58 from: Paul Boyd Yay!!! That'll be a really useful feature- thanks a lot for that. posted: 17 Feb 2014 19:54 from: JFS JFS wrote: THIS is what we wanted!!!- not tried it yet of course- but sounds just the ticket! Well now I have ...
... Birmingham Snow Hill, but much reduced and because the station throat has to be on a curve the point work has had to be simplified, for example the tracks which cross from the bottom of the station to the carriage sidings which will be top right when drawn are going to have to be omitted. I've not mastered the finer points of the system such as shoving timbers or doing three way points properly, but any comments gratefully accepted. regards Rovex Attachment: attach_965_1332_snow_hill.box 426 posted: 9 Jan 2011 10:02 from: JFS Wow, lots of track! Should be an excellent operational layout when its done. Just one tip which I learnt the hard way. There might be a fair few devils in the detail of your plan in that some of the track might not be buildable- just to take one one of the three ways in the throat- the switches of one road overlap the crossing of the other. This kind of problem of course is MUCH worse in 00 than in nearer-scale guages- even formations which would fit in ...
... topic: 1287 Admin: site problems possible today posted: 17 Nov 2010 16:16 from: Martin Wynne There are problems at the data centre today. This site may go off the air intermittently -- if so, sorry. Please just try again later. Martin. posted: 18 Nov 2010 05:44 from: JFS Hello Martin, I have not received any group e-mails now for over a week- is there an issue or has everyone just taken a break? Best Regards, Howard. posted: 18 Nov 2010 10:38 from: Martin Wynne JFS wrote: I have not received any group e-mails now for over a week- is there an issue or has everyone just taken a break? Hi Howard, There have been about 15 messages posted on Templot Club in the last 7 days. Most likely your missing emails are in your spam bins -- have you looked? However, you are using a Hotmail email address for Templot Club messages. Recently some of the free email providers have developed ...
87. New user
... of users it has. I have been writing software since Sinclair Spectrum days and that was in machine code. If you have ever drawn trackwork for a large layout and set out the timbering by hand you will know what a boon Templot is. All programs have their quirks; in CAD just because you can draw with Turbocad don't assume you can use Autocad. At the end of the day you get what you pay for and for what it does Templot is cheap. posted: 21 Jan 2011 14:05 from: JFS Nicholas, I have a suggestion to make- why don't you work your way through all the video tutorials which Martin has taken the trouble to produce- I suggest you start with the easy ones. When you have worked your way through them ALL and can do all of them, I for one, would be pleased to hear what you think of Templot's FUNCTIONALITY. Do you use Lotus Notes? Its User Interface is a Java Driven heap of rubbish yet it is still the market leader in its domain. Why? ...
... a normal one? Back to the bench with the iron and the rails.... Regards Rob posted: 22 Feb 2011 18:58 from: polybear The common crossing assembly jig that the EMGS sell could be just the thing for you, and would enable you to build the crossing up straight onto pcb sleepers. EMGS store number 8793F (brass fret only; £2 -50) or 8793 (ready assembled; £8 -00). HTH Brian posted: 22 Feb 2011 20:05 from: JFS Rob, Practice, Practice, Practice. Be prepared to make 10 and throw 4 away, until they are perfect. You have already spotted that small errors are very significant. I would not try to build a complete point until you can make perfect vees and perfect switches in your sleep- the materials are dirt cheap after all, but less than perfect components make rotten points and the frustration which results is very costly! After all, a pianist does not expect to perform Chopin until they have their scales and arpeggios ...
89. iPlot
... So if you are interested in either purchasing or reading the full iPlot specification click here. posted: 1 Apr 2011 10:43 from: Graham Idle You little tinker!! posted: 1 Apr 2011 12:09 from: leflep Took me in hook, line& sinker. Peter posted: 1 Apr 2011 12:46 from: Raymond That's nearly as good as the famed BBC one about the spagetti harvest in Italy many years ago. Great fun! Regards Raymond posted: 1 Apr 2011 13:54 from: JFS I thought you were serious- then talked about the advantages of a Mac and I knew you were joking:-) :-) Many thanks for the leg pull!! Best Wishes, Howard. posted: 1 Apr 2011 18:26 from: Jim Guthrie JFS wrote: I thought you were serious- then talked about the advantages of a Mac and I knew you were joking:-) :-) Yes- it had that hint of smugness typical of Mac ownership which made it believable. Nice one ...
... topic: 1553 Double Slip anyone? posted: 29 Jun 2011 18:58 from: JFS Hi All, Anyone fancy their chances with this one? http://homepage2.nifty.com/kotaroooo/5pointcx.htm Look forward to seeing anyone's efforts! Has anyone ever seen anything of the sort in the UK? Best Wishes, Howard. posted: posted: 3 Jul 2011 10:29 from: roythebus Seems like a fairly normal double slip to me! 3 Jul 2011 10:29 from: roythebus Seems like a fairly normal double slip to me! posted: 3 Jul 2011 13:04 from: Alan McMillan The photograph's a normal slip but the drawing underneath is a Baesler slip. They're used a lot on the Continent, mainly in Germany, but I've never seen one in the UK Alan posted: 3 Jul 2011 16:57 from: Alan Turner Alan McMillan wrote: The photograph's a normal slip but the drawing underneath is a Baesler slip. They're used a lot on the Continent, mainly in Germany, but I've never seen one in ...
... , the resulting diamond from the turnout (14'@ 1;10) is just over 1:5, far too tight for running lines. A regular crossing results in a 1:10 diamond but I want a single slip there too. Would it be prototypical in 1900 GWR practice to have an outside slip on a moving elbow diamond? I can find nothing in David Smith's book to suggest either way. Regards and thanks to anyone who can help. Raymond posted: 25 Feb 2013 14:15 from: JFS Yes it would! regards, Howard. posted: 25 Feb 2013 14:38 from: Martin Wynne Raymond wrote: Would it be prototypical in 1900 GWR practice to have an outside slip on a moving elbow diamond? Hi Raymond, It's not possible usual to have a UK-pattern outside slip on a switch-diamond, because it would mean inserting V-crossings in the moving switch rails. If the diamond is flat enough to need to be switched, it is usually long enough for a normal inside slip ...
... Rob posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:28 from: Nigel Brown David I've a 2.6Ghz P4 PC with 1GB of memory, running XP. It works fine, and Templot runs fine. Interestingly, I've never had the "Windows getting slower over time" symptom which often gets mentioned. Wonder if the fact I built the PC myself and installed XP with none of the 3rd part guff which suppliers seem to enjoy sticking on it has anything to do with it. Nigel posted: 22 Feb 2011 17:03 from: JFS David, If your machine is slow, it might well be due to what it has been doing previously- if it has had a whole load of stuff installed and uninstalled, it might well be that that the registry (etc) is full of junk. My suggestion would be to re-format the hard drive and re-install from scratch. If you don't feel confident to do that/ don't have the original install disks etc, I would suggest finding a local pc fixit shop. We have one near ...
... of a short lead turnout with a minimum radius of just under 4'. Furthermore, you have little or no clearance between top left to top right and bottom left to bottom right routes (haven't tested this with dummy vehicles), so no simultaneous movement over these two routes is going to be permissible. Box file for this variant attached. I've done no tidying up or timber shoving on this as it is offered as proof of concept only. Attachment: attach_1845_2455_TG_variant.box 311 posted: 13 May 2014 17:21 from: JFS Dave, It looks like John has been busy on your behalf! Well done John! Which of these variants would be "correct" is down to the operational requirements- What are all these lines intended to do Dave? Could you provide an overall track diagram? Just from the look of things, the second variant does not look at all "right" to me as the reverse curve in the road crossing from bottom left looks very untidy compared to the nice smooth flow in the full scissors variant. For me ...
... track plan design on the pad, so that you can develop both together. Sketchboard is based on a desktop publishing component developed by Nils Haeck in the Netherlands. I have kept it as an independent function, so that Templot users who have no interest in such things can ignore it entirely. If you don't click the Sketchboard button you will never see it. It's still work in progress, but here are a couple of preview screenshots: 2_042200_050000000.gif 2_300514_470000000.png regards, Martin. posted: 30 Aug 2010 13:50 from: JFS Hi Martin, I think you are too hard on yourself- if you were to look down on the roof of a real goods shed/ loco shed/ whatever, it would look pretty boring also- these things only look "interesting" if seen as a 3D image I suspect The only improvement might be to tweak the colours- is there a re-colour image button? Apart from that, I think what you already have is more than fit for purpose. Perhaps you might create a gallery where if anyone ...
... by side. Re cost, for turnouts this can be brought down simply by buying the chairs and rail and producing the crossings, switch rails etc yourself. Also if you were to consider plastic sleepers/timbers, then Plastruct or Evergreen strip is an alternative to those produced by Exactoscale, C&L etc Presumably if you're using PCB for the staging turnouts then appearance there doesn't matter too much. Cheers Nigel Last edited on 4 Aug 2010 12:44 by Nigel Brown posted: 4 Aug 2010 13:41 from: JFS Greg, Just a caution about using chairs in 16.5mm I recently built some 00-SF track for a mate (who had fallen off the P4 Wagon by the way). All appeared well but we had trouble with some locos- specifically a Hornby Unrebuilt Bullied Pacific and a class 73 Electro Diesel (current catalogue items)- the wheel flanges clouted the chairs everywhere. And this was using the chairs as intended with ply sleepers. I think you would have big issues with anything involving mixing pcb and chairs. " ...
... -stage process has long since been deprecated in favour of the notch linking functions: http://www.templot.com/martweb/gs_geometry.htm#linking It must be 10 years since I last used that process myself, so I thought it was high time it was removed from the menus to avoid confusion. If you really do prefer it (anyone else?) I can reinstate it and hide it somewhere in the menus where beginners won't stumble over it. regards, Martin. posted: 7 Nov 2012 11:42 from: JFS...maybe simon gave the clue by saying" ...(used to) ..." Cheers, Howard posted: 7 Nov 2012 12:24 from: Simon Dunkley JFS wrote:...maybe simon gave the clue by saying" ...(used to) ..." That reflects the fact that I can no longer do it that way! But having looked at Martin's link, I don't need to. Will try it tonight, when I get home from work. Edit: I ...
... video? There is a rather big clue there -- to get to this screen you should press the F5 key on the keyboard. The F5 key is in the top row of keys. 2_061533_090000000.png Templot uses the various F function keys for many of the adjustments, called "mouse actions". There is a step-by-step guide to using them on this page of the Templot Companion: http://www.templot.com/martweb/gs_mouse_notes.htm regards, Martin. posted: 7 Feb 2011 10:58 from: JFS Hi Chris, Rather than try to design your ultimate layout in a single evening, I would respectfully suggest that you invest a bit of time getting used to the programme- you will find it extremely powerful and very easy to get to grips with once you practice a bit. Your lack of knowledge of TurboCAD (or anything similar) will in no way be a handicap- track work design is a pretty unique case- though a bit of knowledge of real track is a help. If you look through this forum ...
... : 3 Mar 2011 17:07 from: Templot User Sorry to bother you but I can't find the answer to a problem I'm having with Templot. If I highlight a section of track and then press the F7 key to shift it, I end up shifting the whole page and it would seem that none of the other Function keys are working either, so I guess I've changed a setting somewhere and would be grateful if you could advise. Rgds, Stuart M. posted: 3 Mar 2011 17:43 from: JFS I might be risking insulting you intellegence- apologies if so- but have you selected the "highlighted" section of track to the "Control"? The function keys only work on the Control template. Regards, Howard posted: 3 Mar 2011 18:02 from: Paul Boyd If you have a multimedia keyboard, try pressing the "F Lock" key- you need to make sure F Lock is On. I've been caught before with function keys doing strange things by forgetting to switch F Lock! posted: ...
99. Adavoyle
... topic: 2163 Adavoyle posted: 20 Feb 2013 11:52 from: JFS After our local S4 Soc AG meeting last night we had a discussion about seminal P4 Layouts and Adavoyle( http://www.templot.com/GNRI/adavoyle.htm) was mentioned. And the question was asked about it's current status. Can Martin/ anyone enlighten us please? Many thanks, Howard. posted: 20 Feb 2013 12:21 from: Martin Wynne Hi Howard, The Adavoyle Junction layout is now in the care of the South Dublin Model Railway Club: http://www.sdmrc.hobbysites.net/articles.php?article_id=4 I'm not sure about the current status of the layout. As far as I know it is still in working order, and Tony Miles has visited the club a few times to help them keep it so. I think it has been exhibited by them at least once. David Sutton of this parish may know more. Tony's BRM articles about the layout are available online: http://www.model-railways-live.co.uk/userfiles/files/ ...
... new version hasn't acquired any unpleasant add-ons? Regards David posted: 7 Oct 2015 10:04 from: Raymond I use Bitdefender and the the new Templot installed without any problems at all and runs perfectly. Some setting in Avast perhaps? Raymond posted: 7 Oct 2015 10:44 from: David Long It's very odd. I have been running Avast on successive machines fro around five or six years but it has never so firmly blocked any updates previously. David posted: 7 Oct 2015 12:36 from: JFS David Long wrote: It's very odd. I have been running Avast on successive machines fro around five or six years but it has never so firmly blocked any updates previously. David Hi David, Perhaps not so odd really- unless you are not updating it, the Avast you are running now is vastly different from the one you were running five or six months ago, let alone 5 or 6 years ago! I confess I have just about given up with it- constant nag pop-ups, strangulation of internet ...
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