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... directly- I have to heat up the rail. And that doesn't seem to want to happen. I'm going to bed to be grumpy and will try again tomorrow. And hoping I will grow two extra hands during the night to help keep everything lined up. posted: 13 Nov 2015 23:13 from: Jubilee42 3033_131812_330000000.jpg posted: 14 Nov 2015 04:26 from: DerekStuart I had a fair bit of problem with soldering, but was helped by a good chap named Howard Bolton (often goes by the internet reference JFS- I think he's on this forum somewhere). To flow properly solder needs a match between solder, flux and temperature. It also needs the surfaces to be clean. Have you gone over the surface first with a burnishing brush or similar? Then use a flux- either liquid or paste- then choose a good solder. I wouldn't use Maplin solder or flux. On Howard's advice, I went and bought both from C&L (Carrs) and immediately my soldering went from dreadful to pretty good. I ...
... west.html and scroll through. There are loads of Cornish pics I've never seen before and I'm going to spend some time rooting through them. Ken posted: 28 May 2012 17:49 from: Stephen Freeman Hi, That's interesting- I started a P4 layout based on Perranwell some years ago, but it's never got beyond the track and ballast stage- perhaps one day- in the meantime I'll look out the book with the photos and track plan if anyone is interested. posted: 28 May 2012 19:15 from: JFS Richard, I think such things were exceedingly rare and Perranwell has been modelled to death- especially on 7mm scale layouts which are smaller than they should be! Good Luck, Howard. posted: 29 May 2012 08:14 from: Stephen Freeman Hi, British Railways Past and Present No 17 Cornwall has a photo. BRJ 27 on Falmouth Branch says its unique. Definitely not a standard GWR Design though! Modelled to Death? Not seen one myself but then again I've been in France for 5 years! JFS wrote ...
123. Circle segmentation
... I use half inch "Homosote" (a low density fiberboard) between the ply and the cork with everything glued together, not nailed or pinned. This seems to provide excellent soundproofing. Glen posted: 5 Mar 2011 16:12 from: Gordon S I dunno, over 50 years of modelling and all I've got to show for it is a circle of track on the carpet.... 479_051111_560000000.jpg Last edited on 5 Mar 2011 21:26 by Gordon S posted: 5 Mar 2011 17:59 from: JFS Hello Gordon, Many thanks for this topic- I learnt a lot from it which was very helpful as I was thinking about a similar project... 1129_051250_380000000.jpg Nice carpet! Many thanks, Howard. posted: 5 Mar 2011 19:17 from: Nigel Brown Gordon S wrote: I dunno, all those years modelling and I've ended up with is a circle of track on the carpet.... Gordon Don't think it's quite complete; you've missed out the third rail! It is Hornby Dublo, isn't ...
... the savings in time and effort for you. I can imagine it would confuse people who were not familiar with the basics of Templot but as you have said in the past it is difficult to know what level to pitch these things at. As an explanation of a point() or series of points it is much easier to follow than line after line of written explanation. Maybe you would have to do some 'beginner videos' to get people up to speed. Rob posted: 4 Apr 2019 21:47 from: JFS I think it is excellent and an easy format to follow- perhaps ven better than a complete video which needs to be actively paused for the trickly bits, whereas a show like this can be run at the viewers own pace. If it saves on production work then that is a double bonus- not least if that then means that more of these can be made availble. I agree with Rob that beginners would need to be directed elsewhere. Equally, I hope a beginner would not be starting with this particular formation ...
... the switch blades through avery short action. see http://flic.kr/p /gW9nv9 the other type. uses a extended arm leading from the E-FPL mechanism, running upto the switch blade tiebars. then a cam/crank arrangement is used this can be seen here claremorris-p.jpg could you shed any light on these in more detail, what railway company manufactured them, drawings, better photos, Im trying to do a 3D non functional print of them posted: 12 Jun 2015 13:33 from: JFS Nothing on google? I just searched on 'economical facing point lock' clicked images and there ar about 10 or so different patterns- including thwo two types that I am most familiar with. Not sure what they did in Ireland, though a posting on the Signalbox Forum might well wield a response. Best wishes, Howard posted: 12 Jun 2015 14:32 from: Martin Wynne madscientist wrote Hi martin, I know you have extensive knowledge of Irish track work. Hi Dave, I don't know where you got that ...
... . regards, Martin. posted: 5 Mar 2011 19:02 from: geoff Martin, Thanks for your reply. The parallel wings are sort of understandable for the fast-slow crossover shown in the photograph but the parallel wings in the down slow line where trains are moving straight ahead still intrigue me. I wondered whether it was related to expected speed through the crossover. The trains arriving at Rhyl used to go quite smartly through the fast-slow crossover. Geoff posted: 5 Mar 2011 22:36 from: JFS Hi Geoff, Perhaps it is because the wing and checks would be very close together but it might also be due to the superelevation (at least on the "high" rail side where there is a risk of the backs of wheels contacting the wing rail at low speeds). Bear in mind that the degree of cant will be same for the slow as the fast- due to the continuous timbers- and will be calculated to suit the higher speed. But all guess work of course! Howard. posted: ...
... the Down Main. Or also pulling lever 1 connects the Down Main to Up Loop instead of the Up Main. Pulling levers 1 and 2 instead of 3 provides a crossover between the two Loop lines. Here's a more conventional view: 2_300731_570000000.png Slip switches 1 and 2 lie normal for the slip road, so that pulling only 3 provides a main line crossover. However, I see from your RMweb topic that you are modelling GWR practice, in which case things may be done differently. We need a reply from Howard (JFS) who is the signalling expert in these parts. It's important that the levers are arranged in the frame so that it is never necessary to pull a lever between two which are already pulled. cheers, Martin. posted: 30 Aug 2018 18:08 from: madscientist thanks posted: 14 Sep 2018 08:55 from: madscientist I managed to track down a numbered signal diagram of the station, badminton, that we based the current layout on, so I now have a lever numbering guide, I still have ...
128. Curved Double Slip
... presumably the the mechanical locking wouldn't allow the clearing of a signal for a plainly wrong route, but (as I tell trainees) signals do not put an inpenetrable barrier across the railway.... Phil It could be that the lower left are hand points and the two dummies are of the "yellow" persuasion, the lower left road being used as a headshunt- though No.1 road to lower left route looks rather less used, so maybe not. Cheers Richard posted: 3 Jun 2008 03:25 from: JFS Paul Boyd wrote: Hi Phil Attached is an outside slip extracted from a plan I did years ago (and can be seen in the flesh* on my website at http://www.paul-boyd.me.uk/- follow the model rail link then the "EM trackwork" link) Hopefully this will give you a pointer, and I think it should regauge from P4 to S7 fairly well as both are "scale" track standards.* sort of- the photos are of the EM version, the box file is ...
... topic: 1376 Check rail requirement posted: 19 Feb 2011 23:26 from: Jim Guthrie Martin, Drop everything- we must have check rails like these Shorpy picture Use the Hi-Def image to see them better. Jim. posted: 20 Feb 2011 10:15 from: JFS... very useful if your wheels are a bit loose on the axles and need pulling back to gauge from time to time... Howard Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Share and show> Check rail requirement 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 this web site are copyright and the property of the respective contributor. You are welcome to use them for your own personal ...
... while Templot downloads it. After which the <-- symbol will not show, indicating that the file is already downloaded and can play immediately as often as you wish. The <-- symbol will therefore also indicate which videos are new or have been revised since you last watched them. I've tested this on Linux/Wine as well as Windows, and it seems to be working fine. So it will be in the next program update. regards, Martin. posted: 16 Nov 2014 21:15 from: JFS Martin Wynne wrote: In the next program update Templot can download......So it will be in the next program update. regards, Martin. Martin, This is excellent- sounds like you have the "help" issue cracked! I have a request for a video- how to create, scale, load, save and reload a map as a background image- I don't do it very often and when I do I find it a real head-scratching job (could be an age thing of ...
... from: BeamEnds Hi all, just wondering if anyone knows what colour BR(WR) signal posts are/were c. 1980. It's a silver/grey colour, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. Help! Cheers Richard posted: 19 Feb 2011 20:07 from: Martin Wynne BeamEnds wrote: It's a silver/grey colour, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. Help! Hi Richard, Galvanised? Just a thought. Martin. posted: 19 Feb 2011 20:57 from: JFS Hi Richard, The GW and BR WR used "Aluminium" paint for steel posts apart from the bottom 4ft which was black. You can still buy the stuff. Quite how this would scale for a model I don't know as I have only modelled timber posts, but I would try a 50-50 mix of "silver" and matt light grey as a starting point. Cover it with a load of weathering and no one will know the difference anyway! Best wishes, Howard. posted: 19 Feb 2011 ...
132. Track materials
... topic: 2624 Track materials posted: 5 Feb 2015 14:06 from: Raymond Surplus to requirements. Mostly 0 Gauge/ 7mm. The attached list of stuff is for sale, ideally as a single sale. Pictures available on request. Regards Raymond Attachment: attach_2063_2624_sales_etc ..pdf 612 posted: 5 Feb 2015 15:11 from: JFS Is it me, or is there no list? posted: 5 Feb 2015 15:13 from: Raymond Ooops! List now attached. posted: 5 Feb 2015 15:24 from: Peter_Hirons I still can't see a list posted: 5 Feb 2015 15:32 from: Martin Wynne Hi Peter, Go here: topic 2624- message 18073 and click the attachment link If you can't see the link, press F5 key. regards, Martin. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Off track> Track materials about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z Index Templot Explained for beginners ...
... topic: 2540 Scaleforum- Templot help posted: 25 Sep 2014 11:39 from: Martin Wynne I'm intending to be at Scaleforum on Saturday afternoon. I shall have a tablet computer running Templot with me if anyone would like a few minutes help with the program. This idea worked quite well at ExpoEM North. But I would also like time to see the show, so this would be help with using the Templot program itself. Howard Bolton (JFS of this parish) is doing the in-depth trackwork discussions on his demo stand. Looking forward to meeting everyone, regards, Martin. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Templot talk> Scaleforum- Templot help 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 ...
... topic: 638 Amberley Working Museum- 3-way point posted: 22 Nov 2008 23:48 from: John Lewis Have people seen this: http://home.fastnet.co.uk/gerrycork/amberleyrail/3 -way-point.htm John posted: 25 Nov 2008 01:31 from: JFS Presumably using a wheelset as a track guage is acceptable in coarser scales but in P4 you just have to be much more carefull.... Has anyone looked at page 80 of November/ Decmeber "STEAM Railway"?? It reminds me of the caption to a photograph in one of the orignal PROTOFOUR articles in the MRC in 1967 which read something like... "Track is not always the transitioned construction that we imagine." vide http://www.scalefour.org/history/mrc7/part7.htm Regards, Howard posted: 25 Nov 2008 22:31 from: Paul Boyd Has anyone looked at page 80 of November/ Decmeber "STEAM Railway"?? I have, and my thought was that if you'd commissioned Norman Solomon to build track ...
135. Rail joints
... topic: 2578 Rail joints posted: 19 Nov 2014 17:45 from: Trevor Walling Hello, I have notice rail joints are missing on some templates of diamond crossings and single slips. The crossing wing rails and closure rail joints seem to be missing sometimes or altogether in others. I have checked and the rail joint setting and marks are set to show. I am assuming that these formations should have joints in these positions. Regards. Trevor. 2110_191244_320000000.png posted: 19 Nov 2014 18:21 from: JFS Hi Trevor. If it is a 1:7 there are no joints here. Never had a wing rail go missing on me though! Cheers, Howard posted: 19 Nov 2014 18:46 from: Martin Wynne Hi Trevor, When you set a half-diamond template to have shortened check rail(s) for a slip, Templot omits the wing rail joint marks because they would be in the wrong place and conflict with the switch blades. There may or may not be some real rail joints there -- prototypes ...
... Martin Wynne wrote: we currently have 3 versions on the go, 074, 082 and 091, which is bad enough. I would go along with Paul, don't jump in so early. See what develops. As regards the above isn't it time to do a Microsoft and put a deadline to 074 and 082 and say no more support after such and such a date? After all it's not as if there is any extra cost of upgrading, unlike Microsoft? Alan posted: 8 Nov 2008 16:32 from: JFS Some interesting philosophical musings.... Martin, I think your user-support is excellent and you have helped me out several times. Having read what you said about the irregular diamonds code being 5 years old however, almost makes me wish I had not distracted you. I think there is a fine line between providing user support, and providing a layout-design consultancy service and it is very important not to cross that line- perhaps your desire to support the user means that sometimes you get pulled over that ...
... feel that the moral high ground (along with the new headache) belongs to you, Martin! Hi Dave, Thanks a lot! Just what I want on top of everything else. A load of moral high ground! The Windows version of Templot was first shown in public at the Gauge 0 Guild's exhibition at Telford in September 1998, so we are just approaching 10 years of Templot. The first copy went off-site in August 1999. regards, Martin. posted: 6 Aug 2008 00:19 from: JFS Hello Martin, Guess what- not only do I have SignalBox on my machine, I have Lotus notes as well- though fortunately it is not the machine with Templot on it!!! I just did a* .box on that machine and the only thing which came up was a WINWORD.box- which is non-associated and contains "Word template information"- good old Bill! Lotus Notes through up nothing- but it does win my prize as the flakeyest piece of software ever written- or is that ...
... I must have just had a brain-fade at some point- sorry to bother you! Cheers, Paul posted: 4 Jan 2018 15:26 from: John Lewis Hi Martin Templot 2.18a loaded onto both my computers without a probem, and now reside in TEMPLOT_DEV/templot_2. It seems to work OK, so there is no point in changing the folder name to 'tempot2'? A happy new year to all, and thank you verry much. John posted: posted: 4 Jan 2018 16:08 from: JFS Pretty good that Martin- well done! Best wishes, Howard 4 Jan 2018 16:08 from: Martin Wynne John Lewis wrote: It seems to work OK, so there is no point in changing the folder name to 'tempot2'? Hi John, That advice was for Paul. No-one else should change it. cheers, Martin. posted: 5 Jan 2018 01:16 from: Martin Wynne I have just now replied on RMweb: To get the missing rail back, click the reset derived partial ...
... so far not a single comment. Which surprises me because I was expecting the new dpi-aware display on hi-res screens to be very much a Marmite feature, with some liking it a lot and others disliking it. That's why I provided an option to revert to dpi-virtualization for those who preferred it. I can only assume that no news is good news, and everyone is happy with 211b. Good. Happy New Year to all, Martin. posted: 30 Dec 2014 16:41 from: JFS Hello Martin, I am not sure what there is not to like about it- it looks very nice to me, so for me at least, no news is indeed good news! And many thanks for what is a considerable improvement. Happy New Year! Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Templot talk> Screen scaling in 211b program update about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z Index Templot ...
... its related templates? Is the peg used as a guide only during commands and then ignored once the template is stored? Is there a discussion of the peg? When to use it, etc? On the informational menu from the left-click on a template, what is the difference between the three commands: "delete to control", "wipe to control", "copy to control"? Last edited on 29 Jan 2011 04:41 by Nicholas Geti posted: 29 Jan 2011 09:59 from: JFS Hello Nicholas. I am not quite sure what you are trying to achieve with Templot, but assuming you want to create some complete layouts (as opposed to just making a single slip) then, if I were you, I would run through all the video tutorials and keep running through them until you would be able to replicate them. That way you will get a practical exposure to all the various commands and they will very quickly become second nature. The Peg is pretty well fundamental to everything in Templot. It ...
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