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... topic: 2400 Ludgate Hill North posted: 8 Feb 2014 21:32 from: JFS Hello All, I have been know to bang on about this particular bit of prototype track before and, having a bit of time by the PC this afternoon, could not resist having a play at it in Templot. Given that the background image is just an OS map, it is interesting to see how the geometry works out. 1129_081623_560000000.png I would really like to see a photo of this layout as it would be interesting to know just how some bits were built- but one has not yet surfaced. I would be very interested to hear people's views on the geometry and opinions on how it might have been built. Only twenty two templates so far- just a few partial templates needed to finish it off... Just in case anyone else fancies the challenge, I include the box and the shape files. Best wishes, Howard Attachment: attach_1746_2400_Ludgate_Hill_old _layout_attempt_1.box 415 posted: 8 Feb 2014 21:33 from: JFS.. and bgs. ...
... the controls- Paul was (I believe) originally a member of Wakefield Club before he moved across the Pennines to Wirral- I usually try to encourage him to start model building again when our paths cross. best wishes Richard posted: 4 Jul 2010 22:44 from: Richard_Jones Here's another attempt at a curved version given the space now available following building work.... 1763_041742_490000000.jpg Attachment: attach_819_1010_new_curved_version .box 605 Last edited on 4 Jul 2010 22:46 by Richard_Jones posted: 5 Jul 2010 11:32 from: JFS Richard, I think it looks a lot better- but it rather appears from the image that at the Lavant end you would be looking at it through a rather narrow opening. For me, this was the more interesting end of the station and a good view of it would be important. Also, where do you envisage the normal viewing position? From the outside of the curve, the station was largely hidden by tall trees as I recall, (though they would have perhaps been a lot less tall in LBSC ...
... - in which case you may just as well refer to one of the standard templates such as the Exactoscale range. But if you really want a chaired template you can do it now -- use the picture shape wrapping functions to put an Exactoscale straight template under the curved Templot rails, like this: s4_soc_b8_curved_crossover_print_1 .png s4soc_b8_3.png More about this here: topic 2271 and here: http://www.scalefour.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p =25066#p25066 regards, Martin. posted: 13 Mar 2015 10:23 from: JFS Martin Wynne wrote: I know we have been here many times before -- but what is actually wrong with Templot which can generate such a hostile reaction? Hello Martin, You saw my personal list of "could-get in a tizz about" on RM web- but they have all been debated before (and get mentioned again above). As you said in RMWeb- you are already aware. The bottom line is that you might see the same outward reaction from three or four people yet that reaction might ...
... topic: 2377 Another one lost posted: 17 Jan 2014 05:34 from: Martin Wynne JFS wrote: Focus on the positives! I honestly don't know how to respond to this, posted on RMweb just now: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/55140-west-fraddon-rslrs-workbench-all-new-plan/page-9 #entry1306313 It seems that I am failing somewhere. Perhaps I should just shake my head and move on. Martin....... I don't seem to be getting along very well with these track design programs, not easy to use or understand at all. I tried a free program called AnyRail that allows 50 or so bits of track which was useless but seemed simple if your designing a trainset. Another I tried called Xtrkcad which I didn't have a clue. I have the Hornby HVR programs but they're very primitive and you can only use their components. I found this program called Scarm which seems simple enough a fairly straight forward but ...
... topic: 1433 An approach to building complex formations posted: 26 Mar 2011 17:36 from: JFS Dear All, I am just in the process of starting some track for my new layout and thought people might be interested in the way I have tackled it, involving as it does some complex bits and pieces. I have also posted a thread in the Nottingham Area Group forum in the S4 forum- so that tells you that the gauge is P4! My track building approach is "unconventional" but has been developed to maximise the benefits of "modern technology" such as functional plastic chairs, Templot templates etc. I have also tried plenty of other ways of doing the job and all have upsides and downsides so I would say that I have adopted my approach in the knowledge of, rather than out of ignorance of Other Ways! But please don't anyone suggest using tubular rivets- I have knocked up several thousand of them and can see no need ever to use another one- ever! I built a Test Track to "prove ...
... 55 from: Raymond Borg-Rail wrote: Hi, Every time I have to build with steel rail, I know that I am going to have to deal with the rust problem after soldering. This is because of the flux needed. Does anybody have an easy solution to this? Why not try C&L's solder cream? It is non acid and designed to leave little or not residues. Not cheap but one tube goes a very long way. Regards Raymond posted: 23 Feb 2011 13:39 from: JFS This is a really good question! Every one seems to rave about the benefits of steel rail yet steel is NOT easy to solder! All the fluxes which are recommended for steel are acids and so corrosive- not a problem if can dunk the whole lot in passivating solution, but not possible with track work! Have you tried using any of the so-called neutralising rinses such as sold by Brian under the Carr's label? Howard. posted: 23 Feb 2011 14:15 from: Stephen Freeman Yes- I've ...
... with the Microsoft guidelines, and the best thing to do would be to start again like this... They may well be right, but if the answer is starting again it will be someone else doing it -- I'm very impressed with what Milen Peev in Bulgaria is doing with SCARM: http://www.scarm.info/blog/general/short-introduction-welcome/ No handbuilt track or templates there yet, but one to watch. regards, Martin. posted: 17 Jul 2013 17:48 from: JFS Martin Wynne wrote: It would be great to get a detailed reply saying "I did X, expecting the result to be Y, but what actually happened was Z". Hello Martin, I would not like to attempt to speak for anyone else, nor to speak for this situation but I wonder if, the clue lies in your statement above? The problem I have certainly had from time to time is not that "I did X expecting Y" but rather "I would like to achieve Y but how ...
... to be done in words. And it seems I just don't have the right words. But I do have to find them soon, because I can't progress the "Templot Explained" beginners guide on the web site without them. I'll have another go later today and post it here. Instead of screenshots I will perhaps try drawing pictures. I'll leave big spaces between the words, so that others can fill in the ones I'm obviously missing out. cheers, Martin. posted: 28 Feb 2018 14:17 from: JFS Hmm, how many times we have been here over the years! At risk of creating even more confusion, I wonder if it helps to suggest that it is not actually that "we" don't understand the [basics of] the concept, but rather that translating it into an effective method of working is non-obvious? And therein lies the route to all those unexpected duplicate templates. Perhaps the trickiest bit for me was understanding that the control is "active" even when it does not "appear to be ...
... may be of some use if you have a Three throw turnout to deal with. As the blades overlap, it is important that the two point motors throw sequentially to avoid stressing the drive mechanisms. I have used Fulgurex point motors modified with 10 way connectors and ribbon cable jumpers to allow easy disconnection if required. A major consideration with an exhibition layout. I am sure you will have further questions once you have studied these. Regards Tony. Attachment: attach_2555_2547_Three_throw_turno ut.GIF 1033 posted: 2 Nov 2017 10:18 from: JFS Tony W wrote: The first file is the Track plan wiring schematic for Green Street and may take a bit of studying. Hi Tony, Very interesting! But a bit of clarification needed- sorry if you have given this elsewhere and I have missed it. What are the lines A,B ,C and D? Also the Ind and Ex designation- which I might be able to guess! The diagram looks as if each of the switches 1- 12 are just three pole, but if it were that ...
... often than not, after storing a copy of the control template I press HOME to see it again (don't you?), so this change simply does that for you. It's very easy to hide it again if you really don't want to see it -- the INSERT and HOME keys are right next to each other, so after storing& background (INSERT key) it's very easy to wait a second and then press the HOME key. regards, Martin. posted: 3 Aug 2012 20:41 from: JFS Martin, I think many people find this business of unwanted templates a bit of a pain- here I am not really talking about this new experimental behaviour (which can be turned off- thank goodness!) but about the "traditional" behaviour also. I have never understood why there "always" has to be a control template and it always seems to me that a better behaviour would be for the "normal" state to be "All templates stored" with a single one selected to the control only when ...
... aid positioning. 4726895479_6aeb0c0403.jpg This process is a trial. At this stage we have not made these for the remainder of the layout but will see if they speed up track laying. The difficult part is actually working out all the different types of chairs that need to be used and where they go as the standard chairs need to be threaded on the rail before sticking them to the sleepers with MEK (methyl ethyl ketone or Butanol as it is called by the trade). posted: 26 Jun 2010 12:16 from: JFS Just to note that Methyl Ethyl Ketone is also known as Butanone( CH3C(O )CH2CH3) Butanol (C4H9OH) is something quite different and would not work at all! An alternative and slightly more powerful solvent would be Dichloromethane (DCM or methylene chloride) CH2Cl2. I will be very interested to hear how all these rail templates work, in particular, how accurate the guage will be by comparison with the use of more conventional track guages. Best Regards, Howard. posted: 26 Jun 2010 12:48 ...
... 6 1:7 1:8 have been exhausted and no further supplies are planned." Is there an alternative supplier? Dan posted: 26 Mar 2011 18:49 from: Rob Manchester Hi, I got a crossing V jig from the EMGS stores a few weeks back. There was no mention then of there being any shortage of them although I was only interested in them having one for me of course. It works well on code 75 BH rail. Rob posted: 26 Mar 2011 20:54 from: JFS Chaps, I don't want to be doing the EMGS or anyone else out of business, but come on, it is not beyond the wit of Man to make your own! Here are some pics of mine- it is just made up of bits of hardwood and brass and is adaptable to make switch tongues (As Bs and Cs) and vees from 1:1 to 1:11 and every fraction in between. I think the principle is fairly self explanatory from the pics, though there are a few little ...
... using C&L components in OO gauge. Is it recommended to use PCB sleepers in certain places such as under the K crossings as this would seem a weak spot, and it is difficult keeping things in alignment just using the C&L plastic chairs glued to plastic sleepers. Also, does anyone make a V crossing jig as I have to make about 50 for my layout and to use the ready made C&L units would be rather beyond my pocket! posted: 5 Dec 2010 13:06 from: JFS You can't solder rail directly to PCB sleepers as they will support the rails at a lower height than the chairs. I always use small brass or N/S strips to secure the different bits of rail which comprise the crossings. These can then be secured to the (plywood) sleepers using Exopy. It has the advantage that the rails are electrically bonded in the process and makes very strong trackwork. I get the strip from fret waste chosen to support the rail at the same height as the chairs. (I ...
... the rail caps (and remove them again too if necessary). Cheers! Andy Here's a pic from a lower angle. 2983_201857_130000000.jpg posted: 21 Jan 2018 00:37 from: Rob Manchester Andy, Thanks for the info. Yes, the price is quite reasonable. Mind you this original one has cost a fortune with all the work you have put in. Glad to see somebody take the lead on this. Hot melt glue sounds interesting for the caps. Rob posted: 21 Jan 2018 10:09 from: JFS I really hope this project is a great success, but I confess to a considerable degree of doubt. As an engineer, it is painfully obvious to me that the concept of a separate metal cap to a printed plastic base has so many practical pitfalls which even at this quite late stage seem not to have been proven in basic form. But one thing I simply do not comprehend- if the metallic surface must be added as a postscript, why not use electro-deposition? Ultimately, getting a completely level, ...
... as I was assembling the vee to be soldered there was a little bit of a gap between the two sections at the tip but a bit of a squeeze with the pliers and what have you seems to have resulted in a decent 2nd effort. I don't mind if I have to make up several practice ones to get it right as it is only a little bit of rail and the turnout is useless if it doesn't work I guess! Cheers for the guidance mate. posted: 25 Jun 2008 14:35 from: JFS Dear all, Read this lot with interest and would like to share my method (which differs from all the others) Firstly, I "bend" both of the rails much as others have described- point rail to half the vee angle, splice rail to the vee angle. Next I grip both of the rails in a smooth-jawed vice (so that the point of the vee is sticking upwards clear of the jaws) and adjust them until they are exactly aligned at the correct angle (easily achieved by ...
... topic: 3184 Colour Printing issue posted: 15 Jan 2018 07:32 from: JFS I recent bought (at huge expense!) a Xerox Versa Link C405 colour laser printer. But, selecting the "Print in Colour" menu item brings up an "INVALID REQUEST- Printer is not a colour printer or is not set for printing in colour" message. But actually it is, and it is. (and it prints fine from other applications.) My previous printer was an HP colour laser and that worked alright. Is there another setting somewhere which I am missing? Just on minor note, I have to smile when the printer dialogue asks me if it is a "Dot matrix printer"- the last time I even saw one of those is at least 25 years ago! Many thanks and best wishes, Howard posted: 15 Jan 2018 15:29 from: Martin Wynne JFS wrote: I recent bought (at huge expense!) a Xerox Versa Link C405 colour laser printer. But, selecting the "Print ...
... topic: 3459 Help! What on earth have I done??? posted: 16 Jul 2019 09:13 from: JFS Having used Templot for years, I thought I knew the basics but I seem to have have done something in a way I cannot understand. My problem is that anything involving Store and Background is not working as I expect- for example, if I press "Insert", then Wipe another Template to the Control, the previous control template disappears from the background. Similarly, if I use any of the "Make" commands, the new template appears, but the previous control vanishes from the background. These "disappeared" templates (about 20 of them by now) all appear in the Box, but I can do nothing to make them appear on the Background. I must have done something to make this happen- it was working fine last time I used it- but how reverse it? And how do I get the invisible templates onto the background? 1129_160311_190000000.png Many thanks, Howard posted: 16 ...
... topic: 2373 Crash after Hibernate posted: 8 Jan 2014 20:08 from: JFS Martin, I know you have other priorities, but when you have a mo... I was hoping to do some work with Templot at my club evening where there is no internet, so I hibernated Templot at home. When I woke my machine up, Templot appeared to be working, but any attempt at input resulted in this error:- undefined 1129_081505_350000000.jpg This includes attempting to close the window, so the only way out was Task Manager to kill the app. My machine runs Win 7 64b on Intel processors. Sorry to bring a problem... Best wishes, Howard posted: 8 Jan 2014 20:35 from: John Lewis When I woke my machine up, Templot appeared to be working, but any attempt at input resulted in this error:- Howard, What does the error say, please? I can't read it! Best wishes John posted: 8 Jan 2014 20:57 from: JFS John Lewis wrote: ...
... than you want to know at http://www.shapeways.com/materials/frosted-detail-plastic Cheers! Andy posted: 22 Apr 2018 08:41 from: Hayfield Rob I am quite conversant with the positions and styles of the Exactoscale chairs, the Off The Rails chairs are more detailed and I just need to get my head around the third slide chair onwards, plus the tie rod fixings and the method of fixing the chairs with keys whilst maintaining the gauge. posted: 22 Apr 2018 11:17 from: JFS Do people on here just use standard superglue to bond slide chairs to the stockrail? I notice a post advocating Loctite 435 adhesive for this but is this over the top? As the one who advocated 435, I ought to perhaps respond. Firstly, the switch area of model pointwork is vitally important- to spend 10 minutes at any "finescale" exhibition is to realise just how poor the hobby performs in this area- regardless of (or perhaps because of) the methods we use. In the real thing, ...
20. My First Points
... topic: 1355 My First Points posted: 30 Jan 2011 13:23 from: BeamEnds Ok so it's probably a bit of a yawn to many, but I'm dead chuffed. 262_300819_310000000.jpg 262_300820_250000000.jpg 262_300821_060000000.jpg I'm particularly pleased with the tie-bar- it's not wildly out of scale, and cost next to nothing. The ramblings of an idiot about building these points can be found at: Soddingham Track Cheers Richard Last edited on 30 Jan 2011 13:27 by BeamEnds posted: 30 Jan 2011 13:38 from: JFS Hello Richard, It looks very nice! I like the planing of the wing and checkrail ends. Just a couple of small concerns- are you sure that the check rails are long enough? I would have expected them to cover 5 sleepers rather than just three. Also, it looks like you have taken both the point and the splice rails to the point of the vee, whereas on the prototype, the blunt nose was formed entirely in the point rail as per this illustration from Martin... gallery/2 ...
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