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... topic: 1010 Singleton West Sussex posted: 11 Jan 2010 20:30 from: Richard_Jones Hi Guys (and Gals?) I am a new user of Templot, which I bought to help me plan a model of Singleton- ex LBSCR, West Sussex- 4mm, EM gauge. Currently I am working on two options, a) a straight plot of the 1:2500 OS map, which as you can imagine gives a rather long layout (20'+ to get the interesting bit in, and b) a curved version (inspired by the late Chris Matthewman's "Striving") that would in theory fit in my 18' x 12' living room (occasionally) In a nut shell, does any one have any comments on the "model of a railway" versus the "model railway" approach Also some of the turnouts look very long- does anyone know what sort of geometry the LBSC would have used to lay out the track in the 1880s? (ie preferred crossing angles) any hints on double slips? ...
... to offer and I'm still fairly bewildered as in 9mm they offer: BC/CC FE plywood WBP@ £25.08 H/W faced popular core WBP@ £14.95 BB Finnish birch combi@ £41.06 Indonesian marine@ £29.04 elsewhere I also found Robbins elite BS1088@ £66.29 Quite a price range! Although I expect its a case of "you get what you pay for" can anyone offer any advice as it would be pointless "spoiling the ship for a 'halfpence of tar". Have a look at "Singleton" on this forum or: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/gallery/album/1858-singleton-under-construction/ If you want to see what I'm trying to achieve. many thanks Richard posted: 10 Oct 2012 13:02 from: PeterD Thanks for posting this Richard. I too am looking at ply to construct my new layout. BTW, I like your approach of constructing your plans in card first. Can you tell me how I can scale my Templot plans to do ...
... find the original of that Hi Richard& David, Just had a look in my MRJ index, the article is Rail Profiles for the modeller in MRJ No.122 Page255. HTH. Regards, Les. posted: 18 Aug 2010 13:51 from: Richard_Jones Hi Martin, Fortunately I can access a full copy of Acrobat (as opposed to just a reader), so I'll convert anything else to pdf in the future best wishes Richard posted: 18 Aug 2010 13:56 from: Richard_Jones PS, Does anyone know what Singleton (West Sussex) turntable was like? I understand it was removed by the Southern in the 20's (re-used elsewhere?). I have seen photos of Chichester and Lewes tables where the whole deck was boarded over, so that the "well" is not visible. Presumably The Brighton had a standard design? best wishes Richard posted: 18 Aug 2010 14:24 from: Roger Henry Richard_Jones wrote: PS, Does anyone know what Singleton (West Sussex) turntable was like? I understand it was ...
... missed it, but could you provide any more details of your "sub-baseboard" (my terminology) that allows you to work on "manageable" piece of trackwork, and how that integrates/assembles into the overall layout (or point to where I missed it!) many thanks Richard Last edited on 13 Sep 2017 12:24 by Richard_Jones posted: 13 Sep 2017 19:59 from: Andrew Duncan Richard I'm sorry to hear that you're not making the progress that you'd have liked but when you last updated Singleton you'd been drawn down the 7mm path which I'm sure is a fascinating alternative to 4mm, it would be great to see any progress there? I popped down the garden earlier to take a couple pictures that may at least partially answer your question. The layout is hung off Spur shelving brackets screwed to the walls, so that there are no legs to get in the way and take up precious space in my shed. The brackets support a bed of 18mm ply cut approximately 2' (600mm) deep (from back ...
... topic: 3321 0 Gauge starter layout posted: 25 Aug 2018 14:54 from: Richard_Jones As I alluded to in a post on Singleton, the impulse purchase of a Dapol O gauge terrier in KESR blue livery has led to the development of a small layout, so that I can "play trains", as that day will be some time off for Singleton. So, imagine the KESR had built the line from Northiam to Rye and included a triangular junction (as mooted for the Cranbrook extension), then my "mini-layout" enviages a platform just to the East of Northiam, where one leg of the triangle meets the KESR, which avoids two lines across the road at the station. The other leg of the triangle, which provides for through running from Tenterden to Rye, is "off stage left" and has would have similar extensive facilities (!) to the West junction. For signalling purposes, "Rother Platform (West) for Rye" is within the station confines of Northiam, so that the home ...
... the premium bond next month. (anyone want to calculate the odds on winning the top prize more than once?) Midhurst is built over, but I wonder (daydream!) if suitably like-minded owners ended up in Selham, Petworth and Fittleworth, whether that bit of the line could ever be relayed as a "heritage" railway. Must clear/tidy up all the "stuff" that came from parents' homes from my (single) garage so that I can get on with the baseboards for "Singleton". all the best Richard posted: 21 Jun 2016 22:57 from: Rob Manchester Richard, Not much chance of the plan for the new nuclear plant going ahead according to the BBC but who knows. This sounds like a better idea to me :- http://www.tidallagoonswanseabay.com/the-project/film/107/ Good luck with Singleton. Rob Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Off track ...
... one for BR. Cost UKP7. There are others in the range, and if one appeals, it's 2 for UKP10. Thank's for Templot and all the support. Mark Austin posted: 25 Dec 2015 22:22 from: Richard_Jones Hi Everyone, Happy Boxing day from Maraetai, Auckland, New Zealand- back in the UK at the end of January! Yes, my little brother got me a copy of that book a few years ago for Christmas. Probably not much TEMPLOTing in 2016, but more baseboard building for Singleton, but I did succumb to temptation and buy a Dapol Terrier as a Christmas present for myself, so I may have to plan a mini O gauge layout (will be KESR themed....) Best wishes Richard posted: 25 Dec 2015 22:54 from: John Lewis Hi Richard, But don't you need two of them- one at each end of the hop pickers train? :- )) Happy Boxing Day- and 2016. Best wishes John posted: 25 Dec 2015 23:14 from ...
... topic: 1659 Printing Query/Error? posted: 21 Oct 2011 10:40 from: Richard_Jones Hi Martin, This well be a "driving error" on my part rather than a flaw... When I changed from "side" run to "end" run to print out some trial templates for Singleton I find I don't get full coverage of the layout, with a significant number of pages absent- any suggestions? many thanks for any suggestions Also, I will need to change my computer in the near future- is it possible to transfer TEMPLOT across to the new machine. best wishes Richard ps the box file is reasonably similar to the one I uploaded. posted: 21 Oct 2011 10:55 from: Martin Wynne Richard_Jones wrote: When I changed from "side" run to "end" run to print out some trial templates for Singleton I find I don't get full coverage of the layout, with a significant number of pages absent- any suggestions? Hi Richard, You can't print more than 33 x 26 ...
... . move it along by mouse action to where you want it. 3. keep clicking the narrow button until it is a thin line. 4. use the length and throw mouse actions to extend it to your requirements. But don't change the template afterwards, this line will be part of the template. It will of course print in the timber colours. Martin. posted: 12 Apr 2017 16:08 from: Richard_Jones Hi Martin Many thanks.... The dummy track method works a treat- as "Singleton" is laid out on a ruling 15' radius, I wanted to make the baseboards as "segments", but also avoiding any points, which does rather restrict where I can split the boards, making them all different sizes! (but nothing too unwieldy!) Hoping there might be some sawdust over the Easter holidays.... best wishes Richard posted: 14 Apr 2017 22:17 from: Richard_Jones Oo-err... Don't know what happened in the printing, but went to print out ...
... don't know if this is me, or actually a problem! I've been trying to print out templates with the trackpad grid turned on (set at 6" squares, but that's irrelevant) with a view to cutting timber for the baseboards (at last!) I've checked the box "grid in front of shapes" and made sure the grid is turned on, but after a couple of attempts, still can't get the grid to show on the print out- is there anything else I should be doing? It's the Singleton box and shapes files I shared some time ago. Any suggestions? many thanks and best wishes Richard posted: 7 Aug 2016 12:18 from: Martin Wynne Hi Richard, Make sure you have output> output grid options> output grid on menu option set. Are you printing in colour or black& white? At what print quality? Is one of your colour ink cartridges empty? By default Templot prints the grid lines very thin, for precision. But it's possible the lines are too thin or faint to ...
... whatever you are up to. Rob posted: 25 Apr 2015 09:53 from: Richard_Jones Hi Rob, Here's a quick photo of the one I have- it looks as though you can move the "arms" out to the wider hole spacing for bigger wheels, though I was using it on 17mm dia. quite happily at the smaller setting. cheers Richard ps. not been "dipping into" the Templot Forum quite as frequently as before- bit of a hiatus here as I have finished all the pointwork for Singleton and can't do much more till I have made the baseboards, which requires me to clear the garage...1763_250452_090000000.jpg posted: 4 May 2015 01:31 from: Andrew Duncan Hello Rob and Richard Yes I also have both these tools from George Watts and I don't know what I'd do without them. I've certainly used the puller on wheels up 6'8" in 4mm (26 ish mm) so your 21mm wheels are well within its capacity. Kind regards Andrew Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable ...
... , by trying to apply the ones you did for me to this other one but I haven't got very far with it yet. It is the same problem, an S shaped curve and a staggered and much smaller radius second turnout. I don't think the LB&SCR wanted modellers to copy them... :< Regards Tony posted: 11 Jul 2013 16:31 from: Richard_Jones Hi Tony, The geometry is no where as complex as your example, but here's a tandem in EM for my layout based on Singleton- I can't guarantee it follows "Brighton Practice" though! Good luck with your project- I know mine wouldn't have got this far without Templot best wishes Richard 1763_111127_150000000.jpg posted: 12 Jul 2013 00:37 from: TonyHagon Neat, Richard and an interesting formation, a crossover into a three way tandem turnout... I never managed to visit the Lavant branch but it looks good... Regards Tony posted: 12 Jul 2013 08:50 from: Richard_Jones Hi Tony, It's actually a double slip- ...
... topic: 2299 Good Housekeeping... posted: 29 Aug 2013 11:22 from: Richard_Jones Hi, Having posted the recent "final" design for Singleton I was looking through the box and realised just how many templates were actually duplicates (probably due to my sloppy use of copy/delete/wipe function!), and having gone through and cleared them out the total number of templates has dropped from 262 to 88 (file size 2,280 KB v 774 KB) I'm sure there's a message here! best wishes Richard posted: 29 Aug 2013 15:25 from: Richard_Jones Reduced file edited into the "share and show" thread.... Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Templot talk> Good Housekeeping... 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 ...
... topic: 2138 Maximum length of timbers in turnouts etc posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:01 from: Richard_Jones Hi, Happy New Year to all Templot users.... With the start of track building for Singleton I am getting quite confused as to how the turnout timbers would have been arranged, specifically between the turnout and three way that abut either end of the double slip- also the practicalities of making the assembly as three separate items- there are only 7 timbers between the v of the slip and the turnout in each case- any suggestions as to how it would have been done in practice? (and the best way in model form?) (Station built by the LBSCR in 1880- model will be set as SR about 1930) many thanks for any thoughts Richard Attachment: attach_1557_2138_Singleton_Templot 2.box 267 posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:04 from: Martin Wynne Hi Richard, Crossing timbers were normally available to designers in lengths from 8ft-6in (or previously 9ft in pre-grouping times) in increments of 6in up ...
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... richard_t Brilliant thanks- I've just tried it on a C9/B8 and it works a treat, and a lot easier than the previous method. posted: 21 Aug 2011 20:19 from: Richard_Jones Hi All, Re: the problem with the marker colour.... I found that I had about 5 copies of the same template one above the over!!!!!! once deleted down to one.... no problem.... Any comments on my efforts with a tandem on Singleton (curved version 2 colour 004), it is formed of templates 146/149/151 now to tackle that double slip best wishes Richard Attachment: attach_1146_1567_curved_version_2 _colour_004.box 274 Last edited on 21 Aug 2011 22:24 by Richard_Jones Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Templot talk> Tandem question about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z Index Templot Explained for beginners Please click: important information for new members ...
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... BOX file.... Still not certain how to accurately drop the group into the space where originally I had the "interim" crossing.... Also- can anyone remind me how to/ is it possible to include the shape file when printing out at reduced scale- I keep ticking options but don't get the shape included... Trying to get a small print to start baseboard planning.. By the way, the avatar is a small section of the 1880(?) OS map for the Singleton area (at the time the line was being built) many thanks for any help- I'm sure I should know the answers to my own questions, if only I was more familiar with the software.. best wishes Richard posted: 13 Sep 2011 09:49 from: Martin Wynne Richard_Jones wrote: Still not certain how to accurately drop the group into the space where originally I had the "interim" crossing.... Hi Richard, There is a bit of Jing video here which may help: message ...
... adjacent turnout then added both vees. Nick Last edited on 6 Mar 2011 12:10 by Nick R posted: 10 Jan 2012 12:53 from: Richard_Jones Paul Boyd wrote: If you have a look at my website at http://www.paul-boyd.me.uk then go to the "Rural Railfreight" page, you'll see a photo sequence of a slip in build. Hi Paul, great photos- I wish I could make progress like that- will use your photos to help me on my EM version (see Singleton West Sussex in "share& show" and Rivet& Ply track- rivet size in this forum) Two queries: 1) what do you stain/paint/varnish your sleepers with? 2) where can you get the solder cream (T79 ?) in a syringe (as in one photo) from? many thanks Richard Last edited on 10 Jan 2012 13:12 by Richard_Jones posted: 10 Jan 2012 17:05 from: Phil O Hi Richard 179 C solder cream can be found here from C ...
... track plan, it shouldn't take you too long to re-align everything onto new curved centre-lines. There is a video showing how to do that in this topic: topic 349 regards, Martin. posted: 22 Jan 2011 10:10 from: Steve Evans Martin, Thank you for your reply- I will have a look at the video. Steve posted: 18 Jul 2011 13:38 from: Richard_Jones Hi Steve, I know exactly where you are coming from- if you look at my proposals for Singleton I need something like 21' if I didn't curve it around.... My solution was to draw a curve (represent a 15' radius in my case) and do a literal "cut and paste" of a print of the scanned prototype plan so that the 1' (linear) on the drawn curve= (25.4 x 12)/4' on the scanned plan. I then rescanned the "curved" version to use as the background shape. A bit tedious, but it worked. ...
... topic: 1142 Manipulating drawings- software solutions? posted: 7 Jun 2010 22:00 from: Richard_Jones As a neo-luddite, can anyone tell me whether, either in TEMPLOT or some other software package if there is an easy (!) way to alter drawings- ie, with my proposal for Singleton I have come to the conclusion that I need to go for a curved solution, on the OS map the ruling curve is 52 chns- I would like to tighten the whole thing to 15' in 4mm scale- any suggestions of a technical solution before I fall back on "real" cut& paste! many thanks Richard Jones Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Templot talk> Manipulating drawings- software solutions? 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 ...
... Aug 2019 23:30 from: Richard_Jones Apologies if this is old news to everyone.... After last trying in 2005 and being told by Network rail that they were "not in a position to provide members of the public with drawings or records" and more recently trying the search facility on the network rail archive website, but to no avail, I was extremely pleased when a request via "ask the archivist" provided me with a link to order (via their print facility) all the extant drawings for Singleton that had originally been in "The Plan Arch" at Waterloo. Full marks network rail! (They have obviously realised this can be a money spinner for them!) cheers Richard Last edited on 13 Aug 2019 22:18 by Richard_Jones Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Off track> Network Rail Archive about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z Index Templot Explained for beginners Please click: important ...
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