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... topic: 261 Soddingham-under-Piddle posted: 25 Nov 2007 02:00 from: BeamEnds Hi folks, attatched is product of a derranged mind. I wanted to model in 0, but not having space for a tail-chaser (without going through into next doors loft) and definately not wanting yet another MPD I came up with this. There's no way I'd ever have been able to contemplate anything like this without Templot- cheers Martin. The "rationale" (if that's the word!) is at http://home.btconnect.com/soddingham Critiques welcome (I bet Martin spots the major deliberate mistake first), as are drawings of 1980's vintage colour light signals. I know the shoving of timbers isn't finished yet, and the points are a mish-mash, but that will be sorted out. Soon. Honest. Cheers Richard Attachment: attach_160_261_mylayout16.box 433 posted: 25 Nov 2007 02:23 from: BeamEnds Attatched is the bgs file which shows the hidden bits and the rather odd baseboard shape. Cheers Richard Attachment: ...
... topic: 1266 Soddingham-Under-Piddle 2- The Sequel posted: 7 Oct 2010 12:34 from: BeamEnds Hi all, here's the lastest version of Soddingham-Under-Piddle- it's now shrunk to a 11' x 2' plank. It started out as a serious go at modelling Mells Road (between Frome and Radstock) circa 1980, but, well, you know.... So now it's entirely fictional, but the same general area and period. The sidings are the font of the layout. Because I like signals, the four roads at the back are infact four single line branch lines. The two rearmost ones will disappear into bridges/tunnels so things can be hidden there temporarily, the other two branches just disappear into the wall, also through bridge/tunnel mouths. There will be a platform against the road between the two rearmost branches, with a signal box above (because I fancy doing all the point rodding) as the layout is cut into the side of a hill for some reason ...
3. Cutting Rail
... were less than statisfactory over time on previous layouts, leading to derailments. My plan was to cut the rail with my "indusrtrial strength" Dremmel type tool with a very thin blade then fit false fishplates to "hide" the gap (both rails, obvioulsy, for realism). I think I might have to resort to my old tactic using a pair of long thin screws in the baseboard with the rail soldered to them with the cut in between- ballast can be good camoflage! Avoiding section breaks on curves on Soddingham is going to be tricky! Anyway, thanks again for the replies all, at least I've avoided a mistake I was going to make. I might even be able to provide photograhpic evidence of real (as opposed to virtual) progress soon- Dust Mat Dan the chippy needed some bits for his Landy so the baseboards are on their way! Now DCC or not.... (no- don't answer that! Really.) Cheers Richard posted: 21 Feb 2008 00:43 from: Paul Boyd Hi ...
... 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 ...
... topic: 2479 Soddingham-under-Piddle (again....) posted: 1 Jul 2014 18:07 from: BeamEnds With Ubuntu closing the Unbuntu-One cloud site I've had to move a lot of files around, and came across the original Soddingham Templot file. Since O is out of the question on cost I started reading up on P4 and wondered what I could do in the space available 4mm. Why not OO?- well after O OO track just doesn't look right, both the gauge and the over-wide 6ft. Reading up on P4 suggested that 1000mm (~ 4ft) would need to be the minimum radius so more out of interest in Templot that anything else I bunged the 7mm plan into Templot and converted it to P4. It worked almost perfectly- only the single-slip, at 11ft by 12ft on the plan, needed anything more than tiny adjustments to length and/or curve. Half of the slip went over length and needed a bit of surgery to make it fit. Having fount ...
... topic: 263 Forum v. Yahoo posted: 25 Nov 2007 19:58 from: Templot User -- --- from Andrew Shillito -- --- Subject: Soddingham-under-Piddle I tried to look at this plan but was directed into the Forum, can I say that I find the whole concept of the Forum to be a pain, while things come up on Yahoo fine, if it is decided to go completely to Forum format I and I suspect others will drop out. As an example the DEMU site went to Forum and is such a pain to get to that I never bother. Sorry to moan. Andrew Shillito posted: 25 Nov 2007 20:24 from: its_all_downhill Hi Andrew I find that the forum and many others like it are far easier to use and navigate than the lists like the Yahoo one, and more appreciate the ability to see pics in ones mail rather than have to go off looking in a different folder. I have found the plan easy to view just by clicking on the ...
... topic: 368 0-FS from GOG-Fine posted: 15 Mar 2008 04:04 from: BeamEnds Hi All, Soddingham-under-Piddle now has baseboards! Horrah! The only snag is Martin did tell me how to swap the plan from GOG-Fine to 0-FS, but I can't for the life of me remember where and my DIY attempts haven't gone too well.... Any chance of a nudge to the little grey cells Martin? Cheers Richard posted: 15 Mar 2008 04:29 from: Martin Wynne BeamEnds wrote: Soddingham-under-Piddle now has baseboards! Horrah! The only snag is Martin did tell me how to swap the plan from GOG-Fine to 0-FS, but I can't for the life of me remember where and my DIY attempts haven't gone too well.... Any chance of a nudge to the little grey cells Martin? Hi Richard, See: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?p =281364#p281364 First select all the ...
... topic: 1333 Printing Error posted: 10 Jan 2011 16:26 from: BeamEnds Hi all, when printing out the points on the 7. Headshunt (just these points), on landscape A4 paper (three sheets instead of five in portrait) from Small Soddingham (file is in the 'Share And Show' thread) the long timbers that extend under the adjacent road are truncated on at the edge of the paper. It could be just my set-up, and it's not the end of the world, but I thought it might be worth mentioning. Cheers Richard posted: 10 Jan 2011 16:44 from: Martin Wynne BeamEnds wrote: when printing out the points on the 7. Headshunt (just these points), on landscape A4 paper (three sheets instead of five in portrait) from Small Soddingham (file is in the 'Share And Show' thread) the long timbers that extend under the adjacent road are truncated on at the edge of the paper. Hi Richard, In calculating which pages to print, Templot takes ...
... topic: 1339 Flat Bottom Points In A Yard posted: 17 Jan 2011 12:48 from: BeamEnds Hi All, due to the change of plan the sidings at Soddingham are going to have mostly flat bottom rail( 'coz I've already got some!). The question is: would points in the yard have plained or bent check rails/vee ends? (It's safe to assume that these have been re-laid pretty recently). This photo shows bent ones on a main line Bent Check Rails, but then it is generally assumed that all flat bottom points have plained ones. Clearly the assumption is no wholly correct, does anyone have a photo of a set of points in an early 80's yard with bent ends? I just want to be able to say to any nit-pickers that bent ends are, or aren't, ok. The reason I ask is that plained ends don't somehow look right in sidings. The second question is: can Templot change an existing template from bullhead to flat bottom? And finally, ...
10. Autumnal gloom
... posted: 6 Nov 2007 00:04 from: BeamEnds Hi Rodney, I have indeed gone for 0 gauge- 32mm too keep things simple- I'm still getting to grips with concept of wheels being "extras"! I've alreadt built 4 Parkside kits, a PGA brass kit, and the Class 42/43 Warship is ready to start building. Sadly my off-years brass kits have suffered too much to recover, but will feature parked up on Cripple Creek- the sidings for wagons waiting to go to Marcrofts from Soddingham-Under-Piddle, my space-time continum version of a Frome North "might-have-been". I have a fantasy history for the layout so that everything can be, cough, "justfied" (though my desire to build an EM2 requires some further thought...)- I'll put it on my "free" BT web space when I remember the password, with the Templot drawing etc. I did have a fancy to make the layout exhibitable (it certainly will up to standard ...
... It was the V crossing rails- but I see that the "Half Diamond Check Rail" doesn't shorten the checkrails below an angle of 1:6, and I've found if I do a "B6 turnout reset", and then start from there it worked out all fine! I was going to post again, but got dragged out. A mouse action for the checkrails would be good Thanks Richard. posted: 25 Mar 2008 04:07 from: BeamEnds I had a similar hiccup with my single slip (see Soddingham thread), for some reason the V check rail on the bottom half of the diamond that the slip is based on would not respond to the "shorten for slip" menu item. Not a show stopper, so I didn't raise it as a bug, plus I'd been messing around with the slip for ages so I've probaby done something daft. I'd not had this happen pre the lastest release, but that could be a red herring. Cheers Richard Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript ( ...
... templates for Streamline 'N' gauge points? I've offered (or been offered) to help with the club's new 'N' Gauge layout and they don't fancy making their own track. regards Mike posted: 5 Oct 2010 00:00 from: BeamEnds Groan. Sorry to bump this topic up. After life's little roller-coaster ride into unemployment and full-time caring over the last couple of years I got to a point where I really do need to build a layout for the rolling stock I've made. Circumstances decree that Soddingham-under-Piddle is going to have to shrink somewhat into an 11' x 2 plank. As I need to keep an eye on the pennies and actually have some time to make things, can I ask if, in addition to Martin's 7mm 'standard' Peco points, anyone has templates for the new curved points, the double slip and diamond. As long as they take up the same space, so to speak, that will do, I'm not looking to match the sleeper spacing and such, just have ...
... by Stephen Freeman posted: 29 May 2012 16:30 from: BeamEnds Ken M-T wrote: Hi Richard, Is Perranwell what you're looking for, I've just discovered this http://www.cornwallrailwaysociety.org.uk/cornwall-railway-gallery-branches-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 Thank you! Lovely set of pictures too, so sad :-( Still, it looks like I can invoke modelers licence for Soddinghams overhead signal box. Cheers all Richard Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Off track> Overhead GWR Signal Box 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 ...
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