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... :22 from: Dave Summers Martin This problem is not helped by the prominent 'Reply-To' option displayed at the top of the message. This is a feature of Forum software NOT of my email client. Can't it be suppressed? Regards Dave Attachment: attach_2139_2707_Screen_Shot_2015-06-10_at_16.14.33.png 288 posted: 10 Jun 2015 16:37 from: Martin Wynne Dave Summers wrote: This problem is not helped by the prominent 'Reply-To' option displayed at the top of the message. This is a feature of Forum software ... of my email client. Can't it be suppressed? Hi Dave, Many thanks for the screenshot. That's a feature of your email client program. It doesn't happen on my email program or on any other I have seen. Now that I've seen it I will try changing the email header. But any email client is going to have a Reply button somewhere. regards, Martin. posted: 10 Jun 2015 16:42 from: Martin Wynne Hi Dave, I have modified the email header. What do you see now ...
... horrible! I think I have reached a point where I'm limited by the printing technology itself. The results are actually a lot better than I thought they might be when I started out. Anyway, I've been making some wild guesses about chair dimensions, and I have not had a lot of luck finding anything on the Web. Any information would be greatly appreciated. (Here's a bit of track I've been using to test the latest chair design.)undefined Cheers!Andy Attachment: attach_2150_2734_DSCN1813.JPG 2548 posted: 9 Aug 2015 06:11 from: Martin Wynne Hi Andy, Chairs vary quite a bit across different periods and companies. There are drawings of "Standard Railway Equipment" (i.e. REA) chairs here. These would be your best bet for the majority of bullhead models: http://www.scalefour.org/downloads/gwrtracknotes/R4290A.pdf Plus several pages of specifically GWR chairs here (drawings 1734- on): http://www.scalefour.org/resources/gwrtracknotes regards, Martin. posted: 9 Aug 2015 08:00 from: ...
... do. Incidentally I used Modelu point rodding stools which really are quite exquisite models (if only I could see all the detail!) Howards cranks, compensators etc and Eileen's metre long 0.4mm straight brass wire( this may have been a mistake as I've since read that brass gets damaged easily and perhaps nickel silver would have been stronger). I'm getting rather strange effects on the computer screen now so I think I'll quit whilst I'm ahead and try and upload this as it is. Kind regards Andrew posted: 20 Feb 2017 06:45 from: Martin Wynne Hello Andrew, Many thanks for the update. Good to see such progress. It's nice to see the rodding being built into the pointwork as you go. On many layouts this gets left to last and considered part of the scenic department. And since no-one commented on your shed, may I add belatedly that looks to be a very inviting place to build a railway. And the pictures are a pleasant reminder of summer, on what here was a very grey day. regards ...
... shows the building in my photo on the right. It looks residential at that time. The photo also shows the Elan Aqueduct under construction. Here's a modern view on Geograph showing the 4 large pipes. The smaller blue pipe is, er, something else: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/769273 Here's my somewhat less satisfactory photo of the same thing with camera flare: elan_pipes_walfords_mill_960x544.j pg For readers in Birmingham, your cup of tea this morning came through those pipes. cheers, Martin. posted: 26 Feb 2018 06:43 from: Martin Wynne Nigel Brown wrote: I didn't get a decent camera until I inherited my father's Yashica rangefinder in 1979, and things then took off. An SLR in 1989, my first digicam in 2000, and so on. Hi Nigel, My photographic history mirrors yours. A Konica coupled rangefinder in 1969 which I loved. Then an SLR in the 1980s -- bag full of lenses, filters, the usual. Then a digital in 2001. But my problem has always been the viewfinder. ...
5. File preview
... keypress? regards, Martin. posted: 14 Feb 2014 21:01 from: Godfrey Earnshaw Hi Martin, Thank you for your rapid response. I will try and describe what to me would be useful. If I use Windows explorer and select a file then depending on which option I have chosen the image appears to the right of the files and is "zoomable". This applies to .png, .jpg and .dwg files at least. Cheers Godders PS it also works for .txt files posted: 15 Feb 2014 15:06 from: Trevor Walling Hello, If you included the date in file names you could see the earliest or final version of a particular file name.You could always look at a files properties in explorer to find the date of last modified status to start putting them in some meaningful order.Assuming you are using Windows.I sometimes just reload the box files by Going to storage box and reload and replace existing contents.If you have particular versions including a date in the name it is really simple to keep track.(No pun intended) 2110_151018_220000000.png 2110_151022_350000000.png Trevor ...
... I am not alone in finding a struggle to use at times. When I do finally retire in a year or so I would be interested in contributing to development especially with regard to usability, but only if it were the main project- as you may recall I did build a UI wrapper for Templot a while back. I have over 40 years experience in delivering highly usable commercial software solutions some of which have been in use by 1000s for their daily work for over 20years. John posted: 12 Sep 2019 11:06 from: Martin Wynne John Clutterbuck wrote:...I know I am not alone in finding a struggle to use at times. When I do finally retire in a year or so I would be interested in contributing to development especially with regard to usability, but only if it were the main project... Hi John, I don't understand what you mean by the "main project". Clearly you can develop a project based on the OS Templot code, but I'm puzzled how you could require anyone else to regard ...
... . 2_280801_060000000.png 2_280802_400000000.png There are some strange artifacts in the rendering there. Presumably the choice of slicing software can make a big difference to the final results at this level of detail? Also noticeable is the dominating effect of the key in the overall design. This perhaps explains why the plastic flexi-tracks (which because of the practicalities of injection moulding can have only a minimal key) never look quite "knobbly" enough to properly represent bullhead track having wooden keys. cheers, Martin. posted: 28 Nov 2018 17:06 from: Trevor Walling Hello Andy and Martin, This is beginning to look really exciting.I hope newer printers can manage to reduce the layers effect on the surface which is an unfortunate effect on earlier types. Some of the results I have seen on Youtube lately look really smooth on surfaces of items being produced.I think 0.2mm nozzles could be a factor and if they are readily available a further improvement. Regards. Trevor posted: 28 Nov 2018 18:24 from: Paul Boyd I'm sort of half following this thread, and wondering ...
... important to cancel the linking when you have got the group where you want it. I have made a scruffy bit of Jing video, showing the tandem being added to your track plan. I used a couple of tricks in the video -- you can use F7 snapping as a quick way to get the notch on a free end of a background template; and then use the cycle notch function to move it back there after linking: Ask again if it's not clear. regards, Martin. posted: 23 Jan 2009 06:56 from: Alberta, Thank you Martin that was a very informative video i will run through the video again tonight& play with points& learn to use the notch functions. posted: 1 Feb 2009 23:25 from: John Preston Here's a "how I did it" with text and pictures. Regards John P Here is part 1 as the 2MB restriction is still in place and zipped file is greater than that Attachment: attach_481_707_tandem1.doc 585 Last edited on 1 Feb 2009 23:34 by John Preston posted ...
... 2007 01:34 from: donald peters A stunning piece of work by Rod Cameron. Wonderfully informative, full of scale detail, contrasty and exposing prototype textures and litter. If the RMJ or even the GWR Journal had this sort quality observation in them once more, I wouldn't hesitate to place a regular order again. Congratulations Donald Peters posted: 9 Jan 2008 21:30 from: Roderic Cameron Thanks for the kind comments- some more photos at Sheffield Park and Oakworth have been added subsequently. posted: 10 Jan 2008 06:53 from: Brian Lewis Beware: Advertising plug: Just a brief note to advise that almost all those items photographed- and many that were not, are available as 7mm lost wax castings in the C+ L Finescale range. They will be on display at St. Albans this coming weekend, both for sale and in some quantity on 'Llaniog'. Regards Brian Lewis posted: 10 Jan 2008 14:41 from: Roderic Cameron But not in 4mm Brian? posted: 10 Jan 2008 16:03 from ...
... the online version og the G0G manual which is dated June 1993. The table is at the bottom of Page 2.1.5 This table starts with 9' body width, 63mm. Then add 3mm for overscale coach door handles, wheel/gauge freedom etc. Then adds extra for the overhang on curves. 5.6mm for the center with 283mmm between bogies, and 8.1mm for the end with a length of 444mm. To give a total of 79.7mm However, Ian Allen has a problem with 85mm? Mike JOhnson posted: 20 Feb 2012 06:02 from: Terry Flynn I would suggest an easy way to determine track centres is to use the AMRA standards located at http://www.amra.asn.au/standards.htm which will produce a conservative result for UK models. Unfortunately the older version with the 1:76.2 scale errors in it are still on the web. Hopefully this will be corrected soon. Using the latest AMRA standard results for the original question of UK prototype, EM gauge 1:76.2 scale using 48" curves, minimum track centre= 55mm. For ...
... topic: 3080 First Outing on the Permanent Way posted: 15 Sep 2017 06:53 from: Tony McGartland Its only right that I don't jump in and take on things that by-pass the basics. Watched the first video and took all in before deciding to go ahead and follow the routines in the video. Silly question but how do I draw a straight piece of track or is the default 'straight' always a turnout? posted: 15 Sep 2017 10:47 from: John Palmer To convert a template with a turnout to plain track: (Menu) template -> convert to plain track. To convert a curved template to a straight: (Menu) geometry -> straight. posted: 15 Sep 2017 10:58 from: Jim Guthrie Tony, The quickest way is to use the Quick dialog box which you can call up with Ctrl-Q. In that dialog box you can select a turnout with a choice of switches and crossings and radii. But you can also select plain track, either straight or with ...
... . Tim Hi Tim. It would obviously make sense where point rodding and signal wires need to pass under the tracks, but otherwise I would have thought not. It may well have been down to the head ganger and how fussy he was. The relative position of the rail joints would also have a bearing on this. In our case baseboard joints will be a major consideration. Regards Tony. posted: 12 Oct 2017 20:20 from: Tim Lee Thanks Tony... makes sense posted: 13 Oct 2017 06:52 from: Martin Wynne Hi Tim, In the case of curved track it is physically impossible. The outer track is longer than the inner track, but the rail lengths and sleeper spacings remain the same. So the position of the joints and sleepers would get increasingly out of step as you move along the curve. Here you can see that on a sharp curve the joints get out of step very quickly, starting from being in line on the left: 2_130141_060000000.png On long straight tracks it would be possible to ...
... With the 4mm chairs I file the end of the rail, not to a knife edge but so that chamfered surfaces are presented to the chair opening, thus easing the opening out rather than trying to barge through. The chairs have a good grip on the rail, you don't want them loose as it will be a pain to lay them correctly spaced, plus the gauge will then wobble in and out as the rail moves in the chairs, may or may not be significant. Andy posted: 8 Apr 2009 22:06 from: Nigel Brown richard_t wrote: I think it's perhaps best to stick with one supplier. Think you're right. I don't normally dabble in 4mm, but a couple of years ago had cause to try some 4mm Exactoscale chairs, and found that you really needed to use Exactoscale rail with them. Rail does vary, and it's important to use the rail for which chairs have been designed. If you're using C&L NiHi rail, then I reckon using C&L chairs as well is a good idea, ...
14. Forum emails
... . But what am I supposed to do? Change ISP's? Unlikely. If you or your ISP don't request unblocking, the only thing I can suggest is that the affected Comcast users request unblocking. Regarding the notice you received about blocking a message to me, is the sending IP address in the message the same as in my previous post, or is your ISP using several different IP addresses, one of which is unblocked while others are blocked. Obviously I'm getting some messages! Regards, Dave posted: 5 Aug 2007 06:00 from: Dave Phillips Hi Martin, I have checked emails received today from the Club against messages posted on the Yahoo site. Looks like I missed at least one message today. One other thing I can do (and have done) is to turn emails back on for the Yahoo site. I will then get duplicate emails. If we can't solve this problem with Comcast (and the other "bad" ISPs who are blocking your emails), I will revert back to reading only emails from the Yahoo ...
... and working. There are always several different ways to arrive at a similar result. This video shows some of the basic track planning functions in Templot: starter video regards, Martin. posted: 16 Sep 2008 22:51 from: Martin Wynne Hi Alex, I have just noticed that you have posted some pictures and plans on the Yahoo group. I'm copying them here on Templot Club for those members who are not regular visitors to the Yahoo group site. regards, Martin. bristol_old_mockup.gif bristol_old_plans.png bristol_old_station.jpg posted: 17 Sep 2008 06:47 from: Stumpytrain Great work Martin! You've done some excellent work tweaking the photos and plans for presentation on the forum. My plan so far is to start with platform 14, some how extend into 15 with the correct reverse curve. Then build the crossover (10) as I know what the track centres should be, and create middle road. The sidings and platform 13 can then be built off platform 15 as I know what the track centres for those should be. After a print out to check ...
16. Autumnal gloom
... some time as I think this is just schock jock stuff and the reality is more like yes maybe the numbers of younger railway modellers are being lost to console/pc games etc etc.. but it is still not the demise of the whole hobby that Mr Shackleton is predicting, and I think it is up to us existing modellers to bring the next generations through. Just look at how popular Thomas the Tank Engine is.. I think that you should carry on your excellent work Regards Tom posted: 18 Oct 2007 06:06 from: Graham Evans Interesting. I think if I were his boss, it would be time to talk to him of a new career. The journalists and the media should be leading the charge. The hobby has changed, it will change more and it will need champions that can change with it to continue to promote it. On this side of the pond (Hey, I am English but now live in Canada as it allows me to live in a lifestyle to which I want to be accustomed) ...
17. 0-14
... topic: 361 0-14 posted: 11 Mar 2008 18:25 from: Andy G What is the best way of setting Templot up to produce templates for 7mm scale 2 foot gauge track, O-14? My primary interest is to produce a track plan representing Ffestiniog practice (1880s). Sleeper positioning is not important as they will be buried under what I think is slate waste ballast. The standards are basically EM Original less 4mm. Thanks Andy posted: 11 Mar 2008 20:06 from: Martin Wynne Andy G wrote: What is the best way of setting Templot up to produce templates for 7mm scale 2 foot gauge track, O-14? Hi Andy, There are no pre-set sizes for narrow-gauge prototypes in Templot because of the huge variety of sizes and scales in use. However it's quite straightforward to make the custom settings needed -- I will do you a video shortly for 0-14 (or 0n2 or 0n24 as it's often known). In the meantime there is a screenshot and ...
... where track is directly above track), and allowing 400mm each end for the vertical curves: A to B branch gradient is 1:55 C to D branch gradient is 1:45 Minimum radius is 850mm (33"). It's tight for EM, but just about doable I think. I will try adding some more and see how it goes. Anyone else? There is increased room for the visible area of the eastern junctions, which should look very impressive. regards, Martin. posted: 25 Jun 2008 06:42 from: Paul Hamilton Wow! Thanks Nigel and Martin! Some previous work on this design was developed by others primarily with a focus on prototypical MR/LMS period operations (ie minimimum facing points etc) and suggested the following schematic. This eliminates the slip and simplifies the details 2A and 2B with the inclusion of simply catch points also at these locations. I will eliminate the short siding from detail 3 and altered the pointwork slightly in detail 1 from what was originally shown. Attachment: attach_292_458_RevisedLayout.JPG 2036 posted: ...
19. 3D again?
... to be surprisingly tough and durable after some preliminary testing. It's about 50 years since I last messed with RC (gliders), so that's a whole new digital world to discover. But the track comes first. cheers, Martin. posted: 16 Dec 2019 17:50 from: Trevor Walling Hello Martin, You might find Bob Gledhill's efforts on the MERG 3D Wiki page of interest. There are some quite usable parts that have been printed that Bob has developed. Regards Trevor. posted: 18 Dec 2019 04:06 from: Andrew Barrowman It might be a bit easier to see what's going on here with this image. (Webs between timbers omitted for clarity) 2983_172249_570000000.jpg 2983_172352_100000000.jpg The model was produced in TurboCAD from a 2D template imported fom Templot. The plates are 3D "blocks" positioned at the intersections of the rail gauge face and the timber center lines. The plates that have slots angled to accept the rail base are "milled" in situ with a 3D subtract in CAD. The check rails are simply profiles that are " ...
... ? Hi Derek, I'm baffled how you can know the V-crossing angles without knowing the K-crossings first? The answer will depend on the track gauge, the distance apart of the two V-crossings, any angular difference between them, and the radius in the two roads. How you could know all that without starting from the K-crossing angle is a bit of a puzzle. The starting point for any design is the intersection of the two roads. cheers, Martin. posted: 16 Sep 2020 06:17 from: DerekStuart Hello Martin One diagonal leads to a turnout that is between B7 and B8. The OS map suggests a B7 is the best fit even though instinct suggests this is a little tight for the location and stock. However it is on the end of a transition curve and mindful of the fixed Vs moving K crossing. The other diagonal leads to a sharp curve. I put a V5 in it and used long exit and it matched up with the sharp curve just right. I first tried a ...
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