... ' available and the pro's and con's of each method. People browsing the forum in the future would be aided by this, just reading all the( helpful) replies on here may tend to confuse. The chart could give a view on the strength, longlivity, cosmetic looks, ease of building, etc and could add comments specific to a method( smell of the glue, hard to find parts or suchlike). Any takers to compile one? Two specific questions :- Are THIN plastic sleepers OK in the long term if properly glued to a firm substrate and what is considered a proper glue? Is the curling problem worse on turnout timbers due to the extra lengths involved or better due there being( in some cases) more rails holding them down. Are Veropins always flat under the head or is there any irregularity in this area that could result in the heads not being the same height above each sleeper. Rob posted: 29 May 2015 11:14 from: madscientist Hi rob, hard to make a comparison chart as no one ...

... topic: 487 Single slip template problem posted: 12 Jul 2008 21:32 from: its_all_downhill Having mastered the basics of Templot now and am comfortable creating easy plans with points I am now trying to create some more complicated plans. I am trying to create a single slip and have been using the vidorials and making a step by step list from them but no matter how hard I try I cannot get the check rail on the inner side of the slip to fit. Not sure if these are the right terms correct me if I am wrong. I have attached a pic and the box file for people to kindly advise me where I am going wrong? This is in Z Gauge so don't know if this has any bearing.. The rest looks right but I could be wrong there too? Regards Tom Attachment: attach_319_487_sstest3.JPG 1106 posted: 12 Jul 2008 21:33 from: its_all_downhill ..and box file Attachment: attach_320_487_sstest3.box 355 posted: 12 Jul 2008 22:58 from: Jim Guthrie its_all_downhill wrote: Having mastered the basics of Templot now ...

... be used to build to S7 standards. There are some examples of small S7 layouts on the S7 web site http://www.scaleseven.org.uk/Showcase/S7layoutshowcase.html and all of the standards are there as well. posted: 1 Mar 2011 17:26 from: Rob Manchester Thanks to all for the interesting replies, certainly plenty of choice. How do I push Slaters wheels in by 2mm. Surely the rolling stock wheels are on shouldered axels( unless the S7 ones are different?) and the loco wheels are fixed in terms of B to B by the square to round transition of the axle. Mike's point about 'anything' that is handbuilt looking better than Peco is very sensible and at present I am probably favouring this approach. We shall see. Rob posted: 1 Mar 2011 19:02 from: Jim Guthrie Rob Manchester wrote: How do I push Slaters wheels in by 2mm. Surely the rolling stock wheels are on shouldered axels( unless the S7 ones are different?) and the loco wheels are fixed in terms of B to ...

... , I can't give every single detail of every single thing every time. I shall include Richard's links and any others posted now, using the existing Index format and just as soon as I can find a couple of hours free. However, I am not yet ready to release an indexing utility program because I have not finalised the format of the Index. The last thing I want is to ask folks to help and then find that their time has been wasted. 28.04.2009 is less than 12 months ago, and in Templot terms that is quite recent. I think this one answers itself, define the purpose of the Index and then say to yourself why make the job more difficult to the extent that the additional work will probably cause the whole thing to be too much work. Net result Index falls into disuse – no Index. Remember KISS. Yes, but if you look at the Contents tab, you will see that it contains the very "How To..." section which Brian has been asking for. I'm not sure that ...

... ", as I always intended I should. Throughout that period producing documentation for the inexpert users of the software was a central part of the activity, in particular "getting started" documentation to get users actually using the software for something useful, as well as documentation for support of more demanding projects. I think this worked, in the sense that we had a large number of users applying the software, with every indication of success, and with a moderate level of queries easily handled by our advisory service. So in terms of providing documentation I think that by and large I know what I'm talking about. If I was in Martin's position, I would do exactly what he is doing today, which is providing a vast, varied, flexible and structured pool of documentation through the Templot Companion. It is nonsense to say that there is no documentation; it is there, it wasn't there when I first started using Templot, I've just had another look at it, and I think it's superb. It has been structured with care, it ...

... should be able to do it with a slew. Have you tried selecting a mode 2 slew, for which you can adjust the slew factor by mouse action? Over what length/angle of turn do you want to link these circles? Is this a loop on single-track or increasing separation on double-track? regards, Martin. Thanks- I'll look at that message. I didn't realise I can adjust the slew factor, I'll have a play with that. I'd like the divergence, if that's the right term over 3500mm if that's possible (Scale7 now). It's an increasing seperation on a double-track, a lot like the stations on the line from Manchester Victoria to Wigan (i.e. Swinton- where I've had to do some work recently). But I'd like it all on a curve to fit the space I've got. From looking on the platform one line is straight through, where-as the other diverges around the platform. double-edit: use tinyurl for the link to Swinton posted: 24 Jan ...

... whome do not have Windows licences. Since, as far as I recall, no one has had serious issues with Wine, or Mac equivalents, the point is probably moot anyway. Indeed, it would seem that processor architecture on some Windows machines is more of a stumbling block (though probably becoming a legacy issue as time passes). To get back on topic, as I have posted above, the problem is not, I believe, an OS error (since Martin is able to reproduce it on Windows, in terms of data if not error handling), but an obscure issue that I have somehow manged to create. As it only came to light by virtue of me happening to post a photo, I can't help but wonder if others have had the same problem but not realized it- after all had I not made a mistake when translating from bullhead to flat-bottom rail I would not be aware of it, and neither would anyone else. Most users would, as I did, assume that Templot was 'right' and ...

... may be my mathematics is wrong but on my drawing the outside radius should be 42 but on your plan it was 119" the middle radius was 48" and the bottom one is right Say it might be my mathematics or understanding, but if someone could let me know that would be great. Thanks again Josh posted: 25 Oct 2009 19:45 from: Paul Boyd Hi Josh There's a couple of issues here. The first is that prototype track doesn't have a radius as such- a turnout will be expressed in terms of the crossing angle and switch type. Not withstanding that, I've attached an image showing the three radii you're after overlaid on top of each other. The second issue- you can see that the crossings between the 42"& 36" (approx 1:14), and the 36" and 30" (approx 1:12) are very shallow. I really don't think this will work in any OO standard, and there's no way I would attempt it even in P4 with its smaller crossing gaps. ...

... topic: 899 Length of track posted: 17 Jul 2009 15:22 from: BruceNordstrand I did a quick search with no results (probably bad search terms) so I will ask instead. Can Templot tell me the total track length in a given plan? I ask as I would like to decide whether to go flex track for everything but turnouts or stick with handlaid on wood ties. Knowing the actual track length would let me work out the total number of 3' flex track pieces I would need.... Cheers Bruce posted: 17 Jul 2009 22:37 from: Jim Guthrie BruceNordstrand wrote: I did a quick search with no results (probably bad search terms) so I will ask instead. Can Templot tell me the total track length in a given plan? I ask as I would like to decide whether to go flex track for everything but turnouts or stick with handlaid on wood ties. Knowing the actual track length would let me work out the total number of 3' flex track pieces I would need. ...

... the 80s stuff. The current speed limit through the crossing is 40, while in the old photos you can just make out an old yellow 20 limit sign under the signal for the crossing, presuming and only a presumption that the crossing was sharper in my time period, and so the crossing isn't as long as it appears on the current mapping sites or planning portal. Not that I'm wholey convinced by the accuracy of the PP map though. Jim wondered whether the crossing could be something like a BH6 if thats the correct term, as its hard to tell from the photos even counting the sleepers on the flickr cl50 photo. Kind regards posted: 27 Jun 2009 09:29 from: Martin Wynne davelong wrote: Jim wondered whether the crossing could be something like a BH6 if thats the correct term, as its hard to tell from the photos even counting the sleepers on the flickr cl50 photo. Hi Dave, Not sure what Jim means by BH6. I'm getting a bit confused -- could you provide links to which pictures you mean? ...