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... sometimes be all over the place. Templot has a randomizing function to create that, real> timbering> timbering data... 2_050721_060000000.png Try setting the end-randomizing to 3 or 4 inches. Then hold down the F12 key to watch the timbers dance. You can change the settings from a subtle variation to full narrow-gauge crazy track. ... all I didn't see anything odd till I'd got to this stage. And I'm not sure if it is odd. posted: 4 Sep 2020 21:53 from: Tony W Hi Julian. It is a left hand turnout, the line at the end of the turnout road curve proves that. What I think you may be referring to is that ... 18:08 from: Julian Roberts Och some people! .....I'm 'God' on my layout! But it's going to take more than 7 days! posted: 8 Sep 2020 08:22 from: Julian Roberts Hi Martin Having been convinced this turnout is fine, the interlacing question that Bill raised has been troubling me over the last couple ...
... the bookmakers are vile". I live on an inlier, 470 feet above the surrounding lands, (which are mainly peat moors) and here it is usually 2-3 degrees cooler than the surrounding land. But even so, 1994 was the last time we had snow here. Normally the ponds in my grounds never have even the slightest film ... where I had backed the vehicle. Beats making snowmen.... Regards Brian Lewis Nice One Brian cheers sevenmil posted: 7 Feb 2009 14:59 from: Brian W Lewis Brian Lewis wrote: (snipped) Last night Mrs. L looked out of a first floor window and said, "Your tyre tracks have created a workable layout plan ... decent snowfall can cause on the roads in the UK, and to the 3rd rail systems. You can always stay indoors and build trains until it melts. Glen posted: 8 Feb 2009 00:36 from: Brian Lewis Hi Glen, This is Somerset, where is is said, "The air is sweet, the people are pure and only ...
... topic: 3204 Distance between tracks within station platforms posted: 3 Feb 2018 11:03 from: Hayfield I am about to embark on building my new layout, loosely based on Bodmin General in preservation era. My question is, approximately how far apart should the runaround road be from the platform road please, as I plan to fit the water ... . When ever I try with scanned maps the enlargements tend to be out of focus etc Thanks again, much appreciated posted: 3 Feb 2018 17:32 from: Tony W Martin Wynne wrote: The turnouts turned out to be 1:8 as usual, but will have moved since then (for a longer loco clearance at the end). ... , Martin. The GWR also had the same problem as the platform road release was extended at some time by cutting back into the platform several feet. Regards Tony. posted: 3 Feb 2018 17:53 from: Martin Wynne Hayfield wrote: I wish I knew not only how to import these maps into Templot, but also how to get it ...
... rails for the middle crossing. I think the first turnout as a curviform B-8 may be a better fit to the location: 2_160731_560000001.png 2_160731_560000000.png Note that there are only 3 base templates and peg positions. It's not usually necessary to have multiple pegs in lots of different places. Just create the partial templates as duplicates of the basic 3 templates, ... : attach_1336_1785_emmyton_12_01_27 _1305_00.box 211 posted: 29 Jan 2012 13:29 from: Katier No-one able to help? posted: 29 Jan 2012 22:48 from: Tony W Katier wrote: I've attached the troublesome box file. If someone can help would be appreciated. Hi Katier. With those crossing angles you will not get a tandem turnout to ... , Thanks for helping Ray with his tandem turnout. Unfortunately you omitted to add the check rails for the middle crossing. I think the first turnout as a curviform B-8 may be a better fit to the location: 2_160731_560000001.png 2_160731_560000000.png Note that there are only 3 base templates and peg positions. It's not usually necessary to have multiple pegs in lots ...
... any problems with that, see the download and notes at: http://templot.com/companion/installation.php The main change in this update is the new tools> make 3-way tandem turnout> function. For more information please see this page: http://templot.com/companion/3_way_tandem_turnouts.php which I shall be expanding in the next few ... :32 from: d827kelly The update available page could have a couple of pictures showing the biggest change and addition. posted: 28 Aug 2018 21:40 from: Tony W Martin Wynne wrote: In many ways the problem applies mainly to long-standing users who have become familiar with doing things the difficult way, and don't think to check whether ... by changing to a non-REA switch. In this case a custom tandem switch. The REA semi-curved B-switch is "natural" with a 1:8 crossing (at standard gauge). That means that included in the switch is a section of radius (the switch radius, yellow here) which matches the turnout radius for ...
... not curviform. In that case it is very easy: 1. create a 1:8 turnout with a regular crossing. 2. set the TS adjacent track centres. 3. tools> make branch crossover. It then needs to be aligned with the approach curve, or the curve aligned with the crossover. Here I am assuming the approach curve ... illusion?) .Is there any other shortcut to make this crossover? thank you in advance Attachment: attach_2416_3013_Crossover_2.jpg 308 posted: 16 Apr 2017 12:08 from: Tony W Hi Panos. I would try to link the two ends with a piece of plain track and get the alignment right first and then insert a turnout into it, after which ... no more than 15mph. The complex crossing track area at the right of the layout it also made Further research of the plans at that point revealed the use of 1:8 Vee angle in both the turnouts that forms the specific crossover as you can see at the attached file. It also states that turnouts are facing Right and Left and no curved ...
107. Sleepers and timbers
... is 24 per 60ft length however this was increased to 25 where:- 1: Curves of between 40 and 20 chains radius. 2: Where water troughs are fixed. 3: In tunnels over 1/4 mile in length. 4: On soft formations. 26 sleepers were used on curves of less than 20 chains radius which is 5.28 metres ... : Try looking at http://mmrs.co.uk/technical/track.html (first published in the DEMU UpDate magazine) posted: 20 Jan 2012 00:09 from: Tony W Hi Chris. From the 1964 P Way Handbook, for plain Bull Head and Flat Bottom track standard sleeper spacing is 24 per 60ft length however this was increased to 25 where ... worked fine, opened in Firefox- no adds. Copying the URL and pasting into Firefox also works fine and no adds. But I do have Adblock activated in Firefox. 8-)) But there isn't an indication of something being blocked. 8-( Cheers for now John from 33820 St Ciers sur Gironde posted: 1 Feb 2012 18: ...
... topic: 2188 Prototype Terminology on the VR posted: 3 Apr 2013 02:33 from: Laidlaym All, I have been studying old prototype documents for the Victorian Railways, my prototype. Some interesting terminology is: Compound and double compound are used to describe what are more widely known as single and double slips; Check rail is used to describe ... to guard against derailed vehicles going over the side. (Or at least minimalize if vehicles remain upright and at low speed). Kev Staddon Me too, but the VR W&W manuals clearly define everything as different sorts of "check rail". Mark posted: 4 Apr 2013 13:56 from: stadman Mark. OK, although I ... realise at first it was Australian (VR) Each country etc to their own, am only really familiar with UK practices, 30+ years in the industry although not involved with track for the last 20. posted: 4 Apr 2013 14:22 from: Matt M. Hi Mark. The joys of the various colonies, then State Governments in ...
... at the high end of these ranges). Memory (RAM): 512Mb; 1Gb or 2Gb supplied with room for expansion: maximum memory capacities seem to be 1 or 3 or 4Gb respectively. Backup could use DVD or an external hard drive. Good luck in this minefield Regards Bernard posted: 6 Jul 2007 21:07 from: Martin Wynne ... is the regime I setup for my brother's business. Each day he burns a DVD with the data file he uses for stock, inventory etc. These are not R/W, so that if he cannot read one, he can always go back a day. DVD's are cheap. He has four hard disks which he cycles around one per week ... ', but this is unbelievable. I hope no Templot forum members are affected. I'm not affected, but I am getting mildly anxious! Parts of WSM were under around 8" of water last week, and my car had water about 1.5" up it's tyres whilst parked on the drive at one point- this was basically a large puddle, ...
... Hi Damien, You need a left-hand turnout there, not a Y-turnout. 1. delete the top turnout. 2. click on the other turnout. 3. delete to the control. 4. tools> make return curve. 5. template> insert turnout in plain track. 6. template> swap hand. 7. ... the make transition functions for that. See: http://templot.com/companion/link_existing.html regards, Martin. posted: 11 Oct 2017 22:49 from: Tony W Martin Wynne wrote: Damien Morris wrote: You said in my other post the double slip was a standard x:x size. What other standard sizes are used as a ... for BR turnouts? Hi Damien, The common sizes for slips are 7, 7.5, 8. For turnouts there is a wide range of sizes. Just use F5, and mostly ignore the .25 and .75 angles unless on the GWR. But the local design office could always create a special one-off design if needed to fit. regards, ...
... inch elm pad. The Type A has a 9 inch dome, that is about 1 inches hit at the centre, cast into the bottom of the base between the about 3 inches wide, inch high bolt mounting cutout. This you can't see while in position. The other difference is there is a return chamfer around the bas at 45 degrees starting ... for free... Really it is a worth while purchase. Glad to be of help. Matt M. posted: 7 Dec 2015 23:29 from: Tony W undefined undefined Hi Mike/ Matt. Below are a couple of pictures I took of some LNER pots that formed part of a short section of pot track in the goods relief ... pair of pots were tied together to hold them to gauge. It is something I hope the model a short section of one day. Tony W. 2151_071802_230000000.jpg 2151_071803_520000000.jpg posted: 8 Dec 2015 00:41 from: Matt M. Hi Tony, It was't just bomb damage replacement. They also needed to lay new sidings and loops due to the increased ...
112. A3+ printer
... Rob, On modern hi-res screens it will probably look fuzzy. To fix that: 1. right-click on the file: TemplotV00Demo.exe 2. click Properties. 3. click Compatibility tab. 4. click Change high DPI settings button. 5. tick box "Override high DPI scaling behaviour". It should then look crisp when next ... idea what Templot is doing to cause that. Also it seems to clear the Windows clipboard. cheers, Martin. posted: 2 Dec 2020 11:37 from: Tony W I have had a HP 1280 Deskjet for many years now. It is an A3+ printer. As it has the option for large custom sized paper, I purchased 500 ... fact I think I still have some, from a genuine old Telex machine. You sent me a sample of the better quality rolls you were using. But Telex was only 8" wide so a bit restrictive. In my case the roll holder was fixed on the wall behind the printer, which meant the printer needed to be aligned perfectly on the ...
113. Tandem turnouts
... a long the line, I am still struggling to get my head round a lot of the concepts that are built into templot. Am I right in thinking there are now 3 bits of turnout template, that I now need to somehow turn into a single template item? Or am I getting confused somewhere here? As it stands I have what looks ... am so far, Can anyone point me at what I am supposed to do next? J Attachment: attach_1534_2107_tandemtrial.box 291 posted: 12 Nov 2012 18:37 from: Tony W Hi Julia. The problem with your Tandem is that the switch pairs are too close together and the second set of blades cannot be opened. I have altered the geometry to ... julia So, in a fit of insomnia, I decided I would have a go at making a tandem turnout for my layout. It all seemed pretty simple, a #8 and a #9 turnout. Working in H0e (9mm gauge, 0.85mm flange way gaps, aka NEM N track on H0 sleeper spacings) I have managed to get the ...
... topic: 2134 2mm Finescale Tandem (or 3 way?) posted: 6 Jan 2013 11:39 from: rammstein2609 Hi all, I am currently designing a stay at home layout in 2mm finescale which can be 'played with' when my exhibition layout is stored away between shows. I have a plan in mind which involves two tandem points. ... turnout as the base template for the middle crossing, which makes it much easier to align and adjust. More about this at: topic 1487 regards, Martin. posted: 8 Jan 2013 18:58 from: rammstein2609 Hi Martin, Thanks for the reply. I did download Templot 2 when it became available but haven't played around with it yet. ... about with the check rails. Cheers Martin posted: 9 Jan 2013 22:09 from: rammstein2609 Hi, I managed to cheat a bit and exported the drawing as a DXF and fixed the template in Autocad. The good thing about doing it this way is I have managed to mirror the template to produce four different turnouts. I have attached a ...
... crossings have 11ft-6in, 14ft or 16ft check* rails, and older GWR rails would have been 44ft-6in long. So from such a rail you might cut 3 check rails -- 2 off 14ft and 1 off 16ft. And 2 of them would have fish-bolt holes in one end. So that's 2 out of 3, ... Wally's images in the Gallery? Hi Rob, Go to the gallery: http://85a.co.uk/forum/gallery_view.php?display=ALL#gallery_top and click the letter W. cheers, Martin. posted: 13 May 2018 21:39 from: Rob Manchester Martin, Yes, I realised you had an A-Z index in the gallery ... finding members pics but that wasn't quite what I asked. When I am composing a post and you click 'Insert existing image from Gallery' Templot only shows my pictures in the Gallery. There isn't an A-Z index to find other peoples uploaded images to re-post in my post I am assuming that protocol isn't being broken by doing this? ...
... of Gauges for 00-sf would be a pair of 16.2mm Roller Gauges, a pair of 15.2mm Check Rail Roller Gauges and a pair of 1mm Crossing Flangeway Gauges. 16.2mm 3-point track gauges can be added later if desired. So far as I know Templot does not cater for Gauge widening in the templates- track gauges should be used for ... :58 from: PeterD Thank you Stephen for your reply. I would appreciate any advice you can give. Peter posted: 25 Jan 2012 23:13 from: Tony W PeterD wrote: Chairs I have now obtained plastic chairs for standard trackwork and the brass crossing nose chairs. These will be assembled on ply sleepers (already bought in strips) ... questions are based on template trackwork only. Does Templot allow for automatic gauge widening in the template? What is the minimum curve on 00-SF to allow a 2-8 -0 loco to pass through? Sorry if these questions have already been answered but I have looked through the posts but not found these the answers. Thanks Peter posted: ...
... work this way: 1. Install the main road stock rail. 2. Install the crossing vee, gauging it from the stock rail using the track roller gauge or the 3-point gauge. (In the case of a roller gauge, a filed flat is useful on this where it fits over the nose of the vee.) 3. ... . Here's a diagram showing the check gauge tool being used to set a check rail: 00_sf_bf_check_tool.png The blue rectangles represent the rails as follows: v= vee nose of crossing w= wing rail (clear of the tool) c= check rail being gauged from the vee r= running rail (stock rail) (clear of the tool) f ... part of constructing turnouts, you could just purchase ready made Common Crossings from C+ L. Available 1:4 1:5 1:6 1:7 1:8 1:9 in HiNi Nickel Silver and in Steel. ++++++++ Note to Rodney Hills. B2B dimensions now feature on our web site. Thank you for bringing this omission to ...
118. Printing strategies
... topic: 395 Printing strategies Posted: 3 Apr 2008 19:32 PM Reply with quote Reply blank 1st Message Richard_Benn spacer.gif I have a layout plan based on 5 long narrow boards that are set an an angle to each other so that they form five sides of an octagon. I have the baseboards drawn as background shapes. Each board should print ... .. button. read the notes which appear. 6. enter the angle to rotate by, and make a note of it. 7. save a .bgs file. 8. add back the first .bgs file if you want the unrotated shapes, and delete any now unwanted duplicate ones. For the templates: 9. group> rotate group by ... F10 mouse action to get the page outlines where you want them, as explained above. Hope this helps, as an alternative to all that, you could instead export a DXF file and do your rotating and printing in a CAD program. regards, Martin. Posted: 3 Apr 2008 22:20 PM Reply with quote Reply blank 3rd Message Richard_Benn ...
... 29 Mar 2015 13:27 from: Martin Wynne Hi Rob, As Ian says, you can widen a sleeper by 2" by clicking the widen button (or pressing W) on the shove timber dialog: 2_290815_040000000.png To avoid having to do this on every template, you can make some changes before you start the track plan. Extend a good ... J, L1, CCL, CC, CCR, 6X, 6B and 6C all with separate keys; 6A with separate spacing blocks; knuckle block and wing blocks; plus 8 bolt and washer assemblies to hold it all together. The check rails are 3D-printed in sintered nylon (also available in black) resulting in a textured surface which is ... for representing rust; these are a few thou less high than the running rails to reduce collateral damage whilst track cleaning and represents worn rail seconded from other duties. 108 components in less than 6 inches of track; plus a few-dozen more which pinged from the tweezers and landed who knows where during construction. Of relevance to this topic are the ...
... Hi David, FB rail:| height:| head width:| foot width:| approx 4mm code: BS-30R 3.1/8" 1.5/8" 3" code 41 BS-80R 5.1/4" 2.1/2" 5" code 69 BS-80A 5.1/4" 2.1/2" 4.5/8" ... Metalsmith's website- http://www.metalsmith.co.uk/4mmscaleCowansSheldonPre-Groupingturntable.htm- they appear to be mainly pre 1922 Cowans Sheldons- but I don't know who made B'ton ones. Mike W posted: 5 Jun 2013 20:42 from: Harbottle Hi David and everyone else, new to these forums but finding them very interesting. Where can I get a clear ... David C Looking at my copy of the drawing it's "80lb" rail. Elsewhere it say's "To turnthrough 180o in 2 minutes (or similar), the figure "8" is exactly the same style. Best Wishes, Mick. posted: 2 May 2009 11:18 from: Martin Wynne Hi David, FB rail:| height: ...
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