... , although the Midland was quite similar in approach. The LNWR appeared to use 9ft standard lengths from the very first, though I cannot say the same about the widths, as in the very early days, and pre LNWR, such as the L&BR, used up to 2ft wide timbers !!! Again you are quite right when you say the 12" timbers were needed to secure the chairs for turnouts etc, when the timber was angled. Also if you consider the "Bridge Chair", that was 11" wide, and clearly would not fit securely onto a 10" timber. As far cheapness was concerned, most companies tried to keep costs down, in 1904 the LNWR for their 60ft standard track panel, which normally had 24 sleepers along the length, bought out a version to be used for non-main running rails that had 23 sleepers in the same length, thereby saving the cost of the extra timber and fixings, plus the labour of not having to lay the extra timber, so i shows just how ...

... On occasions I have even been known to run mixed trains without any problems. Surprisingly I find that the track gauge is not critical to good running (within reason) what you have to watch is the back to back measurement of the wheel sets and the check rail gauge; if you get these right the trains will forgive almost everything else. Having said that I am now going to duck for cover! Good luck with your track laying, Glen Last edited on 10 Jan 2012 22:56 by Glen Suckling posted: 11 Jan 2012 08:55 from: wcampbell23 Hi Arthur For chair positions have a look at the drawings that can be downloaded from the 4mm scale section of the Exactoscale website. The drawings enlarge so that detail can be seen. They are very useful for the first-timer as you can see what goes where. The roller type track gauges from C&L will give you check rail spacing as they have grooves for both the running and check rails. For check rail chairs it depends on the type of ordinary chairs ...

... topic: 1918 Track Construction using C& L Components posted: 10 Apr 2012 19:11 from: David Yates I am about to start track construction for my permanent, 7mm Scale7 layout, Staircliffe Exchange Sidings, using C& L components. In order to avoid using multiple droppers for connecting track sections together, standard track lengths being 210mm( i.e. a scale 30ft) I've been contemplating using etched brass fish-plates soldered between sections of track rather than wire connections below the baseboard. I'm also contemplating using strategically positioned brass chairs to solder the feed droppers to, to get the power to the track. My question is, has anyone out there tried this method and if so, have you found any pitfalls with this method? Regards, Dave posted: 10 Apr 2012 19:22 from: Raymond I'd have thought that they woould work exactly the same of droppers. Regards Raymond posted: 10 Apr 2012 20:08 from: Martin Wynne Hi Dave, A general engineering principle is that you don't use a mechanical fixing as an ...

... text-based file, don't rename it. Templot won't be able to load it if you change the BGS3 extension. If all else fails, send me your street address by email. I will put a USB stick in the post with the file on it. It's just easier than trying to explain in a sea of fog. (The file is too large for email, and even then you would still have to save it to a visible location.) cheers, Martin. posted: 8 Sep 2020 16:11 from: roythebus Hi Martin, thanks very much for your help. I'm aware you're not into macintoshes or was it Macs, hopefully someone who is more Mac savvy may have the answer. Meanwhile I'll try your suggestion of saving the file on a memory stick and let you know how i get on. I suppose if what we try first doesn't work and we find an answer, it will help others in the future. posted: 11 Sep 2020 21:39 from: roythebus Well I'm at a total loss to ...

... stitch" software I can guarantee you, I can create a geometric perfect double train train "oval", i.e. two mirrored curves joined by straights to be executed in RTR Flexitrack, faster and more perfect then in SCARM, in Templot regards Dave PS in that regard, the concept of teaching beginners the Oval and a few points etc, was more as a step to greater things then positioning Templot as an alternative to SCARM Last edited on 29 Jan 2018 23:03 by madscientist posted: 29 Jan 2018 23:11 from: madscientist Heres the thing If you are a beginner and you are faced with Templot you have the following learning curves 1. A large and complex piece of software, that clearly requires a considerable learning curve 2. An interface to that software that is largely and completely counter intuitive as regards modern GUI software( which the beginner may be familiar with) 3. A, initially bewildering array of options 4. The Help system( for all the reasons we know) that is incomplete, and I refer to the ...

... pad_form.Handle); // 292... if data_child_form.Parent<>nil then data_child_form.Parent.RemoveContr ol(data_child_form); pad_form.InsertControl(data_child_form); The whole structure seems remarkably similar to VBA. I am not an expert in VBA by any means, but I can make MS Access do whatever I want with it. I was experimenting with using VBA to control MS SQL server- though with limited success. Oddly, using VBA I think I could probably achieve both of your examples. Thanks Derek posted: 17 Feb 2020 18:11 from: Martin Wynne DerekStuart wrote: Oddly, using VBA I think I could probably achieve both of your examples. Hi Derek, I confess that I had to Google VBA to find out what it is. It seems to be a variant of VisualBasic6, which is no longer supported by Microsoft since the introduction of .NET around 2006. It seems odd that Microsoft are keeping it alive as VBA within its Office products but not separately as VB6. If you like using VBA then obviously you should use it for what you ...

... 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? ...

... 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 ...

... in uploading the start.sk81 image file. posted: 6 Oct 2017 17:00 from: Martin Wynne David Higgs wrote: I don't seem to be having any luck in uploading the start.sk81 image file. Hi David, How big is it? Attachments are limited to 10MB max. If no joy, send it to me in an email, and I will upload it for you. You can find my email address by clicking on my name on the left> View Profile. regards, Martin. posted: 7 Oct 2017 11:25 from: Nigel Brown Martin Wynne wrote: David Higgs wrote: It compares reasonably well with the 25" Maps of the NLS. I'm not too sure if I have used the correct style of Turnout. The 1 in 8.25 RAM/ CLM seems an odd size E.g:- REA semi-curved C-size left-hand switch (unjoggled) 1 in 8.25 RAM( 1 in 8.28 CLM) regular V-crossing equalized-incremental timbering. Hi David, It's very unlikely to be that size. ...

... strange one. Closing right in shows there are double lines to the right hand rail in this shot. Selecting that rail only picks the two inner white lines on the rail and leaves the two outer lines in red untouched. This double rail effect covers the whole length of rail down to H17 and prints fine on all the other sheets. I don't think it is the cause, but unusual nevertheless. 479_170531_300000000.jpg Attachment: attach_1108_1540_Eastwood_mid_and _low_level_17th_June_2011.box 379 Last edited on 17 Jun 2011 10:50 by Gordon S posted: 17 Jun 2011 11:36 from: Martin Wynne Hi Gordon, Thanks for posting your box file. I'm baffled. I've looked closely at it and tried printing the area in question, and I can't find anything wrong. It prints fine here. Although with a different printer my page outlines don't exactly match yours. I'm especially puzzled by your final screen pic with double rail edges. The only thing I can think is that this is related in some way to a generator setting you have for trackbed edges. Unfortunately I can't identify from ...