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81. Brimsdown
... topic: 3325 Brimsdown posted: 10 Sep 2018 11:34 from: Tony W As some users of this forum may be aware, I have been running a thread on my current layout project Brimsdown, on the Scalefour society forum. For those of you that aren't, here is the link. http://www.scalefour.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f =9 &t =5707 I have just posted the Box file there, but cannot post the background shapes to go with it, so I will post them here. Be aware that some of the files are quite large. If you decide to copy any part of the trackwork for your own use, which you are quite welcome to do, please note that it is all to the S4X standard rather than P4. Regards Tony. Attachment: attach_2729_3325_brimsdown_2018_06 _15_1654_23.box 261 posted: 10 Sep 2018 11:35 from: Tony W The Bgs file. Attachment: attach_2730_3325_brimsdown_18_06_1 5_1655_10.bgs 203 posted: 10 Sep 2018 11:36 from: Tony W And the sk81 file. Attachment: attach_2731_3325_brimsdown_18_06_1 5_1655_10.sk81 ...
... topic: 3014 Exactoscale P4 Company turnout bases posted: 17 Apr 2017 11:00 from: Hayfield I have a question about the Exactoscale P4 Company pre-formed turnout bases, I understand that when designing these bases they are for P4 turnouts but I am thinking of using them for EM gauge, I have printed off a standard turnout template from Templot and have found there are a couple of subtle differences. One which is easy to overcome on an A5 turnout, is that at the heal end it is a Timber short. Another is that as the base has the same number of sleepers but as you would expect the length is 5 mm longer, which I believe is easy to overcome. One issue which may not be as easy to overcome is the length of some timbers, from the toe end Plan Base 4 6 Goes into the next timber length by 2 timbers 4 4 Problem continues as above 4 3 Only one timber out of register 2 1 Problem solved There are 5 timbers potentially too short, I could remove 2 timbers and ...
... ) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- The data on the drawing is: Length of lead to switch blade tips: 8' 0" Planing: 7' 8 3/8" To first fixed chair: 19' 11" Switch rails: 30' 0" Stock rails: 45' 0" -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- I am assuming that the first entry in Templot would be (using the data above) 8 ...
84. Templot docs
... ..followed by omitting one rail that's the bit I don't see! How do you omit one rail? Howard. posted: 28 Jan 2010 10:47 from: Martin Wynne Howard wrote: that's the bit I don't see! How do you omit one rail? Hi Howard, In 091c: do> omit rails and joint marks... menu item (CTRL-O). In 074b: geometry> rails> menu options (untick each rail as required). regards, Martin. posted: 28 Jan 2010 11:19 from: Howard Martin Wynne wrote: Howard wrote: that's the bit I don't see! How do you omit one rail? Hi Howard, In 091c: do> omit rails and joint marks... menu item (CTRL-O). In 074b: geometry> rails> menu options (untick each rail as required). regards, Martin. Thanks Martin. I've been using just centre lines so far, for example to show the start of the cutting. I like the idea for platforms ...
... construct these with conventional 'A' and 'B' crossing chairs. Re-working the top left to top right connection so as to use two ordinary turnouts rather than combining them into an outside slip might make it easier for you to position the two lower crossings on the right hand side further apart. Then 'A' and 'B' crossing chairs for these might fit. Once you have a formation that will accommodate these standard crossing chairs I suspect the timbering problems will become much easier to solve. Last edited on 10 May 2014 11:43 by John Palmer posted: 10 May 2014 11:54 from: Martin Wynne Hi Dave, I would echo John's comments. Also, the two inner V-crossings on the right are not properly checked -- the two check rails on the diamond roads need extending, as at the left-hand end of the formation. I agree with John that it would make sense to change the upper slip road to a half-scissors. A double outside slip is a rare formation and in that context it ...
... it by eye: 2_072132_220000000.png It looks a bit odd, but I think it is doable in P4. There is some fine tuning of check and wing rails needed for running clearances -- the 1:6 V-crossing is nearer the running rail than is strictly desirable. The first switch is a 12ft RH straight switch leading to a 1:6 V-crossing. The second switch is a 15ft RH straight switch leading to a 1:8.5 V-crossing. The middle V-crossing is about 1:11. It needs a bit more work because of the transition curve. p.s. It is not a "point". It is a "turnout", or in this case two turnouts in tandem. A "point" in railway terminology is a single switch blade, and two of them make a "pair of points". I have edited the topic title accordingly. regards, Martin. posted: 8 Jul 2013 09:33 from: JFS Are there no photos of this area? Howard posted: 8 ...
... : 14 Feb 2019 09:35 from: Andrew Howlett In 7mm I also build loose-heel switches as loose heel with C&L lost wax fishplates. In addition I drill 0.95mm hole through the rail web on the blades and 1.00mm holes through closure rails at the tie-bar. A length of 0.9mm brass wire is passed through the 4 holes and soldered to the blades. The wire is then cut away between the blades, thus simulating the prototype tie-bar extensions. Andrew Howlett posted: 14 Feb 2019 11:23 from: madscientist Can you experts enlighten me, did loose heel just pivot at the" loose" fishplate. pictures Ive seen had a chair( not a slide) one immediately after the fishplate, was this a special one with" give", was there more then one of these on the" tongue" Dave Last edited on 14 Feb 2019 11:24 by madscientist posted: 14 Feb 2019 11:25 from: madscientist "As far as a hinge on the very short switch rail, there ...
... above with either copperclad or perhaps rivets at strong points Last edited on 27 May 2015 09:47 by madscientist posted: 27 May 2015 10:06 from: Hayfield Pack up the flexitrack with thin card/cork/plastic to the same height or use thicker base flexitrack Punching holes in ply weakens the sleeper/timber, if you want to solder use copperclad Use whichever method you feel easier with not what others suggest For novices I would advise the use of copperclad sleepers for an easier building method posted: 27 May 2015 11:38 from: Charles Orr Hi All, This topic has cropped up at just the right time as I need to make a similar decision on the method of track construction I will finally adopt. In the past I have built turnouts using the straight soldered to copper method. I would like to progress to a method that allows the rail to be lifted above the timbers and then chaired as discussed above. Plastic chairs and sleepers seems a possible way but I do like the strength of soldered track. I have seen ...
89. GW Turnouts
... topic: 1893 GW Turnouts posted: 30 Mar 2012 16:35 from: Phil O Hi Martin I seem to be getting a problem with the turnout templates, in that they were all done from a master template Great Western turnout as far as the crossing was concerned IE blunt nose set at 11/16ths and 4 inches from the timber Centre Line which I had set up in EM Gauge. I converted this to 00 for the purpose of this layout. When I started to sort out the timbering to suit Mr Smith's book I checked the dimensions of the first few turnout's at the left hand end of the layout and find that the fine point was 0.01mm and the centre of the timber to the fine point is 5.25 inches, so I started resetting them, on reopening the file the information is giving me these dimensions but looking at the template they look OK. I have opened up an earlier version with similar results> Have I done something wrong or is it a glitch. I attach the box files. I am using XP home ...
... way of doing this is to select them as a group, so you can see clearly which templates you have chosen, then open the storage box and select the Group drop down menu. Choose the Wipe group from background option. This does not delete them but makes them unused. To add the new templates use the add file button in the Storage box and select the Carriage siding group file. The new sidings will be added in their correct place. Regards Tony. Attachment: attach_1941_2493_Carriage_sidings _group.box 320 posted: 6 Sep 2014 11:33 from: Michael Woolford Tony, Having just had a look at the changes, I started to think about why you had not trapped the two roads leading into the main road; then I looked closer and realised that you had included the trap in the turnout. For some reason, it is not something I have seen modeled very often and it is nice to be able to include. It certainly makes the arrangement look tidier. Thanks again, Michael posted: 11 Oct 2014 14:56 from: Michael ...
... of the many free PDF generators, such as pdf995. For those of us who don't use Word, there is a free MS viewer for .doc files which can be downloaded from: free Word viewer. (For older versions of Windows there is an older version of the viewer still available from: here.) edit: I have now created PDF versions of your tutorials for those having trouble with .doc files. They can be downloaded from: john_preston_tandem_part1.pdf john_preston_tandem_part2.pdf (4 pages in each part) regards, Martin. posted: 11 Feb 2009 01:11 from: Martin Wynne John Preston wrote: Here's a "how I did it" with text and pictures. Hi John, To supplement your tutorial I have resurrected these notes about the tandem video from the Yahoo group archives.____ Dear all, Here is another video. This shows the basics of creating 3-way tandem turnouts.To ring the changes this one is in S gauge: http://www.templot.com/martweb/videos/3_way_tandem.exe Camtasia player, 11 minutes, 11MB ...
... Then, TOOLS> Make ladder crossover. This will insert a diamond crossing. I found that I had to make the second half of the diamond straight, GEOMETRY> straight, and then TEMPLATE> invert handing. Next ACTIONS> mouse actions: control/geometry> rotate around peg, to align with the outer running line. Then it is just a case of adjusting the crossing vee and K crossing angles until you get the desired crossing. Hope this helps. Ian Attachment: attach_1663_2326_Yeovil_Pen_Mill_v 4.box 380 posted: 8 Oct 2013 11:15 from: Martin Wynne Hi Ian, I know you are trying to help, but a diamond-crossing in which the K-crossings are 1:6 on one half and 1:4.5 on the other half simply won't work. The K-crossings at the centre of a diamond-crossing must all be the same angle, or very close. The way to do this is with the irregular diamond functions. If Andrew can post his image file, we may be able to get a better result ...
... /products/win2pdf.htm I tested several of these PDF generators a few years ago and came to the conclusion that Win2PDF produced the best match to Templot's native print output. But that was then -- no doubt they have all upgraded since then, and also we now have the excellent Foxit Reader as an alternative to Adobe for printing PDF files. The most important point is to remember to set page scaling to "None" when printing templates from PDF. See also this topic: topic 604 regards, Martin. posted: 11 Sep 2009 17:01 from: richard_t How did the printing go? And was it as cheap as they suggested? What's the quality of the paper? Thanks. posted: 11 Sep 2009 20:46 from: JFS Martin, Many thanks for this. It comes as a surprise as I have used PDF995 many times in colour without problems- including printing some rather large signal box diagrams! I suppose, to keep things in perspective, we lived with monochrome for years before Templot, but- given the option ...
... really good on the 'workpad', I'm glad it turned out that way. Hi Brian, It can look equally good on the sketchboard, the user can change the resolution settings to suit. It's the usual trade-off between image quality and response speed, and the graphics capabilities on the user's system. Here are a couple of sketchboard views at higher resolution (with the tracks in "detail" mode): 2_192123_480000000.png 2_192124_180000000.png And a zoomed-in pad view: 2_192123_170000000.png regards, Martin. posted: 20 Sep 2010 11:23 from: Martin Wynne Brian Nicholls wrote: I have attached a sample GIF file of the signal box scaled at 4mm to 1 foot. Hi Brian, I'm a bit mystified by what you mean there? GIF images don't contain any real-world dimensions and can be stretched/shrunk on the sketchboard to any size the user desires. Obviously the original prototype has some real-world dimensions, and these are the only ones which can be referenced with any meaning. For example your signal box is 73ft long ...
95. Templot Live
... See for example: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/84769-days-when-you-know-why-you-live-in-the-british-isles/page-40#entry2919717 But if it is typical November weather, it doesn't make much difference when I'm on. I tried to suggest a time which would allow the most number to watch, but if it turns out to be only one at lunchtime, so be it. cheers, Martin. posted: 11 Nov 2017 08:38 from: Phil O It's not a bad area to be on a nice day. I will be in Stourport for a week starting next Tuesday, visiting my parents, so I won't be online much as they will probably have a list of jobs they can't manage themselves these days. posted: 11 Nov 2017 11:57 from: madscientist Personally I don't see much point to a live chat session for applications like templot. There is little you can do in such sessions, other then field ...
... topic: 3073 Latest version 215a feedback posted: 7 Sep 2017 11:46 from: Norman Saunders Received latest version to download this morning, went through normal installation sequence but have now lost the programme with a message stating that I cannot overwrite an existing file. I am using Windows 10, the latest edition of McAfee Internet security, can anyone advise or help. Norman posted: 7 Sep 2017 12:00 from: Martin Wynne Hi Norman, Which file? Check that it has not been set to read-only. Have you copied any files via a CD? Where are you installing Templot? Don't use the Windows Program Files folders. It was tested here on Windows7 and Windows10 without problems. There are no significant changes from the previous version install, did that one go ok? Try right-clicking on the downloaded file, and then Run As Administrator. Try switching off your McAfee while installing. Anyone else having problems? regards, Martin. posted: 7 Sep 2017 14:34 from: Phil O Martin No problems ...
... topic: 3008 Make a diamond crossing posted: 11 Apr 2017 09:55 from: Panos Tsirigotis HelloAs you can see at the attached image I have 2 tracks (with no timbers as they are on a paved area) that cross& overlap one another. What I want to do is to make a diamond crossing by these two tracks. Is there any function that merges the tracks to form the junction? Thank you in advance Attachment: attach_2404_3008_Crossing.jpg 361 posted: 11 Apr 2017 11:07 from: Martin Wynne Hi Panos, Have one template as the control template and the other as the background template. Click on the background template to get its menu on the left. On that menu click peg/align tools> make diamond-crossing at intersection menu item. However, that works only where the resulting diamond-crossing is flatter than 1:1.5 angle. Looking at your screenshot, it seems that you may be looking for a much shorter crossing than that. In which case you would need to create it manually using multiple ...
... topic: 3456 Non symmetrical Y turnout posted: 11 Jul 2019 13:04 from: Chris Hillier Hi all, New user here. I am getting to grips with simple LH or RH points and curved ones BUT How do I create a non-symmetrical Y point? I'm trying to create one with a 60" (1523mm) Right Hand radius (Main) and a 66" (1676mm) Left Hand radius (Branch)? I'm totally totally flummoxed! I've looked at various examples from the past but either the links to extra info are missing or as in one example – Method 3 (posted: 13 Oct 2012 09:02) – "Start with two lengths of curved plain track crossing over each other,." and using". menu, click peg/align tools> make diamond-crossing at intersection menu item."- nothing happens?? I guess the instructions may be out of date for the version I'm using? Some notes mention symmetrical turnouts, but not non symmetrical Y's. I was using Templot ...
... topic: 2737 Help please adding a background shape posted: 22 Aug 2015 11:09 from: Hayfield Could someone give me a bit of help please as I am having a senior moment in trying to add a background shape My club is in the process of building a new layout Belmont on the old Stanmore to Harrow Weald Line. When loading the previous plan I ended up with a miniscule plan which somehow I managed to enlarge. I would line to get the latest hand drawn plan in at the correct size please I open Background shapes, then go to add a shape. I chose scanned model trackplan and this is where I am making a mistake. Its on a sheet of A4 297 mm x 210 mm The 2 boards total 8' long and are 1/9th scale. 255 mm long x 48 mm Please what do I enter in X dimensionY dimensionNo idea of the DPI so entered 150 in both as suggested and 9 for the scale now its come out at about 50% too wide and what looks like 25% to ...
100. tandem aids
... 2_101500_510000002.png 2_101500_510000001.png I will make a bit of video showing these in use shortly. The program update should be available in the next few days. There are still a few loose ends to finish first. cheers, Martin. posted: 10 Dec 2017 20:22 from: Alan Kettlewell I'll look forward to this. I spent another whole day today getting to know this part of the process and still found it difficult to get aligned. So anything to make it easier would be great. Cheers... Alan posted: 11 Dec 2017 07:52 from: Martin Wynne Alan Kettlewell wrote: I'll look forward to this. I spent another whole day today getting to know this part of the process and still found it difficult to get aligned. So anything to make it easier would be great. Hi Alan, A whole day? I was trying to suggest that it would be worth waiting a few days until the next program update is available. So many folks have been asking for an updated tandem video/tutorial that I have been trying ...
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