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201. Notch
... I try to get the second switch almost in the correct place it gets attracted to the other road and facing in the opposite direction. I have tried moving the notch back to the datum and repeating the original process and then the notch appears from nowhere and I am back to pulling my hair out. I have tried three or four times even to putting the switch in the stock rail and then trying to put the other switch in the closure. Is this a glitch or am I doing something wrong as I am not giving any commands to move the notch except when it has appeared and I have moved it to the datum, to be out of the way. I attach a screen shot of what I end up with. Happy New Year Phil Attachment: attach_448_675_Catch_point.PNG 385 posted: 2 Jan 2009 00:54 from: Stephen Freeman Hi, I'll have a look at the book tomorrow, to see what you are trying to achieve but I think you need to be doing something differently. Basically the easiest way to locate anything at in Templot ...
... etc. makes sense, if only to avoid having to make all that trackwork!). Trevor, Further to infos provided by Brian, above.... Peco 2nd radius setrack curves are 17.1/4" (438mm) and are generally considered the minimum radius that should be used for modern RTR stock (the packaging of much of it states that it should not be used on radius R1, 14.5/8 ", 371mm). Measuring the Track Gauge (TG) of a sample of this R2 setrack gives a figure of around 16.83mm (aside: P4 minus 2mm !) which gauge widening obviously allows most proprietary RTR to cope. Whether you consider that as TG 00-16.5 (DOGA-any, 00-BF BRMSB, etc) widened by 0.33mm or as TG 00-16.2 (00-SF) widened by 0.63mm is pretty irrelevant. The point is that the aforementioned RTR stock will get round it. Also, Messrs Peco's machinery will produce a far more accurate 17.1/4" radius curve that you are ...
... in to achieve accurate line up. As in Figure 10 in my instruction document. You will need to ZOOM in very close to the centre line crossing point, then re-select F5 in order to accurately position the half diamond centre lines. Do not worry about one of the half diamond centre line not quite lining up with the centre line of Guide Curve, as this is not significant at this time, but do ensure the crossing point centre is correctly aligned by the other half diamond centre line. This will now give you an overlapping template to that previously set down, we must now remove the vee end of this new template. Now, un-set< geometry>< track centre-lines>. Next use< action>< mouse actions: geometry>< adjust overall turnout length (F4) >, and adjust the length of diamond until it just meets the blanked section of the previous template. Now remove all rails, crossing vee and joint marks, except for the main-road crossing rail, main-road ...
204. Newcastle Diamonds
... replicate the trackwork, but I've a couple of queries. Can anyone hazard a guess what what track centers I should be using, I don't think it's common 6ft throughout, but not sure that it's 6ft/10ft spacing? Can anyone take a guess at what kind of Point work this work be (B6, B7, C7 etc) Although I appreciate a lot was probably bespoke for the location. Also there are two interesting/unusual pieces of pointwork, that I don't think I can replicate in Templot, can anyone give me any advice? On the above photograph (I cannot seem to add more than one photo to a post) there is the odd left hand point, overlapping a crossover on the main platform left of the DMU. Also on this image From Keith Long (Flickr) Just in front of the DMU is another odd pointwork where there is a diamond crossing as part of the frog? How do I go about recreating those... indeed is it even possible, in Templot or reality? I've had a good ...
... blades and whether or not they will be too stiff. Seems I've got to go one way or the other, but which way? Are plain crossings larger than 1 in 8 going to be an issue in 00-SF? Hi Gordon, My own feelings on the subject are, that one should make the passage across the diamond as smooth as one can. Now I'm sure you know that large acute crossings mean you have a larger gap between the crossing rails contact points, therefore more wheel drop into that gap, giving the model (locos& rolling stock) a bouncy look as they travel through the diamond and the wheels drop into the gap, also, though it may not necessarily be too severe, there is more impact when the wheels make re-contact with the crossing rail as it comes out of the gap, consequently a little more ware and tare. I don't think there will be any problem with derailment, unless the bounce and impact is very severe. I can only say, that with K angle 0f 1 in ...
... 13:09 from: Nigel Brown The simplistic way of looking at this is this. Suppose that the gauge is sufficiently tight on the wheels that the wheels cannot move sideways on the track. Suppose that your 0-6 -0 has equally spaced drivers, say L+ L. On a curve of radius R then the central axle will need to move sideways relative to the other wheels by an amount S given by: S= R -SQRT(R *R -L *L) From the figures you give that's about 3mm. However..., the above is too simplistic. For a start, there is a certain amount of slop between track and wheels ie the amount a wheelset can move sideways on the track. This can easily be worked out from your standards. It may well be more than 3mm; if so, in theory, you don't need slop in the chassis. On the other hand, on a curve the wheels aren't parallel to the track, which effectively reduces the amount of slop you have ...
... to do it. Can anyone show me the way. Regards, Paul posted: 27 Dec 2013 16:43 from: Brian Nicholls Paul Scott wrote: I have the points on my plan with the crossing road formed from plain track. Hi Paul, Since you have the crossing roads already in plain track, you can use those to create your diamond. Do the following: 1. Copy one of the crossing plain tracks to the control, then immediately save it (store& background). This is just to give you a back-up if anything goes wrong, you can always delete the copied (or original) template later when you have finished. 2. Do the same for the other crossing track. This is again for the same reason. 3. Again, for the second time, copy one (only) of those two tracks to the control, but do not save this time. 4. Then Click on the background template of the other crossing track and in the drop down menu on the left, Select ...
... not quoted it yet... Testing image insertion: 1. upload: This time I quoted it first then started typing. I'm trying to see if I can replicate the... [highlight= rgb(244, 248, 255); font-family: Arial [highlight= rgb(244, 248, 255);...malarkey And will this sentence this be OK? posted: 27 Apr 2012 20:17 from: Paul Boyd And will this sentence this be OK? I think this will give loads of visible code... posted: 27 Apr 2012 20:26 from: Martin Wynne Hi Paul, Can you explain in more detail how you got the code to appear? I can't make it happen. Yes, the upload Image button doesn't work properly in Chrome. It's fine the second time as an existing image. I need to look into that. The image.gif button works fine, and the image appears. The most irritating thing is the way a single blank line between paras collapses. It's necessary ...
209. C&L
... Phil, we had a chat about the hobby and C&L, and my order was delivered. He's taken on a significant operation! I've visited C&L whilst it was in the capable hands of Brian Lewis, and it's certainly not a garden shed operation! Just be aware that C&L now operate in an area with poor mobile signal, so things can be tricky. I'm also grateful that the range hasn't disappeared, so don't mind delays although it's always good to be reassured that something is happening. Give him time! Cheers, Paul. posted: 18 Jan 2018 18:02 from: Charles Orr Thanks for the reassuring information. Paul, If you have a mobile number for Phil could you PM me please? My email address is available for a short period of time in my profile. Many thanks Charles posted: 19 Jan 2018 01:40 from: madscientist It is however unfortunate that, what was a fine operation has become very different. posted: 19 Jan 2018 01:55 from: Martin Wynne madscientist ...
... for me (that would lessen the challenge) I just don't know how to start this bit. Many thanks Derek Attachment: attach_1974_2552_stationthroat1.jp g 577 posted: 15 Oct 2014 19:06 from: DerekStuart Attachment: attach_1975_2552_stationthroat2.jp g 547 Last edited on 15 Oct 2014 19:08 by DerekStuart posted: 15 Oct 2014 19:23 from: Raymond Since you know the location and era, it ought not be difficult to obtain a track plan, which you can then use as the basis of overlaying a track plan and that would give you as near as possible the correct geometry for the layout.. If you have such a plan, I'll be happy to help you. DerekStuart wrote: Hello everyone. I have read much of this forum now and learned an awful lot, but with a huge amount more to learn about this complex tool. I have experimented and designed several "looks about right" goes at a junction, but I feel I am now ready to look at doing it 'properly', but I need help. If I may ...
211. Viable for T Gauge?
... design and print scale templates? Hi Alex, Welcome to Templot Club. No problem at all -- just create a custom gauge setting at the desired scale and gauge (1 :480? 3mm?). Here is a B-6 turnout in less than 50mm (2 "). But I'm not sure how you go about building it: 2_010449_280000000.png regards, Martin. posted: 1 Dec 2011 10:09 from: Alex Thanks for the info Martin. It's going to be very fiddly but I'm going to give it a go Any idea when v2 might be available? regards, Alex. posted: 1 Dec 2011 10:27 from: Martin Wynne Alex wrote: It's going to be very fiddly but I'm going to give it a go Any idea when v2 might be available? Hi Alex, I want to be fair to those who have recently purchased a paid-for version. So that means waiting a few weeks. Perhaps the end of the year. In the meantime I'm happy to give you a free copy of ...
... topic: 2662 Hidden sidings using Peco points posted: 29 Mar 2015 15:58 from: LSWRArt I need some hidden sidings for my 7mm layout and enclose a sketch of what is required. I will use Peco points throughout for speed of construction. It works as it gives me sufficient storage length in each loop and some room at either end to move a loco or stock between loops, but it does not look very nice. I have got this far by shuffling points back and forth along the curves. Is there any way to easily optimise the design to make the storage roads look tidier? What is the best way to align two roads when they are coming from points at opposite ends of loops? Minimum radius is 4 ft (1220mm), but I would use a larger radius or an intervening straight on any reverse curves. I am wondering if the first point on the RHS loops would be better as a Y, which I think is 1838mm radius left and right from the centre line? Any comments or suggestions? Thanks ...
... art-shop/paper-card-board/self-adhesive-materials.html Self-adhesive cork sheet in rolls. Templot includes a banner printing option, so if your printer allows it you could maybe print templates directly to the cork track underlay on an inkjet printer? Also available in A4 sheets if you can't do banners. It's only 1.5mm thick, so would probably need an additional cork or foam roadbed layer below it. It needs a printer with a straight-through paper path. I imagine the backing paper might give it sufficient stability to feed through. Just an idea, I've not tried it, may contain nuts. Martin. posted: 4 Dec 2013 14:37 from: Andy Vines Not sure how successful that would be but it has given me an idea. I tend to build directly on my baseboards as am building my layout up in small modules, I have been sticking the templates down with Pritt style glue sticks, now think I would be better off printing direct to A4 size sticky labels. posted: 4 Dec ...
... that is a hit and miss have a go at? I've got to the stage of producing my trackplan but that's one area that I need to rectify. By the way, I upgraded to the latest version and found it a lot easier. So yes do it. Cheers, Mike posted: 23 Dec 2010 00:19 from: Nigel Brown Mike In principal you do just what the real track engineers do, just look at the plan and imagine how moving the odd sleeper/timber along a bit and/or giving it a twist might get things to fit; there may be rules for this, but I reckon using a bit of common sense will go a long way. If it looks OK it probably is OK. To actually do it, go to adjust -> shove timbers. In the panel which comes up, click on the pale yellow thing down on the bottom right. This will bring up a dialogue asking you which timber you want to adjust; take the number from your plan. The timber will turn to ...
215. Templot chat room
... chat. Hi Richard, Templot is a recreational hobby program for home computers, and the web site is designed on that basis. However I have now replaced the embedded chat room with an indirect link. This means it now takes two clicks to enter the chat room, but it prevents the chat room window from pulling the page focus. This should also cure your "access denied" problem. regards, Martin. posted: 19 Feb 2009 19:47 from: Richard Spratt Martin Thanks for trying, but it still gives the access denied problem. Oh well, I'll have to browse other hobby websites at lunchtime and save Templot for the evening. Richard posted: 19 Feb 2009 20:12 from: Brian Tulley Richard Spratt wrote: Not as bad as the whole of http://www.templot.com which is totally banned by work. But get too many access denied hits and personnel come and have a one way chat. Hi Richard, Personnel come and have a chat? You're getting off lightly! Just wait until they become "H.R ...
... just under 24 inches. I have just tried it. A larger curve can be produced by using an outside slip, but there is not the room to fit one in at the current track spacing. There is though an alignment problem between your sector plate track and the Diamond template. See attached file for the difference when altered. I can help you with the Slip if you get stuck. Regards Tony W. Attachment: attach_2055_2618_shunting_v5_2015 _02_01_2229_01.box 284 posted: 2 Feb 2015 09:35 from: Alan Turner I think this gives a more flowing layout. regards Alan Attachment: attach_2056_2618_shunting_v5_flow .box 288 posted: 2 Feb 2015 18:21 from: Tony W Hi Alan. I agree, the 1 in 4 Diamond will definitely require an outside slip road though. Tony. posted: 2 Feb 2015 21:52 from: Simon R Hi Alan and Tony, Many thanks for your inputs. I very much appreciate the flow that Alan has achieved. I have slightly shortened one of the sidings to include a building and moved the trackplan down towards the ...
... the ability to print proper templates. That's why I am using templot Last edited on 4 Feb 2020 23:59 by madscientist posted: 5 Feb 2020 00:30 from: Martin Wynne madscientist wrote: The point is Martin, Anyrail or any other set-track style system doesn't have Marcway either Hi Dave, I think David Hoogvorst at AnyRail would be interested to know that there is a UK track system which isn't covered in AnyRail -- he has the C&L templates for example. If you contact him and give him the details I'm sure he would want to contact Marcway and get it included. The issue is how do you plan electronically using Marcway? I dont intend to build the Marcway track as I don't like them, but I have been asked to plan it with the ability to print proper templates. That's why I am using Templot. You can't have "proper" templates for the ready-made Marcway pointwork -- for example the tandem which I linked to earlier has a check rail missing, and the timbering is ...
... some sums... The extremely helpful webpage: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/russelliott/3rd-4th.html shows the distance from the inside face of the running rail to the centre of the conductor rail to be 1' 4"= 5.3mm in 4mm/ft (I ignored the tolerances given on the webpage). Using the rail section drawings lower down the same page for the 106lb rail, the rail head is given as 1.08 mm. Take half of this (0.54mm) and subtract from the dimension above to give the distance between the inside face of the running rail and the inside face of the conductor rail. In 4mm/ft this equates to 4.76mm. Double this and add it to the normal track gauge (I use P4 so I add 9.52 to 18.83 to give 28.35mm). Half of this (14.175mm) is the distance from the track centre to the face of the conductor rail. Plain track 1. Click a plain track background template to which you wish to add a third rail. I'll use template 298 for ...
... , who was heavily involved in the decisions, wrote an article which made things clear. It was believed, quite understandably, that to manufacture succesful toy trains, which needed to run on clip together small-radius track often laid on carpets and similar, using anything like scale wheels were a total no go. Hence thicker wheels with deeper flanges were used. The problem which then arises is the British loading gauge, which on the prototype forces tight clearances between wheels and outside valve gear, and wheels and splashers, to give just two examples. The proposed wheels simply wouldn't work if the scale was right for the track. So they increased the scale. Which is why commercial toy models of British locomotives in ALL scales use underscale track. To return to the discussion, OO isn't primarily a scale. It is a scale/gauge combination, in the same way that EM and P4 are scale/gauge combinations. Cheers Nigel posted: 26 Sep 2015 12:59 from: madscientist Nigel Brown wrote: madscientist wrote: 00 is primarily a ...
... + F6 mouse action) to align with the branch track. Zoom in for a precise result. 2_281652_350000000.png You should normally end up with the two turnouts staggered slightly. That's correct geometry and prototypical. It also helps with the point-rodding design for them not to be exactly opposite. Check before you start that you are allowing adequate track spacings for the size of radii. Ask again if any of that is unclear. Method B. you can create an irregular diamond-crossing by directly overlaying the curved tracks. This gives you more control of the different radii if necessary. 1. start with the two lengths of curved plain track crossing over each other, or one curved and one straight length. One should be a background template and the other the control template. 2. click on the background template. 3. on its menu, click peg/align tools> make diamond-crossing at intersection menu item. 4. follow the instructions and wait a moment while Templot does the calculations. 5. you will then need to split ...
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