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... topic: 3030 Currently Unnamed 4-SF layout posted: 22 May 2017 15:27 from: Michael Henfrey Hello all, This is my current plan for my 4-sf layout in the loft. Being just less than 15ft square I decided against sharp curves and shortish straights and went for a long approx 6ft radius curve to make it look a little more realistic. The line going to the top left of the plan leads to a branch fiddleyard and the whole plan is based loosely off Pontrillas but I will set it more on a lms/lner line maybe. I have added in some extra sidings and such at the top for some added interest that I might play around with a little later. As for the station itself It has 2 mainline platforms and a bay with loop for the branch line and also for the goods trains to shunt around on to keep the main clear. The issues I have: 1. I have made a single slip on the mainline, I followed the video tutorial and I think I have done it ...
... topic: 236 Mostyn: Fiddle Yard design posted: 15 Nov 2007 21:18 from: Richard Oldfield Dear all, Here is the design of the fiddle yard on our P4 layout, Mostyn, as it will shortly become following two minor modifications:- the introduction of road 17 as a loop from road 16- the introduction of a trailing siding from road 16 for the storage of light engines I'm afraid that not all of the scenic section of Mostyn was 'templotted'- some of it dates from the dark and distant age when we played with paper templates before realising that the complex areas would need the help of Templot. The ruling minimum radius on this design is 1200mm. Regards, Richard Attachment: attach_128_236_Mostyn_Revised17+ newsiding_Nov07.box 567 posted: 15 Nov 2007 21:31 from: Richard Oldfield Dear all, Following on from my first posting here is the design of the baseboards for Mostyn- hopefully showing how tightly packed the fiddle yard is and, now that we're reaching the capacity of the existing fiddle yard, why our thoughts are turning to ...
123. Cutting PCB Sleepers
... topic: 589 Cutting PCB Sleepers posted: 15 Oct 2008 04:44 from: polybear Hi all, Does anyone have any methods for cutting sleepers to length please, keeping the end square at the same time? I have some C&L Copper Clad strip (1.6mm thick) but bearing in mind the number of sleepers that will eventually be required I'd quite like a quicker/easier way to cut them than a mitre saw and block!! Many thanks. Best Regards, Brian Tulley posted: 15 Oct 2008 12:43 from: Paul Boyd Hi Brian What you need is the Acme Chopper. Yes, really! You'll get through a few blades cutting PCB sleepers, but it copes fine. I've replaced the plastic cutting pad on mine with aluminium though. I don't know where to get it from these days, but it least you have something to google on. posted: 15 Oct 2008 13:10 from: Martin Wynne Paul Boyd wrote: What you need is the Acme Chopper. Yes, really! You'll get through ...
... topic: 743 Scroll/zoom direction poll posted: 28 Feb 2009 11:28 from: Martin Wynne Dear all, I'm in two minds about the default scroll/zoom direction in Templot. At present it defaults to scroll (on the zoom/pan dialog). This corresponds to the more usual Windows scroll functions -- in which you are moving an imaginary viewing aperture over the surface of the page. It also means that rolling the mouse wheel back towards you zooms out, rolling it forward away from you zooms in. But I have always preferred the paper option, which works in the opposite sense on both panning functions and zoom -- i.e. you are moving the page itself. This corresponds more naturally to how you handle a paper document. If you want to read the bottom of a page you push it up, you don't pull something down. If you want to examine it closely, you pull it towards you. paper_scroll_options.png Since implementing the very handy drag panning function (in version 091c) which essentially works in ...
... topic: 144 Templot on MacBookPro with Bootcamp and XP??? posted: 28 Aug 2007 20:49 from: Dave Phillips Hi Everyone! I'm looking for other users running Templot on the same or similar hardware/software setup that I have. I have an Apple Macintosh MacBookPro with 17 inch display running Mac OS 10.4.10. I have a hard drive partition with Bootcamp version 1.3 and Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2 and Templot 0.91.b. I am having trouble successfully launching Templot with my setup, although Templot 91a and earlier versions launch every time. Please respond here if you have the same or similar hardware/sotware setup. If you currently have launch problems on your setup please describe. If you had launch problems but they have disappeared, please report that as well. Thanks in advance, Dave posted: 28 Aug 2007 21:43 from: Cynric Williams Dave I started using bootcamp this weekend with VM fusion and it has been a trial to say the least! XP required activating 4 times because of 'hardware changes' and ...
126. Lancaster Green Ayre
... topic: 948 Lancaster Green Ayre posted: 2 Oct 2009 17:16 from: Jamie92208 the attached box is my design for a new O gauge exhibition layout to replace my current one based on Long Preston near Settle. It will be built with overhead for the early Midland Electrics thought the overhead will not be working as it would be too much trouble to wire p the fiddle yard. This is my first attempt at a templot design and any comments would be appreciated. I'm not sure how to uplad the background shapes that show the base board outlines as well as the track plan. Jamie Guest Attachment: attach_660_948_green_ayre_09_09_20 _1752_08.bgs 595 posted: 2 Oct 2009 22:30 from: Jamie92208 For those of you who have looked at this the layout had several design constraints, the main one of which was that it had to be the same overall size as Long Preston. 5cms longer and it won't go into my church when it gets put up for testing. The curved river bridge had to lead into the fiddle yard and that meant that I couldn't ...
... topic: 3402 Creating complex pointwork at Holborn Viaduct posted: 26 Mar 2019 16:48 from: Geoff Lines This is my first venture into the Templot world of forums, topics and messages. I hope it is in the correct format and in the right forum (couldn't find a way of changing the forum for this message). I'm working in S4-X and have an awkward arrangement of a tandem turnout with a running line intersecting it. The running line diverges from the left-hand arm of the tandem and runs across the other two arms. The problems I have are in the detailing: (1) how do I make the diamonds when they're within the bounds of the turnout? I've resorted to crafting the V and K crossings individually using the gaunt turnout procedure for adding a third V to a tandem turnout. The Vs I can cope with but the Ks are more awkward, especially when trying to match the radii involved. I'm sure there must be a more elegant solution somewhere but I'm afraid it eludes me. The ...
... topic: 2741 Drawings/dimensions for 00-SF track gauges posted: 2 Sep 2015 17:33 from: madscientist I know this was posted somewhere before, but can someone direct me to a drawing of the various track gauges for 00-SF. I'm going to run up some new ones and rather then cobble measurements off existing ones, I'd like to go to the horses mouth so to speak Dave posted: 2 Sep 2015 18:54 from: Martin Wynne Hi Dave, Brian Tulley (polybear) is holding the current drawings. No doubt he will reply shortly. I can post the original check gauge tool drawing: 2_150847_350000001.png (the arrowed dimensions are the critical ones) With 0.92mm rail it is possible for the check gauge to go as low as 15.16mm if the rail is left loose in the slots and the gauge tool is on the limits. Experienced users will know to pack the slots with aluminium cooking foil to get a good fit in the gauge tool for maximum accuracy. Unfortunately batches of rail vary, so this is ...
129. EM Gauge options
... topic: 3380 EM Gauge options posted: 29 Jan 2019 01:35 from: Rob Manchester Hi Martin, Hope you are well. Would you take a minute or two to briefly explain the background to the EM-SF and EM4 options in the Templot gauge list. There was some correspondence in Model Railway Journal recently ago but the few recent MRJ's I have aren't the right ones for me to refer to. I have plans for some small cameo layouts that may be good choices for experimenting. Regards Rob posted: 29 Jan 2019 02:37 from: Martin Wynne Rob Manchester wrote: Hope you are well. Would you take a minute or two to briefly explain the background to the EM-SF and EM4 options in the Templot gauge list. Hi Rob, Yes, I'm fine thanks. You? Both these options were added to Templot after some correspondence on the forums, but I can't remember which ones or when, sorry. Both are derived from the existence of 0.8mm check rail chairs from Exactoscale, which the Exactoscale web site ...
130. My First Points
... topic: 1355 My First Points posted: 30 Jan 2011 13:23 from: BeamEnds Ok so it's probably a bit of a yawn to many, but I'm dead chuffed. 262_300819_310000000.jpg 262_300820_250000000.jpg 262_300821_060000000.jpg I'm particularly pleased with the tie-bar- it's not wildly out of scale, and cost next to nothing. The ramblings of an idiot about building these points can be found at: Soddingham Track Cheers Richard Last edited on 30 Jan 2011 13:27 by BeamEnds posted: 30 Jan 2011 13:38 from: JFS Hello Richard, It looks very nice! I like the planing of the wing and checkrail ends. Just a couple of small concerns- are you sure that the check rails are long enough? I would have expected them to cover 5 sleepers rather than just three. Also, it looks like you have taken both the point and the splice rails to the point of the vee, whereas on the prototype, the blunt nose was formed entirely in the point rail as per this illustration from Martin... gallery/2 ...
... topic: 2336 Flangeway problem on double slips posted: 20 Oct 2013 23:42 from: roythebus Having almost completed my 16.5 fs layout an got it running, I'm having problems with the double slips, there isn't enough clearance on the blades for flanges to pass through and this leads to the occasional derailment. I've read somewhere that the spacing tool should have been used, so it looks like I'll have to rebuild 2 double slips. Are there any tips about using the spacing tool? ISTR the slips are probably B8, but my original laptop with the Templot files on crashed and everything was lost! So it may be a case of making rubbings of the track to reproduce it correctly so it works properly. posted: 21 Nov 2013 17:28 from: roythebus BUMP! Can anyone help with the problem of insufficient flangeway gaps at the blades? posted: 21 Nov 2013 20:47 from: Jim Guthrie roythebus wrote: BUMP! Can anyone help with the problem of insufficient flangeway gaps at the blades? Roy, I think the ...
132. Check Rail Chairs
... topic: 1503 Check Rail Chairs posted: 20 May 2011 14:10 from: David R It's only taken me 2 years but the first chairs are now available. Currently only the 1.0mm flangeway version for Scale7 is available but gauge-widened and Overscale (sorry, O fine) ones will follow. These products are meant to complement the existing C&L and Exactoscale ranges. 100_200849_060000000.jpg Somewhat enlarged rendering of the CC or S1C chair. 100_200848_240000000.jpg What you get for your money; total size is 50 x 26 x 4mm. Note: they are NOT green but 3D-printed in an almost transparent acrylic; the rendered images above are coloured to show the details. I'm hoping to get some "real" photos of the product uploaded to the Off The Rails shop this weekend. http://www.shapeways.com/model/92016/check_rail_chairs_1_0mm.html for more details. Regards David R posted: 20 May 2011 14:55 from: Raymond They look very usefull and I look forward to the 'oversacle' versions for my own railway. Regards Raymond ...
... topic: 2455 P4 18.83 test track build for Tor Giffard posted: 9 May 2014 16:18 from: Dave M undefined Aft'noon all, My chosen route re the Templot track plan for Tor Giffard was to create the basic track plan for the layout myself and then commission Stephen Freeman at Borgrail to translate my efforts into a 'ready to print' and build trackplan. This approach would hopefully avoid my needing to spend considerable time learning about the niceties of Templot, instead I could get on with layout construction etc before moving on to track building. I am now at the stage where I need to practice track building (having no experience in this area to date) ready for a start on the real trackwork for TG. As a member of two Scalefour Society area groups I recently took along a suitable baseframe and Templot print section in the hope of canvassing opinion for a test track build 2297_091103_500000000.jpg The members of the S4 area group felt that a challenging test track build was the way to go and I therefore chose the above section. This won't ...
... topic: 3179 Rotate track and background shapes simultaneously posted: 9 Jan 2018 09:42 from: Godfrey Earnshaw Hi Martin I like to change the orientation of my trackwork, when modifying it, so that the track is horizontal rather than vertical. However, I would like my background shapes, such as; baseboard and room outlines to rotate with it (i.e. synchronized rotation). Just 90 degree steps would help. Cheers Godders posted: 12 Jan 2018 15:50 from: Godfrey Earnshaw Bump I am feeling ignored and neglected. posted: 12 Jan 2018 16:07 from: Martin Wynne Godfrey Earnshaw wrote: I am feeling ignored and neglected. Sorry Godders. I have been looking at your suggestion and wondering how to reply. It's clearly a sensible idea. And on the face of it, it ought to be a simple thing to do. In fact it isn't, because there isn't any way of rotating the background shapes as a combined entity. It will be a major programming task to implement this. It's something I ...
... topic: 273 Milling Crossing Vees posted: 2 Dec 2007 16:27 from: Charles Orr I am seeking advice on the best way to mill my own crossing vees. I am not an engineer and have been using the Portsdown Models jigs to create the vees for my Templot designs. However I recently purchased a Proxxon MF70 milling machine and am now keen to mill my own crossing vees. What do I need to hold the rail so that the correct angles can be milled? How do I calculate the angles to mill? Where on the rail do I mill the angles? I am a complete beginner in the use of milling machines and would welcome any advice, the more basic the better. best regards Charles posted: 3 Dec 2007 19:54 from: Brian Lewis Hi Charles, So its no more vee orders from Charles Orr? (Sob). I could tell you how I make them, but the Proxxon will not have the power to do what I do and anyway, I mill in batches of around 400, ...
... topic: 2253 Brighton: struggling with a tandem turnout posted: 7 Jul 2013 19:34 from: TonyHagon I would be grateful for some help please.... I have been tearing what's left of my hair out with what should be a very simple set of templates... Six roads of the engine shed are fanned out from two sets of three way points and it's taken me days to work out the geometry. I have mastered one three way point (and discovered along the way that the OS map and what's on the ground aren't necessarily congruous! The OS plan shows the road passing the wheel lift straight, but photos show this to be S curved as I have laid them out here- I'm happy with the resulting templates) but the second one is eluding me. The problem is that the two turnouts seem to be S shaped as shown on this image...1876_071428_480000000.png Unfortunately, the water point icon hides the crossing point but the real problem seems to me the length of the lead in both turnouts. If you ...
... topic: 157 Rail lengths and joint positioning posted: 11 Sep 2007 21:56 from: Roderic Cameron Hi I'm putting the finishing touches to a track plan (P4, 60ft plain track rail length) and find I want to move some of the rail joint locations (and the sleeper spacings that go with that). There are probably two aspects to this: 1) Can you move a rail joint to (say) a peg position so that the first whole track panel starts from that point?; and 2) In cases where a length of plain track is represented by more than one template, can you configure the panels/rail joints so that they progress seamlessly from one template to another? In practice when I get round to construction I could deal with all of this then, but it would be nice to sort it out in Templot if it's possible. TIA posted: 11 Sep 2007 22:22 from: Martin Wynne Roderic Cameron wrote: 1) Can you move a rail joint to (say) a peg ...
... topic: 2432 Windows 7 64 bit& Firefox posted: 24 Mar 2014 19:41 from: Brian Nicholls Hi Martin, Sorry to be the proverbial pain in the you know what, but I have downloaded Firefox, and find I cannot log in on the Templot Club site. The Firefox down load was version 28.0, and I checked to see if suitable for Win 7. The only comment on the Mozella site was, that although Firefox would run on Win 7 32& 64 bit OS's, only the 32 bit version was supported. The program appears to have installed OK. Now as to my problem, I can browse the Templot club site as normal, without logging in, but as expected, I cannot post a message. When I try to log in on the site, I fill in the usual login box with the correct details, i.e. my user name and password. When I click the LOGIN button, it goes away and to all in tents, it has logged me in, as there is no login ...
... topic: 3606 Templot files for Marcway or C&L O gauge points posted: 4 Feb 2020 13:53 from: madscientist I was wondering if any member here has constructed Templot files for Marcway or C&L O gauge turnouts. Im trying to build a track diagram in Templot and trying to avoid having to make all those templates Thanks dave posted: 4 Feb 2020 14:21 from: Martin Wynne madscientist wrote: I was wondering if any member here has constructed Templot files for Marcway or C&L O gauge turnouts. I'm trying to build a track diagram in Templot and trying to avoid having to make all those templates Hi Dave, Are the turnouts already built? Otherwise you would probably do better to use Templot templates. The C&L ones are probably quite close, although they will be for 32mm GOG-F whereas many track builders in 7mm scale have gone over to 31.5mm 0-MF. Marcway templates are not based on the prototype and might be difficult to match exactly. See this topic for more about ...
... topic: 3079 A ready-to-use 00 switch? posted: 14 Sep 2017 16:35 from: Martin Wynne Looking at the switch in the Peco advert for their new turnouts: post-1103-0 -13730300-1505402082.jpg© Peco it seems to be very acceptable within the limits of RTR production. I can imagine some track handbuilders might want to chop this part off to re-use in other formations with larger radii and flatter crossing angles. There's a choice of left and right hand. It's clearly a flexible switch with solid blades, rather than the existing loose-heel stampings which I was expecting to see. It's unfortunate that they have gone for a machined notch in the stock rail and thick blade tips seemingly machined on the back only. And the switch tips shouldn't be in fresh air overlapping the toe timber. They might be able to fix that in production. Or it might be possible to trim them back. But I've seen far worse in handbuilt track before now, and you could hardly expect more at ...
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