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61. This Is It
... of S&C up to 1,200 long were made up and sometimes laid as one piece. Baseboards are graded softwood framed and quite heavily constructed (will take my 6 ft weight without groaning) with 9mm marine ply covering glued and screwed down. Track base is 3mm sheet cork glued to the ply with Copydex, track is glued on to the cork again with Copydex. Overall alignment was achieved by spending two whole days very accurately drawing a 100mm centres grid over the entire baseboard and using this to position the Templot printouts for all the track. This allowed me to build different parts knowing it would all link up perfectly, thus I was able to build and lay all the S&C before the plain line. Electrical connections are via 0.7mm brass droppers soldered to brass shims under the rails and to the sides of the rails to represent a chair. Best wishesDerek Last edited on 28 Aug 2012 22:04 by Dellboy posted: 28 Aug 2012 21:58 from: Dellboy Paul Boyd wrote: Actually, I counted 8508 chairs That's ...
... same as the centre overhang. In 0 gauge this came to 14mm. I had set my track centre's at an overscale 90mm as opposed to a scale 80mm, on purpose and we found that there was still about 6mm of clearance between two similar vehicles on the bend. The same can be done by printing out a few templates, cutting a piece of plasticard to the shape of a coach and drilling 3mm holes at the bogie centres. You can then use these holes to sight through onto the track centre lines on the printout. Hope this is helpful. Jamie Last edited on 16 Apr 2010 23:19 by Jamie92208 posted: 17 Apr 2010 03:11 from: Martin Wynne Thanks for jogging my memory Jamie. I have an unfinished video for Derek. I made the video weeks ago but haven't found time to write up the notes. Sorry about that. Here is the video without the notes. Timbers are shoved to match Derek's dimensions for the bogie centres and overall vehicle length. It is then aligned onto the curved track and snaked ...
... from: kenbec Martin Wynne wrote: It's not much to remember really. If you use the keyboard presses it takes only a second or two. Things always look complicated when written out step-by-step like that. That's why I tend to make the videos nowadays instead. Hello Martin, Hopefully not instead of. I find step by step instructions much easier to follow. They are un-ambiguous and make it easier to stop at each step and evaluate what has been done and why. When copied to a printout they can be followed without cluttering up your screen when applying them to a Template. That said a video is invaluable when demonstrating something, a complex action for instance, which would be difficult or even impossible to describe in writing. regards, ken. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Templot talk> Help with adjusting templatesTemplates about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z Index Templot Explained for beginners Please ...
64. Length of track
... modifications anyway. On a small shunting plank layout, things might look different. It makes Templot look silly if it says you need 7 yards of plain track, and you end up with 2 yards over. The strange thing is, after being involved in model railways for half a century, I don't remember ever wanting to know the total length of track on a layout in any detail -- otherwise such a function would have been in Templot from the start. It's easy enough to drop a ruler on the full plan printout and come up with an approximate total if needed. Most modellers who hand-build track keep rail and other track materials in stock and when they run out they order some more based on the usual pack quantities from the supplier, rather than an exact measurement from the immediate layout plan. If you end up with an unwanted surplus, there is usually a friend or fellow club member happy to buy it off you -- or more likely someone wants you to build some track for them, and you end up buying ...
... pad origin as I can't get it to work. Hi Phil, SHIFT+ CTRL+ F10 mouse action to move the page origin. However, shortcuts using F10 can be a problem on some systems. If necessary use action> mouse actions: pad> move page origin menu item. What doesn't seem to be working? regards, Martin. posted: 1 Dec 2010 18:20 from: phileakins Thanks Martin. As usual, the non-working part resides in my skull- I looked at my short-cut printout and completely missed the F10 bit. Haven't had to use the feature in action as I use the group move (thanks for the short-cuts by the way) if I have to. Cheers. Phil posted: 2 Dec 2010 17:19 from: couzenss Martin, The Y point I referred above was made using the Approximation method (1) I have now looked at the improvisation method (2) and I can see the aim of generating a centre line first to set the crossing( adjust the second ...
... to the timber edges. If you are using "square-on" timbering instead, you could overlay a duplicate template showing only the equalized timber centre-lines when printing a construction template. This would give you guide marks for the chairs. I will look at adding such "chair-alignment" marks on the square-on timbering option -- thanks for the suggestion. And if the chair outlines were also included then we'd know if we needed 12" or 14" timbers to accommodate all the fixings. Templot's printouts show only the rail and timber positions, without any chairing detail. There is too much prototype variation in chair patterns to make this practical -- you need to refer to your chosen prototype. For a guide to the common REA chair types and positions, detailed templates can be downloaded and printed from the Exactoscale web site, and scaled to any size. See: message 4620 chairing_patterns.gif regards, Martin. posted: 1 Jun 2009 22:32 from: jeckardt Martin Wynne wrote: You can create such a bisector line ...
67. New in the forum
... Jan 2009 17:42 from: Martin Wynne Claudio_Botello wrote: I am new in the forum, and I want to know if can do dual gauge turnouts (H0/H0e) with the software, because need a template to build it. Hi Claudio, Welcome to Templot Club. Yes, you can create mixed-gauge formations using multiple partial templates. You need to be reasonably experienced in using Templot first, because there are so many variables involved. You can see an example of a mixed-gauge template and printout at: Mixed-gauge crossover. regards, Martin. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Share and show> New in the forum about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z Index Templot Explained for beginners Please click: important information for new members and first-time visitors. indexing link for search engines back to top of page Please read this important note about copyright: Unless stated otherwise, all ...
... . posted: 24 Jul 2008 21:25 from: Martin Wynne Roderic Cameron wrote: Is it me or them? Hi Roderic, It's them. Gordon S of this parish went through the same problems and eventually found somewhere who knew what they were doing and did a very good job. See: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?p =303743#p303743 and then scroll back to the top of that topic. It seems that these places just aren't used to folks walking in and asking for a printout 30ft long. I can't imagine why not? It's because of these problems that I want to get the alternative PDF option available. If you are still having trouble send me your .box file (not DXF) and I will create a PDF file for you. Any High-Street poster printing place should be able to print that without requiring a skilled operator. regards, Martin. posted: 25 Jul 2008 14:05 from: Roderic Cameron Martin Wynne wrote: Roderic Cameron wrote: Is it me or them? ...
... understand the meaning/ use of 'Label' and 'Target Mark' as shown in the Background Box. Also can you write simple text onto the background, e.g. SB, Plat. etc? Hi John, Yes, that's what a Label Shape is for. Just enter your text in the name box: label_shapes.png You can change the size of the text and the font by clicking the label font... button on the font/colours tab. A Target Mark shape is used to put an alignment marker on the printout. It looks like the diamond symbol above. You can add these marks at strategic locations on your printed templates to help in aligning them onto the baseboard. More about the Background Shapes functions at: http://www.templot.com/martweb/gs_bgshape.htm regards, Martin. posted: 17 Mar 2008 20:52 from: JohnM Thanks very much, Martin. John M Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Templot talk> ...
... gain a new number when stored again, but all the other template numbers will remain unchanged. When printing is over, any unwanted unused (wiped) templates can be deleted from the storage box. Currently working on a real P4 layout that is being built that is nearly 20 metres long and 4.5 metres wide. That sounds good, any pictures? regards, Martin. posted: 18 Apr 2013 14:12 from: Tony W Hi Richard. An alternative method that I use when I know I are going to want printouts with a shifted page origin is to make a written note of the X Y coordinates after they have been shifted with the mouse action. This can then be entered directly via the Output> page origin> set page origin> mm menu. Tony. posted: 18 Apr 2013 15:02 from: Martin Wynne Tony W wrote: make a written note of the X Y coordinates after they have been shifted Hi Tony, Richard, Or alternatively: 2_180943_520000000.png Or even: 2_180943_520000001.png then tools> jotter... menu ...
... that will bring road 17 into use as a loop and give us an extra trailing siding. Standard copperclad turnout construction techniques have been used (as per the Iain Rice 'Building, Wiring and Laying PCB Track' book ISBN 1 900349 09 4). These three turnouts gave me a chance to use the Portsdown Models Crossing Vee and Switch Rail planing jigs for the first time and everything went smoothly though it pays to have good quality files such as the swiss files we use from Shesto. The turnouts were built directly onto Templot printouts which had been taped onto a flat surface. The layout was dismantled whilst the turnouts were being built and, whilst I was sort of confident that there would be no issues, it was nonetheless very satisfying to see they fitted perfectly in their intended positions when Mostyn was put up. The only 'b*ggering about' was to move the turnout actuation from directly beneath the trackwork to a position that was clear of the baseboard supporting framework. This was achieved by inserting spare lengths of rail into brass tube with the Tortoise ...
72. 10 years old
... and informative CLUB which I feel comfortable with and is a source of great enjoyment to me. Best wishes to Martin and all the members. Ken posted: 12 Sep 2010 09:29 from: roythebus Straight to the point and without going round in circles... congratulations. posted: 22 Sep 2010 14:59 from: Ian Allen Wow, 10 years! What have I been doing all those intervening years? My first post was Jan 2002 (lancs63), Creed St never got built although the plans and printouts still exist, I've moved house twice, not built a model railway for myself, left the modelling scene altogether, recently returned to it, and am now going to plan a re-design of a current O gauge garden railway. Anyway, to echo others' sentiments, thank you Martin for all the hard work you put in to keep this product at the forefront of design, to enable we modellers to produce even more realistic trackwork. Here's to the next 10 years. Regards Ian Parts of Templot Club may ...
... main> store& background. As an alternative to reducing the templates to centre-lines, you could change them to a pale colour. You can do that to an entire group. You need to do it twice, once for the screen and again for printing: screen: group> template colours for group> marker colour for all this group... menu item. print: group> template colours for group> mapping colour for all this group... menu item. (If you just want a printout or DXF for now, you can change the generator settings to track centre-lines only (the skeleton settings get you most of the way with one click) and do rebuild group, but this change won't be preserved in the file for next time.) regards, Martin. posted: 30 Nov 2010 12:09 from: BruceNordstrand Excellent, thanks Martin. Hope I didn't create too much work with my idea Cheers Bruce posted: 30 Nov 2010 12:28 from: Martin Wynne BruceNordstrand wrote: Hope I ...
... topic: 2184 Trackwork demonstration posted: 24 Mar 2013 14:15 from: John Arkell I should perhaps have entitled this 'I must be mad', however for my sins I will be doing a trackmaking demonstration at York show next weekend. I will be building some turnouts and plain track, some of it on Templot printouts. I will not be demonstrating Templot itself because a) I am not sufficently experienced to do it justice and b) I won't be able to access the Knavesmire stand Wifi to get the connection. I have been a regular demonstrator at York for the last eleven years but have previously done painting and lining. Having run out of models to paint unless I spend time I haven't got building more etched coaches I offered to do a trackwork demonstration. I will have a selection of prototype information to guide me as I have the trackwork book from Edgar Allen and Summersons book on sidings. I also have several editions of Permanent Way/British Railway Track and information from the International Railway Congress papers on the standardisation of rail joints ...
75. Printing problem
... topic: 1997 Printing problem posted: 27 Jun 2012 15:40 from: Paulr1949 Hi all This is probably just a "problem" of my own making (or not finding!), but I can't seem to print background shapes. I have a plan for the forthcoming club layout which is under construction, and the background templates show the individual board edges, which it would be very useful to have on my printouts. I am currently printing a few in A3 for test purposes, but I believe we have found access to a printer capable of printing A1 width on a roll. Paul posted: 27 Jun 2012 16:15 from: Martin Wynne Hi Paul, Which Windows? If it's Windows 95/ 98/ ME, the reason is that the lines in the background shapes are too long. You can get them to print by breaking them into several shorter lines in a row. Otherwise, try output> output drawing options> element options> and make sure background shapes is ticked. Also, check that the colour for ...
... chairs and the joint can be broken and re-made (of course this will not be necessary in your case nor mine) however, this is not possible with plastic sleepers- such a joint is permanent! Cheers, Howard posted: 7 Feb 2013 08:55 from: wcampbell23 This has worked very well for me in 7mm scale although I used the Exactoscale chairs and C+ L ply timbering. I coloured the timbering with a mix of diluted Humbrol matt black and one of their browns after glueing to the Templot printout but before attaching the chairs. I used Plastic Weld as the solvent. The Vs were made up before laying on to the thin 1mm copperclad that C+ L supply. Slightly larger than needed sections of the copperclad were glued on to the timbers with Evo-Stik to accommodate the parts of the common crossings which were made up in situ using gauges. The V and other parts of the common crossing were soldered to the copperclad and finished with cosmetic chairs after trimming the excess copperclad with a slitting disc. The ply ...
... ) cut in half lengthways, so giving a single sheet the same size as two A4 sheets end to end (210mm x 594mm). I then set a custom paper size in the printer driver and off I go! For the printer you mention (Epson, not the place in Surrey) you might be able to use the same principle with A1 board to give effectively a single sheet equivalent to two A3 pages end to end (297mm x 840mm) if your custom paper size allows that. Once I have the printout, it's varnished with Ronseal to protect it, then trackbuilding starts. Hope some of this is helpful! posted: 21 Dec 2012 19:33 from: Nigel Brown I've never understood why Epson provides printers with a perfectly good roll paper mechanism and then fails to provide matt paper rolls which can be used on it. Annoying! My R800 has just been pensioned off. I'd like to go A3, but am dithering between R1500, R2000 and R3000. Whether it's worthwhile sticking out for a roll feed facility is a ...
... about 25' wide so will need to adjust the track spacing to approx 138mm(?). The same can be said for the straight track, looking at what photos I have that's how it is. I could put in a slight curve but wonder if this would command criticism from those in the know. The B6 turnouts are the Templot defaults, like I said this is just a first stab. I did play about with the turnout to the shed (B5) to create an offset Y. I did a printout full size and managed to get the engine to easily run around 4 Maunsell coaches, which is the longest I can have in the fiddle yard. Thanks for the attachment, I'll have a look when I get to my PC. (Doing this on the iPad). Ray. Last edited on 18 Dec 2012 20:27 by r_wilton Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Baffled beginners> Creating a crossover between 2 ...
... the best, Brian Nicholls. 1853_151012_060000000.png posted: 15 Oct 2012 21:00 from: Martin Wynne Simon Dunkley wrote: would it be possible to switch off the radial end markers via the nice dialog box you created for output options? Hi Simon, Your wish is my... 2_151559_220000000.png Martin. posted: 16 Oct 2012 12:53 from: Simon Dunkley Thanks Martin. To explain, these are very useful when printing out the full size template(s ), but if I am a doing a smaller scale printout, then the only option (until now) was to make the markers white. Thanks for the suggestions on adding a turnout-side platform for parallel points, all: I already do this of course, and my request was pure laziness on my part! Re do turnout road long, Thanks for pointing that out: very useful! TVM, Simon Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Templot talk> Development ideas ...
... a bit with rolling 160gsm through 180 degrees. I like the idea of using cut down A2 sheets. I'll certainly consider that if I'm still in trouble once I've used up a little more of the half ream of 160gsm paper that I've just bought at Martin's suggestion. I'm ever hopeful that once I have the plan on the foam baseboard I shall only need to print off the various point templates so there shouldn't be too much joining up by then. It is my intention to report back on my findings once I've completed the printout& paste up of the current track plan. Ray Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Templot talk> Printing Accuracy about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z Index Templot Explained for beginners Please click: important information for new members and first-time visitors. indexing link for search engines back to top of page Please read this important note about copyright: Unless stated otherwise, all the files submitted to ...
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