... posted: 20 Dec 2011 16:04 from: Les G Dear Mike and Alan, edited posting: I had thought that a mini-wiki could be quite a good idea for the future, but then I read John Shelley's post so changed my opinion: I have deleted what was my second paragraph in light of Martin' post on the subject which was obviously being compiled as I was preparing my original. He is so much more erudite that I am. Surely, we should acknowledge, and respect his pleas of recent weeks. We can do this best by refraining from adding to his already unacceptable work-load. best wishes, Les G Last edited on 20 Dec 2011 17:06 by Les G posted: 20 Dec 2011 16:10 from: Martin Wynne Why am I reaching the end of my tether? Every single email from Templot Club contains this line: Please use the above link to reply to this message. It is not possible to reply to this message by email. Yet I have already received several replies to ...

... topic: 1757 Templot Version posted: 31 Dec 2011 17:38 from: David Griffiths I have only recently heard about Templot so am totally new to it. When I go to the Download page it says Templot 2 is not yet available but there is no information about downloading the current version? Is it still available and if so where can I find the download please? With thanks David posted: 31 Dec 2011 17:59 from: Martin Wynne Hi David, Welcome to Templot Club. You have arrived in the middle of some changes. For over 12 years Templot was a paid-for program, but the paid-for versions were withdrawn last month. Soon a new free version will be available (Templot2), supported by voluntary donations. But it is not yet ready, sorry. In the meantime you are welcome to download and use the Templot Development Version (TDV), which is the only version currently available. For more information see: message 10771 and follow the links. regards, Martin. posted: 31 ...

... topic: 1775 Information needed before I build my first turnout posted: 10 Jan 2012 20:24 from: LSWRArt Hi everyone, Hopefully, as there were no comments on the track plan which I recently put on the forum, the layout is not too bad??? (Or perhaps you were all too polite to pull it to pieces?) Unless I get any comments and need to make any changes, I now need to start buying the bits to make my first turnout. I shall start with a simple turnout on a curve. But despite reading various postings I am still not sure exactly what I need to buy and how to use some components:- C&L recommend that I use cut-down slide chairs under the crossing nose and where the wing-rails meet. But where do you stop using conventional chairs to support the switch blade and start using slide chairs? In his tutorial, Richard Lambert mentions 6 slide chairs, but does it depend on the size of turnout that you are building?- I ...

... out a fresh copy of the Function key table [from help] and note that the version obtained is shown as v0.96. The F10 still shows as swell, not a big deal, as I am aware that the Swell shortcut is Ctrl- F10 in TDV. I note that F10 now relates to K crossings, but wonder if there are any other key chart changes that I might have missed. regards Les G posted: 15 Jan 2012 12:56 from: Martin Wynne Hi Les, See: topic 1124 A recent further change is CTRL+\ (backslash) which now resets the notch at the grid origin. I have used this so often recently that I can't understand why I didn't give it a shortcut years ago. Thanks to Gordon S for the suggestion. Updating the F key chart and the full shortcuts list are on my list of things to do before TDV becomes Templot2. regards, Martin. posted: 15 Jan 2012 14:20 from: Les G Martin Wynne wrote: Updating the F key chart and the full ...

... to Forums! Should have replied to Brian, Paul and Nigel also. I do intend to build onto the track plan so take the advice on the more substantial paper/ board, thanks. Given what I have spent so far going EM it does seems a nonsense to try to cut costs on printing to the cheapest medium so forget that as my intention. Is there a board/ paper size that will cut down two 2 sheets of A3+? Should put things in perspective really. I came to Railway modelling very recently following a major motorcycling accident that ended that as a life long passion. Can't believe how addicted I have become to this hobby. The Newport layout is my very first attempt at anything and coupled with the decision to go EM I know I have jumped in at the deep end to some degree. However with an engineering background and some skills in that direction I suspect scenery and other parts of the layout building process will be my biggest challenges. I have assisted in the building of some 00 fine scale turnouts at the ...

... discovered that my selected location needs a larger room than I have, must either compress, or select a different location, abandoning much hard won research. Hi Les, In TDV there is also the option of bending the prototype to fit: message 9830 regards, Martin. posted: 9 Feb 2012 15:27 from: Jerry Thanks for the suggestion LesG. The OS map I have been using and attached to previous messages came from them, but at a smaller scale. I'll have another look, perhaps at a more recent version as well. Kind regards Jerry posted: 9 Feb 2012 15:47 from: Nigel Brown Jerry wrote: Martin's suggestion of obtaining a better plan has me baffled, it's something I would like to do but I have no idea how to go about it. I have tried the local and county libraries and the GW Museum in Swindon found some photographs. If anyone can guide me on what might be available and how to obtain copies I would be grateful Jerry A fair while ago (probably around 1978) I ...

... hence the error message. I have come across the problem with the IE window being larger than screen size. Think you can get round it by closing with Task Manager still and then changing your desktop display properties to a higher resolution.This should make the IE window smaller. You can then reduce it's "Full Size" by dragging a corner in. Hope I'm right with this, it's been a while since I encountered the same thing. Ian posted: 29 Feb 2012 18:51 from: richard_t Have you checked for viruses recently? posted: 29 Feb 2012 19:31 from: Phil O Hi Ian Ian Allen wrote: Phil, Sounds like your PC is starting up IE before it has an internet connection, hence the error message. I have come across the problem with the IE window being larger than screen size. Think you can get round it by closing with Task Manager still and then changing your desktop display properties to a higher resolution.This should make the IE window smaller. You can then reduce it's "Full Size" by dragging a ...

... Some of my templates are very long because I have used F3 extend approach road and F4 overall length. I have isolated most templates for printing by selecting groups and then 'output>print group templates only' which works fine. I believe the best technique is to select the necessary templates as group members and then omitting and printing the required sheets in the print dialogue. But is there a more efficient method? Just in case anyone else is looking for a new A3 printer. I have previously needed to calibrate my printers but recently acquired an Epson WF7515 A3 ink-jet printer. When I went through the calibration process I found that the printer calibration sheet was spot-on for sizes. Although I saved a calibration file the machine works 'straight out of the box'! Not cheap tho'. Regards Jerry posted: 20 Mar 2012 21:58 from: Martin Wynne Jerry wrote: I believe the best technique is to select the necessary templates as group members and then omitting and printing the required sheets in the print dialogue. But is there ...

... May 2012 14:56 from: Martin Wynne Brian_G wrote: I have hit a snag: my printer consistently hangs up just before ejecting the first page. Hi Brian, It is not intended to print anything until you click either the omit all remaining pages button or the print all remaining pages button. Until then, clicking the print page or omit page buttons in sequence simply tells Templot which pages you want, it doesn't start or finish the print process. The dialog has been that way for years, but several times recently new users have got confused. If the above doesn't solve the problem, what print quality have you set? If the printer is set for photo-quality the spooler will very likely hang when printing several full page templates. 300dpi or 600dpi is fine for track templates. Higher resolutions, especially photo-quality printing, require massive amounts of memory for multiple-page printing. The printer is an Epson DX4200 inkjet (incidentally for which it says there are no calibration files). The idea is that you create the ...

... strength. J posted: 5 Apr 2012 08:44 from: Jim Guthrie julia wrote: Hence asking for suggestions for an adhesive for sticking metal rail to wooden sleepers. Superglue doesn't do the trick. Julia, Do you need to glue your rail to the wooden sleepers. I used the same method of track construction on an N scale layout many years ago- using a PCB sleeper every four or five wooden sleepers, and the PCB sleepers were more than adequate to hold the rail in place. I've also, more recently, built track with the 2mm Association Code 40 wire rail. This track is to represent street trackage with the sleepers hidden under cobbles, so I have used PCB sleepers at roughly one inch spacing and the track is firm and won't need any further support between the PCB sleepers. Jim. posted: 5 Apr 2012 09:19 from: wcampbell23 Hi Julia Another possibility- from the dim memories of the past. I remember a magazine article describing the use of staples as baseplates to which the rail is soldered. The ...