... to hear how the new printer behaves. (I'm using a Folger Tech i3.) It's unlikely I'll ever move to DCC but I might move to battery powered radio-control. I just ordered some bits to try it out. Cheers, ab posted: 26 Oct 2017 19:30 from: madscientist.... I switched off the PM system for what I regard as good reasons, although hardly anyone agrees: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investigatory_Powers_Act_2016 cheers, Martin. most of which has been struck down by the ECJ by the way( to HM Gov annoyance) Last edited on 26 Oct 2017 19:31 by madscientist posted: 26 Oct 2017 19:53 from: Martin Wynne madscientist wrote: most of which has been struck down by the ECJ by the way( to HM Gov annoyance) Yes I know, although not "most". Nevertheless in the modern world I'm not prepared to have any content on my server which I don't know about. Sure I could monitor PMs by delving into the database ...

... be double track, or a cross country line with a couple of branches. Finally I realised that it could be all in a urban setting, if that's what one wanted. I rather like the out in the country approach. In fact there were plenty of junctions sited where the only reason for a station was that lines met there, rather than local demand. Such stations often had limited or even no local goods facilities, but probably had several sidings for routing traffic, plus reasonable loco servicing facilities. One thing which struck me about the plan was that space for storing stock is limited; with the sort of junction I've outlined it might be possible to improve that. What I suggest might be worth considering is replacing the goods yard by a smaller one up in the north east corner. You'd then have space for a slightly larger loco facilities plus at least a couple of sidings for holding traffic in transit where the goods yard was. You might find it a good idea to have an additional trailing crossover between the inner and middle loops at ...

... Mar 2015 14:00 from: madscientist Hi. I'm a new user of Templot. Im using it to plan quite a big layout with about 35 points.etc, for a forthcoming irish model, which will be in OO-SF Right now I am creating simple formations A big thanks to Martin for this program. Without it the task would be very difficult. Martin, you asked, what's wrong, well I personally, as a software engineer and user of many modern CAD systems, I would suggest two main areas that struck me. One is the use of the mouse. Lots of that usage is counter intuitive Most CAD systems have fairly consistent approach these days. First you build up a set of parts, either from scratch or from templates. These parts then appear as a selectable list on a pane. The user can then drag and drop such parts where the default action would be to attach itself to the designated" snap" point( as opposed to peg idea), as you drag the new part over the existing trackwork the ...

... topic: 3261 Memories for Martin posted: 22 Apr 2018 21:32 from: Rob Manchester Hi Martin, Spotted for sale today. 2001_221629_380000000.jpg 2001_221630_040000000.jpg Bet that brings back a few memories. Build date on the chassis 1993. No I didn't buy it but it was nicely built. The thing that struck me was how very light it was compared to todays RTR offerings from Dapol and Heljan. Rob posted: 22 Apr 2018 22:21 from: Martin Wynne Thanks Rob. The details are still on the web site: http://templot.com/martweb/go_hunslet.htm And the instruction sheets for the kit: http://templot.com/martweb/kitins.htm exploded.jpg The web pages from 1998 do look very dated! We made very few of the assembled version. The red lunch boxes drew some comment, but in fact they made a very sturdy container for the model. Designing and toolmaking for that made an enjoyable interlude in our usual work. Sweating over a hot moulding machine proved to be less enjoyable. cheers, Martin. posted: ...

... hour or two. regards, Martin. posted: 25 Jan 2016 21:33 from: Andrew Barrowman Hi Gordon, It's a track center line. You can make it the control template and move it around etc. The template is set to display the center line only. Andy posted: 25 Jan 2016 21:39 from: Andrew Barrowman See "Geometry,- Center Lines Only" posted: posted: 25 Jan 2016 21:41 from: Gordon S Thanks Martin, I'd looked everywhere... It suddenly struck me as a very useful line when setting out the base of my retaining walls. In most cases it won't be anywhere nearly as critical as the skew bridge on ET, so perhaps Andrew's version may suffice. Just firing up 2.13 to take a look whilst my good lady is watching TV. 25 Jan 2016 21:41 from: Andrew Barrowman Ooops! Martin's post arrived while I was typing. Mind you, mine had to travel a third of the way round the World posted: 25 Jan 2016 21:44 ...

... my interest, as I have been developing a design for a West Highland layout with trackwork following North British practice, in which sleepered formations were the rule rather than the exception. A trivial observation regarding your crossings is that the nose of the vee in some cases extends slightly beyond the timber on which it is carried, and I wonder whether that reflects NER practice, or whether the timber should be set in a slightly different position, particularly if there is a holding down bolt in front of the nose. Another feature that struck me was the alignment of timbers at right angles to one or other of the routes through a crossing. That was the way I laid out my representations of North British crossings until I read Richard Chown's comments at topic 401 – see in particular point 10 in post #92. As a result of this I adjusted my designs so as to align timbers carrying A, B, C, D, X and Y chairs on a line drawn at right angles to the bisector of the vee. I did this in the ...

... on Linux, Windows and VMS systems. It is amazing that when new PC's are bought in shops such PC World, the sales person will always push to sell anti-virus software such as McAfee. As has previously mentioned, this is not needed as Windows comes with its own free anti-virus/anti-malware called Defender. They are only selling it to make even more money. Defender is more than adequate for peoples needs! I have been using nothing but Defender for years and years and have never been struck down by a virus. The latest version in windows 10 is even better and is always kept up to date, unless you configure windows to ignore the updates. Oh and by the way, I have never had a problem installing or updating Templot, including this update. I think the few people that do have issues have other problems with their PC such as permissions, ant-virus or something else. It has nothing to do with Templot. Nice photos Andy, it takes me back a bit. Oh and ...

... all. The Festiniog wiki is a bit vague on which rail was used where and when. Actually, the accident report doesn't exactly inspire confidence in the quality of track maintenance- hopefully things have been learnt since then! Matt M is right in that the splice rail is spliced into the point rail, although seemingly less so than with BH, and the actual nose is the web of the point rail so the ends of the two rails need to be splayed out slightly- exactly the same as with BH. It also struck me just now, when making up a tool to make a roller gauge to suit, that roller gauges for FB rail will only hold the head! Something else to be aware of- make sure the rail is actually sitting flat. I think accurately making a tool that will cut a slot to hold both head and foot is beyond me. Some parts of the layout will be in BH, so the suite of gauges made for that rail (3mm Society code 60 BH) will still get used. The head ...

... Your explanations are very helpful and if I don't get it first time, a re-run/re-read usually makes it clear. Having said that I am not too far down the line (sorry!) yet and I may be asking a few questions before too long! Keep up the good work- Thank you! Ralph Last edited on 15 Jul 2013 11:50 by Fishplate42 posted: 15 Jul 2013 14:50 from: wally I had read the S4 post before finding this topic, but what struck me is the fact that (and please nobody take this as a personal attack or slight) he cannot by his own admission get any Windows product to work and has given up on those as well. Wally posted: 15 Jul 2013 21:42 from: Trevor Walling Hello, Does this post found doing a search on templot not provide the solution being sought? topic 1797 trustytrev. posted: 16 Jul 2013 08:44 from: Alan Turner Martin Wynne wrote: Sad to see this post today: http: ...

... mouse action adjustment of check rails. They have made things so much easier and work perfectly to my mind. Given that you have said in the past that Templot is intended to create track construction templates (which is does magnificently) with layout planning a secondary function I have often wondered why so much effort was put into the Sketchboard when other core functions like split deflection switches (Y -turnouts) were neglected. Forgive me saying this Martin, but the Sketchboard adds nothing to the core function of Templot and it has always struck me as a bit toylike. I've looked at it but not used it and I can't see under what circumstances I ever would. It seemed to me early on that if people wanted pictures of signal boxes etc. on their layout plans, then Google Sketchup was the place to go and create them. Also please don't go down the road of giving people the opportunity to create "sectional" track templates. There are plenty of other software packages with that sort of thing in mind. Templot does not need to go ...