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... modelling front .... and its not all talk :P Here are a few not very good progress pics..... 1. DSC_0105.jpg Progress on the test track shelf .... Templot printout bonded to cork underlay bonded to ply shelf. Most of the timbering is also now bonded into place. I ended up using thick waterproof ...

... General makes more sense - the fact that I can use the stock for Wheal Elizabeth as well is a fortunate bonus! I need to do a refresher course on Templot now that I can see how to get the base plan uploaded so hopefully there will be a few days when I can actually sit down and concentrate on the ...

... really have the room for more than 6ft, ideally 4ft would be better, but it would require a5 points which I expect to be too restrictive. The templot plan needs a bit more refinement, but as it is it has about 1ft after the upper most point. I envisioned only small locos such as a H or M7, ...

Thanks Tim and Martin.

I'll have to expand my Templot skills I think so I can try and overlay the templates onto the plan as well as trying to understand the nuances of GWR P-Way construction.

Jeremy

... lots of items in one go, so slow work. It was never envisioned that this would be a fast build :) What I might do is draw up a few different Templot templates for a few different points (similar to what I'll need for this layout) and attempt building those, and if they work out ok, then move ...

I'm currently struggling to track down a reasonably accurate scale plan of the station that I can use as a basis to Templot the station to allow me to get the track work built reasonably accurately. Can anyone point me in the general direction of a good, preferably electronic, plan? ...

... and the modelling press, I'm currently struggling to track down a reasonably accurate scale plan of the station that I can use as a basis to Templot the station to allow me to get the track work built reasonably accurately. Can anyone point me in the general direction of a good, preferably ...

Le Corbusier wrote:Thanks Kelly,

I have worked in the detailed templot but not utilised sketchboard ... I will have to go back and see how that works.

Tim

It gives a little more flexibility when trying to draw shapes to represent items when doing things like this thread I've found.

Thanks Kelly,

I have worked in the detailed templot but not utilised sketchboard ... I will have to go back and see how that works.

Tim

Kelly, What is the software you use to do your track plans before going on to develop them in templot? Tim Hi Tim, it is all drawn up in Templot. The diagrams uploaded are exports from Templot's Sketchboard. Prior to starting to draw it in Templot, some hand drawn plans ...

Kelly,

What is the software you use to do your track plans before going on to develop them in templot?

Tim

I have the templot templates for the first two boards printed out and trimmed ready to start laying track. Hopefully will get a start in the next month or so depending on health and other things. Nothing to say but enjoying watching ...

kelly wrote:
I have the templot templates for the first two boards printed out and trimmed ready to start laying track.

Hopefully will get a start in the next month or so depending on health and other things.

Nothing to say but enjoying watching this develop Kelly.

Tim

Colin Parks wrote:Hi Kelly,

I understand now!

All the best,

Colin

I have the templot templates for the first two boards printed out and trimmed ready to start laying track.

Hopefully will get a start in the next month or so depending on health and other things.

... Thanks .... again this proves the value of the forum ... you are absolutely right - time to tweak back the other way :shock: . Looking through Templot Forum to find Matin's advice for setting the the stock rail bend these two images clearly indicate the bend direction of the switches as well. ...

... length is correct? Hopefully it will work. My thinking is that for this switch I will cut the blades to the joint length as indicated on the templot print and use fishplates to attach to the next section of rail. I now need to work out where on the blade the stretcher bars would sit (I am ...

... the I have left the tip of the vees quite sharp and they extend to half way between the blunt nose red line and the sharp point line on Templot. This little extra length avoids any wheel drop, though whether this will work in practice without wheels striking the crossing nose remains ...

... the I have left the tip of the vees quite sharp and they extend to half way between the blunt nose red line and the sharp point line on Templot. This little extra length avoids any wheel drop, though whether this will work in practice without wheels striking the crossing nose remains ...

... having a slightly narrower head and foot, the Peco Pandrol rail fixings slide onto the code 83 rail perfectly. Also this week, the remaining Templot templates have now been stuck onto the other two boards of this test track assemblage, thus completing the track plan so far. Choosing to have ...

... shelf running the length of a wall using a cork underlay cut to the width of ballast for 9ft sleeper double track of 22' 6" (90mm). I have my templot print in hand. My question is ... given that I want to lay the track directly on to the shelf I will need to stick the template down permanently. ...

... highlighted in orange, might need more work to make it look right and a tandem would probably make it flow better, but not sure how to do those in templot yet. The pink/purple highlighted points are the ones needing attention due to board joins. A bit of an adjustment as the uppermost crossover ...

Hi Kelly, Looking at the revised Templot plan, I did wonder if one long timber could be omitted and the others shoved about to even out the gaps in the timbering of templates 29 and 32. (Not that I am an expert in these matters!) All the ...

Hi Kelly,

Looking at the revised Templot plan, I did wonder if one long timber could be omitted and the others shoved about to even out the gaps in the timbering of templates 29 and 32. (Not that I am an expert in these matters!)

All the best,

Colin

... to build at some point (not destined for this plan) and a B6 C&L kit (again not destined for this plan). I can't recall now if I changed the Templot plan to have the double track section FB or not, so might need to reprint that, some more timber shoving needed too.

Hi Kelly, Your revised Templot plan has a nice flow to it. Looking forward to seeing photos of progress on the layout as and when. All the best, Colin Thanks Colin. It has taken a fair number of tries to get it to where it is, with members ...