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posted: 24 Aug 2011 20:52 from: simon moore click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
Recently i have been experimenting in the art of track building & perfecting various aspects of copperclad pointwork. Having found bullhead rail quite easy to work with i decided it was time to have a go at a modern turnout. Flat bottom rail is rather chunky & needs rather more filing & work to get a nice vee & as a result offers different challenges. After a quick google for information & photos i came across James Wells, Eastmoor blogspot which i have read in the past. James works i believe for Grantrail so he knows his stuff when it comes to track. The one thing that cropped up was templates & designs for modern trackwork & turnouts or rather lack of it. This has got me thinking about templot, Although i am not genius templot user i do use it to print off turnout templates to work from & find it useful that way. Having read the Eastmoor entry it got me wondering if anyone had designed a modern day turnout in templot that mimics the real thing with prototypical sleeper spacing etc? Simon |
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posted: 25 Oct 2011 20:41 from: Tony W
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Hello Simon. Whilst browsing some of the topics, I noticed yours. I wondered if you were aware that Templot incorporates Flat bottomed switches in the list under the Real & Template > Switch settings menus. Scroll down the list and you will find both semi curved and curved Flat bottom switches. Selecting one of these will automatically produce the correct geometry for the chosen crossing angle. If however, you are after one of the modern transition curved turnouts, then that is a custom job I'm afraid. You do not mention your scale but if you are working in 4mm/ft scale you may find this site useful http://colincraig4mm.co.uk/ as he sells parts for flat bottomed track and there are links to sites with prototye information. Tony. |
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posted: posted: 13 Nov 2011 14:56 from: gsmorris click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
Colin sells the most magnificent templates for relativly moder, current trackwork. the prodcuts are very good too! happy user of Colins products |
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13 Nov 2011 14:56 from: gsmorris click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
Colin sells the most magnificent templates for relativly moder, current trackwork. the prodcuts are very good too! happy user of Colins products |
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