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posted: 4 Jun 2014 11:41 from: John Palmer click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
For those who have the cash to splash on a nice portal frame building for their model railway, here is Reedsmouth Junction, in 4mm : 1' requiring 28' X 36' just to accommodate what's on view here. Routes: Top left: to Bellingham and Riccarton Jc (Border Counties Ry) Top right: to Scotsgap Jc and Morpeth (Wansbeck Ry) Bottom: to Border Counties Jc and Hexham (Border Counties Ry) Those familiar with the station will know of its exquisite range of North British signals, including a facing road 'bow tie' at the south end for movements up the BCR to the shed. A bit rough and ready, but an enjoyable bit of escapism for me! |
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posted: 4 Jun 2014 11:42 from: John Palmer click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
...and here is the .bgs file for the turntable. | ||
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posted: 7 Jun 2014 14:50 from: Simon Dunkley
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John Palmer wrote:...and here is the .bgs file for the turntable. Hi John, Thank you for that: I love that line, but it was instructive to see how big that simple junction was. I am told that someone has built an 0 gauge line based on Reedsmouth... You don't need to use a BGS file for the turntable, as you can generate the well wall from a normal template. Before doing this, delete the turntable road to the control, and put the peg on it's mid-length. Notch here. Save the table. Simply create a new template, omit one running rail and all the timbers, and set the radius to be the scale turntable radius minus half the track gauge (in your case, 80mm radius is a perfect match), and set the swing (on the geometry menu) to 360 degrees. Using the geometry menu, move the radial centre to the notch. Save the template, job done. To save the effort (although it is worth having a go!) I will upload a new turntable for adding to your box file. Regards, Simon |
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posted: 7 Jun 2014 15:11 from: Martin Wynne
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Simon Dunkley wrote:omit one running rail and all the timbers, and set the radius to be the scale turntable radius minus half the track gaugeHi Simon, John, Alternatively you can do geometry > track centre-lines only and set the radius to match the turntable. In this case the printed template won't be as prominent as using a rail for the turntable ring, but it's quicker to do. You can change the marker colour and/or mapping colour for the turntable template if you wish. Many thanks for posting that John -- have you ordered the shed? regards, Martin. |
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posted: 7 Jun 2014 15:32 from: Simon Dunkley
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Martin Wynne wrote: Ah yes, but if one prints out a smaller size layout plan, where it is advisable to de-select the centre-lines from the printout, then the turntable disappears... There is a reason for my methodology. Simon |
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posted: 7 Jun 2014 16:31 from: John Palmer click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
Those are ingenious ways of dealing with turntables - thanks! Martin Wynne wrote:
Not before I've negotiated the purchase of the next door garden so I can get it all in. I ought to mention that this has been done entirely from photographs, and without reference to any plan - need to see whether there are any conveniently available sources of such a plan. The OS 6" series put online for the National Library of Scotland is great, but doesn't come far enough south for Reedsmouth.* I'm still beavering away at my fictitious equivalent of the Mallaig Extension. My design for that has now more or less crystallised, but I fear it's likely to be the last exercise in actually building a layout I shall be able to undertake. Now, if someone could come up with the elixir of life as well as the portal frame building... *Correction, yes it does. Oh dear, seems that my 'guessed' alignments are a bit out; some re-working required. |
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posted: 7 Jun 2014 16:59 from: Simon Dunkley
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You can get to the 1:2,500 series map (good for general alignment, and an indication of some detail) via old-maps.co.uk, using coordinates 386533 and 581974. Simon |
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Last edited on 7 Jun 2014 17:00 by Simon Dunkley |
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