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  1. 2996 Victor
    Stunning work! The entire train, loco and carriages, looks beautiful. Jealous? Moi? Cheers, Mark
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    Well, following Ken @KMCE's pointers, I've had another little play with Templot and to be honest I think it'll repay a further investment in time. However, in the meantime I've managed to export my point templates in .dxf format and insert them into the CAD drawing of the layout that I'd started. With a bit of jiggery pokery to my initial CAD work, the Templot templates have slotted in nicely. There's still a fair bit of tweaking to do but.....I think the layout will fit into the space I have available. I'll post an image of the CAD/Templot design over the weekend. Cheers, Mark
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    I've tried it several times, downloading it and trying to get going, but not managed to make any sense of it. This time, I've done rather better and actually managed to create the LH point and double slip complex in my sketch plan, together with some OO9 point work for my Lynton & Barnstaple micro. But as Martin Wynne says somewhere on the Templot site, its not a CAD programme and I think that's the problem for CAD users. It seems a very clever programme in the way it aligns and connects different templates, and I think its well worth investing time in. BUT.....I didn't know the templates could be exported in .dxf format - that's something I can definitely use now, so a huge thank you for that pointer! That makes perfect sense, thank you - I guess it would be fair to say that its always going to be kinder to locos to use the highest letter number possible for a given crossing angle. I've been looking at the minimum radius thingy on Templot and could understand why it was so tight, but it was an A8 point and looking at it closely there's a nasty sharp bit halfway between the switch and crossing. Definitely! Thanks, Ken, its hugely appreciated Cheers, Mark
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    Hi Ken, many thanks for your reply - apologies, I'd forgotten that you're working to P4 standards! I must admit to ignorance when it comes to point work and the crossing angles/radii involved although I'm attempting to get to grips with Templot, which is fairly baffling although I think I can do enough to plan my layout properly. CAD is all very well and helpful in general laying out, but it doesn't account for the nuances of track design. I have to admit that I don't yet understand the differences between, say, A6 and B6 points when the common crossing is the same angle. Cheers, Mark
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    Hi again, Ken, I meant to ask what standards you're working to? I was thinking of using EM standards, i.e. 1mm flangeways, largely as I'm a member of the EMGS. I'd be grateful for your thoughts. Cheers, Mark
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    Hi David, glad its of interest! If you should like to see a bit more detail, I've got a thread running on NGRM-Online here where I go into unbearable detail about the process from about halfway down Page 1 Here's another pic which I think shows the results a bit better: As a process, the scribing doesn't actually take that long, and its really rather cathartic I might start a thread on here in the British Railways section (if anyone's interested). Cheers, Mark
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    Hi Ken, Many thanks for the pointers - I'd completely forgotten about Scalescenes, so I'll have a look at there products asap. I've got a copy of AutoCAD, so I've started drawing up the layout plan to scale - so far it's looking like it's a "go". I've got 3.6m clear length in my hobby room which will hopefully be okay for the scenic section. I'll have to measure the points and see if I'm anywhere near your dimensions..... If you hear a scream, that'll be me Incidentally, I'll be PM-ing you at some point about your 3D-printed wagons. Cheers, Mark
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    Hi, this is a bit of an odd question, but as its from someone "across the water" I hope you'll excuse my ignorance! For a layout set in Co Galway in the early 1900s, I'd like to know what colour(s) might be used on houses/shops/bars. I'm thinking primarily of rendered buildings, but also limewashed stone (could it have been tinted or was it always white). What about typical colours for doors and windows and their frames? I believe I read somewhere many years ago (in David Lloyd's writings on his 3' layout, I think) that the colourful buildings stemmed from a Papal visit and was perpetuated. Many thanks for any help and advice! Cheers, Mark
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    For one of my other current projects, I'm making use of laser-cut MDF building kits from a seller on eBay. They're described as "scratch-aids", and with a bit of chopping and re-arranging, I'm finding them a great boon in producing some terraced housing, warehouses and the like. A lot of them are half-relief, although there are some full structures, too. They're not terribly expensive, and with a bit of dressing up I'm pretty pleased with how they're coming along. I think that, suitably finished of course, they'd make a nice addition to an Irish street scene. Anyway, here are a couple of pics of how the terraces are coming along. Apologies for the iffy lighting! The interiors are printed "flats" cut out and folded up. I'm intending to add some internal illumination to some of the nearest houses, perhaps with an open window or two. The brick paper is also from eBay, and its printed on a textured wallpaper so I'm not entirely convinced by it. But in the words of the Greek Philosopher, Mediocrates, "Meh! Good enough!" I really must re-attached that missing piece of quay wall, too..... Cheers, Mark
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    I don't know whether this is of any use, @David Holman, but I've been doing inlaid track on a Lynton & Barnstaple OO9 micro I'm currently cobbling together. The track is just PECO N Gauge Code 55 flexi, pre-wired of course! The setts are simply a mix of Tesco all-purpose DIY filler with some PVA flipped in, spread over the track area and roughly levelled. Once dry, its sanded smooth and the level between the tracks slightly reduced for clearance, and the flangeways gouged out with an Olfa P-Cutter. The setts are scribed in with a scribing tool and a small screwdriver. This is a work-in-progress: Painted with acrylics, with a wash of Citadel Seraphim Sepia and Nuln Oil. The quay wall is good ol' Wills Coarse Stone, of course Hope that helps! Cheers, Mark
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    I suspect there could well be a similar blue loco in my future: main line locos would have to be run in after being shopped, after all. It's an excuse, anyway, even if it is a bit flimsy Cheers, Mark
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    My copy of Rails Through Connemara arrived today thank you, Stenlake Publishing for a very quick delivery! Excellent work, @jhb171achill, I'm looking forward to reading the fruits of your research. I think you said somewhere else that the blue livery on the 'D' in the cover painting was a bit unlikely, but it does look rather well! Cheers, Mark
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    Lovely work, @Angus, and well worth the making of the new ends! I'm definitely following this closely As for the grab rails: maddening, but the carpet monster must be kept fed..... Cheers, Mark
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    Hi Angus, many thanks for the link, that's hugely appreciated. The snippet on turntables is absolutely fascinating and confirms what diameter to plump for; the POC drawing is very useful as well the photos. Kind regards, Mark
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    Many thanks Jonathan, that's very kind of you - it can be difficult to come up with a plausible plan that echoes prototype practise while not being too sprawling or contrived, so your and David's affirmations are extremely welcome. Thanks also for your answers to my latest round of questions: also hugely appreciated. I'm working up a scale plan so its good to know I can reduce the size of the TT slightly. I've allowed for a 20-foot-wide platform, which seems to look okay, although its difficult to be sure! I've actually got a copy of Rails to Achill, but like most of my references, I'm busy re-learning where everything is! Kind regards, Mark
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    Beautiful work, absolutely superb! Cheers, Mark
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    That's brilliant, David, thank you! And thank you for your very complementary words about my layout plan - greatly appreciated! I'm always conscious of trying to cram in too much, and Irish stations are pretty spacious, aren't they? Incidentally, I really wanted to include a carriage dock like yours on Belmullet. By the way, I'm just re-reading the RM article on Fintonagh: fab stuff! Going to look for the Arigna articles now! Cheers, Mark
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    A bit of rummaging today turned up the sketched plans of the MGWR's branch line termini I made a couple of years ago from the OSI archive plans. Not to scale of course, and the platform lengths are only very approximate, but here they are if anyone's interested: And here's my first go at a track plan for my project: Very much a first draft and most definitely not to scale!!! I'm imagining a platform a scale 250 feet long, about 3'3" in model terms - a train of four 6-wheelers comes in at about 120 feet long, or about 18", as far as I can ascertain, so there may be scope for a tiny bit more compression. I reckon I've undersized the turntable by quite a bit, in which case the carriage/nag dock won't fit as I've sketched it, but as I say its just a first stab! I'd be very grateful for any thoughts or suggestions on how to improve it and make it more realistic. In other news, my Alphagraphix order is confirmed, I've ordered a copy of Rails through Connemara, and the aforementioned rummaging also turned up three-point and roller track gauges and a back-to-back gauge that I'd completely forgotten about. Happy days! Question time! What was the usual distance between running lines? 6 feet? Was there a "standard" platform width on the MGWR? What was a the usual turntable diameter? I'm guessing at around 50 feet as that would accommodate smaller tender locomotives. Many thanks and all the best, Mark
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    How often was there interchange of different companies' rolling stock?
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    Oooooh - @KMCE just had a look at your threads in the manufacturers section - beautiful work! I'll be in touch..... That's good news I'm hoping to get a few of those in soon. Cheers, Mark
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    Thanks for the heads-up - I guess that they can be repainted with care..... although I believe some folks use them as drawings for scratch-building in styrene. I'm looking into some of their wagons and carriages, too, although the supplied liveries are wrong for my era. I'll be wary! Cheers, Mark
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    Many thanks for your reply, Jonathan, it's hugely appreciated. Funnily enough, I was only thinking yesterday about starting a signal box and the colour scheme for the timber work, so your reply is timely indeed! I'm hoping to get a GWR McKenzie & Holland kit from Alphagraphix for MGWR-ing, probably just the cabin on a brick base, although the Ratio kit is still calling as well! Cheers, Mark
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    Just caught up with this, Eoin, and can I say, "Wow!" Incredible workmanship all the way through, but the additional detail you've added with the replacement chassis and in the cab is exquisite. I could be tempted to follow in your footsteps, but only as far as the original build - the replacements are beyond my skills! Looking forward to seeing the completed locomotive. Cheers, Mark
  24. 2996 Victor
    "Groan!"
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    Hi Jonathan, Yes, it works out at about 11'8" clear length, that still allows me to open the door! Width approx 2". I've gone a bit metric as Grainge and Hodder size their boards in metric with their longest module being 1.2m, just under 4'. I'm thinking of it being portable, in which case the fiddle yard can be extra. Running rights in the lounge would give me just over 16'. I do tend toward the cameo style, so breaking a long station with a scenic block is a possibility, maybe with an extra board to slot in if it goes to shows. Cheers, Mark
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