Mike-Venus

Hi Ross, You have been recommended to me for your skills in creating junctions using 3D printing. Would like to discuss something with you if possible as I have junction I cannot make the one I need on my layout. I am contacting table on Messenger and Facebook Michael O'Flanagan or via Email at michael.mazak@yahoo.com Look forward to hearing from you. Regards Michael O'flanagan

Hi Steve, Yes that is understood. I already have a printed map and found through placing Peco Code 55 templates in position that Peco would be of no use in this layout for the station. This is why I have moved to Finetrax. I have tried the Finetrax templates in position and nearly all are good or at least very close with some slight fudging modifying straight turnouts to make gentle turnouts. However if you saw my other post the real challenge is in the crossover junction. This will need some clever work to achieve what I want. Templot will let me obtain exactly what I want. Hopefully. I now have a beautiful produced scale map of the station and loaded into Templot. Once all the track out has been laid out. It will be off to Pronto Print for a full size drawing which can go directly onto the baseboards. Regards Mike

Question answered. Should 1:148. Thanks to Wayne Kinney of British Finescale. Regards Mike

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Hi Everyone, May be you have seen my post regarding Tynemouth Station. Someone has very kindly offered to import the maps I need into Templot, the track designing saftware for building your own turnouts. I will then have the complete station perfectly to the scale, all trackwork and buildings. I have been asked to confirm what scale I will use as this makes a difference to the overall Station as it will become longer or shorter, wider or narrower depending on which scale is chosen. The question is which one to use, 1/148, 1/152 or 1/160 1. I have Farish, Peco and Dapol N gauge locos and rolling stock. 2. I want to use N gauge Finetrax. I want to maintain accurate track centres for realism and to not change the architectural accuracy of the station. If I use Peco Code 55 for example then the travk centres are 27mm where as Finetrax is accurate to BR standards at 23mm centres. All the station is curved with no straight edges. I plan to use original drawings for the station. If I have asked the question badly my apologies, but everyone's views would be appreciated. Regards Mike

Hi Graham, Yes that is also one of the reasons that I want to model this station. I talked to ModelrailYork who said they could laser cut all the canopy details for me. Provided i supplied the drawings which is the more cost effective way to go.

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Hi Ikcdab, I have just posted a question into the Templot Forum as I know nothing about it, e cept what Templot is designed to do. My question is this. I have the curved junction I want to model. Can I import the map I have of the junction into Templot as a Background, and to scale? Regards Michael

This is my email address michael.mazak@yahoo.com any chance you could pass this onto John. I just do not seem to able to contact him. Would be most appreciated Rovex.

OK, I may be asked incorrectly for what I want, The majority of track will be Finetrax. But I appreciate that this particular junction would need to be built by hand, and yes Templot is probably the way to go. But I would like someone to build that junction for me. Is there anyone that could do that? Regards Michael

Hi everyone, I am interested in building a model of Tynemouth Ststion as built in 1882. I have done quite a lot of ground work and I am happy that it is feasible to build in N Gauge. I have inquired to Wayne Kinney of Finetrax as his n gauge fits the best to the scale map I have. There is a junction that needs to be made which in volves 3 curved points and 3 curved diamond crossovers. A John Jones was recommended to me, user name Hayfield here, but I have been unable to contact him as I understand he does commission work. Or does anyone know of someone who could undertake this task. Please below the junction in question. Look forward to hopefully a solution. Regards Mike