Can somebody please help me I don't have a computer just a tablet and I have been looking high and low for a model railroad or a Lionel Fastrak track Template so I can design my Layout?
Thank you for your time
Sincerely
Allan Martinez
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Ross Custom Switches (www.rossswitches.com/technical.aspx) provides templates for every piece of track they sell. If your tablet connects to a printer, you can print whatever you need to use. To my knowledge, no available software works on a tablet. Only other choice is paper and pencil.
Chuck
Ross templates come full size, which is handy for planning in 1:1. Not so much for scaled-down layout diagrams. I had my print shop print full size all the Ross switch and crossing templates I might ever use. I then colored the rails in with dark markers to make them easier to see, and then had them scanned again full size (so I would always have colored in rails).
I had those colored/scanned files then printed out in 1:12 size which gave me easy to see tiny switch templates. I made some curve templates in 1:12 size from styrene. I can now photocopy a bunch of the 1:12 switch templates and use my styrene curve templates to draw out track plans.
For paper, I use 1" square graph paper which can be purchased in pads that are 24"x32" in size (such as on Amazon if you search for "School smart chart table pad 24 x 32 inches, 1 inch grids, 25 sheets, white") for about $9. This means I can plan layouts that 12 in theory 24' x 32' big, though most of my doodlings are much smaller.
Once you have the templates made (which cost about $50 total for the printing, coloring, and scanning) you can do whatever you want with them.
Hi Chuck Thank you for the Tip I'll call the place as soon as they open up for business and see what they can do for me.
At least it's a start I hope it won't come down to using a pencil and paper because I can't draw at all. I must have missed art class when I was in grade school Ha!, Ha!, Ha!
Sincerely
Allan
