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Change of Plan

28XX

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My original intention, as discussed in previous blog entries, was to use the main house loft for Stourhampton at 30'2 x 9'6" but the enabling works, (heating, cooling, plumbing diversion, flooring) plus noise restrictions after children's bedtime, make this impracticable at a reasonable budget.

 

This thread -

 

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/71727-design-for-stourhampton/

 

- attacked the project from the other end, by developing a realistic track and signalling scheme before attempting to fit it into the garage loft at 16'6" x 7'7"

 

The curves are generally 3' radius down to a minimum of 2', the Midland line is now a static scenic break and the distances between running signals are less than I would have liked, but overall it is a do-able project in a reasonable budget and timescale.

 

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_id=309122

 

The first phase of baseboard frames have gone into the garage loft. These are conventional 2" x 1" timber screwed to the roof trusses.

 

The first truss is only 215mm from the end wall. There is also an internal pier on the centreline of the wall which projects one brick (115mm x 215mm wide).

I have used two pieces of 4" x 4" fastened to the pier with M8 x 180 long coach screws, together with a 4" x 1" horizontal, to take the loading of the truss, then cut out sections of the truss to increase the space available for the station area.

 

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The pier will be partly hidden behind the station building.

 

Baseboards are 11mm OSB/2. This has a bad reputation among railway modellers but my personal experience is that this is undeserved. I had my first sheet cut into four 4' x 2' pieces. They have been painted with charcoal grey emulsion and notched to clear the truss members.

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Matthew Cousins

I would advise getting lots of insulation in with a plasterboard ceiling -  we used some foil based insulation (which is far thinner) in the summerhouse and that stays warm in the winter with minimal background heating.

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28XX

That is already on the to-do list.  I buy a roll or two of the foil/bubble/foil whenever the DIY sheds have it on offer.  I have started to fit some in the main house loft too.  This will improve the overall insulation of the house and reduce the seasonal variations in the loft space which will be better for all the stuff stored there.

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