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I take his comment with a pinch of salt, last year the price was going to increase but right at the last minute he cancelled the price rise. So there is a track record of saying one thing and doing another

Green with envy, as I’m driving Hamburg is a bit to far

Very nice indeed, I did look at the same myself but as I got roof valleys and one is multi angled due to two different roof pitches and I wanted to put roof vents half way down the roof I stuck with shingles, they are rated with over a 30 year lifespan. The same ones I took off after 24 years still had good life in them. ps does it sound like a machine gun during heavy rain 😊

That’s interacting as I’m looking on the intermodellbau website, where are you looking ps Roco were further down the list. Still can’t find sommerfeldt

Like you I also went in 2019 . yes I noticed that as well about hall 7, what really concerns me a number of bigger traders like Roco, marklin, sommerfeldt ect are not there, as well a some smaller traders. I’m in a dialema how many days to attend. But on a plus side I found a couple of railway shops to visit in Dortmund.

do remember the 50% rule applies to the overall plot size less the main house footprint, if memory serves me correct the distance from boundary is 1 meter under permitted development. Going by your measurement you would require BC. But if it was me I wouldnt bother if you don’t require PC. personally I wouldn’t go the concrete slab route but it’s your shed. My base is basically a raft foundation with a 600 deep and 450 wide with a 300 center section, which has lots of steel reinforcement. One end is 900 deep this is due to a public sewer. This reminds me if there is a sewer near it you will require a build over agreement from the water company. But if your using the slab method I’m not sure about that if you would require it as it wouldn’t be considered permanent structure ie like a garden shed. the frame of my shed is roof grade structural wood which I obtained from the roof truss company as I have proper roof trusses in the roof, an added issue I had was because I was adding to existing a had to have a 7 meter steel beam to also support the roof as I was removing existing walls that supported the existing roof. But in your case you wouldn’t have the same issue. building yourself is much better as you can put those little things in that helps with the layout build

when you do replace the felt also paint the roof deck with bituminous paint. This is what I did on my roof deck then tanking membrane then felt underlay then in my case felt shingles.

I note you mentioned about felt and ripping, when you need to replace it think about an under felt or tanking membrane which you felt over. Done propley the roof should last many years.

I recently finished expanding my original build of a log cabin, one thing to note about using wood to face the building that to keep it in tip top condition it will need to be treated each year I did mine with sadeling, which i hated doing. When I decided to expand I got rid of the log lap and went with composite board. Although nothing wrong with off the shelf, there is what I call the poor workmanship principle and from a material and labour cost it’s more expensive than building yourself. Obviously the more you spend the better end product and end result, so cutting corners is not worth it. The base is very important ok mine is a bit oTT but it will never move as is steel reinforced concrete. Another factor is size and location so do check with the local planning department and if it requires building control, you might get away building it as permitted development. Also think how your get power to it. Heating is done by air conditioning, it is fully insulated so usable all year round.The list can go on and on. this is the new extension area, overall the whole room now has 90sq meters of floor space ps don’t forget security of the outside building, also insurance as most home insurance won’t cover railways in outside buildings. there are a few factors to consider when building such buildings so depending on budget don’t scrimp and if you do decide to buy off the shelf do your research on the company doing it.

when I went to miniature wunderland just before covid, I found 5 shops. One of them was closed unfortunately which did look interesting, I’m not able to tell you where they are but just do an internet search and your find them. Two of them were very good I found, I could have spent a fortune but was limited to what I could carry in hand luggage onto the plane. As a side note off to Dortmund next week for the intermodellbau, not my first time but am concerned it’s not the show it was as a number of big sellers according to the floor plan are absent.

opps was thinking of extended slots

yes it is correct twisted pairs can reduce cross talk, but this introduces inductance. This can be an issue when using track occupancy modules as you might get false activity if the occupancy unit is sensitive.

I don’t have the same issues as you but after watching the McKinley video I am in the process of adapting each point motor. It’s not a difficult thing to do but is quite fiddly. Biggest issue was sourcing the nuts and bolts, but you can obtain them from two different sources. If you want to know how I do the mod PM me. There are a couple of minor things you will find especially when drilling out the holes for the bolts.

I agree that there is a gap in the market, but I guess the reality is somewhat different. Many I would suspect find the cost daunting and would baulk at the price. Not to mention names but this is what happens with specialty items, I had a few conversations with a company that found a gap in the market for their item. It was shown at a show and they received many oohs and arhs, but I was the only one to put a deposit down. The nelevator was a good concept but my suspicion is although the N gauge one worked there were issues with the 00 one, I think mainly due to its design. I seen a few of these elevators at European shows and these are highly engineered items but cost an absolute fortune. Then I would guess there is the problem of location, ok if starting from scratch but shoe horn into an existing layout would be difficult as the concept was as well as storage it would act as a display cabinet.

Thanks for the reply, it’s interesting to note the difference in the section in light. Before I built the extension to the railway building I had blinds but like you not fully keeping light out. Now I have blinds that completely keep light out so it will be interesting to see if the theory holds