Brian D

Hi Iain, RMWeb is so huge so I have only just caught up with the latest on your thread. Whilst I am not usually of the LMS/LMR persuasion, I can only admire and envy your superior work - simply stunning. Regards, Brian.

Spotted in Menorca some years ago now.... ... presumably some one didn't..

I don't want to talk about football!!!

Hi sp1, Thanks for your comment. You may be right about that brace but it's only a shed door (not a particularly heavy door like you see on loco sheds) and there is a further horizontal brace below and three substantial hinges externally. I'm focusing on sealing and painting the mdf so I can get the electrics sorted - that's what I see as the critical path. However, I intend to add additional edge timber to the door and insulate and line it with mdf as the rest of the shed. This should stiffen up the door even further. Regards, Brian.

I took a couple of snaps just now with my phone showing the completed insulation and lining - see below. I'm starting to get excited now - whoopie doo. Calm down, calm down. Anyway, while we were out this morning I popped into B&Q and found a nice tin of their own make "sky blue" matt emulsion - ideal for the walls once they have been sealed. I'm hoping I've got enough matt white left overs for the roof. Regards, Brian.

Good evening all, A bit of a land mark shed-wise today. All of the walls and the roof are now fully insulated and lined out internally with mdf , apart from the door which I will sort out later. So, next steps are to seal the mdf paneled roof and walls and then apply a couple of coats of emulsion paint. I fancy white for the roof a sky blue for the walls. Once the painting is finished, I'll get the electrics sorted. Sorry that there have been no photos posted lately. The dead laptop has now been repaired and was returned to me yesterday with a new hard disc drive installed resulting in some lost data and downloads . After much updating of Windows, anti-virus, reinstaling software, etc, I am now sending this message on the aforementioned repaired laptop. Nearly time for zzzzzzzzzzzzs. Over and out. Regards, Brian.

Good Evening Viewers, Latest update. No progress in the shed yesterday or the day before. Today, however, I have completed another quarter of the roof and had a hair cut! Before going to the barbers, I estimated that I had just enough mdf but not enough Jablite so, after haircut, another sheet of Jablite was brought home. More non railway related shopping trips are planned for tomorrow morning but hopefully I will complete the roof tomorrow pm. Regards, Brian.

Progress report. Considerable progress made today "sans grandson" (we will have him on Wednesday this week, not the normal Monday). Firstly, a trip to B&Q to get two more sheets of 8 x 4 9mm mdf (including cuts) and 2 same size 25 mm Jablite boards. The Jablite was cut up as usual in the car park, this time the right size to fit between the roof beams so saved a bit of mess in the shed. Then, this afternoon, I spent about 2 and a half hours in the shed (and in the drive finessing the mdf) and have completely insulated and lined half the roof. Unfortunately (a) the forecast for tomorrow will probably mean not much progress made after dentist for an extraction and elsewhere for a haircut and ( I don't think I've got enough mdf and Jablite to finish the roof (almost but not quite). However, hopefully by the end of the week all the walls and the ceiling will be finished in terms of insulating and lining and I can move on to sealing and painting the mdf. Regards, Brian.

I managed to get in the shed this afternoon for a couple of hours. Having bought some 34 x 18 mm par softwood battens last week, I fitted one to the eaves each side of the shed from the end wall to the centre steel support. These battens will support the mdf ceiling sheets at the eaves, the other supports being the main ridge and mid slope roof members. I am now ready to insulate and line out half of the roof following a trip to you-know-where tomorrow for another sheet of mdf and another sheet of Jablite. Regards, Brian.

Just back late this afternoon from the Peterborough show. A bit of a ritual for me and Mrs D from the very first show at the venue. We have always stayed over on the Friday night at the Premier Inn down the road a bit. A good show I thought today but a bit thin on the floor (in terms of floor space occupied by exhibitors) and thin in terms of numbers attending - no queues to get in when we arrived as we have experienced in the past. No matter, we enjoyed our visit today. Highlight? It has to be seeing Dave Shakespeare's diorama in the foyer area. Truly inspirational and very moving. Back in the shed soon. Regards, Brian.

I managed to complete the door wall today in between sorting out the car. Probably won't be getting anything else done until next week - Peterborough beckons Regards, Brian.

'Evening, All, An eventful trip to B&Q at Gallows Corner, Romford this afternoon. A journey that should have taken 25 minutes took an hour - road works eastbound on the A12, three lanes down to one lane at the Ardleigh Green lights - hrmph. The news at B&Q was good and bad - the good news was they had the 9 mm mdf in stock, the bad news was I had to wait half an hour for my cuts - hrmph, hrmph. As a consequence of all the delays, I only spent about an hour in the shed when I got home but managed to fit the board immediately to the left of the door, a one piece rectangle 1880 x 575 mm (courtesy of B&Q) with a small triangle cut off by yours truly to accommodate the roof slope. In between getting three new tyres put on the Mazda tomorrow, I will hopefully finish the rest of the door wall tomorrow. Won't be doing much on Friday and Saturday - off to the Peterborough show with Mrs D. Regards, Brian

Hmm. No 9 mm mdf to be had at my nearest B&Q at Thurrock Lakeside today - none expected in until Friday. Looks like a trip to one or other (or even both) of the Romford stores after the dentist tomorrow. However, I did pick up a 5 litre bottle of their own make PVA adhesive for £8 which I thought great value and which, when diluted, I'll use to seal all the internal surfaces of the mdf prior to a couple of coats of emulsion. Beware of their website stock checker though - it says this board is in stock at Lakeside when clearly it isn't Regards, Brian.

Thanks, Andy. Still a few weeks away from getting everything finished (i.e. the interior of the shed completely insulated, lined, sealed and painted) to the point that I can get an electrician in to do the necessary. Enjoying this part of the build though - love working with wood (but to a lesser degree the bubble wrap stuff and the Jablite)! It's just such a nice feeling to "plan, do, complete", especially when the last few screws are driven home through the final sheet of mdf lining that completes the wall. Your interest in my ramblings is much appreciated. Best regards, Brian.

We had a great time at the Wilmington show yesterday. My Grandson was goggle eyed watching the layout and some very friendly operators engaged him in conversation and explained what was going on - greatly appreciated. What a nice friendly show. Spent an hour in the shed yesterday and a couple of hours this afternoon. Three walls of the shed are now completely insulated and lined. The door wall has been "bubble wrapped" and I have enough Jablite to complete it but not enough mdf. Another trip to B&Q on Tuesday, and hopefully I can get all the walls finished this week. Next, the roof! Regards, Brian

Oh no! Not only a prolific layout builder but multi-talented ace gardener as well Seriously, I hope that gardening malarky didn't include any heavy lifting. Them pots look heavy. Take care. Regards, Brian.

Good Evening all, Work has continued today in between a trip out to get groceries and another sheet of Jablite. I cut the 8 x 4 sheet in half length wise, making two 8 x 2 sheets, which , when stacked, just fit in the Mazda provided the front passenger seat is reclined. So Mrs D has to sit immediately behind the chauffeur (i.e. me) and do her "Your Madge" impression So, the end wall is finished and the window wall is approximately 80% done I would guess. I need to finish this and the door wall, all of which involve fiddly mdf board cuts so will be time consuming. Then the roof. Getting there. Off to a semi local exhibition in Dartford, Kent tomorrow morning with number one grandson, his first experience of a model rail show. Looking forward to it. Regards, Brian.

It's found an exceptionally good and appropriate home.

I have made a good deal of progress today despite the showers and dealing with Toshiba. The end wall is now almost complete - only one more 370 mm deep board to fit. The rectangular board is cut ready (courtesy of B&Q) but needs cutting by yours truly to fit the slopes of the roof. I'll get this done tomorrow and also hopefully finish off the window wall but I need some more Jablite for that. Good news on the lap top front. Having spent nearly an hour on the phone this morning, including being talked through various interesting tests, it seems it is after all a hardware fault so covered by the warranty and it is being picked up tomorrow by courier to go to the Toshiba Repair Depot (I know not where this is!) and could be gone for up to 10 working days. Hopefully my little net book will keep soldiering on in this period. Regards, Brian.

Thanks for the tip, Andy. I was thinking of adding some shutters of some sort. This job is a little way down the track so to speak so "filed for future reference". Regards, Brian.

Hi Big Jim, Apologies for swamping you with "like" notifications, only just been referred to your thread having read about it on Andy Peters Bitton thread. Fantastic stuff and highly relevant to me as I am currently lining and insulating my new shed railway room. Keep up the good work. I was previously planning to go down the non DCC traditional route but, you know, having read through your thread I'm tempted to go digital. Food for thought. But I have got quite a bit of non compatible (not DCC ready by any stretch) favourites. Hmm. Great stuff Big Jim. Regards, Brian.

More "biblical" rainfall this morning prevented me from getting down to B&Q until mid afternoon - didn't want the mdf to get too wet carrying it to the car. I also seem to have spent quite a few hours today with recalcitrant computers! I'm typing this on my little Intel Atom powered net-book (which I hadn't used for a while and therefore needed to spend a while updating itself) because my main laptop has decided to go all unco-operative on me. It boots up ok if a little slower than normal then goes into complete slow motion or no motion. Fortunately it is still under gaurantee (just) so a phone call to Toshiba tomorrow is required. I suspect a virus which the warranty won't cover but at least I have a way forward. Tomorrow morning's forecast is mainly dry so should get some more work done in the shed, fingers crossed. Regards, Brian.

Made a bit of progress this morning Jabliting and lining to window wall just to the right of the window as you view it internally. This wall is I guess 75% complete which leaves the two ends and, of course, the roof to complete. Some more dodgy phone pics follow. Firstly a view of the part of area to the left and below the window which neatly shows the phases of work. The left hand panel shows the internal surface of the T&G shed wall with my pipe insulation spacers, the centre panel shows the double layerbubble wrap stuff stapled into position and the right hand panel is the completed mdf/Jablite. Secondly, a view of the end wall already "bubble wrapped" and awaiting Jablite and mdf - Old Codgers' day at B&Q tomorrow beckons. Sorry about the flare from the slver bubble wrap. Quite sunny here this afternoon - some cheap venetian blinds are planned over the windows. And finally, a new acquisition, £29.99 from Screwfix - couldn't resist. Enjoy the rest of the evening folks. Regards, Brian.

...and all the best to you too, Andy. Just about to hop across to your Bitton thread. Best Regards, Brian.

Today's progress report is "there has been no progress" This is because Mondays are spent with our 4 year old grandson who is heavily into Thomas the Tank so plenty or railway related fun today. Feeling completely shattered though, as is the norm on a Monday evening. Tomorrow, I have the dubious pleasure of attending our local NHS hospital Hearing Centre - the first step towards hearing aids, an "Old G*t" fashion necessity these days. So I'm not sure how much I will get done tomorrow. That's all for now. Regards, Brian.