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22 hours ago, Night Train said:

Lewis Hamilton demonstrating a completely different skill set.

 

He did grow up in Stevenage .....it's pretty much a career path...😀

43 minutes ago, Blandford1969 said:

What are you looking for on it?

I'll PM you

I have this Hornby M7 body which is surplus and may be of use to someone.  Make me an offer for the body and postage. (2nd class Royal Mail small parcel)

22 hours ago, Olive_Green1923 said:

The garage is detached. It has a c.5cm cavity (which I can look into from the top), hence the possible option of polystyrene beads. Apparently they are quite effective and do not allow the transfer of moisture. In any case, I would rather avoid the expense, although I do have a bloke coming this week to do quotes.

Why on earth did they go to the extra expense of building a detached garage with a 50mm cavity? It doesn’t meet current spec and would have cost more than a simple 9” build. 

4 hours ago, Olive_Green1923 said:

However, as I'm not looking to "convert" my garage, I don't think the above is applicable. Instead, I'm just looking to do DIY upgrades that will make it a slightly warmer and more habitable room which will be used as a workshop and layout room, and as a back-up can still accommodate a car.

 

The garage is a new-build with double skin, gable roof, metal door and one double glazed window, so I am off to a good start in the scheme of things. I have already bought insulation foil for the main metal door and I plan to put down EVA tiles which will hopefully provide some insulation from the concrete floor, not to mention a nicer surface to stand on. I also plan to make the garage door draught-proof.

 

There is then of course the option of filling the cavity wall with polystyrene beads or building a new internal wall with timbers and Celotex - but I would rather avoid the latter as it will reduce space and increase cost. There is also the option of putting in a ceiling with rockwool on top (which would also create a useful attic space) or attaching foil on the inside of the gable roof - but of course these two options would also be costly.

 

Short of putting in some heaters (which I may do anyway), I'd be interested to hear any other DIY measures I could take which will make the room warmer and more habitable for a layout.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

is your garage part of the house? If so it would explain a cavity, if not I would not expect your garage to be built that way. If you have exterior brick and internal block it may just be 9” construction.
If there is a cavity that does not have insulation there may be a reason why not, by using the wrong material you may bridge the cavity allowing moisture into the inner skin. Also you mention a ceiling with insulation above and introducing a heater, again if your garage is part of the house be careful of a build up of moisture/vapour

46 minutes ago, doilum said:

future proofs it against any ingress of water after heavy rain.

Garage floors are not level and must drain towards the main door. This in case of a fuel leak and stops it pooling inside the garage.

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Appreciate the topic of garage layout rooms has been covered in a few threads, however, these often get bogged down in discussions about planning, building regs and structural work for conversions

Building regs are there for a reason, ignoring them can be costly.

9 hours ago, SR71 said:

I see that some here are referencing the messages but I note that the UK media are not even hinting at the content. I got the distinct impression there is a strong suspicion that they are made up. Given footballers texts get plastered everywhere there must be some serious doubts about what has been shared.

Or Karen has had an injunction put in place.

8 hours ago, Michael Hodgson said:

 

 

It was indeed an excellent range.  And what I like about his address (about only five miles from here as the crow flies) is that The Street is off Kit's Lane !

I used to pop in on Dan, the regular joke was whether Kit’s Lane will ever be finished. 

I can’t decide between the large Stirling tender or the smaller Stirling tender.😉

14 hours ago, JCL said:

A pub I used to frequent when I lived in the UK - https://www.facebook.com/rackandtenter/

You actually stepped outside of Islington……that was brave 😀

Lovely. Do you mind if I link to your video on the club website. 

Use some small pieces of lead, you can use epoxy glue to place it around the loco. 

On 17/02/2024 at 02:50, manna said:

For Christmas/Birthday my son bought me four Brass J50 chassis from 'Chris-P-Bacon',

He should have said they were for you, I’ve a couple of other bits I would have thrown in that might have ‘come in handy’. 

17 minutes ago, hayfield said:

If people stopped buying properties with insufficient parking developers would add more parking

But it’s not the developers, it’s policy from central government that says we should use other means to travel than a car. 

6 hours ago, The Johnster said:

Plan of action is to approach the company first, if I can access them, and then the bank

Go straight to the bank.

11 hours ago, Tony Wright said:

. I commissioned it from Kings Cross/EAMES in 1976, the cost being £27.00! What that is in today's money, I've no idea, but a fair bit.

According to the BoE it’s £174.12. 

I must be the odd one out, I’ve only ever made one purchase from Hattons and very rarely looked at the site. I looked about 6 weeks ago and thought the secondhand was overpriced. 
always sad when people lose their job, but at least it was an orderly closure. 

3 hours ago, KR Models said:

 

Thanks Colin for quoting our FAX number.  You want to try that again?

Fax… no wonder no one gets a reply

57 minutes ago, JZ said:

Had t go to Trowbridge yesterday and driving through, I saw a DeLorean, first I have seen in many years, maybe the first on the road.

Trowbridge…. I bet the owner thought he’d gone back in time 😬

Welcome to the forum.
 

There was a similar topic started a couple of months ago which might be informative for you.

you have posted this in the ‘model engineering forum’ so I’ll report the post and see if mods can move it to somewhere more relevant

I started off drawing some replacement etches a couple of years ago to help build the jidenco/falcon version but they ended up as a complete kit of parts.  The fittings were a bit of a headache as well as so few from the FB kit were suitable. In the end it became unviable to continue. 

2 hours ago, Michael Hodgson said:

 

Strictly speaking of course, it was only GN as far as Shepreth, where it became GER

Originally The Eastern Counties railway, which as far as the GN were concerned was to be avoided at all costs.  When the Bedford &Cambridge (later LNWR) we’re looking at a way into Cambridge the GN also looked at co-operating so they could avoid Shepreth branch junction. 

I would have had a private assessment first before contacting the insurance co. Many garages have a small runabout you can use while they make repairs for less than a hire car.  The insurance will seek to recover their costs one way or another so unless it’s written off it might not be worthwhile claiming. 
 

on a slightly different topic we have been waiting for 2 months for a power steering pump as supply of some car spares is the proverbial nightmare at present. 

3 minutes ago, Blandford1969 said:

Have you made any forward progress on this one?

About 95% of the drawing is complete but a house move got in the way. I did have a few issues with the valve gear/motion that would be better if they were castings, but the cost was getting silly. I could see a problem with the etching cost being far in excess of what few people who wanted it would want to pay (even at just cost price) so it got put on the back burner. 
I have been looking at rtr chassis for some of my own projects to try and keep the cost down (if only the GN didn’t have such small boilers) but I don’t know enough about the Clan Goods to know if there is anything out there that could be adapted for use. 
I’m busy with work and society stuff but I’ll try and find some time to take another look at it and see if I can see a cost effective way forward.

I use Milwaukee 18v impact drivers. Today was making up profiles for the stonemason out of 3”x3” timber with 6” no12 (in old money) screws. No pre-drilling required as they’re powered in faster than a nail.
If you used this kit all day you’d realise why they’ve become popular.  

6 hours ago, Rich Uncle Skeleton said:

Graceful passenger engines aren’t usually my bag, but this does look incredible.

 

How was the tender discovered? I imagine a 19th century tender would stick out like a sore thumb at a modern depot like Peterborough.

IIRC It was a sludge carrier at connington tip, identified by Kenneth Leech.