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I think you need to double check your measurements there. You may have overdone the 6ft.

About 2.3m in the centre, Paul. If you look at the end wall in the photo above, there's a taped joint at the same level as the vent. Most people would be able to stand up anywhere in that area. In fact, thinking about it, if the average height is 1.7m then there's even more standing room. I'm a little taller than average but when planning the room I felt that as long as there's somewhere I could stand up to occasionally stretch then I'd be OK. Based on the time I've spent working up there so far, it seems OK. I could probably live with it as a bedroom too but a full-width dormer conversion across the back half of the roof would be the way to go for a really spacious room(s). I have yet to fit a flat centre section to the ceiling but in terms of headroom this is largely academic since it will still be over 2m and I don't have any basketball player friends. There used to be a minimum height of, I think, 1.8m for loft conversions but the regulations were relaxed a little a few years back. I don't know the details because I only tend to absorb what is relevant to me. There is probably something in the Approved Documents. FYI The side (eaves) walls will only be around 400mm high when finished so I won't be able to have a layout the full width of the room. I have yet to decide what layout height to go for. This is something I have been pondering for some time and I'm still throwing ideas around. It shouldn't be a major constraint since the room is 5m wide at floor level.

Assorted odds and ends done and swept again. I managed to collect about another litre of dust! I then vacuumed and got a little more. It has obviously been worth it though since I can now go into the loft and work on something without a face mask and not sneeze at all. The next batch of insulation won't be here until mid-week but I have a few small jobs to complete in the meantime so it won't cause any delay. Here's a photo of the current state of play.

- Use up remaining off cuts to pack more of the steel beams. Done. - Finish trimming window openings. Done. - Tidy and sweep. Done. (Two large bags!) - Building Control inspection. - Requested. - Beer. Poured.

I've clicked 'like' but from your description of what you have planned for the weekend I'm unsure whether I want to see photos or not!

No armchairs were involved. Sometimes the motivation isn't there and since this is supposed to be a fun hobby it isn't worth forcing progress because it always seems to lead to errors. Anyway, that's not a problem now and I'll be up aloft again later this morning. I bought a full face mask and filter last time I installed insulation but on this job I found it was steaming up too frequently so I've been using a 3M Aura mask with small square filter. I'm sure there are better products but these seem to fit my face shape well and it is easy to get a decent seal. I hoping today will see the back of the messiest part of the whole job and, for once, I'm looking forward to (gently) sweeping up and getting all the dust into a sack and then into the dustbin. There will be more dust with the next layer of insulation and with the plasterboard but nothing on the same scale. At least I know what's in my dust, unlike you. You have my sympathy Dave.

Mess? What mess? Right then. Things went quiet over Christmas and New Year due both to the festivities and a shortage of motivation on my part. However, the 'get up and go' returned a few days ago and I have been cutting and thumping. Apologies in advance for any repetition of information posted earlier in this thread. Floor - Tongue and grooved, moisture resistant chipboard panels. Even though the joists are at 400mm centres the panels are 22mm thick rather than 18mm due to fire regulations. Glued and screwed. Insulation - Simple but tedious and very dusty - goggles and mask required. 100mm PIR insulation cut to size to be a tight push fit between the rafters (flat handed punch if I'm honest - it's not coming out of there in a hurry). I nailed some simple battens to each side of the rafters to prevent the insulation being pushed too far in and thereby compromising the required 50mm air gap between insulation and felt. I still need to complete the trimming of the window openings which I will do tomorrow. I have ordered the next batch of insulation which will be a layer of 50mm PIR across the underside of the rafters. A much simpler task, with much less cutting and significantly less mess. I have also started packing the sides of the steel beams with insulation for which I am using off cuts to minimise waste. This is a bit slow and creates yet more dust as each piece is cut and packed into place but I don't like throwing the off cuts away, not just because I'm stingy but for environmental reasons too. The sections of the side walls above the steel beams will eventually be filled with insulation too. Plan for tomorrow: use up remaining off cuts to pack more of the steel beams, finish trimming window openings then tidy and sweep.

Welcome to RMweb Kevin. FYI There's a search facility up at the top right. This subject has come up a number of times before. Here's one of the more recent threads that may give you the information you're after: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/127258-rolling-road/?hl=%2Brolling+%2Broad

Second level fiddle yard to fill with 1930s LNER stock?

Perhaps he fancies being a magician? You'd better check it for rabbit droppings before you wear it next.

And Hornby.

Palitoy Mainline did one of their standard 7-plank wagons in yellow Colman's livery. A quick search brought up this example.

It might not be exciting Chris, but if people don't post stuff like this then inexperienced modellers like me would only see one statement after another along the lines of "I built the baseboards in the usual way" or "wired the trackwork in the standard fashion" with no clue what "usual" or "standard" meant in this context. Unlike a magazine where the experienced modeller who purchased it might feel it was a waste of money, it is easy for people to read or scroll past as they see fit. I like it. Keep it up please.

I received update KB4056892 first thing this morning. It downloaded and installed smoothly and swiftly and I triggered a reboot straightaway. So far, so good. A trouble free update thus far and I have no reason to believe this will change.

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Hi Grahame, Thanks for the detail on the baseboard construction and track laying. I have a few questions, if I may. 1. You appear to have used 9mm ply for the main T girder and ends, and something thinner for the scenery supports and sides. Is this 6mm ply or simply whatever you had to hand? 2. On curves, do you use several short straight sections for the vertical section (web) of the T girder or do you curve it? 3. How do you accommodate point motors and similar under-baseboard items? Do they always miss the central vertical sections? 4. Setting out pins for curves - Not having had any need to use versines before I had to look it up and spent a few minutes skimming through a track realignment document yesterday using the "Hallade" method. I think I have the gist of it but will need to study it properly at some point to fully understand the process. Have you just used a spreadsheet to automate the handwritten table used to calculate, check and recalculate offsets?

Would it be possible to very carefully saw the ends off the shed and swap them over then disguise the joints with paint or some structural detail (e.g. drain pipes, pipework, cabling, ...)? I have to say though that it looks promising already despite being just a few buildings on a sheet of paper.

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How about? Pronounced: Fanshaw. Spelt: Featherstonehaugh. Let's see them try to fit that on a cup!

I haven't used the product Spikey but I would be surprised if it wasn't compatible with the main range of Halfords paints and, therefore, OK over acrylics. There are a few reviews but they're not especially informative. The Safety Data Sheet gives details of the manufacturer so you could ask them directly once the Christmas break is over.

Fred Dibnah mentioned it in his book so it may also have featured in his "Age of Steam" TV series.

I remember when our two little boys used to play outside in the snow and build snowmen.

Don't get the wrong idea about the Luftwaffe. They did cause a lot of damage but not as much as the town planners and developers of the 1960's. Recent re-development work appears to have improved things but it is starting from a low base so I still can't see why anyone would go there.

Apart from four panels, which are cut but yet to be glued and screwed pending completion of some cabling, the floor is now done. I haven't taken a photo yet but will do so once the room reappears from behind the stacks of insulation waiting to be cut and pushed in between the rafters.

For some people Andy, red/green specs and 3D images simply don't work and the blurred/distorted image remains so. If BRM is going to include 3D content in future editions as a standard feature then there's little point in shelling out for what just looks like misprinted pictures and/or video.