Laughingboy’s Hobby Lodge
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About the Project
I have been into the hobby since around 2015 and very quickly started to build quite a large collection of things, I was storing all of this stuff in cupboards, the garage and under the bed. I eventually got some storage space in my children's playroom, as they get old the room was being used less and less. But whilst storage was becoming less of a problem me and my kids still didn't have a decent enough space to play and whilst there was always the dining room table it was of course constrained by a time limit. So we decided to embark on building a hobby lodge in the garden to meet the needs of the growing hobby. And this is what we did.. with a little help from the guys at https://www.johnsonsgardenbuildings.co.uk
Related Genre: Game Aid
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Lodge update - 1 Year on
So it been a year now since I put the lodge in place so thought I would update on what I have done so far.
must go faster!
So I think in the past I talked about how I got the Hobby Lodge connected to the internet via PowerLine devices from TP-LINK, these devices essentially push a data signal through your electrical cable on the same circuit. For anyone looking to get a network signal through the house where wifi will just not do I have recommended them. I used the TP LINK AV500 devices.
The problem with these is of course interference, data and power is never a good mix, so when using the PowerLine device even though I have a high-speed connection I was seeing a dramatically lower speed in the lodge at the bottom of the garden about 100 feet away.
I am having some work done on the house at the moment so took the opportunity to run a length of Cat6 (cat5e would also do the job) under the floors, down the garden and into the lodge. Now because I was running this outside I went with armoured cable (this stops animals and weather causing problems).
And the results are awesome, the lodge has gone from “ok” connection to what I consider very good.
Update on the light, inspired by BoW
Very quick search on Amazon for lohas smart bulb and you will find the various bulbs and LED strips.
No need for a hub just connects directly to your wifi via the app (tablet or phone)
