Picture of the Day – Feb. 26, 2009

HO Stub Switch

Eye level view of an HO scale code 70 stub switch I built this week for an upcoming article in Model Railroad Hobbiest magazine, due out shortly.

-T.

About the Author:

I'm your host, Tim Warris, a product developer in Port Dover, Ontario. Since March of 2007 I have been documenting the construction of the former CNJ Bronx Terminal in HO scale. For my day job, I design track building tools for Fast Tracks, a small company I own and operate. Fast Tracks makes it fast and easy to hand lay your own trackwork. Stop by our website to learn more!

Posted by: Tim | 02-26-2009 | 09:02 AM
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Picture of the Day – Feb. 24, 2009

Pure Evil

Sure, they are all cute and fluffy until the doorbell rings.

It takes a couple of dogs for one to realize just how often a doorbell rings on the TV….

-T.

About the Author:

I'm your host, Tim Warris, a product developer in Port Dover, Ontario. Since March of 2007 I have been documenting the construction of the former CNJ Bronx Terminal in HO scale. For my day job, I design track building tools for Fast Tracks, a small company I own and operate. Fast Tracks makes it fast and easy to hand lay your own trackwork. Stop by our website to learn more!

Posted by: Tim | 02-24-2009 | 09:02 AM
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Picture of the Day – Feb. 19, 2009

Dofasco.  Hamilton, Ontario

I shot this image 3 years ago on an exploration trip around the industrial areas of Hamilton.

-T.

update

I have been asked what was done to the image as it looks a bit edited.

Here is the image in its original form.  I adjusted the contrast to remove some of the “haze” in the image.  A bit of saturation and sharpening was also done.

About the Author:

I'm your host, Tim Warris, a product developer in Port Dover, Ontario. Since March of 2007 I have been documenting the construction of the former CNJ Bronx Terminal in HO scale. For my day job, I design track building tools for Fast Tracks, a small company I own and operate. Fast Tracks makes it fast and easy to hand lay your own trackwork. Stop by our website to learn more!

Posted by: Tim | 02-19-2009 | 11:02 AM
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