Bird

Nest Building Swallow

Last month this little guy built a nest above my hot tub.  They had 4 birdlets which proceeded to make a nice mess everywhere.  I’m surprised they survived as every time I left the house (the door is next to the nest) they would dart out of the nest for 15 minutes.

They are all gone now, except for the mess….

-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 | 08-20-2008 | 10:08 AM
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Re-Roof

Long overdue!

High on the list of necessities for our old house was a new roof, which finally happened last week.  We started hunting for a roofer in the spring, and it took until now to get one finalized, and get the job done.

In the end they did a great job, replaced the entire roof, new sheathing, felt and new shingles.  We also had all the eves and downspouts replaced and installed gutter guards to keep all the leaves out, which is a major issue here with 100 trees surrounding the house.

I created a gallery of the work in progress, click on the image below to start it up…

click on image to open gallery…..

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 | 08-19-2008 | 09:08 AM
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Road Crossing

Layout Leftovers Modelling

This entire scene was built with parts leftover from my former Port Kelsey Railway layout, as well as our Tilt Table built to demonstrate Fast Tracks turnouts at train shows.

Didn’t even need any glue!

-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 | 08-18-2008 | 08:08 AM
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