Bird Houses

Garden Railroading
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i just came home from a new Michael’s Crafts it just open near my house in Penna. they had the log cabin bird houses on special for 4.00 , i bought 5 to use on my garden railroad , i must now paint them, and make doors and windows for them , i may go and get some more. i can’t by the wood to build them at 4.00 a piece , they make nice houses, i had some from before …[:D] Ben

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HAD?

What became of these since I last visited?

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David

I still have them, they are out side , i just needed a few more building to put around the railroad . I have to take some more pictures and try and post them , I don’t know if i can in this new forum yet . Ben

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Half my birdhouses now need serious attention prior to being reused. The sunlight here is very very bad for them, they dont hold up and deteriorate over time. My drugstore from Shoshana’s birdhouses, is near falling apart. several other more newer ones are in worse condition. I have to rethink what I’m going to use outside from here on. I dont want to be having to replace them every season.

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Ben;

Michael’s also has a round bird house that will do nicely as a “base structure” for a water tank.

Vic;

I’ve noticed the same thing with my drug store and wedding chapel. After doing the repairs, I went down to the harbor to a boat shop and picked up some “dull coat spar varnish” thus sealing everything quite well and preserving them.

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ttrigg

I saw them ,thanks for the idea , when i go get some more log cabin s, i’ll pick one up and try it , Vic after i paint my bird houses i let them dry a day or two , then i spray them with about 4 coats of clear coat this seems to work for me ,this is my 2nd year on some of the bird houses, and they don’t look to bad . Ben[:D]

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I have made about five of these bird feeders from scratch. All I need now is the G railroad to go with it.

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ttrigg

I went and got some more log cabin bird houses and a round bird house to make a water tower today , now i must make a base for it and put a water pipe on it and make a latter to put on it. thanks ben

perry

you can start out with a G -scale starter set , and add to it. ben

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Ben,

My Wife just picked up a brid feeder light house. I think she found it at the lumber yard. It is already taking its rightful place next to the track.

Jaime

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I currently have 18 of the Michel’s version of white wood bird house, I used a sealer on them first, then used a mix of stains on the body with a overcoat of satin outdoor polyurathne ( leftovers form remodeling projects ). The roofs are painted with outdoor green enamel paint. I do not recommend latex as it will not be absorbed easy by the wood. The first 6 have been completed for about 2 . 5 years and are currently in storage pending relocation. They can be made into an acceptable looking cabins with a littel extra attenion to what they are painted with. The DNRR will live agian.[:D]

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Lowes hardware store sells bird feeders that are pretty good. Take off the bottom and sit them on the ground. Best thing, they are only $15. Besides the one in the following picture, they sell a red school house about the same size.

Regards,

Mark

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This is the water tank I made from the birdhouse.