Hobsons Bay NTH update APR25

 WHERE ARE WE TODAY?

Although we have been doing a lot here at Hobson's Bay, I have been struggling with adding to this blog for almost a year. Windows 11 is a pain in the ass!

Anyway after the loss of a hard drive and several programs that assisted me in my efforts, its about time to try and get something working again. 

Random Stuff

 AND SOME MORE  The long wait is over! I ditched the Eureka K Class and purchased the much improved SDS version. I am extremely happy with these little beauties!

Thanks to Will James for a quick delivery of some gum trees.  Buy them here!

I  will now sort out a video to show you all the scenery we have installed in the last few months.

But first I have just found two electrical failures that need my attention. The Led lighting over Wodonga station has failed due to overheated spade conectors (I think)  And the newly rewired Alandale Station to Badaginnie section is shorted with the adjacent SG track...  BUGGER!!!

Cheers

Rod

Almost November 2024?

 Happenings since August are due, I guess?

So lets see what is happening here at Hobsons Bay North. (Pictures I guess?)

My new computer has changed things around, or maybe the Blog update has done it. However whatever has happened has made an easy job much more difficult, hence my lack of recent posts. But let me try one more time :(

Powerline Steam Y Class

https://youtu.be/m0PUT0jTkRo   

Really like the look of this tiny loco. Seems to pull a realistic sized train and sounds ok.

 

Disappointed with this camera. See if new Sony ZV1 will improve my pictures in future.

Graeme continues with his scenery at Apex Quarry and behind the Wodonga Loop.

Using foam and cutting it to shape to form terrain.

Hot wire helps to form shape

Test fitting the highway bridge.

 

After the foam is shaped it is covered with paper towels and sculptor mold (proprietary mix of paper mache and plaster)

APEX Quarry

Planning out the Apex Quarry (Using Graeme's #D printer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

And Alan and I wasted a few months upgrading wiring and servo motors.

But recently we started some scenery projects on the Wodonga (to Albury) side of layout. 

Wodonga Sale yards

Have done very little scenery in past 30 years. But using Woodland Scenics and being hamstrung by lack of materials, Al and I produced the following effects. WE are pretty happy with the results.

I got a bit carried away and did House Creek as well.

At same time Al tackled the Murray River.

Monument Hill ???

And so despite lack of posts :(   We have been moving right along.

Interestingly we are running trains and track is behaving itself. We do need to tweak a few spots before we start ballasting, especially on the branch.

Cheers

Rod