A & B Report

Snug December


AB20 train crossing the brick arch bridge under the sasanqua tree



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A&B in warm winter


AB20 train running by the stream in the west garden, and No.10 rail bus waiting with crane wagon in the garage station


AB20 train on main line of west garden in fine morning


Guest drivers on AB20 train over the brick arch bridge and on the south garden line


Repairing a chain of No.7 loco Kato 7ton, and AB20 with lighting in evening service

45mm gauge live steam


Red Darjeeling B tank of Roundhouse, and Aster's B20 running on the endless track in the west garden

Here is a small movie of B20 running.


Here is a small movie of steam railmotor car running.

Ruby Forney


Ruby before converting construction, and removing the cabin and side tanks


Seting Bachmann's bogie to cabin floor, and building new cabin with wood block


smokestack top by using a small stainless steel cap, scratch-building head light and bell from Christmas good, and painting cabin with surfacer gray


Painting cabin with black, roof with brown, and set window frame with wood stick


Test running in the garden, and set a servo motor of radio control system for regulator


This Forney is 7/8inch scale freelance, so a driver figure is a little small.


Small movies of running Forney are here and here.


Forney after test running

Lady Madcap


Lady Madcap running on stone pavement track in the south garden, and waiting in the garage station

On30 layout


Bachmann's saddle tank with weathering on my small layout

Old tin toys


Two Bassett-Lowke's clockwork locos named Duke of York in 1927 and 1931, and Hornby's B tank (all are O gauge)

Reports from the others


Mr. Hoshino's 3.5inch JR C59 completed, and its back plate in the cabin


Mr. Hoshino's next project, and Tochigi Bandai Layout (5 inch)


Mr. Kiuchi's 5inch Galloping Goose completed


Mr. Sato's recent work in twin engine for 5inch Shay

Repairing signals


The damage of signal in one and half years against rain and sunshine, and repairing by painting clear lacquer


Signals set in the south garden line and west garden line

Service in winter


No.9 loco Plymouth with tippers running on the wooddeck line covered with fallen leaves


Plymouth train through the forest, and returned to the garage shed


No.14 loco Popinjay waiting in the garage, and a plane drawing for the next project of structure building

Ending of 2006


I think 2006 was good year for A&B, and hope 2007 will be too.

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