Miniature Railroad in Garden

A & B Report

Shay and Shay

No.20 loco Shay, Michigan-California #2, in first run on A&B

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7/8 scale Baldrig

After building the conversion kit from 16mm scale Edlig into 7/8inch scale Baldrig, the boiler and body were painted orange.

Baldrig working on Porchside Line and on endless track in the west garden

Here are small movies of running Baldrig in 1 and 2 .

Koppel repainted

No.15 loco Koppel was repainted. The photos show before and after repainting respectively.

Polyurethane paint was used in this time to obtain the gloss and the durability.

After lining of 2mm width tape and lettering, clear polyurethane was sprayed.

A&B President (I) driving new color Koppel

One more with Orange color

This is the Japanese locomotive 8550 by Aster, and I decided to repaint it too.

New color 8550 steam-uping and running on endless track

Here are small movies of running 8550.

Sight glass lubricator for Lady Madcap

The first photo shows comparison between old and new sight glass lubricators for Lady Madcap. The second shows new one setting in her cab.

Lady Madcap on test run with new lubricator

Here are small movies of running Lady Madcap in 1 and 2 .

The photos show the under view of Lady Madcap and working lubricator.

Here is a small movie of donkey pump working, and sight glass lubricator working.

Small livesteamer

Two pannier tanks and Rocket are 45mm gauge live steams of alcohol fired

Letter from France

I received the photos from Mr.Lemeret in France. It is nice scene of his garden railway.
He is a collector of Railway Uniform Cap, and he wants to exchange his French Railway Cap for the other country's one.

Porchside Line with flowers

Porchside Line in the west garden over covered with grasses and flowers, and Katie with side-dump cars working

Baldrig train on Porchside Line meeting DB81 on 5inch track.

Ordinary service

DB81 running in the west garden with insecticide spray on the trailer, and going in the forest

AB10 train on stone pavement track in the south garden and AB20 train over the crossing in the forest

My friends driving AB10 and AB20 trains over timber trestle and brick arch bridge in west garden

Here are small movies of AB10 train and AB20 train running.

Shay came on A&B !

Shay completed after two years construction by my friend Mr. Kiuch and Mr. Sato.

The photos show two Shays of Mr. Kiuch's and mine, both are Michigan-California #2 with T-type boiler

First steam-uping and running of my new Shay were very successful, and running on the deck with Mr. Sato and his dog

Mr. Inoue and Mr Sudo driving my Shay with fun

Mr. Sato and Mr Sekine driving Mr.Kiuchi's old Shay

Two ladies of my friend driving Shays too, showing the easy operation and the stability.

The double-header of Shays driven by Mr. Sekine and Mr. Hoshino

The double-header Shays driven by A&B President over the timber trestle

Here is a small movie of Shay running.

Here is a small movie of double-header Shay (I and Mr.Sato), and the same one can be seen in YouTube site .

Here is a small movie of driving double-header Shays.

More, here are those of double-header Shays in 1 , 2 and 3 .

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