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Spring 2010
Gyro monorail experimental model No.9 and No.7
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You can see large ones by click on the photos in this page
Newest Books
The fourth and fifth books about my garden railway published in 2008 and 2009 (only Japanese)
Ordinary service
Two views of the garden from my den window showing that the spring came into maple leaf
No.7 loco Kato 7ton with two tippers and short caboose running on the stone pavement track
No.12 loco AB20 with maintenance train running around the garden line
Small size locomotives
Catatonk T-boiler Shay and WrightScale Porter, both are 45mm gauge live steamers of narrow gauge American logging
Here is a movie of running Shay.
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Here is a movie of running Porter.
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Aster three truck Climax, Beck Anna 0-4-0, Roundhouse Darjeeling and 7/8inch scale Baldrig with Busy Bodies figures
Here is a movie of running Climax.
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Here are movies of running Anna.
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Gyro monorail
Gyro monorail experimental model No.9 completed before painting and its twin gyro unit
Here are movies of running experimental model No.9.
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Movie of balancing test.
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Movie of low and high speed test.
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Movies of high gravity center test.
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Model No.9 after painting and lettering, The crew figures from "The Sky Crawlers", my novels and Mamoru Oshii's animation cinema
Here is a movie of No.9 after painting.
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Experimental model No.7 of single gyro rebuilt with new parts
Here is a movie of model No.7 in balancing test.
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It is about G scale size. Front faces are used of plastic light cover. Under and side views after painting and lettering
Here is a movie of No.7 in running and return test.
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Movie of No.7 after painting.
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Movie of No.7 running on curve track.
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I described about the mechanism and construction of gyro monorail, and this article appears in TMS No.808 and 809.
TMS is the greatest Japanese magazine for Railway model.
Kozo Hiraoka's original locomotives
I visited to Mr. Kozo Hiraoka's house in Hachiouji, Tokyo in 16th April. He is the greatest live steamer in the world.
His 3/4inch scale locomotives, Shay, Climax, Heisler and Pennsylvania 0-4-0T has been repainted. they are very beautiful and elegant.
JAM Convention in Tokyo 2010
The sketch in the application form for presentation of my Akubi L.R. in JAM International Model Railroad Convention in Tokyo this summer.
Last special open day
The 10th special open day was carried out 24th April, it was the last in this Bentengaoka Line because of the move
About twenty modelers came from east or west of Japan, and spent the nice time.
Mr. Wada's scratch built Heisler with oscillating engine, Mr. Inoue's vertical boiler loco, Mr. Hoshino's clockwork O gauge train, and Mr. Koike's N gauge propeller car.
Here is a movie of Mr. Wada-san and his Heisler.
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Mr. Kiuchi's 5inch gauge Mack car and Mr. Ohnuma's EL, both are brand-new
The views of the first demonstration of gyro monorails and the display of inside mechanism
Here is a movie of Gyro monorail No.9 in running demonstration.
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Bentengaoka Short Line (this garden railway) will be stopped the service and removed in next month.
New house under construction
In new estate of Akubi L.R., the construction of house continues and the stationmaster inspects the works.
Stationmaster Pascal
Stationmaster Pascal, 4 years old male Sheltie, is weak on heat summer day. So he is looking to next estate and cool garden.
Here are movies of Pascal at inspection work in fine and rain days.
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Next A&B Report will be up in this summer from new estate after move.
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