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Summer 2014
The trains work every day in the green garden.
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You can see large ones by click on the photos in this page
Green and flowers
The first photo above shows the garden in April. The second and the third are May.
The lawn became perfectly green in June as in the last photo.
The first yellow and the second violet flowers on arcade, and the third red rose in the center garden.
There are some roses in the garden, the colors are pink, red, yellow, and white.
Ordinary service
The first photo is No.10 loco small Railbus running by radio control in April.
The second is No.28 loco Whitcomb in May, and the third is No.29 loco big Railbus in June.
The last photo is Railbus running in the deep forest in July.
The first is AB10 & AB20 double-header train waiting by the center flower bed.
The second and third are big Railcar running on the new line that is described later.
AB10 & AB20 train running in green garden ;
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Driving in Railcar ;
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Three photos show DL of Akubi L.R., No.9 Plymouth, No.1 Work Diesel, and No.28 Whitcomb.
The train works every day in the green garden under the blue sky.
Small locomotives
The first photo is O gauge Flying Banana, scratchbuilt, running by DC motor and battery.
The second is G scale Flying Banana built last year with figures in the car.
The third and the last are G scale Railbuses, both built from IP Engineering kit, battery powered.
The first is tram built from OcOre's kit, battery powered, G scale 45mm gauge.
The second is Festiniog Railway Bug Box built from Andel Models kit, 16mm scale 32mm gauge.
The third is clockwork 4-4-0 side tank, scratchbuilt, gauge one.
The last is 0-4-4 side tank, scratchbuilt, gauge one, battery powered.
The first is Accucraft's Baldwin Fairlymead, 7/8inch scale 45mm gauge, gas fired.
The second is Merlin's unknown 0-6-0 side tank, gas fired 45mm gauge.
The third and the last show live steam Heisler, scratchbuilt, G scale 45mm gauge, gas fired.
Fairlymead running ;
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Merlin 0-6-0 running ;
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Heisler running ;
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The comical train Eggstar, scratchbuilt by using wet tissue cases, 45mm gauge battery powered.
In the third and last photos, 16mm scale 32mm gauge scratchbuilt Railbus running together.
Eggstar and 16mm scale Railbus ;
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Construction of new line
The construction of new line was started in May and completed in June.
By adding this new track about 90m, the endless main line became 460m total length.
In the high ground, it is necessary to trench for the setting track.
Then the track is lifted by stone and soil on the low ground.
The site in those photos above was new ground for railway.
Whitcomb ran to test slowly after construction.
The season changed between the construction.
The green ground under the line was picked-up and transplanted to the other gardening site.
The first photo shows the double curve as letter S of new line.
The second is the signs of grade for new line.
The third is another construction site for removing point track.
Three train running on new line ;
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Plymouth running on new line ;
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Building structures
Windmill was built with wood and plywood. The second photo above shows the dynamo of bicycle in center of wind blade.
After painting, windmill was set, and the blade rotates anytime if the wind blows.
The height is about 150cm, the diameter of blade 180cm, the total weight about 60kg.
Next, the store house was built with plywood and mortar, and set by the windmill after painting.
The length is about 80cm, the width 60cm, height 40cm, the weight is 55kg.
Further, a two story house was built by the same method of the store house.
The first is plywood craft, the second shows reinforcing steel wire, and setting after completion.
Windmill and Railbus ;
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Driving Railbus looking windmill
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Gardening
The brick path was built in the north garden by my wife.
The number of bricks used is about 500.
After the construction of brick path, the terrace circle was built for open cafe in the garden.
Stationmaster and Assistant stationmaster
Stationmaster Pascal is 9 years old and Assistant stationmaster Hecto is 3 years old, they are brothers have the same father.
So they are very good friends, and always together in spite of male dogs both.
They are free in the garden without cord or collar.
The feeder apron is for meal time, but always forgotten to take off.
Assistant stationmaster showing good smile faces, and Stationmaster riding on the train.
Nose tossing Assistant stationmaster
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Best season
Squirrel eating nut in the garden and windmill in the morning.
Next A&B report would be in October. The cleaning fallen leaves should be hard.
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