A & B Report

JAM Convention 2006


Akubi Lightweight Railway's booth displaying the 5" locos and video in 7th JAM Convention in Osaka 2006



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Garden in summer


Top view of the gate of Garage station in summer morning


Small size locos and structure


The resin kit of On30 Climax under construction


The logging Climax with small DL, and the 16mm scale signal house with yellow wagon


On30 gasoline mechanical of Bachmann's loco with some detail parts


Reports from the others


Mr. Kiuchi's dummy locomotive of 5"" gauge under construction and in completion


Mr. Sato's 4-4-0 Washington under construction and it's smokestack parts before bending


Mr. Hoshino's C59 and Mr. Sekine's Shay under construction (they are 3.5" gauge)


Retrospective toys


Battery compressor car with Mamod loco on my workbench and with Bing's Stork Leg on the garden track


Old tin toy of O scale signal house by Hornby


A&B booth in JAM Convention 2006


The display of my booth in JAM Convention in Osaka at Aug. 11-13, 2006


Popinjay and Railbus running on 5" gauge R=0.5m endless track on the table


Nonta the bear was special stationmaster of A&B in three days of the Convention


JAM Convention part 1


5" Boldwin 0-4-2 tank of Kiso Logging Railway and the short caboose


Railbus with gasoline engine of 1/6 scale 5" gauge, and red saddle tank waiting on the yard


3.5" Shay of Mr. Hiraoka's design on the display table


JAM Convention part 2


G scale Kintetsu express running in Mr. Aoki's booth, and 45mm gauge pretty loco on small layout in Mr. Koike's booth


The display of very cute layouts and special painting locos in Mr. Morohoshi's booth, and 15" locomotives of Sakuratani Light Railway


The mechanism of convertible between 3.5" and 5" gauges track


JAM Convention part 3


Mr. Sato's Lion, Mr. Kiuchi's Shay, Mr.Sato's Rocket (7.25") and Mr.Sato's Titch (3.5") displayed in their booth


5" DL and SL made by Mr. Sato on the outdoor track in convention hall


Mr. Kiuchi's 5" Goose and Mr. Sato's motor car


The Brake system under the motor car, and A&B information manager Miss N driving on it


JAM Convention part 4


Number one gauge electric tram and locomotive in Mr. Hara's collection


The chassis and automatic control system in old number one gauge trains


One of the art models of Mr. Hara's collection


After the Convention


FET controller of Popinjay was repaired and the Signal was set in the position after the convention


Popinjay at hot work


No.14 loco Popinjay in test running on main line of west garden and south garden


Popinjay waiting on the curve by the porch


Running over the timber trestle in west garden


Late summer


Popinjay on the stone pavement track in the south garden under the tree


AB20 and AB 10 double-header train running on the west garden line in summer evening

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