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Warm and bloom
No.16 loco Baltic with new body running in west garden
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Cherry tree and tulips
The cherry blossoms are in just full bloom over the north deck line.
No.19 loco DB81 train waiting in the North Deck station. The cherry blossoms begin to fall by the wind.
No.2 loco AB10 and No.8 loco Sapphire trains on the stone pavement track in the south garden.
Here are small movies of running Sapphire in 1 , 2 , and 3 .
Pump on Lady Madcap
Donkey pump built by Mr. Sato set on left side of Lady Madcap, and the view of its working by steam.
Very nice result is obtained by equipping this system. Now, Lady Madcap has one injector, hand pump and donky pump.
Body of Baltic
The lamp scratch built for the new Baltic body, and stainless steel roof with the extension of smokestack.
The close-up of front, and painting green and brown on the wood deck in fine day.
After painting and assembly, the commemoration photograph with red head boy in Garage station.
The photo shows the lettering on the side. Running by steam in the west garden.
New Baltic in the south garden, and over the elevated track
Here are small movies of running Baltic in 1 , 2 , 3 , and 4 .
DB81
No.19 loco DB81 running by the porch, and red head boy in the cabin.
Over the timber trestle, seeing the sky in the pond.
Inspection car
No.10 loco Camera boy (Rail bus) was improved on ccd camera, transmitter and the camera angle control mechanics with two servos
New system can move the camera not only right-left but up-down. The photos show its inside without body, and radio controlling by seeing with TV
After the improvement, Inspection car working in the day and the night.
Wooden kit
Building three 45mm gauge cars of kits by Northeast Narrow Gauge. They are tank car, pulpwood car and gondola car.
After painting and weathering, they are completed.
Porchside Line
Criccieth Castle with three cars running in Porchside Line, and E-tram with tank car entering from the sidetrack.
Roundhouse Katie with three cars and Aileen with four side dump cars
Porchside Line covered growing green by spring fine days
Here are small movies of running Katie in 1 and 2 .
Small livesteamer
Accucraft's War Dept. Baldwin 4-6-0 running on the endless track in the south garden
Accucraft's three cylinders Shay and two cylinders Shay running
Here are small movies of running Shay in 1 and 2 .
7/8inch scale body
Accucraft's Edrig in Porchside Line before the conversion.
Edrig was dismantled for conversion into 7/8inch scale loco by Narrow Gauge Works kit. to be continued...
Spring Open days
A&B Spring Open days were carried out in April 12-13. The colorful windmill set in the morning of Open day.
Many guests visited from distant, and all drove the trains in turn.
It was very nice day and all smiled on the train.
DB81 are busy at the work of service for lady drivers.
No.6 loco Bigwork entered in Open day, and the guest drove in its tight and uneasy cabin.
The president (I) drove DB81 with two passengers through the Rose station and on stone pavement track.
We had no accident and no trouble in all days.
Steam in Open days
No.13 loco Lady Madcap worked and carried all guests in first day.
Feeling the nice condition and fun in drive with coal smell.
No.16 loco Baltic in service at second day by the A&B president driving.
Lady Madcap running through the crossing in the forest.
Lady Madcap waiting the next passenger in Rose station.
Reports from the others
Mr. Hoshino sent the photos of Meeting of JCFC in Kodaira and the miniature railway in Kawaguchi Green Center.
The sight glass lubricator built by Mr. Sato for my Lady Madcap, and Shay's bogie painted black on the deck of Mr. Kiuchi's workshop.
Two smokestack of Michigan California #2 Shay built by Mr.Kiuchi.
Mr. Sudo's Flying Scotsman of Aster, and Mr. Inoue preparing his 45mm gauge live steam 8550.
Stationmaster
Stationmaster Pascal sitting by AB10 train on the wood deck, and standing by Porchside Line in west garden
Stationmaster resting in the shade of trees in the south garden, and riding on Bigwork with the president (I).
DB81 in the evening sunlight and Shay in Mr. Kiuchi's workshop. Finally this Shay will come here in the next month.
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