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Spring 2011
Bontenzaka garden through the season from winter to spring
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Snow country
The morning snowscapes of Bontenzaka garden
It is dry powder snow, so difficult to make snowball or snowman.
Electric snow blower to make the pass for stationmaster walking and for 5inch gauge train driving
The movie of snow blower working ;
*MOVIE in YouTube*
Usually service
No.19 loco DB81 and No.10 loco Inspection car running in the snow garden
The movies of DB81 driving ;
*MOVIE in YouTube*
and Inspection car running ;
*MOVIE in YouTube*
The first driving of 5inch live steam in this year was No.17 loco Jack in warm day afternoon.
Lady Madcap
The second steam up was Lady Madcap, but a small accident of steam leak occurred.
After repairing steam leak, Lady Madcap ran in snow Bontenzaka Line.
The movies of Lady Madcap driving ;
*MOVIE in YouTube*
And her steam water feed pump working ;
*MOVIE in YouTube*
Standard gauge
Shorty locomotive with coal cars and caboose, and Red McKeen motor car
Steam roller
The old steam roller model was restored and tested.
The movie of air test of engine ;
*MOVIE in YouTube*
Kits of IP Engineering
16mm scale green wagon, orange coach, 7/8inch scale red coach, and 16mm scale motor car, that are built from IP Engineering kits.
16mm scale train and 7/8inch scale train (Baldrig with three coaches)
The movie of Baldrig train running ;
*MOVIE in YouTube*
Small industrial locomotives
32mm gauge 7/8inch scale industrial steam locomotive was built using Mamod boiler.
The free design models of DL(clockwork) and SL(live steam) before painting, after painting, and SL running test on the track
Small live steams
Double-header of Accucraft Shays, Goose #7, Argyle Philadelphia, and Accucraft Dockside with Wada Works Dockside
The movie of Double-header Shays ;
*MOVIE in YouTube*
Goose with sound system ;
*MOVIE in YouTube*
Argyle Philadelphia ;
*MOVIE in YouTube*
Accucraft Dockside ;
*MOVIE in YouTube*
Aster JNR 9600, Roundhouse Jack with Aster logging cars and coaches, Roundhouse Pamela, and John Burrell's Ogwen
The movie of JNR 9600 ;
*MOVIE in YouTube*
Roundhouse Jack with logging cars ;
*MOVIE in YouTube*
Roundhouse Pamela ;
*MOVIE in YouTube*
Ogwen running ;
*MOVIE in YouTube*
Steamline Shay
Steamline Shay restored from almost junk, two cylinders oscillating engine unit named Osmotor, and steam up test
Test running of Steamline Shay ;
*MOVIE in YouTube*
Coal fired Shay
32mm gauge 16mm scale Shay with T-type boiler by coal fired, two cylinders and slip-eccentric valve system
The movie of coal fired Shay running ;
*MOVIE in YouTube*
Kiso Logging Baldwin 0-4-2
New upgrade option kit setting into Aster's Kiso logging Baldwin 0-4-2, that are full action valve gear and many detail parts
The movie of Baldwin after assembly of option kit ;
*MOVIE in YouTube*
32mm gauge small layout
Building of 32mm gauge small layout, and making turnout with PECO SM32 flexible track
First openday of 45mm & 32mm gauge layout
Mr. Inoue, Mr. Hoshino, Mr. Sudo and Mr. Koike visited at 11 April for enjoying on new layout in Akubi L.R.
The photos shows Mr. Hoshino's O gauge live steam, Mr. Sudo's O gauge B tank, and Mr. Koike's 45mm gauge Tama-den
The movie of Mr. Inoue's gyro mono wheel running ;
*MOVIE in YouTube*
Mr. Hoshino's 45mm gauge C tank and Mr.Sudo's O gauge B tank ;
*MOVIE in YouTube*
Mr. Koike's Tama-den running ;
*MOVIE in YouTube*
Stationmaster Pascal
Stationmaster Pascal walking on snow pass, riding on snow sled, and standing on wood deck
Stationmaster riding on shopping cart in the store and swelling by wind after hair shampoo
Stationmaster walking in snow ;
*MOVIE in YouTube*
Stationmaster inspecting the quality of snow ;
*MOVIE in YouTube*
His everyday training (shooting from indoor) ;
*MOVIE in YouTube*
and (shooting from outdoor) ;
*MOVIE in YouTube*
Stationmaster speaking ;
*MOVIE in YouTube*
Assistant stationmaster Hecto
Assistant stationmaster Hecto arrived in 3 April, he is two months old puppy of sheltie and a brother of Pascal
Induction of Assistant stationmaster ;
*MOVIE in YouTube*
Voice exercise of assistant stationmaster ;
*MOVIE in YouTube*
Industry of assistant stationmaster ;
*MOVIE in YouTube*
Incredulity of assistant stationmaster ;
*MOVIE in YouTube*
Next A&B report would be in July.
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