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CONTINENTAL MODELLER June 2026 Vol.48 No.6

CONTINENTAL MODELLER JUNE 2026
RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
MADIRO An imaginary but plausible location on the Rhätische Bahn - prolific layout builder Diger Rossel was attracted by the potential of the Kato Rhätische Bahn N models.

PLAN OF THE MONTH BORCH-AM-RHEIN Rails through the vines – Philip Roberts introduces his N gauge home layout, a Rhine side scene in Epoch IV.

FEATURES

MILL FALLS New England in the 1950s – Mike Carter created his original portable American HO layout to accommodate a collection of detailed structure kits.
SAINT-TROJAN-LES BAINS A small coastal terminus in Charente-Maritime – Robert Barnard presents an impression of a French metre gauge secondaire modelled in 1:100.
NAZARETH PORTLAND CEMENT An American cement plant in the early 1960s–mid-1970s – Phil Baggley describes his latest N gauge layout.
AHMADPUR A narrow gauge adventure – Stewart Blencowe explains what prompted him to model an Indian scene which includes a hint of the adjacent broad gauge.
STACKS OF PLANKS Essential for a timber yard or as a load – Gilbert Gribi shows how he made a characteristic feature in O.

CONTINENTAL MODELLER May 2026 Vol.48 No.5

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH

DONNERSBACHKOGEL

Authentically Austrian – Gerhard Novak describes his HO exhibition layout, which features an interchange between standard and narrow gauge lines.

It is due to be at the Ely show on Saturday 16th May.

PLAN OF THE MONTH

ST.GRACIER

Roger Ellis presents his new HO exhibition layout inspired by Buchs and hosting Swiss and Austrian services.

It is due to be at the Wales & West of England show in Thornbury, Friday 1st – Sunday 3rd May.

FEATURES

ENTRANCE ARCHWAY

Emmanuel Nouaillier shares more of his techniques for detailed structure modelling in a small scene inspired by an old sign over an entrance passage.

DREILEBEN

Back in the DDR – Nick Palette introduces his latest compact HO exhibition layout, a return to an East German setting.

It is due to be at the Ruddington Transport Museum, Nottingham, on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th May.

YANGA UPDATED part 2

A country station near the border with Victoria – Les Fordham tells how he rebuilt his HO New South Wales branch terminus for better operation.

STADLER EURO 9000

Peter Marriott introduces a modern bi-modal loco used by railCare, part of the Swiss Co-op group, now impressively modelled in HO by SudExpress.

DBAG BR670 DOUBLE-DECK DIESEL RAILBUS

Graham Lightfoot introduces an unusual German type.

NEW PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENTS 2026

The second part of our extensive coverage deals with N, Z, TT, O, 1, narrow gauge, G, and scenics.

CONTINENTAL MODELLER April 2026 Vol.48 No.4

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH

WEILBURG

Deutsche Bundesbahn locations in Epoch III – Gerard Tombroek reports on the large HO home layout built in an attic by Wim Laanstra.

PLAN OF THE MONTH

FONTAINES-MERCUREY

On the former Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée main line, electrified at 1,500v DC – Régis Déroussin introduces his second HO layout, once again based on a local theme.

FEATURES

DE ZANDERIJ

Master structure builder Michel Altorf-van der Kuil has a new HO/HOe diorama, a small sand loading facility, intended to allow him to try out some scenic techniques.

BREGSTADT

Les Richardson describes his latest exhibition layout, a venture into TT, which is due to be at the York show over the Easter weekend (Saturday 4 to Monday 6 April).

YANGA UPDATED

A country station near the border with Victoria – Les Fordham tells how he rebuilt his HO New South Wales branch terminus for better operation.

NEW PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENTS 2026

As usual, the first part of our extensive coverage deals with HO.

Next month – N, Z, TT, O, 1, narrow gauge, G, and scenics.

CONTINENTAL MODELLER March 2026 Vol.48 No.3

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
SEHR-AM-ÜZANT
Within a limited space Alan Jockmans has created a scenic masterpiece in HOe, based on his own sketches of an idyllic but completely imaginary remote village only recently connected to the wider world by rail.

PLAN OF THE MONTH
LA GOUDRON-CALANDRE
David Thomas presents his French HO layout, a typical secondaire which has remained open into the 1950s to serve local agricultural interests.

FEATURES
BRICKWORK
Emmanuel Nouaillier demonstrates more of his techniques for intricately detailed structure modelling, showing how to simulate the texture of weathered bricks.

TIRANO – PIAZZA DELLA BASILICA
Paul Jobber describes his new micro layout in N which reproduces a famous feature of the Rhätische Bahn – street running nearing the terminus in Italy.

ARRANSTEIN
From shunting puzzle to full layout – Paul Peeters explains how his compact N gauge shunting game evolved into to a full layout of three linked scenes.

CESKY ZAPAD
On a Czech secondary single track line in the 1990s – Neil Sutton describes his other layout, quite a contrast in subject and style. It is due to be at Model Rail Scotland.

A MALLET TRANSFORMED
Warren Miller shows how he made major modifications to an old brass HO model of American outline to make it more appropriate for a French layout.

FILLING UP 1917
Kevin Harlow explains how he created a novel entry in O-16.5 for the Peco RAIL 200 module competition, inspired by historic photos from the First World War.

2026 Railway Modeller Special (The Annual)

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• Journey along the Somerset & Dorset – from Bath Green Park to Bournemouth West
• Thurlestone & Bullhouse – a celebration of pre-Grouping steam in OO
• Railways before 1825 – the story of rail evolution before Locomotion
• Smoke and mirrors – a model railway diorama for photographic subterfuge
• Along Alpine lines – riding the Swiss metre-gauge Rhaetian Railway
• Modelling tips and inspiration; manufacturer profile; and much, much more…

Special Edition OO-9 Letter Service Train Pack (Ffestiniog Railway)

Alle Eisenbahnunternehmen verfügten über einen eigenen Bestand an Fahrzeugen für den Transport von Gütern und Gütern innerhalb ihres Streckennetzes und bei Bedarf auch auf die Strecken anderer Unternehmen. Diese wurden bei der Verstaatlichung in die British Railways integriert; Einige von ihnen sollten im Zuge der Sektorisierung noch einmal neu gestaltet werden, da das Netzwerk darauf vorbereitet war, wieder in Privatbesitz überzugehen. Alle Peco-Wagen verfügen über freilaufende Räder mit Steckachsen. Die ELC-Kupplung ist zwar mit den Standard-N-Spur-Kupplungen kompatibel, sorgt jedoch für einen realistischen Abstand zwischen den Fahrzeugen und ermöglicht die Verwendung des elektromagnetischen Entkopplers PL-25 zum Fernabkuppeln.

Special Edition OO-9 Press Train Pack (Welsh Highland Railway)

Alle Eisenbahnunternehmen verfügten über einen eigenen Bestand an Fahrzeugen für den Transport von Gütern und Gütern innerhalb ihres Streckennetzes und bei Bedarf auch auf die Strecken anderer Unternehmen. Diese wurden bei der Verstaatlichung in die British Railways integriert; Einige von ihnen sollten im Zuge der Sektorisierung noch einmal neu gestaltet werden, da das Netzwerk darauf vorbereitet war, wieder in Privatbesitz überzugehen. Alle Peco-Wagen verfügen über freilaufende Räder mit Steckachsen. Die ELC-Kupplung ist zwar mit den Standard-N-Spur-Kupplungen kompatibel, sorgt jedoch für einen realistischen Abstand zwischen den Fahrzeugen und ermöglicht die Verwendung des elektromagnetischen Entkopplers PL-25 zum Fernabkuppeln.