Continental Modeller Magazine October 2025 Back Issue

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
21 RUE DES HAIES
Vincent Cleren depicts an industrial suburb in HO in which family connections inform certain structures. Built as a home layout, it has been successful at shows.

PLAN OF THE MONTH
BROKEN CREEK
Lee Wenham with a carefully detailed switching scene, expanded from a home layout to be portable for shows. It will be at the Uckfield exhibition this month.


FEATURES

NUTBUSH
A large modular N layout showing a Virginian coal town, built by members of the Black Diamonds group.
It will be at the NMRA-BR annual convention in Derby.

BRAZIL BROADENED
A layout is never finished ... Mike Hyde explains how he widened the scope of his modelling to represent broad gauge (5'3"/1,600mm) more accurately in HO.
It too will be at the NMRA-BR annual convention.

ORLANDO STATION BUILDING
Trevor Smith describes in detail the construction of a signature structure on his layout, Kaley Yard. (See CM September 2025.)

MITTELSTADT
A stop-over on a route through the mountains – Chris Bart describes his extensive digitally-controlled permanent home HO layout set in central Germany.

TRIFOULOU
On the Chemin de Fer du Vivarais – Piers Milne offers an impression of the French metre gauge in Nm.

TERMINUS
Belgian diesels at the end of the line – Rudi Nelissen presents an evocation of industrial decay in HO.

STONE BUILDINGS
Detailed scenic techniques – Michel Altorf-van der Kuil shows how he created two French cottages in HO.

CHALEUX
Luc de Martelaer describes his new N exhibition layout, which can change identity by hosting different stock.
It will be at the Modelspoor show in Leuven this month.

ADAPTING AMERICAN & EUROPEAN MODELS IN O
Philip Morgan relates his experiences in a rarer gauge for American and European modelling.

WINCHESTER AMERICAN & EUROPEAN O GAUGE
The annual event which showcases the appeal of American and European O gauge modelling.