Continental Modeller Magazine October 2025 Retour à l'édition précédente

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.