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Continental Modeller Magazine

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46 Reviews   •  English   •   Hobbies & Crafts (Scale Modelling)
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Ever since its launch in 1983, Continental Modeller has been providing information and inspiration for modellers interested in modelling overseas railways. Like its sister title, Railway Modeller, all scales and gauges are covered with topics of interest to both ready-to-run enthusiasts and kit- and scratchbuilders alike. If European, American, Australian, Asian and African railways are to your liking, Continental Modeller is for you.

Regular features include:
· CONTINENTAL OF THE MONTH
· PLAN OF THE MONTH
· SCALE DRAWINGS
· CONTINENTAL MODELLING EXPLORED
· FEATURES
· REGULARS
· READERS’ LETTERS
· LATEST REVIEWS
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January 2026 RAILWAY OF THE MONTH WIESENBERG A branch terminus in a typical Brandenburg landscape – Jörg Krause introduces his German HO exhibition layout, which was only intended to be an interim project. PLAN OF THE MONTH NOIRMOUT-EN-RETZ Olivier Taniou describes his latest layout, a venture into O – a new scale and gauge for him – capturing the atmosphere of a small coastal port. FEATURES BRICKWORK Emmanuel Nouaillier demonstrates more of his techniques for intricately detailed structure modelling, showing how to simulate the texture of weathered bricks. PATIALA MONORAIL Peter Dale chartered the Patiala State Monorail Tramway preserved at the Delhi railway museum. FUSINE – LAGHI A border station in the eastern Alps – Luca Klobas presents a diorama reproducing a now disappeared cross border railway between Italy and Jugoslavia. CHEYNE JUNCTION 2 Expanding a successful design – Roddy Mullin describes his new portable Z gauge layout. CONSOLIDATED NICKEL MINES Mario Alberto Scarati and Bice Luigia Carabelli describe their unusual HO exhibition layout, an automated mine located in the south-west of the USA. CHÂTEAU LÉMAN Yann Monbaron introduces the HO layout of Alain Manzoni, a freelance setting between Switzerland and France which features standard and metre gauge lines. SUGAR BEET LOAD Another consignment for making Swiss chocolate – Peter Marriott enhances a Roco HO type Eas bogie open using techniques that could be applied to other stock. REGULARS PRODUCT REVIEWS BOOK REVIEWS NEWS EXHIBITION DIARY


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Continental Modeller issue January 2026

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RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
WIESENBERG
A branch terminus in a typical Brandenburg landscape – Jörg Krause introduces his German HO exhibition layout, which was only intended to be an interim project.

PLAN OF THE MONTH
NOIRMOUT-EN-RETZ
Olivier Taniou describes his latest layout, a venture into O – a new scale and gauge for him – capturing the atmosphere of a small coastal port.


FEATURES

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

PATIALA MONORAIL
Peter Dale chartered the Patiala State Monorail Tramway preserved at the Delhi railway museum.

FUSINE – LAGHI
A border station in the eastern Alps – Luca Klobas presents a diorama reproducing a now disappeared cross border railway between Italy and Jugoslavia.

CHEYNE JUNCTION 2
Expanding a successful design – Roddy Mullin describes his new portable Z gauge layout.

CONSOLIDATED NICKEL MINES
Mario Alberto Scarati and Bice Luigia Carabelli describe their unusual HO exhibition layout, an automated mine located in the south-west of the USA.

CHÂTEAU LÉMAN
Yann Monbaron introduces the HO layout of Alain Manzoni, a freelance setting between Switzerland and France which features standard and metre gauge lines.

SUGAR BEET LOAD
Another consignment for making Swiss chocolate – Peter Marriott enhances a Roco HO type Eas bogie open using techniques that could be applied to other stock.


REGULARS

PRODUCT REVIEWS

BOOK REVIEWS

NEWS

EXHIBITION DIARY
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Ever since its launch in 1983, Continental Modeller has been providing information and inspiration for modellers interested in modelling overseas railways. Like its sister title, Railway Modeller, all scales and gauges are covered with topics of interest to both ready-to-run enthusiasts and kit- and scratchbuilders alike. If European, American, Australian, Asian and African railways are to your liking, Continental Modeller is for you.

Regular features include:
· CONTINENTAL OF THE MONTH
· PLAN OF THE MONTH
· SCALE DRAWINGS
· CONTINENTAL MODELLING EXPLORED
· FEATURES
· REGULARS
· READERS’ LETTERS
· LATEST REVIEWS

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I model in the US. It is extremely interesting to see how Europeans model their trains compared to how we model ours. The model railroads chosen are always stunning examples of compactness and high levels of detailing. Reviewed 25 January 2021

Continental Modeller

Always worth looking at Reviewed 03 January 2021

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