Continental Modeller

For all enthusiasts who model the huge variety of overseas railway prototypes around the globe. Covers all scales and gauges, plus product news from overseas manufacturers.

Continental Modeller

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Keindorf A small junction in rural Austria • Tim Tincknell returns to a favourite subject.

Altenburger A branch line terminus in Epoch V-VI • Alan Wardman and Maciej Kurkowiak present their latest exhibition layout.

Port Kembla A loco maintenance facility in New South Wales • Craig Watson describes his latest project, prompted by visits to relatives.

Auswiss An alpine location in north-east Switzerland • David and Susan George have created an interesting dual-gauge European layout.

Buffer stop • Olivier Taniou shows how he made a simple but substantial buffer stop for an industrial siding Photographs and diagram by the author.

Bridge over the River Kwai The modern tourist operation as a memorial • James Spence describes his latest project, a novel choice of subject and an unusual format.

Aix-en-Pains A French metre gauge fantasy • John Davies introduces us to the little world of

Montlouis A small French loco shed • David Cuthbert created a small but detailed diorama as a competition entry.

Creating an impression A personal view • Philip Morgan, co-ordinator of the annual European and American O Gauge meeting in Winchester each October, adopts an impressionistic approach to railway modelling.

A canefield diorama British-made locos at work on a sugar plantation • Jamie Patterson, designer of the Kerr,Stuart ‘Sirdar’ locomotives produced by Rapido Trains UK, describes how he made a small canefield diorama to display some of the models.

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