Micro Model Railway and Narrow Gauge Steam Trains in a Stone Quarry in HOn30 Scale

Published on January 26, 2024

Micro Model Railway and Narrow Gauge Steam Trains in a Stone Quarry in HOn30 Scale

This is № 563 of Pilentum's model railroad videos. Narrow gauge field railways held an important role in the industry. Due to their long tradition, industrial railways are a very popular subject for railway modelling or model railroading. Dr. Michael Giersberg is one of those railway modellers or model railroaders who specialized in the reproduction of narrow gauge field railways in East Germany. His model train diorama constructed in HOn30 scale depicts a small village with a quarry in the 1960s.


Train Driver's View: Model Train Cab Ride on French Narrow Gauge Model Railroad Layout Mini World Lyon

Published on December 26, 2023

Train Driver's View: Model Train Cab Ride on French Narrow Gauge Model Railroad Layout Mini World Lyon

This is № 559 of Pilentum's model railroad videos. The beautiful model railroad exhibition Mini World Lyon also features rail traffic between the border of France and Switzerland. In this border region, small narrow-gauge trains are mainly used to transport passengers and freight between small towns and villages in the Alps. The landscape design on the model train layout in 1/87 scale is overwhelming because narrow-gauge railways have to climb high mountains and pass through deep valleys.


Fleischmann HO Scale Model Railroads and Trains - Realistic Model Train Layout built by Artist Bernhard Stein

Published on December 23, 2023

Fleischmann HO Scale Model Railroads and Trains - Realistic Model Train Layout built by Artist Bernhard Stein

This is № 558 of Pilentum's model railroad videos. In every country there are artists and masters in the field of model railroading who have the ability to depict nature, trains, buildings, landscapes and rail traffic as realistically as possible in the model. In Germany, there was a model maker who was known throughout Europe. His name was Bernhard Stein, and this video presents one of his largest model railroad layouts in HO scale.


The Highest Railway Bridge of Germany - Modular Model Railroad Layout with TT Scale Trains

Published on December 19, 2023

The Highest Railway Bridge of Germany - Modular Model Railroad Layout with TT Scale Trains

This is № 557 of Pilentum's model railroad videos. At a model train exhibition, Pilentum Television discovered a modular model railway layout depicting the highest railway bridge in Germany. The model of the arch bridge measures 3.60 meters in length.


Best Place to Visit in France: Jean-Ville - Realistic O Scale Model Train Layout by Jan van Remmerden

Published on December 15, 2023

Best Place to Visit in France: Jean-Ville - Realistic O Scale Model Train Layout by Jan van Remmerden

This is № 556 of Pilentum's model railroad videos. Did you know that France consistently tops the list as the world’s most visited destination? France is not only one of the most visited travel destinations, but also one of the most beautiful themes for model railroading. French landscapes and French lifestyle inspired Jan van Remmerden to build a very realistic looking model railroad layout in O scale.


One of the most authentic model railroads of an East German chemical plant with industrial railways

Published on December 3, 2023

One of the most authentic model railroads of an East German chemical plant with industrial railways

This is № 554 of Pilentum's model railroad videos. Olaf Brabandt is a German model railroader who builds run-down, abandoned and dirty industrial sites, for example steelworks, coal plants, refineries and chemical plants. In the last seven years, he built a model railroad layout in HO scale representing a part of the typical large-scale industry of the former GDR. It is an industrial yard built with a high level of detail: Patina, dirt, dust and grime are everywhere. Buildings, locomotives and freight cars are also carefully weathered.


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