Maker record
MBR
MBR (Modellbahnrevue) was a German specialist magazine for model railway enthusiasts, published by G. Schmidt Verlag. It developed from Modellbaurevue, a title in use by 1963 that included a model-railway section. The magazine published prototype and model features, technical drawings and discussions of railway subjects, with Horst Joachim Obermayer as its model-railway editor. Its run ended in early 1974; the title was a precursor to the later Eisenbahn Journal.
- Founded
- 1960
- Final year
- 1974
- Locations
- Germany
The story of MBR
Modellbahnrevue (MBR) was published by G. Schmidt Verlag, first in Knittlingen and later in Stuttgart. The title was preceded by Modellbaurevue, which by 1963 included a model-railway section. Horst Joachim Obermayer, a Stuttgart-based engineer and railway modeller, handled the magazine’s model-railway coverage from the beginning.
The magazine ceased publication in early 1974. In 1975, Hermann Merker’s M+F-Journal began publication; it was renamed Eisenbahn Journal in 1980. MBR was identified as its predecessor, and Obermayer joined the new publication’s editorial team. The M+F-Journal carried forward a connection to model-railway manufacturing through Merker and Fischer, but it was a separate publication under a different publisher.
