Below are the award winners from the 2026 Model of the Year competition. Congratulations to the winning and highly commended entrants! And our thanks to everyone who took part by entering; to those who took time to look at the many excellent models on display; and to the MOTY stewarding and judging team.

Photographs of the winning models will appear in “16mm Today”.

Category Award Name Model
Allcomers Trophy Winner Makker C-Smith Legend Locomotive Works ‘Legend’ W/No.656 “Makani Moana”
Highly Commended Joe Fitzjohn “Enfys”
Jack Wheldon Trophy Winner John Hogg De Winton ‘ Idris’
Highly Commended Peter Murchison Himalayan Hill Railway locomotive based upon the Darjeeling B class. Name: “Himalayan Bird”
Highly Commended Jim Elliott Southwold Railway Sharp Stewart 2-4-2
Roundhouse Trophy Winner Rob Golding Adnams 0-6-0 Tank Engine
Butterley Trophy Winner Mike Dockery 24mm gauge, 16mm scale Brown Patent Indirect Drive 0-6-0PT, LLL&QCo No 10.
Highly Commended John Nield Hugh Napier Works Number 855 Penrhyn Large Quarry Class Built 1904
Passenger & Rolling Stock Shield Winner David Trelfer EWA Plantation Hawaii Boxcars
Highly Commended Ray Butler Engineering Coach
Peter Jones Trophy Winner David Trelfer EWA Plantation Hawaii Boxcars
Highly Commended Vincent Gretzer Narrow Gauge Hunslet 7051 Inspired 0-6-0 Diesel
Newcomers Trophy Winner Makker C-Smith Legend Locomotive Works ‘Legend’ W/No.656 “Makani Moana”
Highly Commended Vincent Gretzer Narrow Gauge Hunslet 7051 Inspired 0-6-0 Diesel
Geoff Munday Trophy Winner David Trelfer Queensland Sugar cane wagons
Highly Commended Makker C-Smith Legend Locomotive Works ‘Legend’ W/No.656 “Makani Moana”
Modular Layout Cup Winner Paul Cawthra-Smith The Creamery
Highly Commended Mike Barton Drains Brewery and Bio-Gas Plant Modules
Best Layout vote Winner Bedfordshire Area Group Ridgmont
Best in MOTY vote Winner Makker C-Smith Legend Locomotive Works ‘Legend’ W/No.656 “Makani Moana”