Modern Platform Life
Travellers with smartphones, wheeled luggage, pushchairs, wheelchairs, bicycles and present-day clothing would make Era VI stations considerably more believable.
The NOCH wish workshop for the next model-building year
NOCH New Products 2027 – Wishes & Ideas for Model Worlds
Which figures are missing from modern platforms? Which new trees, scenery materials, Easy-Track layouts, buildings or tools would enrich model making in 2027? This page collects specific wishes, clearly separates ideas from confirmed products and later checks automatically whether genuine NOCH new products for 2027 have appeared at Modellbahnshop.
Before the 2027 new-products brochure appears
Thinking Ahead Together About NOCH New Products 2027
NOCH New Products 2027: Wishes, Ideas & Products combines an open wish workshop with a strictly verified product area. This page is not an invented preview of products that have already been finalised. As of 30 August 2026, the current official NOCH new-products area still lists 2026 as the latest annual programme. Possible additions for 2027 are therefore explicitly described here as wishes, needs and suggestions.
At NOCH, a significant new product does not have to be a locomotive. A new group of figures can place a platform convincingly in the present day. A carefully coordinated grass fibre can make a dry railway embankment look more realistic. A new wall section, tool attachment, tree or compact route-construction kit can solve a specific problem during layout construction.
Additions that expand existing product families in a meaningful way are especially interesting. Examples include further Easy-Track layouts, modern figures in several scales, realistic trees for different seasons, compatible walls and portals, and systems that make water, rock and greenery projects easier to complete.
- modern figures and everyday scenes
- more dedicated products for TT, N and Z
- trees for spring, summer, autumn and winter
- more natural meadows, fields and railway embankments
- new Easy-Track layout concepts
- preformed layouts for limited spaces
- modular walls, portals and rocks
- tools for more precise scenery construction
What if?
Sixteen Wish Ideas for NOCH 2027
The following suggestions are not announced products. They show possible directions in which figures, scenery, layout construction and modern everyday scenes could be expanded. Interesting ideas can be saved locally on a personal wish list and later included in the visitor’s own wish text.
Bicycles, E-Bikes & Cargo Bikes
Modern cyclists, cargo bikes, trailers and bicycle stands would bring town, station and leisure scenes at a scale of 1:120 to life.
Waste Collection & Recycling Centre
Waste collectors, bins, containers, sorting areas and a compact recycling centre would depict an everyday subject that is still rarely represented in model form.
Present-Day Travellers
More contemporary railway passengers, railway staff and different age groups could make even small N-gauge platforms considerably more lively.
Micro-Scenes for Stations & Towns
Small ready-made scene groups with travellers, market stalls, street furniture and cyclists could make Z-gauge layouts easier to furnish convincingly.
Master Trees in Four Seasons
The same tree species in spring, summer, autumn and winter versions would make seasonal layouts and realistic mixed woodland easier to plan.
Species-Rich Wild Meadow & Railway Embankment
Coordinated grass fibres, flowers, low bushes and dry areas could make it easier to build natural meadows and railway embankments in several layers.
Observatory for Smaller Scales
A compact observatory with a dome, telescope and small visitor platform would create an unusual excursion destination and distinctive focal point.
Easy-Track Mountain Railway
A TT route-construction kit with a station, hidden yard, bridge and mountain line could provide a particularly manageable starting point for a new layout.
Easy-Track Urban Terminus
An urban concept with a terminus, industrial siding, storage tracks and shunting possibilities would expand the existing layout family.
Modular Wall & Tunnel System
Retaining walls, portals, steps, railings and wing walls with coordinated surfaces could simplify difficult transitions between railway structures and terrain.
Complete Stream & White-Water Set
A coordinated system containing a water base, water material, stones, foam, spray and bank vegetation could make moving water easier to reproduce.
Station Scenes with Light & Sound
Subtle announcements, workshop noises, platform lighting or a signal-box scene could add atmosphere without making the landscape appear overloaded.
Precision Accessories for the Gras-Master
Smaller attachments and precise dispensing aids could make edge strips, small slopes and selective re-grassing easier to control.
Modern Leisure Figures for Garden Railways
Hikers, families, mountain bikers, e-bikes and present-day railway staff could make large garden-railway scenes more contemporary.
Narrow-Gauge Scenery Set
Small platforms, hiking signs, retaining walls, Alpine plants and railway staff could provide coordinated additions for mountain and tourist railways.
One scenery brand for almost every model railway size
Which Gauges Should NOCH Consider for 2027?
Figures and buildings require a clearly defined scale. Grass fibres, water, rocks, adhesives and many tools can often be used independently of gauge. A meaningful new-product programme should therefore consider both the major core scales and smaller or narrow-gauge model worlds.
| Gauge / Scale | Typical NOCH World | Interesting Wish Direction for 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| H0 · 1:87 | Figures, buildings, Easy-Track and scenery | more modern everyday life and new layout concepts |
| TT · 1:120 | Figures, trees, scenery and accessories | more dedicated TT scenes and an Easy-Track concept |
| N · 1:160 | Preformed layouts, Easy-Track, figures and plants | modern travellers and compact scene groups |
| Z · 1:220 | Micro-figures, buildings and scenery | present-day street and station scenes |
| Gauge 0 · approx. 1:43 | Large figures, plants and scenery | highly detailed work and everyday scenes |
| Gauge 1 | Large-scale scenery details | premium figures and individual specimen plants |
| G · approx. 1:22.5 | Garden-railway figures and large scenery | present-day leisure scenes and railway staff |
| H0m / H0e | Mountains, narrow gauge and tourism | coordinated scenery and station sets |
| Gauge-Neutral | Grass, water, rocks, adhesives and tools | easier processing and more natural surfaces |
New products do not have to be locomotives
Which NOCH Product Worlds Could Be Developed Further in 2027?
Figures tell viewers who lives in a model world. Trees and grass determine its season and landscape character. Water products create depth, while Easy-Track, preformed layouts, buildings, walls and rocks establish the spatial structure of a layout.
Figures & Modern Everyday Life
Travel, leisure, work, road traffic and small stories make the period and social setting of a model world believable.
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Trees & Plants
Specimen trees, mixed woodland, autumn colours, roadside greenery and Alpine plants determine the character of a landscape.
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Easy-Track & Layout Construction
Pre-planned track beds help users construct compact layouts and combine the route, station and hidden running sections.
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Buildings, Walls & Rocks
Hard foam, Laser-Cut parts, portals and terrain elements create distinctive focal points and solve difficult scenery transitions.
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Model-making products should work well above all
Which Features Would Be Especially Useful for NOCH in 2027?
A good new product is not convincing merely because it presents a new subject. Scale, processing, compatibility and a clear benefit during layout or diorama construction are equally important.
Scale-Accurate
Figures, bicycles, plants and buildings should be proportioned correctly for the stated model size rather than merely labelled for that scale.
Modular & Combinable
Walls, portals, steps and railings are especially useful when their dimensions, surfaces and connections form a consistent system.
Natural Colour Transitions
Grass, leaves, bushes and trees look more convincing when their colours are deliberately varied instead of forming one uniform surface.
Easy to Work With
Materials should allow beginners to achieve quick results while still giving experienced modellers sufficient freedom for individual work.
Present Day, Not Yesterday
Modern clothing, e-bikes, charging points, present-day working environments and contemporary stations are especially valuable for Era VI layouts.
More Small Scales
Successful H0 themes could be produced specifically for TT, N or Z where their size, stability and manufacturing method permit.
Scenery construction from Wangen im Allgäu
NOCH Model Making as the Starting Point for 2027
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From Grass Fibres to Complete Preformed Layouts
NOCH covers an unusually large proportion of model-railway scenery construction. The range includes figures, grass fibres, mats, trees, plants, water products, rocks, buildings, preformed layouts, Easy-Track track beds, adhesives, tools and numerous small scenic accessories.
The official 2026 new-product programme uses the theme “Future Dreams”. Its product environment covers H0, TT, N, Z, 0, 1, G, H0m and H0e. A wish collection for 2027 should therefore consider large and small model sizes as well as gauge-neutral materials.
Particularly strong new products emerge when they complement existing systems. Further tree variants can make an existing forest more believable. An additional component can make work with the Gras-Master easier. A new Easy-Track concept can give modellers access to a completely different layout shape.
Grass & Greenery
NOCH 00020 Spring Meadow
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Water & Scenery
NOCH 60874 Model Water XL
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Tool
NOCH 60111 Gras-Master 3.0
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Scenery Construction
NOCH 60800 Landscaping Starter Set
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Easy-Track
NOCH 53600 Karlsberg Route-Construction Kit
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Buildings & Rocks
NOCH 58602 Castle Ruin
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Now it is the modellers’ turn
Which NOCH New Product Would You Like for 2027?
Describe your idea as a short product brief. The form creates a complete wish text from the information entered. Clicking “Email Wish to Denis” opens the email program configured on the visitor’s device. The page does not send a message in the background.
When ideas become real products
Official NOCH New Products 2027
This area is not filled with wish-list products. The checker only considers current NOCH product pages on which the 2027 new-product year is explicitly identified.
Verification rule:
“New Item 2027”, “New Product 2027”, “New Items: 2027” or an
equivalent explicit label must appear on the product page.
The 2027/2028 main catalogue is not included merely because
its title contains those years.
Verification starts when this section approaches the viewport.
First check what already exists in the range
Current NOCH Products as Inspiration for 2027
Good wishes often begin with an examination of existing product families. The finder loads current NOCH products directly from several English Modellbahnshop categories, standardises product images at 400 pixels, rejects products identified as archived and deliberately displays no availability information.
Current NOCH product pages will be checked when this section
approaches the viewport.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Answers About NOCH New Products 2027
These answers explain the difference between wish-list ideas, the main catalogue and confirmed new products, as well as the way the wish list, product finder and email form work.
Have the NOCH new products for 2027 already been published?
As of 30 August 2026, the current official NOCH new-products area still identifies 2026 as the latest annual programme. Suggestions on this page are therefore clearly marked as wishes and ideas.
Is the NOCH 2027/2028 catalogue already a new-products catalogue?
No. The 2027/2028 catalogue is a gauge-neutral main catalogue for planning and reference. Its year designation does not automatically make the products it contains new items for 2027.
When does NOCH usually present new products?
The annual new-product programme traditionally becomes visible around the start of the model-building year and the International Toy Fair. Additional seasonal products may be introduced later.
For which gauges does NOCH offer products?
The current product environment includes H0, TT, N, Z, 0, 1, G, H0m and H0e. Many materials for grass, water, rocks, adhesives and tools can also be used independently of gauge.
Which types of products could NOCH introduce in 2027?
Possible categories include figures, plants, trees, scenery materials, buildings, Easy-Track, preformed layouts, water products, tools and animated scenes. The wish ideas on this page are not confirmed products.
Which wishes would be especially interesting for TT?
Modern figures, bicycles, town and work scenes, and a dedicated compact Easy-Track route-construction kit could broaden the independent TT range in a meaningful way.
Which ideas suit N and Z gauge?
Modern travellers, small ready-made scene groups, finer plants, compact buildings and space-saving preformed layouts would be especially interesting for these smaller model sizes.
Which wishes suit H0m and H0e?
Narrow-gauge railways could be complemented with small platforms, hiking signs, retaining walls, Alpine plants, railway staff and coordinated mountain-scenery sets.
Can I send my own wish to Modellbahnshop?
Yes. The form creates a structured wish text and can then open the email program configured on the visitor’s device with the recipient, subject and message already prepared.
Is my wish sent automatically?
No. The page does not transmit a message in the background. The visitor reviews the text in the email program and initiates the actual sending process.
Are saved wish ideas stored permanently?
Selected suggestions are only stored locally in the visitor’s browser. They can automatically be included as additional interests when the wish text is generated.
How will the finder recognise genuine 2027 new products?
Current NOCH products are first loaded from several English shop categories. Potential candidates are then checked on their individual product pages. Only an explicit 2027 new-product label is sufficient for inclusion.
Are archived NOCH products displayed?
No. When the checker recognises wording such as “no longer in our range”, “archived” or “product removed”, the affected product is rejected.
Why does the page also display current products without a 2027 label?
They provide inspiration and help visitors check the existing range. This makes it easier to identify which product families already exist and where a genuinely useful addition may still be missing.
Which NOCH New Product Is Still Missing from Your Model World?
Modern figures, more TT accessories, new trees, a compact Easy-Track layout, a better coordinated water set or a completely new scenery theme: describe your wish as specifically as possible.