23rd Fascination Model Making | October 31 to November 2, 2025 | Messe Friedrichshafen
The commercial exhibitors and non-commercial participants from all over Europe love the special atmosphere of the world's largest Exhibition with 70,000 square metres of hall space for model railways and model making, the FASZINATION MODELLBAU FRIEDRICHSHAFEN in the border triangle.In the modern, light-flooded exhibition halls and the outdoor area, they will show the public the entire world of flight-, car-, truck and ship modelling, model railways and steam modelling, plastic and paper modelling in an impressive variety!
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The real steam hall meeting, which takes place at the same time as Faszination Modellbau, brings you very close to real steam engines! It steams, smokes…more
The International Model Railway Exhibition will also be back at the same time. Many great model railroad layouts from the model railroad community await…more
Current topics on model railway & steam modelling
Model railroad layouts wanted for Faszination Modellbau Friedrichshafen 2025 !
For our fair Faszination Modellbau Friedrichshafen from Oct. 31 – Nov. 2, 2025 we are looking for beautifully designed, detailed model…
Steam on the rail, track system 5 and 7 ¼ inches
It is easy to be impressed by the intricacy of these mechanical masterpieces of yesteryear: elegant locomotives and proud traction engines show off…
Real steam on module layout track I and IIm
Participants from several countries let it steam on this podium facility with a circuit of about 200 meters. Next to the line, not only meadows, but…
Stationary steam engines
Inventiveness on the tables: The builders of the stationary steam plants are not only excellent mechanics- they are also very inventive. There is…
Steam powered road vehicles, locomobile
The locomobiles represent an extra class at the Echtdampf-Hallentreffen, have rarity value and their presentation is a real classic. You can discover…
Steam on the water
Beautiful ocean liners, pinnaces, stern-wheelers and paddle steamers will be exhibited on platforms in Ship modeling Hall A6, and some will also be…
Final report on Faszination Modellbau – Echtdampf – IMA from 08.11.2024: Unique worldwide
FASZINATION MODELLBAU Friedrichshafen with Echtdampf-Hallentreffen & Internationale Modellbahn-Ausstellung (IMA) From 1 to 3 November 2024,…
Press release from 24.10.2024: Event of Superlatives
FASZINATION MODELLBAU Friedrichshafen with Echtdampf-Hallentreffen & Internationale Modellbahn-Ausstellung (IMA) Only a few days to go until the…
Digital workshops of the RailCommunity and the DIMO editorial team
The RailCommunity, together with the editorial staff of the magazine Digitale Modellbahn (DiMo), offers digital workshops for all interested parties…
Model railroad forum: Novelties and developments – brand new
From Friday to Sunday the Model Railway Forum will take place. It offers trade fair visitors the opportunity to find out about outstanding new…
Junior College Europe from BDEF
At Junior College Europe, children and young people are introduced to model railroading at seven stations through free self-assembly and play. In…
Press release from 27.09.2024: 3 – 2 – 1 – Start!
FASZINATION MODELLBAU Friedrichshafen with Echtdampf-Hallentreffen & Internationale Modellbahn-Ausstellung (IMA), November 1 to 3, 2024 The event…
The Dampffreunde Friedrichshafen at the Faszination Modellbau again with it
The invention and further development of prime movers or engines was the basic prerequisite for the development of technically based mobility. The…
Always in the flow – the model railroads
It’s the Classic! The evergreens of the miniature worlds at Faszination Modellbau Friedrichshafen are always in flow and are once again…
Tinplate noble webs
“Tinplate” is a keyword that makes enthusiasts’ eyes light up, and even visitors who don’t know what to make of this term…
Press release from 05.09.2024: The model railroad layouts for the Int. Modellbahn-Ausstellung Friedrichshafen 2024 introduce themselves!
Gauge 2m (G): Amarillo Mountain Rail Road – USA Layout The newest addition to the LGB Friends from the Lower Rhine is the Amarillo Mountain…
Introducing the gauge 2 model railroad layouts!
Gauge 2m (G): Amarillo Mountain Rail Road – USA layout The newest addition to the LGB friends from the Lower Rhine is the Amarillo Mountain…
Introducing the gauge 1 model railroad layouts!
Track 1: Track 1 Wehrmacht from Denmark The Spor-1-Wehrmacht layout shows a line-up of German troop transporters as they might have looked during the…
Introducing the gauge 0 model railroad layouts!
0 Gauge: Stadtoldendorf Gypsum Railway / Duingen Sand Railway The 0e Stadtoldendorf Gypsum Railway layout describes the mining, processing and…
Introducing the H0 gauge model railroad layouts!
H0 gauge: Hallertauer Bockerl – Mainburg terminus A special modular layout with many original replicas of the former branch line was put…
Introducing the gauge TT model railroad layouts!
TT gauge: Loading raw coal from the Scheibe opencast mine The TT layout “Loading raw coal from the Scheibe opencast mine” measures 5.50…
Introducing the gauge N model railroad layouts!
N-gauge: N-Club International The model railroad layout from N-Club International shows a double-track main line with motifs from southern Germany,…
Introducing the Z-gauge model railroad layouts!
Z gauge: Z gauge, small railroad very big During the fair, Z-Freunde International will be presenting several Z-gauge model railroad layouts from…
Press release from 18.07.2024: Great things are in store for us!
FASZINATION MODELLBAU Friedrichshafen with Echtdampf-Hallentreffen & Internationale Modellbahn-Ausstellung (IMA), 1 to 3 November 2024 It is the…
Final report on Faszination Modellbau from 08.11.2023: In the universe of modelling
FASZINATION MODELLBAU Friedrichshafen with Real Steam Indoor meeting & LEGO fan exhibition, 3 to 5 November 2023 The halls were already buzzing…
Press release from 25.08.2023: The model railroad layouts for Faszination Modellbau Friedrichshafen 2023 introduce themselves:
Track IIm (G): Hammerundermeadowvalley” segment layout The garden railroad is considered the big one among the small ones. Locomotives and…
Centennial time travel with the Fowler D5 traction engine
A special highlight of this year’s live steam indoor meeting will be the operation of a “steam carriage” pulled by a Fowler D5…
Press release from 09.09.2022: The model railroad layouts of IMA 2022 introduce themselves
Track IIm (G): Passion IIm Passion IIm is a modular layout that represents an imaginary metric line and imaginary railroad companies. The rolling…
Current topics on aeroplane, car & ship modelling
LEGO® fan exhibition at Faszination Modellbau Friedrichshafen 2025
The LEGO® fan association Bricking Bavaria e.V. will be exhibiting fantasy worlds and impressive structures made of LEGO bricks – families and…
Application for model aircraft exhibition Friedrichshafen 2025
Are you a private model aircraft builder or commercial exhibitor and would like to present your model to the general public at Faszination Modellbau…
Application for the Friedrichshafen 2025 model ship exhibition
You are a ship modeler, have one or more great models at home and would like to be part of the ship model exhibition at Faszination Modellbau…
RC car action at Lake Constance: German Open RC-Car Masters 2025
Nine classes will be raced: VG8, VG10, EG8GT, EG8, EG8Stock, EGTW 1:10, EGTWFR 1:10, EMOTST/SB5 RTR, EMOTMO. The half-hour breaks between races will…
Scavenger hunt at Faszination Modellbau Friedrichshafen
A very special program item awaits young and teenage visitors to Faszination Modellbau Friedrichshafen in 2024 from 1 to 3 November: the big…
RC-Car Basher course
This year the RC-Freunde Bayerwald will present an RC-Car Basher Parcours in the outdoor area east between hall A6 and hall B4! The RC-Freunde…
Airshow Stars of the Year: Superlative Airshow
You won’t find anything like it anywhere else! In front of the mountain panorama of Lake Constance Airport Friedrichshafen, the best pilots in…
Spectacular indoor flight show for RC electric model airplanes
In the light-flooded foyer in the “West” entrance area under a huge glass roof, slowflyers have optimal conditions to show the audience…
Shipyard for kids of the Neckarpiraten
Once again this year, the Neckarpiraten team invites you to the popular “Shipyard for Kids” at Faszination Modellbau – an absolute…
Technology & Testosterone at the Drone Championship Final
Thrilling launches, cool challenges and thrilling chases will be presented by Faszination Modellbau at the Drone Championship Finale in Hall A6. The…
Ship modeling big time in Friedrichshafen
At Ship modeling, there’s really something going on again this year in Hall A5! Actions without end at the water basin and on the fair lake…
Model making forum: Imparting knowledge – practical
Know more – be able to do more. In times of complex model technology, Faszination Modellbau offers a knowledge pool in the form of the Model…
Hands-on activities at the Fascination of Model Making – Real Steam IMA Friedrichshafen
At the Faszination Modellbau – Echtdampf – Int. Model Railroad Exhibition Friedrichshafen you can not only see and buy, but also…
The ramborators are loose!
This goes down well with visitors: the ramborator battle on the water. Two teams try to stab each other’s balloons at the stern of the ships.…
Devils Drift Crew: Ready for an ultimate race?
Ready to Drift? – is the Devils Drift Crew in any case! After their last participation, this year the Drift Crew will compete for the fourth…
Xtreme Cars: VW Bulli in all scales
Xtreme Cars: VW Bulli in all scales It all started in 2009, when Beat Steiner bought a VW Bus T1 in absolutely desolate condition. After eight (!)…
Caravan models – Le petit paradis!
Welcome to caravan models – Le petit paradis! A unique miniature world that has been patiently created in detail by Markus Kompauer over more…
R2 Builders Club at Faszination Modellbau Friedrichshafen
Once again, the R2 Builders Club presents itself with the well-known droid R2-D2 at the Faszination Modellbau trade fair in Friedrichshafen. Founded…
Modellbau Friedrichshafen – Mecca of model aircraft construction
Faszination Modellbau Friedrichshafen is the Mecca of model aircraft construction. Every year, the exhibitors in Hall A3 experience anew that the…
Press release from 25.10.2023: Faszination Modellbau: A dream event for all
FASZINATION MODELLBAU Friedrichshafen with Real Steam Hall Meeting & LEGO Fan Exhibition, November 3-5, 2023. Airplane, ship or truck modelling,…
Press release from 28.09.2023: Soon it will start!
FASZINATION MODELLBAU Friedrichshafen with Real Steam Hall Meeting & LEGO Fan Exhibition, November 3-5, 2023. In just a few weeks, the event of…
Press info dated July 17, 2023: Eagerly Awaiting the Mega Trade Fair
FASZINATION MODELLBAU Friedrichshafen with Real Steam Hall Meeting & LEGO Fan Exhibition, November 3-5, 2023. Preparations are underway for…
Final report from 08.11.2022: Overwhelming! Faszination Modellbau & IMA make expert visitors, exhibitors and families equally happy.
Overwhelming! Europe’s most popular miniatures event and the largest model railroad exhibition in Europe make trade visitors, exhibitors and…
Current topics on truck & military and plastic & cardboard modelling
Plastic modeling meeting
The PMC Lake Constance with its members, as well as its friendly clubs and individual exhibitors from the three-country corner, are particularly…
Application for guest drivers for the Model Truck Festival Friedrichshafen 2025
Model trucks are in their element on the over 670 square meter truck course in 1 : 14.5 / 16 scale and on our truck course in 1 : 8 scale. Are you a…
Application for participation in the Friedrichshafen 2025 snow groomer course
Are you an enthusiastic model maker in the field of alpine technology and would like to enrich the 90m² winter landscape with your model at…
Snow groomer course 2024
Do you know a ski swing and a Pistenbully? This is the name given to a ski area that connects two or more slopes via a valley. This ski swing and an…
paper modeling-Meeting
At the paper modeling stand, visitors can find out how to make impressive paper models themselves. Many of the filigree models, such as famous…
Unimog action area from ScaleART
The ScaleART model building company, known for its high-quality RC trucks, has planned a very special trade fair highlight with a large Unimog action…
Truck modeling: Plenty of space for small hulks
The model trucks are in their element on the more than 600 square meter truck courses in the scales 1 : 8 and 1 : 16. For the detailed and lovingly…