21st Faszination Modellbau | November 3 to 5, 2023 | Messe Friedrichshafen
The exhibitors, clubs and associations from all over Europe love the special atmosphere of their fair, the FASZINATION MODELLBAU FRIEDRICHSHAFEN in the border triangle. And they will show the public everything that makes the model builder's heart beat faster in the large, light-flooded exhibition halls, in the foyer and indoor area as well as on the popular outdoor area with the exhibition lake and direct access to the flying field.
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Current Issues in Model Railroad & Steam Modeling
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…
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…
Autograph session with Hagen von Ortloff
It feels like the evergreen “All you need is love” by the Beatles when the inventor and creator of the popular TV series…
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…
Steam on the water
Elegant ocean liners, steam pinnaces, stern wheelers and paddle steamers will be displayed on table-tops in Ship-Modelling Hall A6, with many models…
Stationary steam engines
A wealth of creativity can be found on the table-top displays: Constructors of stationary steam engines are not only excellent mechanics – they…
Steam-driven road vehicles, traction engines
Traction engines are in a class of their own at the Indoor Steam Meeting. The presentation of these unique rare vehicles is a firm favourite at the…
Live steam in gauges I / IIm, module layout
Participants from several countries enjoy running their steam trains on this raised layout with its circular course of about 200 metres. Alongside…
Steam on the tracks: 5 and 7 ¼ inch railway layout
Be impressed by the delicate technical marvels of mechanics from a bygone era: fancy locomotives and locomobiles move in miniature on the…
Junior College Europe from BDEF
BDEF, the Association of German Model Railway Clubs, organises “Junior College Europa”, where youngsters are introduced to railway modelling in seven…
Always in the flow – the model railroads
It’s the classic! The evergreens of the miniature worlds at FASZINATION MODELLBAU are always in motion and will once again be presented in two large…
Current Issues in Flight, Car & Ship Modeling
Final report from 08.11.2022: Overwhelming! Faszination Modellbau & IMA make expert visitors, exhibitors and families equally happy.
Overwhelming! Expert visitors, exhibitors and families are all equally pleased with Europe’s most popular miniatures event and the largest model…
Scavenger hunt at Faszination Modellbau Friedrichshafen
In 2022, a very special program item will again be waiting for young visitors to Faszination Modellbau Friedrichshafen from November 4 to 6: the big…
Press info from 27.10.2022: The Mega Model Building Weekend is Ready to Go!
Faszination Modellbau Friedrichshafen Together with the International Model Railway Exhibition and Echtdampf-Hallentreffen from 4 to 6 November…
Air show Stars of the year: Superlative model aircraft
With the “Stars of the Year” and the “Indoor Action”, strong air shows await us again at Faszination Modellbau…
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 Faszination Modellbau & Int. Model railroad exhibition Friedrichshafen
At the Faszination Modellbau & Int. Model Railroad Exhibition Friedrichshafen you can not only see and buy, but also actively participate 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…
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…
Shipyard for kids of the Neckarpiraten
A team of various clubs at booth 5030 in hall A5 of the Neckarpiraten is in charge of the “Shipyard for Kids”. Children between the ages…
Application model aircraft exhibition Friedrichshafen 2022
You are a private model aircraft builder or a commercial exhibitor and would like to present your model worth seeing at Faszination Modellbau…
RC-Car Action in Friedrichshafen: German Open RC-Car Masters
The German Open RC-Car Masters in 7 classes: VG8, VG10, EG8GT, EG8, EG8Stock, EMOTST/SB5 RTR, EMOTMO. The half-hour breaks between races will be…
Application for ship model exhibition Friedrichshafen
Are you a ship modeler, do you have a great model at home and would you like to be part of the ship model exhibition at Faszination Modellbau…
Devils Drift Crew: Ready for an ultimate race?
Ready to Drift? – is the Devils Drift Crew in any case! After their last participation at Faszination Modellbau 2019 and 2021, this year the…
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…
Model shipbuilding in Friedrichshafen in a big way
There’s a lot going on in model shipbuilding this year in Hall A5! Actions without end at the water basin and on the fair lake will once again…
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.…
Modellbau Friedrichshafen – Mecca of model aircraft building
Faszination Modellbau Friedrichshafen is the Mecca of model aircraft building. Every year, the exhibitors in Hall A3 experience anew that the…
Current Issues in Truck & Military and Plastic & Paper Modeling
Truck modeling night drive: lights off – show on!
A long-cherished wish will finally come true this year: Faszination Modellbau will turn “day into night” in Hall A4! A night drive is…
Snow groomer course 2022
Rarely more than 24 hours separate the bare hall asphalt from the morning opening of the trade fair. This is usually a very exciting time, which the…
Plastic modeling meeting
The PMC Lake Constance with its members, as well as its friendly clubs and individual exhibitors from all over Europe, are particularly pleased to…
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…
Military modeling: extraordinary technology
The military vehicle course will showcase the extraordinary technology of military models. If you yourself would like to present your military model…
Paper and Cardboard Modelling
At the cardboard modellers’ stand visitors can discover how they themselves can make impressive models out of paper and card. Many of the filigree…