39. Internationale Modellbahn-Ausstellung | 1. bis 3. November 2024 | Messe Friedrichshafen
Europe's largest model railroad event, the INTERNATIONAL MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION IN FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, is the highlight of the industry! More than 200 exhibitors and the imaginative creators of many beautiful European model railroad layouts, which tell hundreds of entertaining everyday stories in miniature with great attention to detail, look forward to welcoming the model railroad community and all miniature fans.
Information for:
25th Echtdampf-Hallentreffen | November 3 - 5, 2023
21. Faszination Modellbau | 3. – 5. November 2023
Current topics on model railroad
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…
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…
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…
IIm (G) Gauge: Model railway layouts on show
IIm (G) Gauge: Passion IIm Passion IIm is a module layout depicting an imaginary metric line and imaginary railway companies. The rolling stock…
1 Gauge: Model railway layouts on show
I Gauge: German Federal Railway The layout, set in epochs 1 and 2, has three stations and a curve radius of 2.4 metres. The background is comprised…
0 Gauge: Model railway layouts on show
0 Gauge: 1. Tiroler Spur 0 Modulanlage with American Motifs The layout consists of a large oval with a 2-track line, on which long trains with…
The H0 scale model railroad plants introduce themselves
H0 scale: Märklinfan Club Italia – Italian modular layout The layout represents an Italian double track railroad line. It does not reproduce an…
TT Gauge: Model railways on show
TT Gauge: Layout with Double-Track Main Line and Branch Lines The motif is not based on any concrete archetype and comprises a double-track, fully…
N Gauge: Model railways on show
N Gauge: Arlberg in N Gauge The layout is digitally controlled and operated via a TrainController timetable. All of the rolling stock is equipped…
Z Gauge: Model railways layouts on show
Z Gauge: Z Gauge – Small Railway Making it Big Z-Freunde International will present several noteworthy Z gauge model railway layouts from a variety…
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…
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…
Always in the flow – the model railroads
It’s the Classic! The evergreens of the miniature worlds at the Int. Modellbahn-Ausstellung Friedrichshafen are always in flow and once again…
Current topics on steam modeling
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…
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
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…
Real steam in gauge I, IIm, module plant
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…
Steam on the tracks: 5 and 7 ¼ inch railway layout
It is easy to be impressed by the intricacy of these mechanical masterpieces of yesteryear: elegant locomotives and proud traction engines show off…