9th Faszination Modellbahn | 08 to 10 March 2024 | Maimarktgelände Mannheim
The FASZINATION MODELLBAHN IN MANNHEIM offers ardent model railroad fans 100% model railroading and is an international meeting place for the community. In addition to many extravagant model railroad layouts in all gauges, the passionate model railroad fan can, as always, especially look forward to the specialized small-series manufacturers and well-known exhibitors with their brand-new products and cutting-edge industry innovations.
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Current topics on model railroad
Model railroad layouts for the Fascination MODELLBAHN Mannheim 2024 wanted !
for our fair Faszination MODELLBAHN Mannheim from March 8 – 10, 2024, we are looking for beautifully designed, detailed model railroad layouts…
Application with stationary steam models
You have stationary steam models and would like to present your models at Faszination Modellbahn Mannheim from March 8 – 10, 2024? Meet friends…
Application to the private layout competition
You are a model railroader and have built a private model railroad layout and would like to present it at Faszination Modellbahn Mannheim from March…
Final report from 15.03.2023: Finally, the FASZINATION MODELLBAHN 2023 in Mannheim is starting up again with 100% model railroading!
She is back! The FASZINATION MODELLBAHN experienced a brilliant re-launch in Mannheim from March 10-12, 2023. More than 15,000 enthusiastic model…
MIBA Private Plant Competition 1st prize for Heinz-Ulrich Grumpe
This Saturday, 11.03.2023, this year’s MIBA Private Plant Competition was crowned. MIBA and Messe Sinsheim GmbH congratulate Heinz-Ulrich…
Press info from 01.03.2023: Participate Actively. Talk Shop. Go Shopping! at Modellbahn in Mannheim from 10 to 12 March 2023
Innovations galore – FASZINATION MODELLBAHN makes it possible: the public will be able to experience this year’s model railway innovations live for…
The heart of the Weschnitz Valley Overforest project in Mannheim
The module group “Weinheim Valley” has created a special project for the 75th anniversary of the MIBA: The Weschnitzal Overforest Project…
Welcome to the model railroad forum!
Practical relevance is also written “big” at Faszination MODELLBAHN Mannheim. Come to the free forum and get informed about novelties and…
Hands-on activities for the Fascination Model Railway Mannheim
At Faszination Modellbahn Mannheim, you can not only see and buy, but also actively participate in the model railroad hobby. Which offer, suitable…
Bing tin toys from Nuremberg from 100 years ago
The Friends of the Toy Museum Freinsheim/Pfalz (Bing Museum) present a rare gauge 1 layout from the years 1900-1928. Some vehicles are on the road…
Autograph session with Hagen von Ortloff
For the first time, the inventor and creator of the popular television series “Eisenbahn-Romantik” will be present at Faszination…
Press info from 07.02.2023: Private plant competition – From the hobby cellar into the limelight!
In the past years, the interest in the private plant competition for the Fascination MODELLBAHN Mannheim was always very high. Again this year, 8…
Railroad friends Mannheim with mad offers in the luggage
The newly founded, non-profit association Eisenbahnfreunde Mannheim e.V. has set itself the task of bringing the subject of railroads closer to…
Gauge 2: Model railway layouts on show
2m Gauge (G): West Side Lumber Model Logging Railway This layout depicts a US forest railway with sequoia trees up to three metres tall. Amongst…
Gauge 1: Model railway layouts on show
1 Gauge: Idstone Industries 1/30 The US industrial shunting layout depicts a small American town in the late 1950s. The time period chosen for the…
Gauge 0: Model railway layouts on show
0 Gauge: Layout with Bustling Vehicle Operations Claudius Schüle from Karlsruhe presents his 0 gauge layout on an area of 36 square metres. Vintage…
The H0 scale model railroad plants introduce themselves
H0 gauge: Altbach 1963 The subject of this model railroad layout is a small town in central Germany on a small single-track local railroad. The whole…
Gauge TT: Model railway layouts 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…
Gauge N: Model railway layouts on show
N Gauge Diverse railway operations N-Club International (NCI) organizes the setup of layouts based on its members’ modules. Thanks to a standardised…
Gauge Z: Model railway layouts on show
Z Gauge: Small Railway, Big Impact Model club “Z-Freunde International” will present a variety of attractive module layouts at Faszination Modellbahn…
Press info from 26.01.2023: It’s back! The wonderful FASZINATION MODELLBAHN in Mannheim from the 10th through the 12th of March, 2023.
“It’s finally being held again!,” exclaims the social media community. Everyone is talking about FASZINATION MODELLBAHN MANNHEIM, the international…
IG Micromodel Friends South Rhine-Main
Visitors to the stand of IG Mikromodellbaufreunde Süd Rhein-Main will be able to experience the fascination of functional model building on a small…
Junior-College Europa by BDEF
At the Junior College Europe of the Federal Association of German Railway Friends (BDEF), children and young people are introduced to model…
Steam-driven stationary models on display
Steam engines, hot air engines, flame eaters. The models are exhibited on pedestals and give visitors an insight into the technology of the steam…
The exhibition includes a wide range of railway modelling accessories
Small and fine accessory products, without which a model railway layout would be unimaginable, are offered by the so-called “small series…