Author Topic: 2025 Indiana Model Engine Show (Read 17971 times)

55fairlane · « **on:** February 14, 2025, 12:34:20 am »

October 4th and 5th will be the 2025 Indiana Model Engine Show , our venue this year is again the national auto and truck museum (natmus.org) in Auburn Indiana.

Indianaengineshow.net is the best source of up-to-date information

Want flyers? More information? Questions? Indianaengineshow@gmail.com

gbritnell · « **Reply #1 on:** February 14, 2025, 12:39:27 pm »

I plan on being there, health permitting.

kvom · « **Reply #2 on:** February 15, 2025, 12:06:13 pm »

Marked Calendar. Hope to attend again.

propforward · « **Reply #3 on:** February 15, 2025, 01:48:17 pm »

I plan to attend, and will actually take engines to display this time. Looking forward to it already!

Art K · « **Reply #4 on:** February 15, 2025, 04:46:57 pm »

Hope to make it as well!
Art

stevehuckss396 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 15, 2025, 10:19:45 pm »

I'll be there for Saturday only.

tvoght · « **Reply #6 on:** February 16, 2025, 03:27:37 pm »

I will definitely be there. It seems characteristic of the midwest US bunch that we don't comment much on the shows we attend, but the inaugural show was a pleasure. A great venue with atmosphere and lots of familiar faces. And I can commute. I have made a decision though that I have to have a new stable of engines (2 or 3 I would hope) before I exhibit again. I have a design on the board as we speak. Did I mention that I had retired and built a new shop? More on that later.
--Tim

crueby · « **Reply #7 on:** February 16, 2025, 04:19:06 pm »

Thats a show I'd love to attend, but the same weekend I will be over in Maine running the full size log haulers. Enjoy the show!

Dave Otto · « **Reply #8 on:** February 16, 2025, 04:32:00 pm »

Quote from: tvoght on February 16, 2025, 03:27:37 pm

I will definitely be there. It seems characteristic of the midwest US bunch that we don't comment much on the shows we attend, but the inaugural show was a pleasure. A great venue with atmosphere and lots of familiar faces. And I can commute. I have made a decision though that I have to have a new stable of engines (2 or 3 I would hope) before I exhibit again. I have a design on the board as we speak. Did I mention that I had retired and built a new shop? More on that later.
--Tim

Congratulations on your retirement and new shop Tim!
It would be nice to see some photos of your latest projects and shop, you always seem to work on interesting things.

Dave

55fairlane · « **Reply #9 on:** May 01, 2025, 10:40:29 am »

Our website got an overhaul....who came out last year?

gbritnell · « **Reply #10 on:** May 01, 2025, 12:13:31 pm »

My son and I did. As long as health holds I plan on being there both days.

propforward · « **Reply #11 on:** May 01, 2025, 11:36:10 pm »

www.indianaengineshow.net

New website looks good.

Booked my hotel. Kinda like to make sure I have lodgings.

I’ll bring my measly two engines. Two PM Research engines so certainly won’t turn any heads. Every little helps though. I’ve seen continents drift faster than I build engines so doubt I’ll have anything else to show. Looking forward to it though.

stevehuckss396 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 03, 2025, 10:59:13 pm »

I'll be there Friday and Saturday!

gbritnell · « **Reply #13 on:** May 04, 2025, 05:01:09 am »

Hi Stuart,
I remember being at the first NAMES show at the Yack arena in Wyandotte. I was having a conversation with a couple of fellows and the conversation got around to quantity and quality of models displayed. I remember saying that it doesn't matter what or how many you have made it's that you have made something with your hands and should be proud of what you've done. We might be at different levels but it's enjoying friends who share the same passion.

propforward · « **Reply #14 on:** May 05, 2025, 01:22:28 am »

Thanks George, I appreciate that very much. I regretted not taking anything last year, so I’ll be glad to show something this year.

Stan Stocker · « **Reply #15 on:** May 06, 2025, 03:53:13 am »

I'll be there again! Last year was a really great show with the feel of the early cabin fever shows where the exhibitors were the stars. Great location, great people. Maybe I'll manage to finish or at least get close enough to finished to bring some things to display.

k2steve · « **Reply #16 on:** July 18, 2025, 07:30:06 pm »

While I am there from the west coast at the 2025 Indiana Model Engine Show, which Henery Ford museum should I visit?

crueby · « **Reply #17 on:** July 18, 2025, 07:53:34 pm »

Quote from: k2steve on July 18, 2025, 07:30:06 pm

While I am there from the west coast at the 2025 Indiana Model Engine Show, which Henery Ford museum should I visit?

The Henry Ford museum building complex is right next to the Greenfield Village museum, same parking lot, so both! When I went years ago they also ran busses over to let you tour the Rouge assembly plant where they were making pickup trucks.

55fairlane · « **Reply #18 on:** July 18, 2025, 10:51:26 pm »

Quote from: k2steve on July 18, 2025, 07:30:06 pm

While I am there from the west coast at the 2025 Indiana Model Engine Show, which Henery Ford museum should I visit?

Auburn Cord Duesenberg museum is right across the parking lot, the early ford V8 , in New Haven is the 765 steam train (no cost) ,
My vote is for the Henry Ford, not the village.....in Kalamazoo is the Gilmore auto museum, a one of a kind place.

And don't forget our show is held in a world class museum

55fairlane · « **Reply #19 on:** September 21, 2025, 08:46:43 pm »

Stirlingkit has donated the steam plant & the hit & miss engine as seen on this poster. Come by, look them over, grab a raffle ticket to win one of these engines

Sanjay F · « **Reply #20 on:** September 21, 2025, 10:31:51 pm »

The Henry Ford museum and Greenfield site are amazing - I've been there a couple of times whilst working at Ford. So many cool things to see, but the HUGE loco can't fail to impress. One time I went there was the orignal GT40 unrestored

gbritnell · « **Reply #21 on:** October 10, 2025, 02:43:46 pm »

I got a walk through video of the show up on YouTube. Enjoy

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlzEcas1Ui0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlzEcas1Ui0</a>

crueby · « **Reply #22 on:** October 10, 2025, 03:10:36 pm »

Terrific video George! Thanks for posting it!
Was that your group of models with the road grader at about the 8 minute mark?

gbritnell · « **Reply #23 on:** October 10, 2025, 04:51:21 pm »

Thanks Chris and yes that was my grader and other models. Unless you dedicate time to taking videos once the spectators start arriving it's hard to get away from the table.

Michael S. · « **Reply #24 on:** October 10, 2025, 06:45:43 pm »

So many well-built model engines!
A great show. Thanks for the video.

Michael

Dave Otto · « **Reply #25 on:** October 10, 2025, 07:23:29 pm »

Thanks for the comprehensive video George. There were so many more engines and displays there than I have seen in the other video and photos posted on their Facebook page.
Good to see Don's Kansas City Lightning engine again, and I also noticed a Stickney Universal which you don't see many of.

Dave

kvom · « **Reply #26 on:** October 11, 2025, 11:58:03 am »

I enjoyed the show. It was my first time exhibiting since Covid. The only negative was excessive water condensation in the air supply, but they promise that will be addressed next year. There were very few empty tables, so I expect next year's show exhibitors will need to reserve their spaces early.

The basement of the museum was open this year, and there were a lot of vehicles to see down there.

I also took time on Sunday afternoon to visit the adjacent Cord/Duesenberg/Auburn museum. It's very worthwhile, and needs more than the hour I had to see everything. Indiana was a hotbed of automobile manufacturing in the early days.

Art K · « **Reply #27 on:** October 13, 2025, 03:19:59 am »

I must say that showtime being moved before our anniversary enabled me to make it. George thanks for the video, you caught me firing up my Val first thing in the morning. It was a cool morning and Val was very cold blooded. I really enjoyed the weekend.
Art

Chipswitheverything · « **Reply #28 on:** October 13, 2025, 08:41:56 am »

A most impressive model show, in quality, quantity and the variety of interesting exhibits. Thanks for posting this walk-through video. The large display of miniature traditional woodworking tools at the end was an unusual and appealing attraction. Dave

tvoght · « **Reply #29 on:** November 11, 2025, 01:11:23 pm »

I ran across another video of this year's show:

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma5bmqiqdMg" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma5bmqiqdMg</a>

--Tim

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