page_title: Model engineering
section_title: Information sources for model engineering
hierarchical_section_title: Model engineering / Information sources for model engineering
caption_attribution_description: Various magazines, books and internet material that contain information useful to model engineers. w:Model_engineering
context_page_description: Model engineering is the pursuit of constructing proportionally-scaled miniature working representations of full-sized machines. It is a branch of metalworking with a strong emphasis on artisanry, as opposed to mass production. While now mainly a hobby, in the past it also had commercial and industrial purpose. The term 'model engineering' was in use by 1888. In the United States, the term 'home shop machinist' is often used instead, although arguably the scope of this term is broader.
  Model engineering is most popular in the industrialised countries that have an engineering heritage extending back to the days of steam power. That is, it is a pursuit principally found in the UK, USA, northwestern European countries and the industrialised British Commonwealth countries.
context_section_description: There are many books, magazines and internet forums about model engineering. Magazines remain the main source of detailed designs and plans (in addition to carrying news items and discussion of products and techniques). These detailed designs and plans contain instructions and drawings sufficient to build a particular model. In the pages of magazine back-issues, hundreds of such designs exist for all sorts of models. Many of the plans are also reprinted by plans services and model engineering suppliers. Books tend to discuss techniques (sometimes with detailed designs and plans), and forums are active in problem-solving and general discussion. There are also many model engineers' websites or blogs that feature their owners' current and past projects. Some model engineering webzines also exist. 
  Annual model engineering shows and exhibitions are held around the world, organized either by local and regional clubs or professional exhibition firms. The largest exhibitions are held in London, Doncaster (previously at Harrogate), and Bristol in the UK; York, Pennsylvania in the US; and Karlsruhe in Germany. The Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum in Carlsbad, California (USA) has a permanent collection of exhibits.
  Magazines include:
  Model Engineer (UK)
  Engineering in Miniature (UK)
  Model Engineer's Workshop (UK)
  Home Shop Machinist (US)
  Live Steam (US)
  Machinist's Workshop (US)
  Modeltec (1984-2002 - discontinued) (US)
  Australian Model Engineering (Australia)
  Maschinen im Modellbau (Germany)
  Journal Dampf & Heissluft (Germany)
  Dampf (Germany)
  Heißluftmotoren (Germany)
  Internet forums include:
  Model Engineer forum
  Home Model Engine Machinist
  Model Engineering Clearing House
  Model Engine Maker
  Webzines include:
  International Brotherhood of Live Steamers
  Model Engineering Website
  Model Engine News (ceased in 2013)
  Expos and Events include:
  London Model Engineering Exhibition in London (UK)
  Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition near Leamington Spa, Warwickshire (UK)
  Bristol Model Engineering Exhibition in Bristol (UK)
  National Model Engineering and Modelling Exhibition in Doncaster (UK)
  Manchester Model Engineering Exhibition in Manchester (UK)
  MSMEE 'Let's Make It' Exhibition in Melbourne, Victoria (AU)
  North American Model Engineering Society Expo in Wyandotte, Michigan (US)
  Cabin Fever Expo in York, Pennsylvania (US)
  The Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum in Carlsbad, California (US)
  Estevan Model Engineering Show in Estevan (CA)
  Echtdampf-Hallentreffen (Indoor Steam Engine Meeting) in Cologne and Friedrichshafen (DE)
caption: Examples of model engineering media: magazines, books and internet.
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