INTERMODELLBAU is the largest trade fair for model making and model sport worldwide: four days in Dortmund with model railways, aircraft, ships, cars, RC models, steam engines, card models, clamping bricks and plastic kits, plus display layouts, demonstration areas and competitions. One in five visitors comes from abroad. The subject is tiny and meant to look big — macro, depth of field and the layout own lighting decide whether a model looks like a model or like reality.
All prices plus VAT · delivered within 24 hours · max. 4 exhibitors per show day · See all packages & details
| Dates | Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 April 2027 — Thursday to Saturday 9:00 to 18:00, Sunday 9:00 to 17:00 |
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| Venue | Messe Dortmund, Rheinlanddamm 200, 44139 Dortmund |
| Frequency | Annual in April, four days, public show |
| Profile | Largest trade fair for model making and model sport worldwide: model railways, aircraft, ship and car modelling, RC models, steam models, card modelling, clamping bricks and plastic kits — with display layouts, demonstration areas and competitions |
| Audience | One in five visitors travels in from abroad; visitors are model makers, collectors, clubs and families who buy on the stand and follow the demonstrations |
| Our travel time | About 35 minutes from Essen — travel included in the package price |
A model in 1:87 scale is an object of a few centimetres whose details — rivets, lettering, weathering — only become visible when enlarged. We photograph with macro lenses, at the model eye level rather than from above, and use focus stacking when a whole vehicle needs to be sharp. The result is pictures in which a locomotive looks like a locomotive and not like a toy. For manufacturers with a novelty programme we set up a table rig on the stand and photograph series with our own light and a neutral background — images for catalogue, online shop and dealer portal.
Display layouts have their own light: day-night cycles, lit houses, street lamps. This light must not be washed out. We photograph layouts without flash in the light the builder set, and lift only where shadows swallow details.
Model making lives on motion: trains running, model aircraft in the demonstration hall, ships in the basin, RC trucks on the course, steam engines under pressure. We film layouts with slow camera moves at model eye level — creating the impression of standing in the middle of the scene — and demonstrations at high frame rate for slow motion. From that we cut vertical clips for YouTube Shorts and Instagram, where the modelling community meets, and a 30-second highlight of your stand.
Manufacturers and clubs from the Netherlands, the UK, Italy, Eastern Europe and overseas are briefed in English.
Thursday is the quietest day: time for macro shots of novelties, layout shots in their own light and stand overviews without crowds. Saturday is the strongest day with full halls, demonstrations and buying moments. A four-hour package on Thursday covers novelties and layout; a full Saturday with macro shots in the hour before opening covers product, demonstration and crowds in one day. Highlight video and first images are delivered on the evening of the shoot day.
Novelties at model eye level, sharp throughout — images for catalogue and online shop.
Layouts in the builder own light, no flash, day-night cycle preserved.
Moves at eye level through the layout, demonstrations in slow motion, vertical clips for YouTube Shorts.
Shelves, layout and lighting before the doors open, with no visitors in frame.
Full aisles, collectors on the stand and club conversations at the weekend.
Statements from manufacturers, builders and club members with radio mics, subtitled.
A post with your stand while the show is still running gets seen and shared. That is why every package includes finished photos and video within 24 hours after the event ends — first images usually the same day. Two revision rounds included.
A sample from our production: the event recap for your website and LinkedIn — below it, native 9:16 footage for Reels, Shorts and Stories, shot in parallel with the main coverage.
Event recap · YOOZ
Event reel · izy
Brand event · YOOZ
Trade fair clip · Vapes Bars
Fixed prices, defined deliverables, predictable turnaround. All prices exclude VAT and include travel within North Rhine-Westphalia.
Add-on: On-stand interview + extended highlight video (approx. 90 sec.) €190
Payment: 50 % deposit on booking by credit card (Stripe link sent with the quote) or bank transfer, 50 % on the show day. No German VAT for non-EU companies; reverse charge for EU companies with VAT ID.
Capacity: maximum 4 exhibitors per show day — please reserve early.
Tell us the date, venue, stand size and what the images are for. You normally get a fixed-price quote within 24 hours, with no hidden line items.
We arrive with our own equipment, work discreetly around your stand, and never interrupt a conversation or a demo. Shot list agreed in advance.
Edited photos and cut video via a private download link — within 24 hours after the event ends.
From €990 plus VAT for two hours of photo and video on site with at least 30 edited images and a 30-second highlight video. Four hours from €1,490, a full show day from €1,990. Travel to Dortmund is included.
Yes. We work with macro lenses at model eye level and with focus stacking so a whole vehicle is sharp. Details such as lettering and weathering become visible.
Yes. We work without flash and with the light you set — lit houses and night mood are preserved. Only where shadows swallow details do we lift gently.
Thursday for quiet macro and layout shots, Saturday for full halls and demonstrations. A full Saturday with shots before opening covers both.
Yes. Interviews, briefing and the entire engagement run in English — a large share of our trade fair clients come from outside Germany. Invoices with VAT ID for EU companies, no German VAT for companies outside the EU.
Send us your hall, stand number, demonstration slots and the models or layouts you want to feature. We will propose a time window and a fixed-price quote.
We normally reply within 24 hours. For short-notice bookings during a show week, please call.
