by Dakota Rohlin | Jul 5, 2024 | Engines, What's New
Eighteen new engines by Roger Butzen are now on display at the Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum courtesy of the Engine Collection of Paul and Paula Knapp. All of the new items on display were built by the late Roger Butzen of Texas, who was a personal friend...
by Dakota Rohlin | Jun 21, 2024 | What's New
On Saturday, June 15, the Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum welcomed members of the Alfa Romeo Owners Club of San Diego for a visit. Members from around San Diego cruised to our Carlsbad location and parked several sleek, stylish Alfa Romeos out front,...
by Dakota Rohlin | May 3, 2024 | Engines, Internal Combustion (ICE), What's New
Tim Mundt recently donated an unassembled (but partially machined) casting kit for an Elmer Wall 4-cylinder water-cooled gas engine. Mr. Mundt also included some engineered drawings and blueprints for the scale model engine. This unassembled Wall engine is on display...
by Dakota Rohlin | May 2, 2024 | Aircraft, What's New
Dan Lutz was a longtime model airplane builder, engine collector, and antique car enthusiast. Mr. Lutz’ son, Dennis, recently donated Dan’s scale model R/C Ohlsson Pacemaker floatplane for display at the Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum. The...
by Dakota Rohlin | Mar 11, 2024 | Boats, Engines, What's New
The Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum is excited to announce the arrival of a new scale model from master craftsman Louis Chenot. Mr. Chenot, who received the Joe Martin Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award, has donated his finished 1/6 scale Gar Wood 33-50...
by Dakota Rohlin | Jan 18, 2024 | What's New
On Saturday, January 13, the Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum welcomed visitors from three different car clubs located around Southern California. Members of two separate Model A clubs from Temecula and Palomar converged with a Model T club from Hidden...
by Dakota Rohlin | Oct 13, 2023 | Craftsmanship, What's New
Geoff Kidd, of British Columbia, Canada scratch-built a 1/6 scale M1857 12-pounder Napoleon gun which is now on display in the Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum. Along with the gun, Geoff also scratch-built and donated a 1/6 scale limber cart and accompanying...
by Dakota Rohlin | Aug 17, 2023 | What's New
On Saturday, August 12, the Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum welcomed visitors from both the San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association (SDFWA) as well as the North County Cruisers Car Club. Members from both groups arrived for a tour of the museum, and the...
by Dakota Rohlin | May 5, 2023 | What's New
A group of students from the choir program at Oak Middle School in Los Alamitos, CA recently came down for a tour of the Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum. The students were in town for a weekend choir competition in Oceanside, CA. While in the area, the...
by Dakota Rohlin | Apr 27, 2023 | What's New
Our friends from the Pacific Coast Corvettes club recently came down from Orange County to visit the Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum. PCC members parked several Corvettes outside which presented a unique opportunity for visitors to see the pristine...
by Dakota Rohlin | Apr 13, 2023 | Boats, Engines, What's New
Jerry Miles Lake was an RC airplane enthusiast long before he got into model steam engines. Around 2018, he decided to buy a Saito T2DR steam engine and related gear. After bench running the engine, Mr. Lake started searching for a boat that it might fit in. He wound...
by Dakota Rohlin | Mar 10, 2023 | Engines, What's New
Six new engines are now on display courtesy of the Paul Knapp Collection. Three of the engines were built by Butch Wilson, who worked for Dan Gurney, the owner and driver for All American Racers. Mr. Wilson also worked for the team when Bobby Unser, an Indy 500...
