Listed alphabetically below are the craftsmen represented in this on-line museum. Click on any name to go directly to that section. Some members are linked to more than one page. A basic description of each member's contribution is also included.
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Craftsman *Indicates winner of craftsman of the year award and date |
Specialty |
| Abrasha | Unique and beautiful machined jewelry |
| Ackerman, John | Scale Replica Fire Apparatus Modelmaker |
| Adams, Ernie | Dwarf race cars and street legal miniature hotrods |
| Ahmed, Iqbal | Model Engineering from India |
| Anderson, Mel | Anderson Engines—Model airplane engine innovator |
| Anderson, Ray | Detailed dioramas that tell a story and a book on how to build them |
| Arden, Ray | Arden Engines—Ray was known as the "Father of the Glow Plug" |
| Aschauer, John | 1/16 scale steam plant and 50 miniature machine tools that took over 25,000 hours to build |
| Chuck Balmer* (2018) | “Best of the best” in miniature live steam locomotives |
| Balestreri, Jim | Five-time blue ribbon winner builds wooden toys for tots |
| Barrion, Kelsey | The opposite of miniature model engineering—A lady who works on giant container ship diesel engines |
| Bates, Ray | Known as "The British Clockmaker," he breathes new life into old clocks |
| Bathgate, Christopher |
A machinist sculptor who employs both traditional and modern methods |
| Bay Area Engine Modelers Club | The Bay Area model engineering club members create some outstanding model engines |
| Bishop, Ross | Historically correct ride-on live steam trains from Australia |
| Boni, Randall | A new look for old trees with the help of a chainsaw and a lot of skill |
| Briggs, Huntly | Paper airplanes like you never used to make as a kid |
| Britnell, George* (2016) | A wide variety of model engineering projects from guns to engines with emphasis on Fords |
| Brodbeck, John | K&B Engines—Model airplane engine innovator |
| Brown, Bill | Pedal cars by a master |
| Brown, Bill L. (IV) | Brown Junior Motors—Builder of the first practical model aircraft gas engines |
| Brown, Jerry | A 1/6 scale working steam crane that digs full scale dirt |
| Cardoso, José | Highly skilled builder of vintage European and American horse-drawn carriages |
| Carlstedt, Richard* (2009) | A 1/16 scale model of the historic ironclad Monitor engine and more |
| Chenot, Louis* (2011) | A running scale model Duesenberg and other fine scale models |
| Cole, N. Roger | Highly detailed ship models and the research to go with them |
| Colonna, Ron* (2008) | Miniature engines including a masterful 1/4 scale Offenhauser and a book on how to built it |
| Condal, Ken | Beautiful finishes on projects from musical instruments to an orrery |
| Conley, Gary* (2012) | Conley Precision—Manufacturer of quarter scale V-8 engines |
| Connolly, Damien | Australian gunsmith builds and engraves premium firearms |
| Cox, Leroy | Cox engines—Reliable and affordable, introduced many to model flying |
| Dahlberg, Ingvar | A running 1910 Mercer Raceabout from Sweden |
| Dawson, Clarence "Clarry" | A wide variety of steam engines built to be run |
| DeMarchi, Livio | A wood carver with a unique style from Venice, Italy |
| Dosdall, Richard* (2020) | A self taught designer and builder in both metalworking and woodworking. |
| Dubin, William | Fanciful mechanical art that pays tribute to old steam engines |
| Duclos, Phillip | A man known to many through his magazine articles on how to build steam and gas engines. |
| Dunlap, Michael | Gold plated NASCAR and IndyCar trophy models |
| Eckman, Allen and Patty | Highly detailed paper sculptures featuring native American subjects |
| Enriquez, Joe | 1/87 model trucks that look a lot bigger than they are |
| Foran, Ken | Finely detailed brass scale models of aircraft and vehicles |
| Fox, Duke | Fox Engines—Model airplane engine innovator |
| Freund, Bryan | Tiny silver motorcycle engines modeled as jewelry |
| Gargano, John | Mechanical Sculpture with an architectural touch |
| Garofali, Juares | Supertigre Engines—Model airplane engine innovator |
| Garrard, Alec | A 30-year quest to build a giant model of Herod's temple |
| Glen, David | Super detailed giant scale (1/5) Spitfire and P-51 Mustang aircraft models |
| Gould, Bill | An "Industrial Archeologist" who makes models—both real and virtual |
| Green, Andrew | Super detailed radio controlled model ships |
| Guttu, George "Ron" | A quarter-scale Offy-powered dirt car like his dad used to own |
| Hamler, Paul | Miniature woodworking tools with beautiful detail |
| Hansen, Find | Unusual "hot bulb" engines from Denmark |
| Haring, Joe and Jan | Dollhouse miniatures with structures built by Joe and decorated by Jan with furniture and accessories by some of the finest dollhouse miniature makers around. |
| Hastings, James H* (2019) | Highly detailed traditional plank-on-frame wooden ship models |
| Heijmans, Roberto | A "Great Wooden Railway" in 1/25 scale from the Netherlands |
| Heim, Fred | Miniature construction equipment, if you call 1/2 size "miniature" |
| Henderson, Perry | Wooden construction equipment models from a man who worked with the real thing |
| Hewitt, Scotty | A race car driver who makes tiny race cars and steam engines |
| Hill, Cherry* (2017) | England's master model engineer and her incredible traction engines |
| Hiraoka, Kozo | Steam train models and plans from Japan |
| Hiscano, Augie | Multiple "Best of Show" winner in model cars |
| Ho, Mark | A human figure modeled in brass and aluminum |
| Hoggarth, Chuck | Extra large wooden construction toys |
| Howell, Jerry | Engines and kits from a versatile builder |
| Huxhold, Wilhelm* (1999) | Masterful engines, miniature tools and other model engineering projects |
| Ingersol, Alan* (1998) | A miniature Curtiss V-12 and the aircraft to put it in |
| I-Wei Huang | Steam powered robots with a "steampunk" flavor |
| Johnson, Clayton | Detailed historic ship model leads to hobby in wood carving |
| Jordan, Barry* (2003) | Masterful miniature machine tools from England |
| Kelley, Doug | A long history of model engineering with a specialty in lesser-known engines |
| Kieffer, Jerry* (1997) | An opening page to six separate sections to display his many talents from clocks to model engines |
| Klimek, Szymon | Miniature model engineering, art or jewelry--you decide. |
| Knapp, Paul | Engine building craftsman and devoted IC engine collector |
| Kouhoupt, Rudy | Prolific modeler and well-known designer has published many plans over the years for others to build |
| Kucer, David* (2006) | World class miniature guns from Canada |
| Lee, Clarance | Lee, Veco and other engines—Model aircraft engine innovator |
| Lefaivre, Michel* (2010) | Superb miniature guns from France |
| Lindsay, Steve* (2014) | World famous engraver and engraving tool maker with a bold style |
| Luhrs, George* (2001) | Builder of the world's smallest running internal combustion engines |
| Maki, John | Miniature Victorian woodworking tools in exotic materials |
| Manwaring, Harold | A working steam engine made from wood in Australia |
| Mattson, Phil | Museum quality model ships and ships in bottles |
| Maxton, GarE | Unusual metal puzzles that are both challenging and beautiful |
| McCoy, Dick | McCoy Engines—Model airplane engine innovator |
| Mellows, Alfred | Miniature Holbrook Lathe |
| Megerdichian, Abraham | Miniature metal sculptures of everyday objects from tool boxes to vacuum cleaners |
| Miniature Cars made by Auto Manufacturers | The actual craftsmen are not known, but their work lives on |
| Moyer, Jim | His tiny engines include "The World's Smallest Running Chevy V-8" |
| Neely, Will | Professional model maker who models old dirt track and sprint cars for fun |
| Nysether, Maurice | Getting a start on building small engines at age 73 |
| Ogawa, Shigeo | O.S. Engines—Model airplane engine innovator |
| Ohlsson, Irwin "Irv" | Ohlsson & Rice Engines—Model airplane engine innovator |
| Osterman, Al | Machine shop tools in miniature |
| Park, Young* (2002) | Aluminum model Corsair and Mustang aircraft with detail like you've never seen before |
| Petersen, Birk | A model engineer with a wide variety of interests and skills from engines to guns and more |
| Preston, Sheridan | A wood carver doing highly detailed birds, ship and airplane models and more |
| Pulido, Francisco | Highly detailed model cars from Spain |
| Remsberg, Ronald | Models of world famous structures made from matchsticks |
| Reznik, Sunia | Wooden vehicles from motorcycles to trains in fine hardwoods |
| Rincon, Antonio | A large collection of beautiful miniature weapons from Columbia |
| Rivera, Guillermo | A lifetime collection of hand-made cannon models from Costa Rica |
| Robertson, William R.* (2015) | Museum quality, historically correct 1/12 scale miniatures in metal and wood |
| Roemmich, Cliff | Ornate steam engines and other models |
| Ronnie, Roger* (2004) | Opening page to five more sections including his specialty, engraving, but also engines, clock making tools and miniature gun projects |
| Rojas-Bazan, Guillermo* (2013) | A professional model maker creates scale aircraft from aluminum |
| Root, Lee | Well engineered engines built to run |
| Rueby, Chris | An excellent craftsman in many areas including ship models and full-size boats, clocks and steam engines |
| San Diego Miniature Crafters | Dollhouse miniatures |
| Scerri, Pierre* (2007) | A fully functional 1/3 scale Ferrari |
| Showers, Tom | A lifetime of building scale model firefighting apparatus and a city to put it all in |
| Silva, Germano | A jeweler who makes spectacular clocks |
| Simon, Larry | A model Manitowoc crane by Craftsmanship Museum host |
| Smith, Michael Paul | An imaginary town from the past brought to life through photography of detailed 1/24 scale models |
| Smith, William R.* (2000) | Award winning clocks and the books on how to build them |
| Spielmann, Gerhard | Model machine tools in aluminum and brass |
| Talbot, Robert | Model handguns in wood from Australia |
| Tarragó, Pere | 1/6 scale motorcycle models from Spain |
| Thomas, George | A watchmaker with extraordinary skill |
| Tomkins, William | A fleet of 307 US Navy ship models in 1:600 scale |
| Tomlinson, Clen | A model Deltic engine in progress: The complication almost defies description |
| van Vark, Tatjana | Scientific instruments and technical projects |
| Wahlstrom, Lawrence | Builder of the "Do Nothing" Machine, later resurrected and shown by Earl Wolf |
| Warren, Philip | A fleet of ships made entirely of match sticks and match boxes. |
| Warther, Mooney | Wood carving mastery with a specialty in trains |
| Washburn, Robert | His Strictly IC magazine informed and inspired many engine builders |
| White, Daniel | The smallest knapped arrowheads you will ever see |
| Wilding, John | Clocks and plans from a master in England |
| Wingrove, Gerald* (2005) | Model cars from England and the books on how to build them |
| Xu, Yan | Miniature guns and weapons from China |
| Zimmermann, Roger | Beautiful 1/12 scale models of American cars made in Switzerland |
| Ziober, Andrzej | Over 30 years of award winning, super-detailed plastic aircraft models in 1/72 scale |
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