Alexander Engel KG (Engel Modellbau)

Alexander Engel KG (trading as Engel Modellbau) is a German manufacturer based in Knittlingen, Baden-Württemberg, active in the R/C model building sector since 1952, making it one of the oldest companies in Germany dedicated to radio-controlled aircraft and ship models. The firm began with flying model kits and model engines, becoming known in the 1960s for the Telemaster, one of the first glider tow-plane designs, and later distributing MRC Mark radio control systems in the 1970s. In the 1990s Engel pivoted its ship-modelling line toward radio-controlled submarines, achieving a breakthrough with the first model submarine that could reliably dive and resurface using its own piston-tank ballast diving systems. This diving/submarine segment has since become a core part of the business, and the company describes itself as a world-leading manufacturer of model submarines, having supplied tens of thousands of dive systems and piston tanks worldwide. Today Engel Modellbau's catalog centers on R/C scale model submarines (including types such as the Type 212A, VII/C, Typhoon, Akula, Gato, Lafayette and the fictional Nautilus, generally around 1:32 to 1:70 scale) alongside surface ship kits like stern-wheelers, plus RC electronics, motors, and general model-building tools and accessories. The company remains family-owned, now in its second generation.

Kits

	Kit	Ship	Scale	Status
	CHAPERON Mississippi Sternwheeler, complete kit (RC scale model)	Chaperon	1:30	Available