Model Railroad in Germany. Wow!
treitz3
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http://www.miniatur-wunderland.com/exhibit/video/4-minutes-wunderland/
http://www.miniatur-wunderland.com/exhibit/video/3-minutes/
In the above two links, you will see the biggest and best model RR I have ever seen. One of the trains is 43 feet long. Even if you don't like model RR's, you have to tip your hat to these guys. The set covers six regions including America, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Germany, and the Austrian Alps and is located in Germany. It was built by two brothers and a vast majority of it has been paid for by ticket sales. I can see why when watching the video.
250,000 lights are rigged up to a system that mimics night and day by automatically turning them on and off. There are over 160,000 individually designed figures throughout the over 12,000 sq. ft. layout. Think about that for a minute....how big is your house? It has 700 trains with more than 10,000 carriages and wagons that actually has a "command central" with 40 computers to operate everything.
The scenery includes 900 signals, 2,800 buildings, 4,000 cars - many with illuminated headlights...and get this, there is the Scandinavian part that has a 4ft long passenger ship floating in a 'fjord' with real water. It even has an airport that they are working on.
It is expected to be finished in 2014, when the train set will cover more than 1,800 square meters / (19,376 sq ft) and feature almost 13 miles of track, by which time detailed models of parts of France, Italy and the UK will have been added. Below are just a small handful of pic's from the set.
Cool, eh?
http://www.miniatur-wunderland.com/exhibit/video/3-minutes/
In the above two links, you will see the biggest and best model RR I have ever seen. One of the trains is 43 feet long. Even if you don't like model RR's, you have to tip your hat to these guys. The set covers six regions including America, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Germany, and the Austrian Alps and is located in Germany. It was built by two brothers and a vast majority of it has been paid for by ticket sales. I can see why when watching the video.
250,000 lights are rigged up to a system that mimics night and day by automatically turning them on and off. There are over 160,000 individually designed figures throughout the over 12,000 sq. ft. layout. Think about that for a minute....how big is your house? It has 700 trains with more than 10,000 carriages and wagons that actually has a "command central" with 40 computers to operate everything.
The scenery includes 900 signals, 2,800 buildings, 4,000 cars - many with illuminated headlights...and get this, there is the Scandinavian part that has a 4ft long passenger ship floating in a 'fjord' with real water. It even has an airport that they are working on.
It is expected to be finished in 2014, when the train set will cover more than 1,800 square meters / (19,376 sq ft) and feature almost 13 miles of track, by which time detailed models of parts of France, Italy and the UK will have been added. Below are just a small handful of pic's from the set.
Cool, eh?
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Wow
Those brothers have some serious talent!
They thought of everything to create this virtual world..including "very alive humans":D
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Wow, that is just incredible. Would love to see that in person.
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You could always come to NJ. http://www.northlandz.com/
Northlandz is 10 miles from my house.
Awesome to see in person. -
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