The biggest model railway in the world

[Skybird]

Switzerland, USA, Sweden, austria, Hamburg and others, in scaling 1:87 :D

This is in Hamburg, Speicherstadt. The film is 15 minutes in good visual quality. The comment is in German, but that doesn't matter at all, the pictures is what counts. Plenty of litte stories being told by the figurines, plenty of details. The technicians and model builders obviously put their heartblood into it.

They now build a 1:1 copy of the international airport in Hamburg, covering 150 m2.

Lovely! There are several "super installations" of model railways in Germany, and in the world, but this is said to be the biggest in size and detail.

http://www.zdf.de/ZDFmediathek/content/758926?inPopup=true

[SteamWake]

Mmmm whats with the java script call?

[Skybird]

Well, what is with it? I got no call, since I have Java installed, but switch it on or off as needed.

The source is the second major station of German public TV, you can safely assume it to be safe. The "Mediathek" of theirs and other german public programs make most of the actual TV program available for 7 days after broadcasting, at least the station's home-made productions.

[AVGWarhawk]

Wow. This is a set up where you spend all day looking at it but never see it all because their is so much. The rail stations look very real. I loved the Las Vegas set up. Quite clever with some of the mechanics to make objects move.

[Skybird]

Over 12 km of railway tracks. 850+ trains. Cars and trucks not counted.

[Letum]

They now build a 1:1 copy of the international airport in Hamburg...


On 1:1 scale?
Surely you jest!

[roman2440]

I couldn't get the video the OP linked to work, so I found this instead:

http://www.miniatur-wunderland.com/exhibit/video/4-minutes-wunderland/

shows it off in 4 minutes - pretty impressive.

[Oberon]

Wow...absolutely amazing, and so much detail! :o


BBC website report:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7962573.stm

[SteamWake]

I couldn't get the video the OP linked to work, so I found this instead:

http://www.miniatur-wunderland.com/exhibit/video/4-minutes-wunderland/

shows it off in 4 minutes - pretty impressive.

Nice thanks, no java required :up:

[Biggles]

In Hamburg? I was there last year, never heard of this place!:damn::damn::damn:

And what the hell? "Eternally snowcovered Sweden?":rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

[Task Force]

Looks realy good. Biggest model railway ive ever seen (thats not in a vedio game.)

[FIREWALL]

That beats the hell out of Disneyland. :yep:

[Task Force]

That beats the hell out of Disneyland. :yep:

Got that right. theres no people in mouse costumes running around.:lol:

[Skybird]

I couldn't get the video the OP linked to work, so I found this instead:

http://www.miniatur-wunderland.com/exhibit/video/4-minutes-wunderland/

shows it off in 4 minutes - pretty impressive.
I apologize for the speaker's accent. :D

On 1:1 scale?

Hell no, the airport area has 150 m2, by 1:1 I meant the detail level they claimed to realise, they want to do a virtual copy of the real thing, like you use to find in special airport sceneries for FS.

And what the hell? "Eternally snowcovered Sweden?":rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Hm, that lady from Sweden complained about that as well in the film. I guess you Swedes are a bit particular when it comes to Swedish snow, hm? :woot:

[JALU3]

Makes me wonder what the carbon foot print of that place. Thankfully no environmentalists aren't around to rain on this parade. Lets party in the mean time :woot: