Trip to Minaturwunderland in Hamburg

[caliban]

Hi folks,

I'm just back from a 15 hours trip to Hamburg, only to visit Hamburgs main attraction to model railroaders, the Miniaturwunderland. It is believed to be the biggest modelrailroad layout of the world and it is still growing. I took some 280 pictures and I'll post some of them here on this thread. They're still enlarging the layout, they've cut out a part of the floor to add the Alps!!! Mountains and railroad two levels high:thumb: !
Of course I took the train to Hamburg, 4 hours to Hamburg and 4 hours back home:cry:.
But now to photos.sign1

- The first one shows one of the Braun twin brothers giving a TV interview in front of the Alps addition. He is CEO and his brother is the "mad scientist", the chief engineer.
- Next is Las Vegas at night,
- the control center,
- Freight ship leaving the harbour on the scandinavian part (and yes it IS leaving the harbour, the water is real water),
- The MiWuLa version of New River Mining and Glacier Gravel.

More to come!

 

[TruckLover]

jawdrop WWWWWOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW, THAT MINE LOOKS AWSOME.

Cool Pictures Tobias.

I look forward to seeing some more.

 

[Clerk]

More. More. More.:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

 

[caliban]

A few more,

- I took the first one for Trucklover, the blast furnace!
- The next two showing the loco pulling the train I took on my way home. It has a special add on the side, 60 years State of Lower-Saxony, sponsored by Bombardier and PIKO (a German model railroad manufacturer)!:thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb:
- Local fire dept. fighting a bush fire.
- Base jumpers jumpimg off a railroad bridge (this scene is on a approx. 7 1/2feet high bridge, spanning a aisle).

 

[caliban]

- Cliff divers.
- Kiruna Station (Sweden), Kiruna has one of the worlds biggest iron ore mines.
- Sunset in the harbour.
- Las Vegas, day time.

 

[TruckLover]

WOW Thanks Tobias for that Blast Furnace scene. It's so cool.

And that bridge 7 1/2' talljawdrop THATS UNHEARDOF. SWEET

Thanks and looking forward to many more to come

 

[LoudMusic]

Ha ha ha! Base jumpers! I love it

 

[caliban]

Hi,

I will upload more photos here and in my gallery. The gallery allows better quality photos!!! Klick the link "My Gallery" to find more photos. Here are a few close ups.

 

[viperman]

I've been to their website once. That layout is just phenomenal

 

[caliban]

Hi,

a few more photos. I start with a few photos of the area around the Miniaturwunderland and view into Hamburg's main station.

 

[TruckLover]

HAHAHAHsign1 sign1 sign1 I like the dinosaur scene. VERY FUNNY

 

[eightyeightfan1]

Those are cool pics. That wasn't in exsistence when I was stationed there. Though I was at Hamburg station. Rode the "Bahn" all the way to Wurzburg. Amtrack should take some hints. That was a a nice ride.