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Germany, Hamburg, Miniatur Wunderland, USA, Las Vegas
The Miniature Wonderland is the largest model railway in the world.
Besides the ships & a few other items, the scales of cars, figures, most buildings etc. of the Miniature Wonderland are adapted to 1:87, the HO gauge of the trains.
Not only the trains are moving, also many cars, ships, airplanes taking-of & landing. Everywhere are buttons to press installed, to start single functions, like on the “Elb-Philharmonie”, pressing the button, half of the building will open-up & the wings are swinging to the sides like a huge portal to have a look inside of the building.
The lighting mood changing permanently & softly from day to night, night to day; the daylight span stretches over a longer time, then the night lightening
Ever since the year 2000 the Miniatur Wunderland has been steadily growing. Work on the first theme-worlds started on December 15th, 2000 & finished on August 16th, 2001. Further theme worlds are in the planning until 2028.
The arrangement is steadily growing, actually sections are 9 completed model layouts; Austria, with Knuffingen, Central Germany & Hamburg with airport, harbour & the new Elb-Philharmonie, the USA, Scandinavia, Switzerland & Italy. The cost of building until 2017 this fantastic Wonderland, which makes the eyes of all ages shining is approximately 16 million €, estimated until the year 2028 this will probably 20 million € & amounting to over 900,000 working hours.
Every single building, landscapes, figures are etc. are hand-made to exact scale & detail in their own workshops.
Just a few facts until 2016;
floor space 10,000 m², layout size over 2,300 m², track Length approx. 20,000 mtr.
Trains approx. 1,300, wagons more than 17,000. Longest train 14.51 mtr. Buildings & bridges 6,000,
lights over 400,000. Figurines over 400,000, kidnapped Figurines yearly 3,500.
Cars 11,000, trees 200,000
Staff 360 & 64 computers to run the set-up.
Construction Cost approx. 25,000,000 €
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After receiving some feedback on my recent post of the layout, I've decided to go with Britishbricks's bridge technique for the layout.
The switching layout is now pretty much finished. All areas are polished off and it’s a blast to operate. I’ve been quite happy with all the subtle details I’ve been able to model with this layout. It’s very fun to operate and I think really compliments whatever is running at the time!
Hello all,
Sorry for the long silence, have been bussy with school/ exams and other things in life.
The layout hasn't chanced very much since the last post, I added some minor things but not very much.
Today I built up the layout in the living room to check if the tracks were smooth and if there were any other problems and afther some tests I started packing for the Noppenbahner event this weekend.
There are some small things that I need to improve so thats a nice task for tomorrow.
Enjoy the pictures!
A small event hosted at the NTM (Nederlands Transport Museum)
Our layout consisted of 3 modules, Tamàs, Ties and my yard. We also had some static display tables. All in all a fun layout at a fun event.
Next time I'll try to charge my trains before the event o,0
Also; check out Ties' film about the event here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtgEQxUw01g
Something I might finish sometime in the future, or not. Inspired by the Whirlpool/AEG/Zanussi/whatever Warehouse in Alphen ad Rijn; www.google.com/maps/place/AEG+Nederland,+Vennootsweg+1,+2...
Shout-out to Eddy for helping to flesh out the track plan.
Completely scraplifted from Gigi Kennedy's layout which I found on the One Little Word blog. Her original post can be found here: gigikennedy.typepad.com/littlegi/2009/05/happy-birthday-o...
Viewed from the inside.
"The Prague Gate - formerly also the Vraclav Gate, is the best-preserved part of the former fortifications from the 14th century. Although it burned down in the great fires of the city in 1461, 1700, 1774 and 1816, its Gothic layout has remained intact to this day. The neo-Gothic reconstruction in 1882–1883 was carried out according to the plans of the architect František Schmoranz. From the walkway at a height of 48 meters there is a view of the city.
Vysoké Mýto (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvɪsokɛː ˈmiːto]; German: Hohenmaut, also Hohenmauth) is a town in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 12,000 inhabitants. Its town square is the largest example of its type in the country. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.
The predecessor of the town was a small settlement by a trade route called Mýto (literally "toll"). After a new town was founded, it adopted the privilege of collecting the toll. The old settlement was renamed to Staré Mýto ("Old Toll") and the new town was called Vysoké Mýto ("High Toll"), probably referring to its location above the old settlement.
Vysoké Mýto is located about 27 km (17 mi) southeast of Pardubice. It lies in the Svitavy Uplands. The highest point is at 436 m (1,430 ft) above sea level. The Loučná river flows through the town.
The first written mention of Vysoké Mýto is from 1265. It was founded shortly before this year by King Ottokar II as one of the trading centres on the trade route from Bohemia to Moravia, and was inhabited by German settlers. The town square and the network of streets were built in a regular shape, which is preserved to this day. Stone walls with three gates were gradually built around the whole town.
In the early 14th century, Vysoké Mýto became a dowry town administered by Elizabeth Richeza of Poland. Thanks to its location on a busy mercantile road it soon became rich. During the Hussite Wars, the town was occupied several times. Most of the German population left the town and Czech citizens became the majority. After the wars, it became royal town of King Sigismund, who donated it to his wife Barbara of Cilli and it became again a dowry town.
Vysoké Mýto was devastated by fires between 1461 and 1517. Thanks to its wealth, the town recovered and new buildings were building, including stone houses on the square, the new town hall, and the Church of the Holy Trinity. In the 16th century, the town prospered and crafts developed. Cloth and knives were exported abroad. The prosperity ended with the Thirty Years' War and several fires in the 18th century.
During the 19th century, new development occurred, and the town became a cultural centre. A Czech-language theatre was established in 1825, the first public library in the region was established in 1839, and the town museum was founded in 1871. At the end of the 19th century, Vysoké Mýto was industrialized and two big engineering and machine-building companies were founded.
Until 1918, Vysoké Mýto was part of Austria-Hungary, head of the district of the same name, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.
Bohemia (Latin Bohemia, German Böhmen, Polish Czechy) is a region in the west of the Czech Republic. Previously, as a kingdom, they were the center of the Czech Crown. The root of the word Czech probably corresponds to the meaning of man. The Latin equivalent of Bohemia, originally Boiohaemum (literally "land of Battles"), which over time also influenced the names in other languages, is derived from the Celtic tribe of the Boios, who lived in this area from the 4th to the 1st century BC Bohemia on it borders Germany in the west, Austria in the south, Moravia in the east and Poland in the north. Geographically, they are bounded from the north, west and south by a chain of mountains, the highest of which are the Krkonoše Mountains, in which the highest mountain of Bohemia, Sněžka, is also located. The most important rivers are the Elbe and the Vltava, with the fertile Polabean Plain extending around the Elbe. The capital and largest city of Bohemia is Prague, other important cities include, for example, Pilsen, Karlovy Vary, Kladno, Ústí nad Labem, Liberec, Hradec Králové, Pardubice and České Budějovice, Jihlava also lies partly on the historical territory of Bohemia." - info from Wikipedia.
Summer 2019 I did a solo cycling tour across Europe through 12 countries over the course of 3 months. I began my adventure in Edinburgh, Scotland and finished in Florence, Italy cycling 8,816 km. During my trip I took 47,000 photos.
Now on Instagram.
It's about time I shared what I've been up to recently. This is my layout project which has been slowly coming along since the beginning of 2020..until recently. With the last lego show before I leave for college almost a month away, I've been cranking away at getting this great project done.
It should be mentioned that a decent number of my builds are hidden off camera, or at least have yet to be photographed and put online. Some make it to different platforms before others, but this is the first bigger reveal of this project and I'm excited to show you what it looks like when it's all done. I've been making so many buildings and models that I can't keep up with sharing them, so what you see in these photos will be shown in greater detail later on.
One of the big things the layout lacks however is a name for the village that it will be based around. The signal box sign says "Wickford", however I don't think this will be the final name. Any suggestions?
Many more photos to come. It's already looking spectacular and i can't wait until it's finished. Enjoy!
At last I've a small space to set up as my railway layout. I'm as yet undecided as to be either fully 9V which ive initially gone with or go with the RC method as RC may form part of my loco builds in the future.
Now to start building trackside items and buildings, fun times :-D
Now that the kids can control themselves a little better, I decided to really ramp up the Christmas layout and give the trains actual places to go in the house. They seem to be enjoying it, especially once I got out the TGV to run alongside the Emerald Night.
I'm still kicking myself for not getting a second TGV so it can look like an actual train, and for not getting extra passenger cars for the Emerald Night. Oh well. Maybe one day they'll bring out some more Creator Expert trains for us to buy.
A little bit more overview. On the left is UrbanErwin's goods shed, on the right is on of Martijn vd Linde's houses. So yes, only the middle part is actually mine ;)
A full walk around the MLTC layout following my carnival ride train. There is a lot of resistance in these carriages requiring four motors to move the train at a reasonable speed.
The large layout. I'm still adding stuff here and there. But for now, this is where most renders will happen. Also, if anyone is wandering, the massive half water tanks that are floating in the air will be part of an elevated siding. Underneath them will be a fiddle yard.
A small event hosted at the NTM (Nederlands Transport Museum)
Our layout consisted of 3 modules, Tamàs, Ties and my yard. We also had some static display tables. All in all a fun layout at a fun event.
Next time I'll try to charge my trains before the event o,0
Also; check out Ties' film about the event here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtgEQxUw01g
The switching layout is now pretty much finished. All areas are polished off and it’s a blast to operate. I’ve been quite happy with all the subtle details I’ve been able to model with this layout. It’s very fun to operate and I think really compliments whatever is running at the time!
The switching layout is now pretty much finished. All areas are polished off and it’s a blast to operate. I’ve been quite happy with all the subtle details I’ve been able to model with this layout. It’s very fun to operate and I think really compliments whatever is running at the time!
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Puffing Billy Layout at the Hobsons Bay Model Railway show. Small broad gauge static/shunting layout on one side.
layout antigo, do meu antigo blog, que sempre mofava, foi-se o tempo que havia em mim paciência para blogs.
Layouts ready for proofing. Keep your eyes peeled for the book by Stephen McLaren and Bryan Formhals this coming Autumn. It's a sneak peek into the working methods and processes of more than 40 photographers as they work things out for exhibtions, books and other projects. Packed with previously unpublished images from the likes of Amy Elkins, Alec Soth, Trent Parke, Susan Meiselas and Paul Trevor just to name a few...
IV/ Lift #2 Guru
moje lifty coraz mniej są liftami :)
scraplift of www.flickr.com/photos/23519596@N07/4534766946/in/faves-58...
to transport a custom Lego model railway to public events?
A 9' cargo van and lots of helpful friends :)
Shown here is 1 of 3 stacks of table modules that the layout consists of. In addition to the stacks, a dozen or so bins containing rolling stock, buildings, details, cables, tools, etc. are also transported.
WEEK 10 – McDonald’s, Hwy 82/Raceway, Greenville, MS (I)
In this shot I’m standing adjacent to the restaurant’s right-side wall (as viewed from the front), and facing out to the front wall and windows which parallel Hwy 82. This shot hopefully gives you a better indication of what I was just saying about this McDonald’s feeling wider/roomier than most. The flip side of this is that there really isn’t much space in front of the order counter at all; unlike most McDonald’s, you basically walk through the front door, and the counter is immediately right there in your face. My unfamiliarity with this type of layout may be impacting my perception of it, as it’s possible that there’s the same amount of seating as normal, and it just feels different to me because of the way that it’s all in one area rather than split into two.
(c) 2020 Retail Retell
These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)
Ver.2 of a railway layout around a brewery's internal railway. I built a mock up in real Lego of how big it would be and it's almost 4 foot in length.
The operation side of things is simple. There are three tracks, First is the track that goes from one end to the other. The train would push empty wagons in, and return with wagons full of barrels.
The second track is this one in the image. It's just a scenic piece where box wagons pretend to be unloaded.
The third is a siding just off to the left of this scene as a place to store wagons in-between use or store models for display and not use.
I’ve managed to get a lot of work done on the layout recently and have gotten many things done.
I’ve managed to finish all the ballast work and added light grey plates around the ties to get more detail.
I have also been slowly adding more trees to the layout and have been able to build up a more wooded area to the left of the road.
Since I started the layout I have been slowly building up some commercial buildings on the right of the road. The exteriors are mostly done except for some roof detail and they are all needing some more interior work.
In front of the buildings I have replaced the awkward road baseplate i h a brick built parking lot, although I used up most of my dark grey bricks, I still think it was worth it.
All in all I’m happy with my progress and am now working on mor finer details for the layout!
The switching layout is now pretty much finished. All areas are polished off and it’s a blast to operate. I’ve been quite happy with all the subtle details I’ve been able to model with this layout. It’s very fun to operate and I think really compliments whatever is running at the time!
Hello all,
Sorry for the long silence, have been bussy with school/ exams and other things in life.
The layout hasn't chanced very much since the last post, I added some minor things but not very much.
Today I built up the layout in the living room to check if the tracks were smooth and if there were any other problems and afther some tests I started packing for the Noppenbahner event this weekend.
There are some small things that I need to improve so thats a nice task for tomorrow.
Enjoy the pictures!
Old mill lade now almost dry still on the original site from its working days, looking in great condition though no longer operating and left abandoned to decay over time , the lade is to the right of the old sluice machinery a few meters up river from where i took this photo , the river don sweeps by to the left, the path eventually takes you down to the site of the original paper mill about 2 miles further down the river with magnificent scenery in between.
Danestone Country Park is on my doorstep a short walk away from home ,it's layout covers a number of miles that meets with Grandholm, Tillydrone and Woodside and eventually if you walk far enough you will end up at Donmouth Nature Reserve next to the Bridge Of Don where the River Don meets the North Sea.
Walking along there are many magnificent views of the River sweeping through on its way to meet the sea, various wildlife habitat the area and all types of trees, plants, flowers exist along the river banks.
In the past paper and woollen mills existed on the site and made use of the river by drawing from it through ladies to power the machinery they used to produce their wares, the ladies are now dry and the mills are now only ruins , though you can still see great examples of the old sluice machinery, lades and parts of buildings from that era as you walk along the River Banks
I take many photos during my walks , posting on Flickr so that I can enjoy the views, scenery and landscape time and again over the years.
The River Don (Scottish Gaelic: Deathan) is a river in north-east Scotland. It risesin the Grampians and flows eastwards, through Aberdeenshire, to the North Seaat Aberdeen. The Don passes through Alford, Kemnay, Inverurie, Kintore, and Dyce. Its main tributary, the River Ury, joins at Inverurie.
The Don rises in the peat flat beneath Druim na Feithe, and in the shadow of Glen Avon, before flowing quietly past the ice-age moraine and down to Cock Bridge, below the picturesque site of the recently demolished Delnadamph Lodge. Several streams, the Dhiver, Feith Bhait, Meoir Veannaich, Cock Burn and the Allt nan Aighean merge to form the embryonic Don. Water from the north of Brown Cow Hill (grid reference NJ230045) drains into the Don, while water from the west side runs into the River Spey and that from the south side into the Dee. The Don follows a circuitous route eastwards past Corgarff Castle, through Strathdon and the Howe of Alford before entering the North Sea just north of Old Aberdeen.
The chief tributaries are Conrie Water, Ernan Water, Water of Carvie, Water of Nochty, Deskry Water, Water of Buchat, Kindy Burn, Bucks Burn, Mossat Burn, Leochel Burn and the River Ury.
The river was recorded by the 2nd century AD cosmographer Ptolemy of Alexandria (d. c 168) as Δηουανα Devona, meaning 'goddess', an indication the river was once a sacred one. Near Kintore, not distant from the Don, is the Deers Den Roman Camp. In 1750 the Don's lower reaches were channelled towards the sea, moving its confluence with the sea northwards.
Danestone is a small, village-like area of Aberdeen, Scotland and is actually part of the suburb of Bridge of Don.
Located north-west of Aberdeen City Centre, Danestone is a relatively new area of Aberdeen. The area was once all farmland until about 30 years ago when Danestone Primary School and many detached, semi-detached houses and bungalows were built.
The name Danestone came from the name of the farm, Danestone Farm.
There are not many shops in Danestone apart from a Tesco Extra store that holds a Subway store, sunbed shop, travel agent and a hairdresser.
There are a few attractions in Danestone like Danestone Park, a Bannatynes health club and a forest along the River Don where people like to have a peaceful walk.
Just up the road, there is the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, where exhibitions like Disney on Ice take place and bands such as Oasis have played.