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Title: Knuffingen International Airport is opened!
Post by: tux_linux on May 05, 2011, 07:27:36 am
World's largest model airport the Knuffingen goes on show (http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/man-builds-worlds-largest-model-airport-the-knuffingen/story-e6frfq80-1226050348557)

Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg (http://www.miniatur-wunderland.de/)

It's an amazing show! Check it out if you ever have the chance to visit Hamburg, Germany. I have been there a couple of times, it's simply mind blowing what they have build there. I need to see the new Airport (I have just seen it in the begin of construction).

regards
Torsten
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Post by: newfie on May 05, 2011, 09:48:42 am
will not much  i can say about that other then WOW that's absolutely amazing.
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Post by: cameronj on May 05, 2011, 09:50:35 am
Thanks, Torsten.  That was an amazing video to watch.  I never thought of such a thing as a model airport.
Jim
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Post by: beginner on May 05, 2011, 09:57:37 am
That is fantastic.  Only in germany
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Post by: ShadowB6 on May 05, 2011, 04:03:45 pm
Didn't understand one word of the audio but the visual is stunning. Just awesome, thanks for sharing the link.
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Post by: marmoh on May 05, 2011, 07:16:59 pm
Amazing what money can do !!!
Title: Re: Knuffingen International Airport is opened!
Post by: tux_linux on May 06, 2011, 10:01:17 am
Its really amazing. But it's not so much the money - there is a lot of good work behind this.

It all started with the normal trains. There were too much of them - so they made them computer controlled.
Then there was Gerit - one of the owners, who was making those little cars and road scenes. He managed to let them also drive around computer controlled. Then the hole thing just went insane...

The computer control is needed to have enough cars, trains and now even airplanes moving around. This adds the "spirit of real life" to the otherwise quite static thing.

one never knows - Steve just started something similar (http://scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com/2011/05/lighted-chruch-mini-clock-with-interior.html) ;D

regards
Torsten
Title: Re: Knuffingen International Airport is opened!
Post by: marmoh on May 06, 2011, 10:22:40 am
I didn't mean to imply it was only about money ... the time involved, the planning, the concept ... watching the video sometimes you forget it wasn't real ... It is totally amazing.
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Post by: ChuckD on May 06, 2011, 02:13:24 pm
That was great.  I WANT TO PLAY TOO!!!
Title: Re: Knuffingen International Airport is opened!
Post by: tux_linux on May 06, 2011, 04:27:24 pm
ok, Marion, I didn't want to get on this. For this size of project is some money needed - that's also true.

One thing Gerrit has still not accomplished yet, is to let ships move computerized. They don't react direct on the commands, that's a big problem. But I think he will also get that finished - some day.

regards
Torsten
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Post by: tux_linux on December 04, 2011, 04:23:31 am
New Introduction Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ACkmg3Y64_s) with English comment.
It shows a crosscut above all the scenes and parts of this amazing installation.

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Post by: termite on December 04, 2011, 11:55:55 am
i,m not much on traveling but i would love to see this.
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Post by: wombatie on December 05, 2011, 12:49:01 am
That is absolutely amazing,  :o thanks for posting this so that people like me that will never get to see it in person can get to enjoy it.

Marg
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Post by: Marcellarius on December 05, 2011, 02:20:19 am
looks awesome! thanks for sharing
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Post by: daliclimbs on December 05, 2011, 09:04:05 am
That's awesome.. now if I could build the same thing with my scroll saw, I will be set LOL!