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Miniatur Wunderland *** official video *** largest model railway / railroad of the world

Miniatur Wunderland · 27.8M views · 2011-11-29 · 4:55

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Overview

The official tour video of Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, the world's largest model railway. It shows the 1,300 square meter layout with trains, aircraft, cars and ships moving around.

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HN recommends it as an absorbing look at the most elaborate model railroad ever built.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2017–2022

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netsharc · 2022-02 · Recommendation

Here's your productivity black hole of the day: [VIDEO] Although the exciting software is to remotely control the cars, written in Delphi, but they haven't published these (understandably). They're even working on an F1 race with cars that will decide to overtake themselves: [LINK] (subtitles available), he said, 16 core CPU, well, there you go, 16 car brains!

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jfim · 2018-05 · Recommendation

Coincidentally, Germany also has the world's largest model train exhibit, which even has a fully functional airport (with functional departure board, of course) and a full day/night cycle. You can watch a short tour of it at [VIDEO]

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Animats · 2017-02 · Recommendation

"Model Railroading is Fun". Said so on the cover of every issue of Model Railroader magazine for decades. They're trying too hard. Check out Minatur Wunderland, the most elaborate model railroad in the world.[1] [1] [VIDEO]

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