The Train Set...

[henric]

This is the world's biggest train set.
Covers 1,150 square meters / 12,380 square feet
Features almost six miles of track and is still not complete


http://www.yesemails.com/workemails/trainset/1.jpg


Twin brothers Frederick and Gerrit Braun, 41,

began work on the 'Miniature Wunderland' in 2000.


http://www.yesemails.com/workemails/trainset/2.jpg


The set covers six regions including America , Switzerland ,

Scandinavia , Germany , and the Austrian Alps .


http://www.yesemails.com/workemails/trainset/3.jpg


The American section features giant models of the

Rocky Mountains, Everglades , Grand-Canyon etc


http://www.yesemails.com/workemails/trainset/4.jpg

[henric]

http://www.yesemails.com/workemails/trainset/5.jpg


It is expected to be finished in 2014, when the train set would
cover more than 1,800 square meters / (19,376 sq ft) and
feature almost 13 miles of track, by which time detailed models of
parts of France , Italy and the UK would have been added


http://www.yesemails.com/workemails/trainset/9.jpg

http://www.yesemails.com/workemails/trainset/14.jpg

http://www.yesemails.com/workemails/trainset/18.jpg

In total the set has taken 500,000 hours and more than
8 million Euro to put together,
the vast majority of which has come from ticket sales.

[Anubis]

That is too cool. :thumbsup:

[bigbadbrother]

very cool, when I was a kid (no jokes) I really wanted something like that.