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World's Biggest Train Set

செவ்வாய், 09/02/2010 - 1:17pm — saravanamuthu
This is the world's biggest train set which covers 1,150 square meters (12,380 square feet), features almost six miles of track
Twin brothers Frederick and Gerrit Braun, 41, began work on the 'Miniatur Wunderland' in 2000
The set covers six regions including America , Switzerland , Scandinavia , Germany and the Austrian Alps
The American section features giant models of the Rocky Mountains, Everglades, Grand Canyon ...
...and Mount Rushmore
The Swiss section has a mini-Matterhorn
The Scandinavian part has a 4ft long passenger ship floating in a 'fjord'
It is expected to be finished in 2014, when the train set will cover more than 1,800 square meters (19, 376 sq ft) and feature
It comprises 700 trains with more than 10,000 carriages and wagons
The longest train is 46ft long
he scenery includes 900 signals, 2,800 buildings, 4,000 cars - many with illuminated headlights..
he scenery includes 900 signals, 2,800 buildings, 4,000 cars - many with illuminated headlights..
.and 160,000 individually designed figures Thousands of kilograms of steel and wood was used to construct the scenery...
The 250,000 lights are rigged up to a system which mimics night and day by automatically turning them on and off
In total the set has taken 500,000 hours and more than �8 million to put together, the vast majority of which has come from ti
Gerrit said: "Our idea was to build a world that men, woman, and children can be equally astonished and amazed in"
Frederik added: "Whether gambling in Las Vegas , hiking in the Alps or paddling in Norwegian fjords - in Wunderland everything i
t comprises 700 trains with more than 10,000 carriages and wagons. The longest train is 46 ft long. The scenery includes 900 sig
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செவ்வாய், 09/02/2010 - 7:16pm — ranjitsachin
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நண்பா, Train-ல டிக்கெட்டே

நண்பா, Train-ல டிக்கெட்டே இல்ல.. எல்லாம் ஃபுல் ஆயிடுச்சு...

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வியாழன், 11/02/2010 - 8:01pm — VISWAM
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