5 millions of dollars for a little big airport

[fran65]

Welcome at Knuffingen Airport

http://tv.repubblica.it/copertina/l-aer ... 7767?video

[Garry Russell]

Thanks for that Francesco

What impresses me most it the scale of speed.

A difficult thing to achieve but he has it spot on....the effect at rotation it particularly noticeable

beat a train set

[austerdriver]

I wonder how long it took to finish the airport?

[Garry Russell]

Must be a full time job

[austerdriver]

Must be a full time job

Where do I apply?

[GHD]

I wonder how long it took to finish the airport?

Apparently 7 years.

[Chris Trott]

Hrm, according to his diary, they've only been working on it full-time for 2.

[GHD]

According to Google translate:

In Hamburg, Germany, fans of the model are used to make a date to Miniature Wunderland, an exhibition space in which to admire the scale reconstruction of the world's largest railway station. To this was added a few days before the record-model of an airport that has a real name - the Knuffingen Airport - but in reality is just the real inspiration of Hamburg.

The project cost is exorbitant: small buildings, the models aircraft (40 in all taking off in earnest) and the classic cars of an international airport service are worth about $ 5 million. To build all it took seven years of work.

Edited by Pier Luigi Pisa

[Motormouse]

Bit more of the backroom works courtesy you tube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAQFRjdzKnk&NR=1

ttfn

Pete

[WhisperJet]

I think it forms part of the Miniatur-Wonderland in Hamburg.
I've already seen much about that on German TV, "Knuffingen" is a virtual town there, also famous for its fire brigade.
"Knuffig" in German means "cute", "sweet"...

Check out the introduction video on their website:
http://www.miniatur-wunderland.com/exhi ... underland/

All the best from LOWW,

Nick