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Incredible living model of an airport in Knuffingen

This little wonder is based on Hamburg Airport, and if you want to see it up close, you can do so by visiting the Miniatur Wunderlan called in that city.

This is the largest scale model of an airport ever built, designed by the brothers Frederik and Gerrit Braun, began to build in 2000 and have been terminated in 2011 with a total cost of 3.5 million euros. It has an area of ​​50 m2 at 1:87.

Has 40,000 lights, 500 cars, 15,000 figures, 10,000 trees, 50 trains, 1000 wagons, 200 switches, 100 signals, 300 buildings and 40 planes.

The movement of trains, cars and planes, rallano realism in perfection, is because magnets based technology called Faller car system and a complex computer system.

Tow trucks have flashing amber lights and fuel tanks filled show their level. Similarly, the provision and operation of the lights of the tracks have been supervised by specialists in the field.

Moreover, visitors of this airport does not have to be content with only contemplate from afar, may also interact with the touch of a button, or you can show up to eleven different preprogrammed scenarios.

One of these scenarios, and possibly the most spectacular, is the one that shows a building begins to burn with real flames that goes a fire brigade to extinguish fully.

Written by Diego de Pablos