27.8M views · Nov 29, 2011 · 4:55 · 3 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2017–2022
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.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN recommends it as an absorbing look at the most elaborate model railroad ever built.
“You can watch a short tour of it at”HN comment, 2018
“Check out Minatur Wunderland, the most elaborate model railroad in the world.[1]”
Tour of the most elaborate model railroad in the world
"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] this video
“You can watch a short tour of it at”
Short tour of huge model train exhibit with airport and day/night cycle
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 this video
“Here's your productivity black hole of the day”
Absorbing miniature world with remotely controlled cars
Here's your productivity black hole of the day: this 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!
