Miniatur Wunderland Weekly Report
01.12.03 at 08:54 hrs
Weekly Report No 161, CW 48
From Monday, 24.11.2003 to Sunday, 30.11.2003
Well, here is the lates weekly report! And there is a lot to marvel at, most and for all that the wall has gone. Current state of the topic 'Opening America' : Monday, December 8, 2003.
Apart from the weekly report, we have a special report covering the fair 'Modellbau 2003' which we attended with our booth.
Now. let's have a look at the pictures:
The team is still busy wiring Las Vegas. After all, as many lights as possible have to glow on opening day.
Since most of the hotels are still in the workshops, we have the largest here as far as detailling goes. But those reading our reports on a regular basis know:
This area is our speciality and so Gerd has absolutely no doubt that at the opening day, we will have a stunning city in this place .
Wide open skies.... (except for the dangling power lines)
The Western town is finished and the village on the ridge also nears completion as can be proven in picture 8.
The master himself - Gerd Dauscher - models the waterfall near the layout's fascia..
The only thing missing for the sawmill is the wooden tree slide which is still being worked on.
As already mentioned: Also the upper area has come very far and will soon be completed.
Lighting impressions -
captured during the night simulation,
which now covers the complete layout.
Not to forget: The fair 'Modellbauwelt Hamburg' (28th November, 2003 - 30th November, 2003)
Our booth covered an area of 200 sqm ( 2153 sq ft ) and featured a stage, 6 work places, a surprise from Cologne, and a cinema. On top of that, the place was constantly packed with people!
The kids hat a lot of fun on our stage.- They competed in setting up starter packages. The winner had to run a train a forward and backward through the oval without derailing it. Not an easy job for kids, especially under time pressure but they magaed it extremely well.
Focal point of the Miniatur Wunderland booth:
The CarSystem-layout which had been in Cologne to be featured by Stern TV the Wednesday before the fair.
The team needed the complete Thursday to return from Cologne but nonetheless arrived in time for the fair setup...
After Gaston lost competing against this young model railroad professional (Track laying is not your's, right? ;-), he had to endure a really tough punishment:
Next day, he had to build a plastic bridge with his opponent ;-)
Gerhard Dauscher showed the obviously very interested public on a 50 x 50 cm diorama how to build realistic scenery. In one day, the visitors could follow all steps from the naked frame to a finished and scenicked landscape.
other workplaces also showed off their talents. Here we have Anja building the last houses for the American section. Of course, our repair shop and the electronic department were also on site. Quite a few technical conversions with the public developed on more or less all workplaces ;-)
Well, and this gentleman is the author of the weekly reports and the on-site coordinator ;-)
