Miniatur Wunderland Weekly Report
16.05.05 at 12:57 hrs
Weekly Report No 237, CW 19
From Monday, 09.05.2005 to Sunday, 15.05.2005But not only the water was fascinating; Gerrit started a couple of tests with his team, which also attracted the crowds.
Slowly but surely, the basin fills,
being watched closely by our critical eyes.
A complete fill-up from zero to high tide takes at least 12 hours.
Above the waterline....
...and along the shores....
... as well as below water level, the sculpted scenery gives the whole thing a complete new ambience.
Watch out for whales!
The staging areas for the ships (so called "shadow ports") and the lock are now fully integrated.
All in all, the basin uses more than 30 cubic meters of water, weighing more than 30 metric tons.
Working on the details continues, as well as the work on the special effects.
Many of them can only be seen during a backstage tour.
One of the new special effects ...
is a boy climbing up this tree.
It is one of the new pushbutton actions.
Structure tests in Sweden. Here, the topic "ore-mining" will be realized on the surface as well as below the surface.
Well, as it is a nice picture to look at, we have a couple of impressions...
...from the tests around the ships' control.
Currently, the ships are still controlled by radio control ...
...in order to get a hang to the ships' behaviour...
...in the currents and ...
to find flaws in the basin's design.
