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COLLECTION WARS! Episode 4: Kurt Kuhn – The Man Behind Modeler Magic

Welcome back to COLLECTION WARS! This was shown on March 11, 2021.

In this episode we interview Kurt Kuhn, the founder of ModelerMagic.com

Kurt has inspired sci-fi fans around the world with his amazing passion towards preserving the the art of Studio Scale Modeling. Kurt’s passion for movie models extends from Star Was, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica and beyond. Kurt has dedicated the last few decades to bringing collectors, artists, and fans to his amazing website for an all inclusive experience that allows fans to reconnect with ships and models they love.

Kurt Kuhn has bee instrumental in keeping the Studio Scale art form alive through his own passion...

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Hogsmeade Station WIP by Clayton Holland

Known for his amazing Hogwarts Castle (SEEN HERE), artist Clayton Holland is back with a work in progress of Hogsmeade Station!  I just love miniatures like this!

Clayton tells more…

I’ve been working on Hogsmeade Station to compliment and expand on my Hogwarts model railroad modules.

They’re almost done and will be displayed with the Meade Area RailRoad Society’s modular railroad exhibit at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, PA in conjunction with the museum’s Hogwarts Express party weekend August 12-14.

Clayton Holland

If you are in the PA area in mid August… this will certainly be a site to see!

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long view

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MINIATUR WUNDERLAND – The World’s Largest Model Train Experience by Frederick & Gerrit Braun

MINIATUR WUNDERLAND

The World’s Largest Model Train Experience

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Frederick & Gerrit Braun

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I found this to be quite incredible!! Read the story.. then scroll down to view the amazing photos!

This is the world’s largest train set which covers 1,150 square meters (12,380 square feet), features almost
six miles of track and is still not complete.

Twin brothers Frederick and Gerrit Braun, 41, began work on the ‘Miniatur Wunderland’ in 2000.

The set covers six regions including America , Switzerland, Scandinavia, Germany and the Austrian Alps.

The American section features giant models of the Rocky Mountains, Everglades, Grand Canyon … and Mount Rushmore!

The Swiss section has a mini-Matterhorn.

The Scandinavian part has a 4ft long passenger ship floating in a ‘fjord’.

It is expected to be fin...

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