![]() 09/27/2017 at 09:54 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
Madurodam is a tourist attraction in the Netherlands that shows different aspects of Dutch life in 1:25 scale. It raises money for Dutch charities, as a memorial to George Maduro, a Jewish law student and Dutch resistance hero in WWII who died at Dachau. They’re auctioning off one of the models from their miniature Schiphol as a fundraiser for Red Cross relief efforts in St. Maarten.
More details here:
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And because I know you all want to see it, here’s an image of 1:25 Schiphol from Wikipedia:
Photo from Wikipedia, user Malis - Ondej Málek, public domain
![]() 09/27/2017 at 09:57 |
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Would hoon.
![]() 09/27/2017 at 10:02 |
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You reminded me of a place I used to love.
http://images.ourontario.ca/whitby/2818413/data?grd=2419
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cullen_Gardens_and_Miniature_Village
Now I’m sad.
![]() 09/27/2017 at 10:03 |
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Why would you make this out of brass instead of fiberglass or some kind of plastic? Must be really heavy if it’s solid.
![]() 09/27/2017 at 10:03 |
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The 2.5 ft 747 at my house is already tough to justify.
![]() 09/27/2017 at 10:07 |
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need it yes.... but its going for charity wich means it will likely sell for more than i make in a year (wich is good... just not for my ambitions of owning it)
![]() 09/27/2017 at 10:17 |
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Its a lovely stroll when the weather is good. The cool thing about the Schiphol area (and some other location in the park) is that they are interactive, meaning that there are movements (the planes at Schiphol are ‘taxiing’ in circles). Its a cool park, I just wish it was a bit bigger.
![]() 09/27/2017 at 10:25 |
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Not sure, the models do sit outside year round, so I’m guessing it’s for UV resistance. I don’t even want to think what the shipping cost would be!
![]() 09/27/2017 at 10:27 |
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What ended up happening to all the models? I remember they got sold off.
![]() 09/27/2017 at 10:28 |
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You mean like 1:10 scale??? :D
![]() 09/27/2017 at 10:35 |
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Bought by Whitby. This is 7 years out of date so I dunno, but they’re either sold again or still turning to dust.
![]() 09/27/2017 at 10:40 |
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Hahahahahaha, I meant the park in general...:P.
![]() 09/27/2017 at 18:06 |
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What if those people are just 25 times bigger?
![]() 09/27/2017 at 18:24 |
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Well they are Dutch, so they’re twice as tall for sure...