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Visit - Punta Marina in O - 16.5 by Henk Wust, A Cameo Layout

on November 25, 2022

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Punta Marina

Scale is O- 16.5 so it is 1:48 scale on 16.5 mm track. layout by Henk Wust, winner of the Reinier Hendriksen trophy

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