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Title: Man uses over a million matchsticks to create replicas of Roya Navy ships
Post by: zemjw on June 14, 2018, 09:03:02 AM

Saw this mentioned on Planetfigure and thought it worth posting here

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Fleet of fancy! Modeller spent 70 years and used over a MILLION matchsticks to create all 484 warships to ever sail in the Royal Navy since 1945 including HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier

The ships and aircraft are 1/300 - full article with a lot of pictures on the Daily Mail website (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5834277/Man-spent-70-years-used-MILLION-matchsticks-create-484-Royal-Navy-warships.html)

Title: Re: Man uses over a million matchsticks to create replicas of Roya Navy ships
Post by: The Major on June 16, 2018, 05:44:11 AM

Truly impressive!  Thanks for sharing this.

Title: Re: Man uses over a million matchsticks to create replicas of Roya Navy ships
Post by: DintheDin on June 16, 2018, 07:03:52 AM

...using just a ruler, razor blade and glue...
And he's 87!  :o No other comments!

Title: Re: Man uses over a million matchsticks to create replicas of Roya Navy ships
Post by: blacksoilbill on June 16, 2018, 12:15:34 PM

That is seriously impressive. Especially the aircraft!

Title: Re: Man uses over a million matchsticks to create replicas of Roya Navy ships
Post by: N.C.S.E on June 16, 2018, 07:38:06 PM

Extraordinary.

Equally extraordinary is whomever wrote that article, the Mail has a certain reputation but generally they can edit!

Title: Re: Man uses over a million matchsticks to create replicas of Roya Navy ships
Post by: dampfpanzerwagon on June 16, 2018, 08:04:14 PM

I met him some years ago at a model exhibition in Warwick (I think).

The models are truly inspiring.

Tony

Title: Re: Man uses over a million matchsticks to create replicas of Roya Navy ships
Post by: Ragsta on June 17, 2018, 12:13:09 PM

That really is remarkable, thank you for sharing!

Title: Re: Man uses over a million matchsticks to create replicas of Roya Navy ships
Post by: vodkafan on June 21, 2018, 08:21:40 PM

He needs to switch to cereal packets now  lol

Title: Re: Man uses over a million matchsticks to create replicas of Roya Navy ships
Post by: Ben Waterhouse on June 22, 2018, 02:19:10 PM

What a lovely story, excellent collection.

Title: Re: Man uses over a million matchsticks to create replicas of Roya Navy ships
Post by: War Monkey on July 13, 2018, 04:01:02 AM

Absolutely amazing  :o