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Man Spends 62 Years Building Fleet Out of Matchsticks
« on: September 02, 2010, 02:03:20 PM »
Some people have gaming as a hobby, others make matchstick boats....


http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/phillip-warren-builds-royal-navy-warships-out-of-matchsticks/


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Philip Warren spent the past 62 years faithfully recreating an armada of 432 Royal Navy  warships out of matchsticks and wooden matchboxes. Over the last six decades, he has painstakingly crafted every naval warship afloat, in service or to have come in since the second World War.



79-year-old Philip, a retired company director from Blandford, Dorset, England, began creating his first ship in 1948 when he was just 17. He uses a razor blade, tweezers and sandpaper to carve the matches and boxes before piecing them together using PVA and balsa wood glue. In total he has utilized more than 650,000 to create his incredibly detailed 1:300 scale models.

Very impressive, sir. If it weren't for professional sports and video games, we'd probably be in a basement gluing stuff together, too. Keep reading for a closer peek at some of Philip's work.

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Man Spends 62 Years Building Fleet Out of Matchsticks
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Re: Man Spends 62 Years Building Fleet Out of Matchsticks
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2010, 02:40:01 PM »
Wow... o_O


HEY... Just who the HELL do you think I am?

Rest In Pixels, bitches.

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Re: Man Spends 62 Years Building Fleet Out of Matchsticks
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2010, 02:40:01 PM »

 


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