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400+ Ship Fleet of Matchsticks
JPTRR
Staff MemberManaging Editor
RAILROAD MODELING
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Tennessee, United States
Joined: December 21, 2002
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Posted: Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 06:56 AM UTC
Mates,
All I can say after looking at this is, "I am not worthy!"

This man is extra-extraordinary:

Phil
Warren
from
the
UK
spent
62
years
to
build
this
incredible
fleet
of
432
ships
and
1200
aircraft,
all
built
entirely
of
matchsticks
and
their
wooden
boxes.
Grauwolf
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Quebec, Canada
Joined: September 14, 2005
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Posted: Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 07:13 AM UTC
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!

Thanks for posting this.

Cheers,
Joe
Littorio
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England - South East, United Kingdom
Joined: September 15, 2004
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Posted: Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 07:39 AM UTC
I don't normally use text speak but in this case O.M.G. just seems right.

With that I think it's time to hang up my tools, this is just incredible.
Cosimodo
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Auckland, New Zealand
Joined: September 03, 2013
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Posted: Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 02:46 PM UTC
It puts scratchbuilding in a whole new light. They are brillant!
TRM5150
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Joined: January 03, 2010
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Posted: Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 05:32 PM UTC
Just an amazing collection...and a fantastic tribute to a lifetime in the hobby!! I have to guess the true storage of a collection this large is much more compact than his displays...I can hear my wife now..."clean up those toys of yours before I go in there with a cigarette lighter and do it myself" LOL!!!

Thanks for sharing this one Fred!!!
AussieReg
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AUTOMODELER
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Victoria, Australia
Joined: June 09, 2009
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Posted: Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 06:59 PM UTC
I have trouble putting together a decent build with moulded parts and an instruction book, and he has done this with little sticks!

Now there is a man with genuine skill and craftsmanship, I am truly in awe.

Cheers, and thanks for linking this one, D.
phantom_phanatic309
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United Kingdom
Joined: March 10, 2010
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Posted: Friday, February 19, 2016 - 04:31 AM UTC
I am in awe! What an incredible collection and display of skill and craftsmanship.
What Phil has achieved with such humble materials's and hard work makes me feel like I'm cheating using preformed plastic parts.
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