I thought i would upload a few photos of what i did before my card models. I don't know if should because they are matchsticks not card but the matchsticks are all glue to card which is left in the model. I use cream coloured card so it is not noticable between the matchsticks. Anyway i thought you guys might be interested in something different. They are built to the same scale as my card models at 20 to 1. There is approximateley 35,000 matches in the Flying Scotsman and the Duchess. They are about 4 foot long and each one took around a year to build. They are built from scratch using scale drawings and photos. The matches are purchased from a shop in bags of 10,000 without the heads otherwise they are normal matchsticks. The card is cut to size allowing for the width of the match and then they are glued to the card with PVA. It does take lots of time and patience. All the matchstick models i had seen where either buidlings or very basic so i set out to see if i could do a detailed model of a loco. Here is the result.
Flying Scotsman From Matchsticks
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You made these with just match sticks. I am in ABSOLUTE AWA!!!
The level of detail is simply MIND BLOWING!!!
I am BEYONG IMPRESSED!!!
KUDOS TO YOU ON A FINE JOB WELL DONE!!!
Thank you for sharing these with us.
The level of detail is simply MIND BLOWING!!!
I am BEYONG IMPRESSED!!!
KUDOS TO YOU ON A FINE JOB WELL DONE!!!
Thank you for sharing these with us.
Hey, who cares, it's got paper in it !
Wonderful models! Keep up the good work!
And thank you for sharing.
Absolutely masterfull work. I knew a fella years ago who built model ships in the same mediium. His work was published in "Scale ship modeler". An ironclad, the "Atlanta" and the Crusier "Brooklyn". Dont remeber the particular issues but their in my library somewhere. Great inspiration prm57!!!
I built a bridge for physics class in high school out of matchsticks and toothpicks and it had to hold a 5 kg weight, mine made it 34 min before failure, the winner went 35 min. My bridge looked like crap, this train is a work of art. Please share any and all pics you want too.
Thank you for all your kind coments on my models. For anybody wishing to start matchstick modeling there are simple kits available from several different makers which give you an idea of how to do it. I myself started with a traction engine kit. i built this and then decide to do my own from scratch. I am now going to loan the model of the Duchess of Sutherland to the midland railway centre which houses and runs the real engine in preservation so it will live along side the real thing. The jinty, No9 Bass engine and the coal truck are already on loan to chasewater preserved industrial railway in there museum. After doing 11 matchstick models of locomotives i got a bit bored which is when i started the card ones for something different and a new challenge.