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Old 09-02-2010, 10:05 AM
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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.

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Old 09-02-2010, 10:29 AM
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That is a very impressive achievment.
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Old 09-02-2010, 03:58 PM
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talk about dedication
cool guy but is he married? if so then he must have a very understanding wife, which in itself is an achievement
hope he lives another 80+ years tp do more models
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Wow, That really is some serious dedication. hope he gets to do many more in the future.
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Wow. I want to see the anatomy of one of those ships. They look really good.
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Old 09-06-2010, 03:37 AM
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Does this help?
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He has also done US and Russian ships

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That is amazing and an awesome achievement in such fine detail limiting oneself to just one material. Thanks for posting and the additional information you two.
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hope this works:p
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Nearly 11 minutes, but well worth it :D
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This is great insperation. What a great hobby and great work.

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