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Biggest Small Navy in the World...
Reaganite Republican ^ | January 17, 2012 | Reaganite Republican

Posted on 01/17/2012 1:18:51 AM PST by Reaganite Republican

Brit Phil Warren took 63 years to build this incredible fleet of 432 ships in exacting 1:300 scale- and check this out: every last one of them is built entirely from matchsticks and matchboxes.
The amazing collection includes nearly 370 American and  60 British RN ships.

Mr Warren started the first one in post-war 1948 when just a lad of 17, and the only tools utilized in their impeccable construction are razor blade, tweezers and sandpaper. Balsa wood glue keeps it all together.. and that's it. 

More than 650,000 used matchsticks and boxes were used to create the fleet (must know every smoker in town). Phil has even assembled over 1,200 aircraft to grace the decks of the carriers.

Hey, at least he wasn't upstairs bothering his wife all the time... the man's got a gift, that's for sure:

More at Reaganite Republican

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h/t Bob


TOPICS: Arts/Photography; History; Hobbies; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: fleet; matchstick; models; navair; navy

1 posted on 01/17/2012 1:18:57 AM PST by Reaganite Republican
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To: Reaganite Republican
Video of Mr. Warren:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKk_msEvJxQ

2 posted on 01/17/2012 1:46:49 AM PST by iowamark
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To: Reaganite Republican
The amazing collection includes nearly 370 American and 60 British RN ships. More than today's USN and RN can muster. TC
3 posted on 01/17/2012 1:47:36 AM PST by Pentagon Leatherneck
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To: iowamark

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKk_msEvJxQ


4 posted on 01/17/2012 1:48:29 AM PST by iowamark
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To: Pentagon Leatherneck

pitiful... the Chinese are laying down hulls left and right


5 posted on 01/17/2012 1:49:03 AM PST by Reaganite Republican
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To: ken5050

*ping*


6 posted on 01/17/2012 1:49:51 AM PST by Reaganite Republican
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To: Reaganite Republican

Wow!


7 posted on 01/17/2012 2:25:19 AM PST by MichaelP (The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools ~HS)
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To: Reaganite Republican

A stupendous achievement of skill and industry!


8 posted on 01/17/2012 3:44:33 AM PST by luvbach1 (Stop the destruction in 2012 or continue the decline)
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To: Reaganite Republican

Amazing collection.


9 posted on 01/17/2012 5:03:59 AM PST by 6SJ7 (Meh.)
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To: magslinger; SC Swamp Fox; Fred Hayek; NY Attitude; P3_Acoustic; investigateworld; lowbuck; ...
SONOBUOY PING!

Click on pic for past Navair pings.

Post or FReepmail me if you wish to be enlisted in or discharged from the Navair Pinglist.
The only requirement for inclusion in the Navair Pinglist is an interest in Naval Aviation.
This is a medium to low volume pinglist.

10 posted on 01/17/2012 6:40:39 AM PST by Vroomfondel
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To: Vroomfondel

Thank you SIR!


11 posted on 01/17/2012 7:53:40 AM PST by Reaganite Republican
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