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Images => Life, the Universe & Everything Else => Topic started by: Mike G on June 16, 2015, 12:20:35

Title: The Matchstick Fleet.
Post by: Mike G on June 16, 2015, 12:20:35

Went this weekend to the Matchstick Fleet exhibition at the Nothe Fort in Weymouth. The chap Phil Warren must have the patience of a saint! I served on HMS Bulwark in the 1960s. the very basic toolkit can be seen in the second photo

Title: Re: The Matchstick Fleet.
Post by: elsa hoffmann on June 16, 2015, 13:19:30

a great hobby I am sure. He must get regular back massages for sitting so long..

Title: Re: The Matchstick Fleet.
Post by: Mike G on June 16, 2015, 14:08:10

Elsa, I believe he is in his 80s and his wife keeps nagging at him to give it up now.

Title: Re: The Matchstick Fleet.
Post by: Stephen T Symes on June 17, 2015, 00:20:44

Hi Mike,

When I first saw this my first thought was this is so British, and wonderful, just like the Jags of the past, and the de-coding of the Emigma machine

Title: Re: The Matchstick Fleet.
Post by: Akira on June 17, 2015, 05:02:05

Mike, these are amazing!

I heard that matchsticks are good materials for this kind of fine woodwork because the paraffine impregnated into the matchstick keep the bugs away.

Title: Re: The Matchstick Fleet.
Post by: Lance B on June 18, 2015, 08:54:31

Impressive work!

Title: Re: The Matchstick Fleet.
Post by: Mike G on June 18, 2015, 14:34:19

Akira, Luckily in the UK we don't seem to have matchstick munching bugs.  :)

Title: Re: The Matchstick Fleet.
Post by: Akira on June 18, 2015, 16:20:12

Quote from: Mike G on June 18, 2015, 14:34:19

Akira, Luckily in the UK we don't seem to have matchstick munching bugs.  :)

Really?  That's envious!

Title: Re: The Matchstick Fleet.
Post by: Binga63 on June 20, 2015, 05:41:40

that is  great....creating things from matchsticks was big in the 70's when I was growing up