Wooden F1- take that, F50

From Autobild-

Michael Arndt is a man of matchsticks. Over the course of six years, using 956,000 matchsticks, 1686 tubes of glue, and at least three different varieties of mustache, he built a full-scale replica of a McLaren 4/14 F1 car, at a cost of around 6000 Euros. The giant model takes up Arndt's entire kitchen and probably his social life. It can be broken down into 45 parts for easy transport to various matchstick-builders conventions. We are at a loss for words as to why a female appears in one of the pictures, other than it's possible such intricate, craftsmanly pastimes are not held in the same disdain by women in Germany as they are by ladies closer to home. Though it is also possible she's a paid model. [via Autobild.de (im Deutsche)]


link to more pics.
http://jalopnik.com/355967/man-builds-full-scale-mercedes-f1-from-956000-matchsticks
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Future repost.

 

No wonder it's a McLaren.... I saw Nigel stealing boxes of matches from the Montana restaurant in Maranello.

 

Instead of a contest to the 20 million post... should be a contest as to when this gets the 100th repost!

 

I can't wait to see if it floats.

 

I would have gone with the MP4-21. The Viking Wing Special.

 

I read the article in the magazine, and I remember he's been working on his masterpiece so long that when he started the 4/14 was state of the art. He even built a special tool to cut off the red 'heads' (don't know the English word) of the matchsticks. Very crazy.

 

This post of mine is a repost, however I think it's the first repost (!) :
wooden GTO, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2by23vHfdg
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I think I see some Scuderia downforce technology there on the rear wing....

 

i think they are called strikers...

 

i wonder which is more flammable ... this thing or a real ferrari.

 

I'd say the real thing, nowadays if you took a Ferrari the wrong way it spontaneously combusts.

 

Uh oh, looks like it's parked too close to that space heater.

 

Someone needs to get a life .. fast.

 

LOL, so true...

 

matchstick "tips"

 

In England it's 'match head'.
Nathan

 

Here as well.

 

Thats good.

 

Oh, what did I start