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Formula One car created out of matchsticksSunday, February 17, 2008


A match for the best: How the finished F1 car looks
Take nearly 1million matchsticks, add thousands of man hours spread over six years and a small fortune in glue, and what do you get? Your very own wooden Formula One car.

It has been built by German racing fan Michael Arndt, using a mind-boggling 956,000 matchsticks.


He spent £4,500 on the matches and glue to construct the life-size model, which he put together in his kitchen. Altogether, he has used an amazing 1,686 tubes of glue to fix his masterpiece.





Mr Arndt even took the end off each of the matchsticks so the car is just one colour and carefully assembled the matchsticks by using tweezers to fit them in the structure.

His creation can be broken down into 45 pieces – perfect for taking his beloved model with him to matchstick building conventions.

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Great find...

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I thought it was neat.  Wish they had included a detailed close-up shot.  Just to see the details of the matchsticks better.  But I am still impressed.

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