International Space Station in Matchsticks

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Pat Acton of Iowa has this month unveiled his 1/26 scale model of the International Space Station (ISS) which he has built using matchsticks, 282,000 of them to be precise.

Building the ISS took roughly 1950 hours to complete as well as 8 gallons or 30 litres of glue creating a finished model that measures 4.1 m x 2.8 m wide.

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Pat Acton via Geeky Gadgets for more pictures and info.
On display in Iowa at the Matchstick Marvels museum.

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