A New Matchstick Kits for 2010 comes from Matchstick Modeler Paul Singer.
Paul must love Manchester United as this is not the first time he has built the stadium using matches. He is building a new one because the old real stadium was redesigned with a larger capacity.
Now due to restrictions at Youtube, I can’t show you the video but if you click on the link here it will take you to the video.
I thought you might like to this video which is almost related and I am sure if you have made a model you will wince at this, but it is also a bit funny!
But sad to say, this may be his last model as it just takes him too long and is too much work with over 80,000 matches.
It was about 5 years ago that he built the first Old Trafford ground using a reported 67,000 matches then.
Since the original matchstick kit, the north west and north east corners of the stadium have been completely redesigned and Paul just had to go about building a new copy.
Paul is a security guard who lives in Cheshire and will take about 4 months to complete it which is an amazingly quick time for something this big.
Apparently it’s about 12 square meters in size and 2 feet high. I hope this makes the players cheaper than the real ones!
It comes fully equipped with executive VIP boxes and a players tunnel.
He plans to send it to auction as he did the last model to raise money for charity and what a big heart he must have. Well done Paul you make our art proud of you.
Getting support from all different avenues, his company is paying for all the materials which is great. Thank you Advance Security UK Ltd and he is also looking for sponsors who will appear on the advertising boards within the model. So cool an idea.
The last model was signed by the whole Manchester team and then sold at auction and was bought by Peter Kenyon who previously was an executive at United.
