Apollo 11
Fun Fact: Beginning in 2013 Patrick incorporated electronic and mechanical interactive features, including lights, sound, and motion in most of his models.
Acton began gluing matchsticks together in January 2019 for his 50th anniversary tribute to man’s first steps on the moon during the 1969 Apollo 11 landing. Standing nearly 8 feet tall, the ¼-scale model lunar lander Eagle took 263,000 matchsticks and 15 gallons of wood glue. Acton completed the 1/17-scale model of the Saturn V rocket in April 2020. It stretches over 20 feet high and includes 241,000 matchsticks and 13 gallons of wood glue.
Installing Saturn V at Matchstick Marvels
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