Miniature Matchstick Marvels

Patrick Acton is an artist from Gladbrook, Iowa in the United States.

We were sent some photos of his amazing matchstick Minas Tirith - a glowing (or perhaps ideally NOT glowing) tribute to a film location from a certain trilogy by a certain New Zealand Director. 420,000 matches make up this impressive model.

We think it's absolutely awesome and we'd love to share some photos.

If you'd like to see more of Patrick's creations, please check out the website. He has so far assembled 3.2 Million matchsticks into ships, planes, trains, castles (Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry among them) and various landmarks from across the globe.