David Reynolds, 51, a former oil rig worker spent 15 years and 10 hours a day building an exact replica of a North Sea platform out of more than four million matchsticks.
Now retired, David, from Southampton, is hoping to secure a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for his efforts. He said: "The current world record for a model is 3.5 million matches so I'm just waiting for someone to come and adjudicate."
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Via Sea-Fever blog