Quite some years ago I was amazed at the detail produced in matchstick models,and even more gobsmacked to learn that some of these models were changing hands for four figure sums.A friend sold a matchstick Romany caravan with a miniature horse also made from matchsticks for £4,600,he also tended to lie about where he'd got the time to do matchstick models(I told him to thank the Judge)Apparently,you can buy large bags of matchsticks for this area of hobbying.

I most certainly wouldn't spend £800+ on a plastic model kit,unless it was functional (could be sailed in the bath with my rubber duck) I used to build model buggys,complete with 4 wheel drive,differentials & disc brakes that often reached £1000+ but these could be raced against others.I only quit the buggys when I had to make changes to my spare cash and realised that a model racing buggy was costing more to run than a full-sized car. :)