Witness the fascinating process of building a pirate ship model entirely from matchsticks, complete with hand-crafted paper sails and flags. This video details every step, from constructing individual ...

A Frenchman who spent eight years building a matchstick model of the Eiffel Tower more than 23 feet tall celebrated after Guinness World Records officially recognized ...

A French man spent eight years building his dream of being a world record holder stick by stick, only to have judges disqualify him for using the wrong materials for the tallest matchstick sculpture ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pursuing a world record can sometimes take years of painstaking work; just ask Richard Plaud. The Frenchman has spent the last ...

LONDON — You could say Richard Plaud's dreams of making the world's tallest matchstick sculpture may have gone up in smoke. The Frenchman spent the last eight years painstakingly piecing together ...