It has taken nine months and more than 35,000 toothpicks - but Stan Munro has once again proved he is a real stickler for detail with the unveiling of his latest masterpiece.
The model-making maestro has recreated Barcelona's iconic Sagrada Familia out of nothing but tiny pieces of wood and PVA glue.
And the stunning construction is entirely faithful to Antoni Gaudi's original design - with the Basilica's nativity facade and highly detailed spires all visible.
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Faithful: The magnificent miniature stays true to Antoni Gaudi's original design - with the Basilica's nativity facade and highly detailed spires all present
He said: 'This is my 100th model, and probably my best. It has taken me nine months to complete, but I enjoyed every last minute.
'It has been a rough period with my wife being admitted to hospital ill. At points I would often take the model to the hospital and work on it there as I sat by her bedside.
'I took my time making it simply because one wrong move could have seen it all come crushing down.
'They are very delicate things as you can imagine so you have to treat them carefully. In total I must have used more than 35,000 toothpicks.
'I made sure that it has all the detail of its real counterpart. I've never been to the actual Sagrada Familia but hope this isn't the closest I ever get.'
Masterpiece: This model is Stan Munro's 100th creation, and forms part of his incredible Toothpick City II
Painstaking effort: The Eiffel Tower was among over 50 iconic landmarks built by Stan Munro using toothpicks
Stan plans to integrate his wooden Sagrada Familia into a toothpick city consisting of more than 40 other well known buildings from around the world.
Accurate: The real Sagrada Familia
'You have to take the rough with the smooth in this business as its not always to everyone's taste, but that is art.
'The Sagrada Familia is part of my next toothpick city. I have already sold one toothpick city to a museum in Spain for a big sum, but I can't disclose the exact figure.
'Hopefully I can fund a trip to visit the real thing by selling my next toothpick city.'
He said the time taken to create a building varied, with the Washington Monument taking less than 24 hours, but New York's Chrysler Building taking six months.
What took the longest was research, which saw him downloading technical drawings and satellite images and ringing up building owners to get the exact dimensions.
He completed Toothpick City 1 (A History of Skyscrapers), which had 50 of the world's tallest buildings, in 2005.
After its sale he decided to start work on Toothpick City 2 (Towers and Temples) which will have 40 buildings made out of four million toothpicks and 170 litres of glue.
It includes the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame in Paris, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and the Parthenon in Athens.
Landmarks: Munro's work has featured a number of British buildings, among them Tower Bridge and the Cutty Sark
Swearing and tears: Replicating Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple was the hardest thing Munro had ever done
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