72-year-old Terry Woodling started his toothpick stagecoach on Thanksgiving Day in 1994. He'd built toothpick models before -- a learn jet, a locomotive, even a helicopter. But nothing would compare to this, his masterpiece.

The stagecoach, constructed from toothpicks and glue, is roughly 8 feet high, 13 feet long and weighs more than 200 pounds.

"I couldn't imagine ever getting it done, tell you the truth," said Woodling.

The finished product sits in his garage.

"It's beautiful, it's absolutely awesome," said Sharon, Terry's wife.

Still, he said she's ready to see it go.

"Who wants a stagecoach in their garage? My wife doesn't," said Terry, laughing.

Terry estimates he spent thousands of dollars in tools and supplies -- not to mention $1,200 worth of toothpicks.

"I used to count one box at a time, and then oh man, that's crazy," said Woodling, who keeps track in a small notebook how many toothpicks he's purchased over the years.

All that work, and money, is finally paying off.

"The appraised value is $135,000, I think it's worth every penny of that," said Edward Meyer of Ripley Entertainment.

Woodling's stagecoach was purchased from Ripley's for an undisclosed amount after Woodling contacted the company.

Meyer, who has worked for Ripley's for nearly 32 years, liked what he saw.

"I'd rank it in the top 5 or 6 of my entire career, this is an amazing piece of art," he said, adding Woodling's coach is probably the biggest toothpick model in the world.

"This is his opus," added Meyer.

The toothpick stagecoach will leave Warsaw for Orlando, Fla., in coming weeks. It will be in a Ripley's museum by 2010, said Meyer.

"A million and a half toothpicks, 15 years of the guy's life, it doesn't get any more unbelievable than that," Meyer added.

"I would just hope that they would appreciate it when they see it," said Woodling.

Woodling won't ever build something out of toothpicks again, he said. But if you'd like to see some of his previous toothpick art, a locomotive he built is in the National Railroad Museum in Elkhart. He also has art in the Children's Museum and Grissom Air Force Base, both in Indianapolis.