Experienced designer Carl has a challenge on his hands attempting to recreate a world war one biplane as a 1/48th scale Corgi model.

In Bexhill-on-Sea a team of volunteers are working hard to shrink the seaside town into a huge 10 metre square model in time for Christmas. Behind the scenes the whole project is the brainchild of their celebrity benefactor, actor and performer Eddie Izzard.

Record Producer Pete Waterman has been commissioned by Chester Cathedral to construct a monster layout in tribute to the unsung 19th century Railway builder Thomas Brassey.

The team at Hornby are creating a replica of the West Coast Mainline train the APT to top speed. The 155 mph tilting train was scrapped after only a few years of service, but Hornby hope the 80's icon, a forerunner of today's Pendolino, will prove popular.