Only Fools and Horses fan creates model Peckham

Nelson Mandela House was the home of Del Boy and Rodney Trotter

An Only Fools and Horses superfan has brought the much-loved sitcom to life in a model town.

Kevin Jones, from Cramlington, Northumberland, took three months to create "Peckham town", which began life as items bought from a car boot sale.

Several landmarks are featured, including the Nag's Head and Nelson Mandela House, as well as Del Boy's three-wheeled Reliant Regal.

"It's my way of reliving the episodes," Mr Jones told PA Media.

The 38-year-old balanced the project alongside his job as a foreman and joiner.

He crowdsourced ideas online from hundreds of fellow fans of the BBC comedy, which starred Sir David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst as brothers Del Boy and Rodney Trotter.

The Nag's Head was a regular for the Trotters and their friends

As well as the brothers' home in Nelson Mandela House, the tribute features neighbouring block of flats Desmond Tutu House.

The Trotters' favourite pub the Nag's Head is also shown, along with several references to classic episodes such as 'A Touch of Glass', where they try to repair a chandelier.

Mr Jones said his favourite episode, 'The Jolly Boys' Outing', is also referenced via miniatures of the Percy's Luxury Tours of Peckham bus, and the Villa Bella hotel.

Nicholas Lyndhurt and Sir David Jason as Rodney and Del Boy Trotter

The project came about after Mr Jones bought some cheap models for his daughter.

"I was at a boot sale and I found a box full of 00 gauge Metcalfe Models," he said.

"I took them away for like £15 and I brought them home... and she played with them for about an hour, then said, 'I don't want them dad.'

"I didn't want to see them go to waste and so that's when I came up with the idea to make this."

'Peckham town' took three months to make

Most parts were bought from two model shops in Sunderland and Durham, with others found online.

He said that wiring up the streetlights was the most difficult part of the project, and he spent roughly £1,250, including making its glass casing and the table it rests upon for around £500.

Mr Jones told BBC Radio Newcastle that he does not know what he plans to do with the model, which was finished earlier in January.

The streetlights were the hardest to make, said Mr Jones

Mr Jones praised the show's "perfectly written humour" and "perfect casting"

Only Fools And Horses was created by the late John Sullivan and ran from 1981 to 2003, becoming one of the nation's most-beloved comedies.

Mr Jones said he thinks the show's legacy is largely down to "the perfectly written humour" and "the perfect casting".

"For me, it's the element of taking you back to a simple day, where the world seems a lot easier," he added.

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