An Only Fools And Horses superfan has created a miniature model town in homage to the BBC classic – complete with the show’s iconic Nag’s Head pub, Sotheby’s and Del Boy’s three-wheeled Reliant Regal.

Kevin Jones, 38, spent nearly three months creating his unique 00 scale take on Peckham, which served as the comedy show’s primary location 

He finally completed the work on January 17, and has named it ‘Peckham town’.

Mr Jones, of Cramlington, Northumberland, balanced the project alongside his job as a building site foreman and joiner. He crowdsourced ideas for the project online from hundreds of fellow fans on Facebook.

‘It’s my way of reliving the episodes,’ he said.

Kevin Jones, 38, spent nearly three months creating his unique 00 scale take on ‘Peckham town’, which served as the primary location of Only Fools & Horses

A scene from the miniature town Mr Jones created as means of ‘reliving the episodes’ of Only Fools and Horses

The model comes complete with the show’s iconic Nag’s Head pub, Sotheby’s and Del Boy’s three-wheeled Reliant Regal

Only Fools And Horses starred Sir David Jason (centre) and Nicholas Lyndhurst (right) as dodgy dealer Del Boy Trotter and his brother Rodney, along with Buster Merryfield (left) as Uncle Albert. Running from 1981 to 2003, it has become one of the nation’s most beloved comedies

Mr Jones shared a post online of the finished model which attracted hundreds of likes on Facebook and even a request over whether it was for sale.

‘It was nice to see that people enjoyed it and some said they couldn’t stop looking at the pictures and finding all the references,’ he said.

He spent roughly £1,250 on the creation, including making its glass casing and the table it rests upon for around £500.

READ MORE: SIR DAVID JASON REVEALS HOW OFFSCREEN ROW WITH CO-STAR NICHOLAS LYNDHURST LEFT ONLY FOOLS & HORSES PRODUCERS ‘QUAKING IN THEIR BOOTS’ 

Advertisement

Mr Jones said the trickiest element was wiring up all the streetlights, but it was worth it to see the whole project lit up as it was ‘absolutely amazing’.

Only Fools And Horses was created by the late John Sullivan and starred Sir David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst as Del Boy Trotter and his brother Rodney. 

Running from 1981 to 2003, it has become one of the nation’s most beloved comedies.

Asked how the project came about, Mr Jones said: ‘I was at a boot sale and I found a box full of 00 gauge Metcalfe Models.

‘I took them away for like £15 and I brought them home for my eight-year-old daughter to play with 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.’

Most parts of the project were bought from two local model shops in Sunderland and Durham, while Mr Jones also used Amazon and eBay to piece together his miniature project.

He started by putting some roads out on the layout before adding in the different models – which include miniature buildings linked to the show such as a blocks of flats named ‘Desmond Tutu House’ and ‘Nelson Mandela House’.

Other buildings include the ‘Tyler Street Bus and Coach Garage’ and a shop called ‘Rock and Chips’, which references the British television comedy-drama Rock & Chips – a prequel to Only Fools And Horses.

When he ran out of ways to reference the show using buildings, Mr Jones turned to help from Facebook to ensure he incorporated all 64 episodes of the programme. 

The model includes miniature buildings linked to the show such as a blocks of flats named ‘Desmond Tutu House’ and ‘Nelson Mandela House’

Mr Jones started by laying out a street design for the model before adding in the different features

The church includes the shining gravestone of Delboy and Rodney’s mother, which Delboy unknowingly doused in luminous paint in one of the show’s classic gaffes

Comedic touches include the luminous gravestone of Delboy and Rodney’s mother from episode The Yellow Peril, a little rhino referencing a rhino loose in the city from episode Video Nasty and the Eels on Wheels van from another segment.

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

Reflecting on the first time he came across the show, Mr Jones said he was ‘very young’ and on a bus to Spain for a holiday.

‘I remember I was like, “What the heck’s this?” and didn’t watch it,’ he said.

‘Now I would love to sit on a bus for a day and a half and watch it.

‘The show reminds me of my grandma and grandpa who are no longer here – it takes you back, it’s an escape.’

He said he thinks the enduring legacy of the show 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