Britain’s best loved model making company, Hornby, opens its doors once again to reveal how they shrink mighty trains, planes and automobiles to create a new generation of miniature masterpieces.

In the new series, musician and TV presenter Jools Holland (episode 2) allows cameras into his Kent home to marvel at his incredible train layout.  He’s played to millions on stage but few know of Jools’ passion for model making.  With a love of architecture, Jools has collected models and kits of curious buildings for the past 45 years.

Elsewhere in the series, music producer Pete Waterman (episode 4) creates his most ambitious layout to date - recreating the section of West Coast Mainline where he spent his Saturdays as a child.

Each programme follows Hornby’s design process from drawing board to perfect mini replica, charting the ups and downs of the journey as Hornby’s team of dedicated designers attempt to get the all-important detail spot on, whether it’s perfecting the sound of a luxury 1940s steam loco or the shape of a rally racing car.

Cameras also capture some of Britain’s best model layout builders, creating miniature masterpieces in lofts and sheds across the land. These dedicated enthusiasts spend hundreds of hours building perfect replicas of towns, villages and landscapes for their locos to travel through, everything from wintry wonderlands to bomb damaged city scapes.

The first series is available on demand on UKTV Play now.