Each year around 14,000 visitors flock to the London Model Engineering Exhibition to admire the work of model enthusiasts, from steam locomotives and traction engines to radio-controlled trucks and boats.

The London Model Engineering Exhibition
A young fan inspects a Lego seaside scene. Watch out for the shark!  (Yui Mok/PA)
The London Model Engineering Exhibition
All aboard? A model of Royal Caribbean’s cruise ship Voyager of the Seas, by Paul Chilcott (Yui Mok/PA)
The London Model Engineering Exhibition
A model of a LNER J50 locomotive against a backdrop of Caledonian Road, London, circa 1920 (Yui Mok/PA)
The London Model Engineering Exhibition
The Titanic (middle) is on display among war and merchant ships (Yui Mok/PA)
The London Model Engineering Exhibition
Dave Fortey from Falmouth, Cornwall, spent 25 years building his 1:72 scale model of HMS Ark Royal (R09) (Yui Mok/PA)
The London Model Engineering Exhibition
A model of Henry VIII’s warship, the Mary Rose (centre) (Yui Mok/PA)
The London Model Engineering Exhibition
Model enthusiasts shopping for materials and tools at the exhibition (Yui Mok/PA)
The London Model Engineering Exhibition
Remote-controlled vehicles are tested before an audience (Yui Mok/PA)