Laurie Calvert has switched tracks to create his own weird and wonderful displays which are turning heads at conventions.

His imaginative builds combine traditional model railways with sci-fi themes to create new worlds - a far cry from your average idyllic countryside diorama.

Mr Calvert recently won best layout at Norwich Model Railway Club (Image: Submitted)

Mr Calvert, 64, said: "I have always done things differently.

"Model railway shows have been going for decades but normally people make English countryside layouts - my approach is quite different.

"I did not get into model railways until I was 50. I have always made models and been interested in science fiction and I mixed the two.

"Nobody has really done that before. Nobody dares to be different.

'Rampage' Mr Calvert's most recent creation (Image:........

© Eastern Daily Press