The Libertines become Libertiny at Margate Station's Mini-Margate for their headline show

The band were reimagined in miniature form by Hornby to celebrate their Dreamland performance.  Ollie Leader reports.

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00:00It was a rock star entrance for one of Britain's biggest bands, now also one of Margate's smallest,

00:08as they came to visit a Hornby tribute at the station ahead of their headline Dreamland set.

00:15Big station, you've got millions of people pass through here every summer, so we thought let's do it,

00:19but let's kind of localise it, let's make it a miniature version of Margate, so it's all brilliant,

00:24but one thing that was missing was a band's goal on the stage, and obviously there's lots of great acts

00:29that play here every summer, and we thought who would be the best band, and Libertines was a no-brainer for us

00:34because of their local connection.

00:36The likely lads have become local heroes here in the coastal town, with members making Thanet their home throughout the years.

00:45Yeah, yeah, do you know what, I think they've caught it, they've caught it, the little furrowed brow and the grey stubble, yeah.

00:53I'm very impressed, you know, Hornby, like Margate itself, is stuff of British legend, do you know what I mean?

01:02So it's a no-brainer, really, it's absolute joy and honour.

01:06Every single person in the Dreamland replica has been scanned in, in a machine, just like the one behind me,

01:13including the Libertines themselves, and I want to give it a go, because while I may not be a rock star,

01:20I still think I can add a little bit of something to the town.

01:23It's time to take a very quick look at the results of the scan, and as you can see, you get all the details,

01:31the wrinkles, the pattern of my shirt, they use 105 different cameras to get this level of fidelity.

01:40And while I may want them, they're slightly trimmed down my belly in post,

01:45and if it's good enough for the Libertines, it's good enough for me.

01:48They're absolutely fantastic, we scanned them back in bar, clearly have such a love for music,

01:53they kept wanting to play their instruments while they were being scanned.

01:57Yeah, it was amazing, they seem like such lovely people.

02:00But the boys in the band had a busy day ahead of them, with not only a sold-out show,

02:06but also a big day down on the football pitch.

02:09I've now officially signed semi-professional papers for Margate FC,

02:13so I was making my semi-professional debut, yeah, down at the gate.

02:18What's your training regimen for it?

02:20I've cut down on cigarettes, I'm only on one pack a day,

02:24and no, no, just a few touchy toes and star jumps,

02:29and then a quick burst on the aspirin inhaler and I'll be away, yeah.

02:32The miniature railway set will be at the station all summer,

02:37a suitable tribute for a band known for going off the rails and then getting back on track.

02:44Only leader in Margate.