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Space Quest 15 model set
I was tempted to start this post with a countdown, but I have used that recently...Nice solid looking modelThe first of the new autumn releases to get the once over is the new Space Quest15 model set....
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Sun, Sand and Meccano!
Final update and videos!CLICK HERE It's that time of year again! Time to get out the knotted handkerchief, pick up the bucket and spade and head for the Seaside! Yes, this weekend, anyone passionate...
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Back to reality...
From the time we left here last Wednesday, to go to SkegEx 15, to the time we arrived back on Monday evening we just did not stop. It is one big merry-go-round from packing the van, setting up, manning...
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G15 - The little build!
After a slow July recovering from Skegness and collecting together new models we are back with a whole host of new sets to talk about. The first of which is the G15 Meccanoid. Little brother of the...
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The new face of Meccano...
As you may know, Sue and I can be seen at all the big shows with the latest Meccano boxed sets and usually the models too. We usually have prototypes of future releases. This year we had the...
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A tall story...
A couple of years ago, Sue and I had a meeting with a couple of guys from the new owners of Meccano just a few weeks after they acquired the brand. At that meeting, among other things, we discussed the...
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Did you miss us?
Like most of us, Sue and I have other interests and commitments outside the our passion for Meccano. Sometimes this takes us away from the mainstream and we can appear to have dispersed. Well, we have...
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New Race Car!
About time too!If like me you have been eagerly awaiting this one, your patience is about to be rewarded. It is now in UK distribution and should start appearing for sale any time now. I don't think...
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Meccano in 2016
Meccano, but not as we knew it!Meccano have moved on a leap, again this year, with the introduction of lots of new parts and a complete new range of sets. Aimed squarely at the toy market (where it...
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London Toy Fair 2016 (Part 1) and...
Olympia calls - The London Toy FairYes, it is that time of year again when the toy industry launches its range of products for 2016. As usual, Sue and I attended the press day earlier on this week to...
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It has been a few months...
You may have wondered what happened to Part 2 of the toy fair report. Well, It contains details of models being produced under licence and we were asked not to disclose the details without checking...
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Well, I did not think it would be this long...
I have no idea where the past nine months have gone. Sue and I have been preoccupied with a pending house move. After the best part of 40 years in the same house, it is a real challenge just clearing...
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Pre-war BIg Wheel
A while ago we acquired a 1930 pre-war No.6 set housed in an original 'enamelled' (painted) wooden box. I have already built the steam lorry, from parts in this set, that appeared in the 1929 steam...
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Steam power for the Big Wheel
The Big Wheel built from the 1927 instruction manual shown in the previous post, has been built following the printed instructions as closely as possible. Looking at it, bearing in mind its vintage, it...
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The finished Big Wheel
Following on from our last two posts, we made it! The big wheel is finished and has been fired up. The chains have been adjusted and the gearing modified so it runs at a more realistic speed. Finished...
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Yesterday we were at the Holy Trinity Meccano Club (HTMC) meeting at Hildenborough in Kent. While we were there, we had a go at videoing the Big Wheel running using Sue's compact camera. I am not...
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Movin' it on...
So where do you want this lot!For the past few months, we have been collecting Meccano together from all corners of our house and workshop, in readiness for a house move in the new year. We had no idea...
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Old Boiler!
No, not me, this...Scruffy boilers are commonplace, especially the blue onesWe seem to have collected a good few boilers over the years and the blue ones seem to be the worst for wear of the lot. A few...
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Clockwork Truck
Click on any of the photographs to enlarge!At the Hainault Hangout, the premier Meccano show in east London, my other half spends his entire day extracting money out of people for raffle tickets and...
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A VirtualMEC reality
Click on any of the photographs to enlarge!It is the last few days before Christmas and the last of the preparations are being hurriedly thought about, by me, and carried out by Sue. Cakes are being...
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Automatic Slag Dumper
Want to see it in more detail? Click on any of the photographs to enlarge!The truck starts to tip as it reaches the top of the slopeIn 1948 when this model first appeared as model 4.20, it was a far...
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Toy fair 2017
Meet M.A.X. He is asleep at the moment...For the past few years, Meccano products have been moving away from the hobby buyers and moving towards the toy market. I have made no secret of the fact that I...
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The Last Post
Bye bye!After more than fifty-five years of Meccano building (in my case), Sue and I are hanging up our spanners. We have been reducing our commitment to clubs and societies over the past year as we...
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The last Evolution...
Ralph has already looked at the orange 4 x 4 Off-roader HERE. That set has now been re-boxed so the only thing add here is a picture of the up-to-date packaging.The new box for the Canyon Crawler In a...
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