Meccano

Dec 27, 2003 6 Replies

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Kevin Steele 22 years ago

Sorry if this is slightly OT, but it's almost proper engineering. Does anyone have any old meccano that they would be willing to sell me (in a shameless attempt to interest my children more in engineering). I have some from when I was younger, but haven't been able to locate any second-hand at a reasonable price. There is a lot on E-bay, but it is mostly "mint" or "as new" or "boxed" and obviously for the serious collector and hence expensive. I'm looking for something more "played with" and a bit cheaper -no point in buying "mint" condition stuff and then actually playing with it. If anyone can help please drop me an e-mail, I'm just south of Leicester and with the weight of the stuff it would obviously be better to collect.

Thanks

Kevin

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Tim Bird 22 years ago

Meccano, is still available, i have just bought my son the biggest set (SET 50), not too badly priced at £50 in my local toy shop, with the kit you can make 50 models from the book or as many as you can imagine. My son is 8 and loves playing with it, we are in the middle of building a sparrows type crane, all good fun

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Martin Akehurst 22 years ago

There is still the Meccano specialist shop in Henley-on-Thames. It has been reduced to mail order only recently as the owner is getting on a bit. They do both new and second hand.

Address - The Meccano Shop

4 Greys Road Henley-on-Thames Oxfordshire RG9

01491 572436

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Lionel 22 years ago

Are you aware of this site Kevin?

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Lionel

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Rodney Pont 22 years ago

Their web site is at

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but they don't have lists online.

A few other links

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I've bought second hand stuff from Dave Taylor

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An Indian manufacturer of replica stuff

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You will find a shop in Bradford on his dealers list, Frizinghall Models at

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, very willing to help and talk if you visit.

There is also the Meccano webring, I haven't visited for a while

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Mark Rand 22 years ago

Side issue:- I ordered a few motors from greenweld:-

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before Christmas for the lad (11yo). They are 9V with a 4mm shaft. I think that I can make them into decent Mecanno motors by making up chassis out of brass sheet to give the appropriate shaft height and fixing centres.

This may keep him going until I can make the promised boiler and three cylinder steam engine :-)

Mark Rand RTFM

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