Meccano

Dec 27, 2003 6 Replies
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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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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

HTH -- From the Keyboard of Tim Bird

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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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Are you aware of this site Kevin?

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Lionel

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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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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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Don't be so silly ..... It was 1485 !, Wavey Dave

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