Welcome to our Meccano website…

If you are new to our website and want to do some serious Meccano reading - start HERE

This website is dedicated to promoting the hobby to all. It is non-commercial and is not funded by anyone other than us. We buy Meccano to increase our stocks sell off any surpluss.

Interest in Meccano can be split into two main areas, building and collecting. Although it is true that you can combine both – and many people do, we are first and foremost builders. Having said that, as you will see reading our news items, Sue has an empathy with the collectors. Although I will not deliberately destroy a collectable item it has no appeal to me and I would rather pass it on to a collector in return for parts I feel happy using.

We enjoy building all sorts of models large or small, from plans or created by us. All models can be challenging and for me that is the fun. As soon as the model is finished it loses its appeal and I am itching to dismantle it. The usual plan is to build the model, photograph it, take it to a few meetings/shows and then dismantle it. The only models we keep assembled are our factory-built display models. Just keeping these assembled causes enough problems of storage! Display models are usually bought in poor condition and then refurbished using the original parts wherever possible.

We try to stay true to Frank Hornby’s original concept of using universal standard parts that can be assemble to build all sorts of different models. That means we do not modify parts to fit, preferring to find a Meccano solution to the problem. Having said that we will use replica and developed parts made by the present day manufactures. We will also have parts made where no such part exists so long as it falls into the ‘universal’ category.
One area that has changed dramatically over the years is motor technology and although Meccano motors are used in some of our models we do make use of the small efficient motor/gearboxes that are readily available today. You will find several references to different motors as you read on. We tell it, as it is, good or bad and share our experiences with these motors. For example, our modern French display crane models are fitted with motors that have plastic gears. Find out what happens when they get jammed HERE!

We are members of several clubs and societies both locally and far-flung and try to support as many shows and meetings as we can. You can follow our adventures on our NEWS pages.

The website is split into various sections. The NEWS pages are a chronological record of what we are doing in our Meccano world both at home and away. You will find accounts of our adventures visiting shows and meetings as well as what we are currently working on. The HELLO! page is about my own personal journey to where we are today. A selection of longer, more detailed descriptions of our model building and techniques can be found on the ARTICLE pages. The LINKS page is always going to be a work in progress so if you have any suggestions of LINKS or anything else you would like to say contact us via our CONTACT page.

I hope you enjoy our website

Ralph.

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How to build strip and plate benders

What's else is happening
in our Meccano world?

We have been using VirtualMec - Great fun!

Click on the bird to find out more...

NEW!

Our latest news can now be found on our NEWS BLOG!

Older 'modern' sets are getting harder to find some, like the Future Master Drilling machine are almost non-existent on the second-hand market but contain many useful parts that do not appear in many other sets. This week I managed to find a Master connections set in Germany. See what I have been doing with the sprockets from the Future Master set HERE.

Some parts and sets are hard to find...

GOOD NEWS FROM
2013 TOY FAIR!

New models, new gears and a host of new narrow parts including ¼ inch hole spacing - Click HERE for details.

LOOK!

Do you live in or around London or are you planning a visit to London?

If you would like to know what is going on in and around London for whatever reason there is only one place to go. A real time guide to clubs, meetings and events in and around the London area can be viewed by clicking HERE. There is also a downloadable guide for you to print and distribute as you wish.

A full nationwide list of Meccano events can be found HERE

Our latest folding brake/jig

This neat little tool makes folding brackets easy. The stop can be adjusted and locked in place making it possible to repeat the bend in the same position on different strips over and over again. I will tell you more when I get time to write it up. For now, if you can find it, there is an old Meccano Magazine article about it...

... I'm still looking for it!

Ralph.

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LATEST NEWS
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NEW!

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The real thing!

More VirtualMec...

Me and My cat!

Small Manual Models can be fun!

VirtualMec...

The Loom!
Progress...

For the news ARCIVE...
CLICK HERE!

ARTICLES

Trunnion bender
As featured in the ISM magazine No.61 September 2010 - Click on the picture Below to go to the article

Spanners

A selection of useful spanners Sue and I use all the time for building. simple and easy to make and a good way to use up all those spanners we all collect. Click on the picture below for details.

Contact:
Sue