Meccano

...to at Xmas, was a Meccano set. It was the ultimate possession and hours would be spent poring over magazines with pictures of these wonderful red and green playthings. I call it a plaything in the loosest of terms, as grown men were just as keen to get their hands on it. What then was Meccano? It was a set of tinplate sections with holes drilled around them; thin steel rods and brass cogs, with nuts and bolts to connect the whole thing together. ...
...Meccano was exported to countries around the world from its headquarters in Liverpool, and apart from halts in production during both world wars, built up a following that continues to this day. There are now hundreds of clubs all over the world that exchange model instructions and hold shows. A market in original Meccano parts has built up making the sets even more expensive in real terms. Try typing Meccano into the likes of Google and see what ...

RobinLawrie 08.08.2001 · Read full review
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Meccano is a great gift for any age, if you are into that sort of thing. It is very addictive and very satisfying once you have actually made something that works. In each of the bigger sets there are loads of different machines to make, even moving ones. My favourite machine was the helicopter, with moving propellers. It took a while to make and a lot of screws to screw in, but once made it was fantastic. The only bad thing was that if I wanted ...
...unless you bouight another set. TYhere are a lot of tiny pieces so i wouldn't really recommend it to young children, but there is a set with bigger pieces for the younger ones. It is great that on the front of the box they have a recommened age level and according to the difficultyy. It is a great piece for both boys and girls and it really gets your mind working. The quality of the product is wexcellent, because the [peieces are really sturdy and ...

AngelicaG 29.08.2003 · Read full review
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Could I have bought a better present, in short the answer has to be NO! I bought a massive tub which says that you can make 18 models out of thh contents so I tought that my two eldest children would be ale to share it. When they do get to play with it when Daddy isn't they have great fun building with it. It has encouraged my five year old to help my 3 year old more and teach him how to put the pieces together. The box comes with extras like stickers ...

sewbizzie 29.08.2007 · Read full review
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