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Chairman of the International Society of Meccanomen

Fancy missing this!

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Philip Webb

The Internet has had a mild buzz recently over the latest venture by James May of “Top Gear” and “Man Lab” fame. He has already fronted up a BBC TV series looking at extreme uses for classic children’s toys such … Continue reading →

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Under New Owners – again!

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Philip Webb

You just can’t go away, can you! I had just come back from a very enjoyable spell in the Netherlands on a “Bike and Barge” cruise which did a lot for my fitness (I am just about recovered!) and enabled … Continue reading →

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Skegness here we come!

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Philip Webb

The excitement mounts! The first weekend in July is almost here. I have made the trek east for many years as a day visitor and photographer, but for the first time ever I am booked in as an exhibitor at … Continue reading →

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Cartagena Cranes

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Philip Webb

What makes for an ideal holiday? You will have your own priorities, but for me blue skies and warm days come pretty high on the list. Not that there seem to be many of those in the UK recently! Jane … Continue reading →

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Smile, please!

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Philip Webb

Last Saturday was the spring meeting of the North Midlands Meccano Guild, so I made the familiar journey over to Oxton with a couple of models. As my homage to “Convoy” continues to grow, this time I took my GMC … Continue reading →

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Not all roads lead to Laughton ….

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Philip Webb

well, not this time! There were a couple of other club meetings on which took some folk away, we hear of (sadly) some old friends who weren’t too well, and the Highways Department were doing their best to stop devotees … Continue reading →

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Meccano for the big boys

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Philip Webb

A giant “Meccano-style” footbridge in Greater Manchester was officially opened today – 6th April 2014, with various activities celebrating the event including an exhibition of models made by the North West Meccano Guild in a nearby marquee . The £90,000 … Continue reading →

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“We just ain’t a-gonna pay no toll…”

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Philip Webb

So goes the line in the old song “Convoy” by the fictional C.W. McCall. Well, there was certainly a GMC in that convoy of trucks, (driven by “Pig-Pen“, haulin’ hogs) but possibly the driver didn’t look as cheerful as the … Continue reading →

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Sir James Dyson

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Philip Webb

I don’t know what it I like in your country, but there is a tendency in the U.K. for people to live in the past.  People tell each other that things used to be so much better years ago, and … Continue reading →

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A Truck Gear Box

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Philip Webb

There’s another truck on its way … A GMC (or a “Jimmy” in old trucker slang) since you ask. But you can’t keep building trucks without putting at least some of the transmission system in them! In addition to suspension, … Continue reading →

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