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About Philip Webb

Chairman of the International Society of Meccanomen

Fighting through the snow …

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Philip Webb

It’s not unknown for there to be a bit of snow in the verges when it comes to the January meeting of NMMG, but I have never seen a meeting like this! After repeated snow showers on successive days there … Continue reading →

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..and here’s the truck

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Philip Webb

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some daylight shots to show the truck in both running order and, minus logs, with the trailer riding piggy-back for the home run.

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I said there’d be more! When I put up a picture of my latest model, a rear bogie for a logging trailer, I promised the front end would be next. Of course, there’s not much point in that without a … Continue reading →

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Drive safely!

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Philip Webb

Off to a party? This might well be your best bet for getting there and back safely over the Christmas period. This was my version of the Classic London Cab as envisaged in the 1950s No 7 Set manuals – … Continue reading →

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Logging Trailer

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Philip Webb

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What starts someone off on a new model? All this really began when a lucky bid in a recent club auction netted me a rather nice set of wheels. I had to do something with them – so I started … Continue reading →

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An Automotive Gearbox

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Philip Webb

This is back to an old favourite subject. I’ve built loads of these in my time, and many of them appeared in “Everything Automotive III”, a compilation of gearbox designs that I edited a few years back (still available from … Continue reading →

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Unexpected pleasures

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Philip Webb

The third Saturday in October generally means a trip up the M1 towards Sheffield, and a turn off before the city to the little village of Laughton-en-le-Morthern for the autumn meeting of the Sheffield Meccano Guild. So it was this … Continue reading →

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Space, the final frontier

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Philip Webb

Well, actually it was lack of space that proved the barrier! With the prospect of the autumn season opening (for me) with the next NMMG I have been busy working away at my latest model, the promised rebuild of the … Continue reading →

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The Last Gasp of Summer

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Philip Webb

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The Saturday following the August Bank Holiday has been observed for years in the world of Meccano by a pilgrimage of the faithful to Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. Coast down Remenham Hill, cross the Thames on the old humped bridge that … Continue reading →

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Workbench News

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Philip Webb

Sometimes an idea takes root and then blossoms into something bigger. Years ago I came up with an idea I’ve never seen anyone else use – a small-scale staircase which used the Meccano Flexible Track pieces as treads. I thought … Continue reading →

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