Tag Archives: Meccano

Stuart the Minion

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Philip Webb

Another Minion? We’ve looked at these little creatures here before, and when I took “Kevin” along to the recent show at the Abbey Pumping Station in Leicester he provoked many squeals of delight from the children who walked into the … Continue reading →

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We have lift-off!

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Philip Webb

So, the latest model made it and was duly delivered to the organisers of the London Model Engineering Exhibition. There was that awkward moment when I wondered if I could actually get it out of the room where I’d assembled … Continue reading →

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An elite hotel room – in a crane!

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Philip Webb

Harlingen is a municipality and a city in the northern Netherlands, in the province of Friesland on the Wadden Sea. An old town with a long history of fishing and shipping and a current population of 15,769, it received city … Continue reading →

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Going forwards …..

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Philip Webb

The Enterprise project is progressing – we now have the main body and the pylon that joins it to the command saucer, and the pylons that will have the impulse engines mounted on them are taking shape. The characteristic shape … Continue reading →

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My latest Enterprise …..

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Philip Webb

OK, so some serious building is under way with the Model Engineering Show deadline advancing. This is the first part complete – the familiar saucer-like command centre of the USS Enterprise – now for the pylon and the main body … Continue reading →

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on track …

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Philip Webb

…. of course, a dockside crane really ought to be able to run on track. Some time ago I acquired a number of lengths of 0-gauge track and it seemed a good idea to use them on this project, so … Continue reading →

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Small level luffing crane

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Philip Webb

When I was a youngster I was always rather taken by Model 6.14, a dockside crane. Like many in the 6/7 manuals of the period the model’s lines were simple and elegant and made good use of the parts available. … Continue reading →

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Truly Despicable ….

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Philip Webb

You’re right, it’s been a while since the last post: I’m sorry! Who said retirement gave you more time? But since I last wrote there have been various Meccano events and club meetings, not least the annual pilcrimage to Skegness … Continue reading →

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By popular request

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Philip Webb

I’ve produced a couple of manuals now for people wanting to build a 1/10th scale trailer in Meccano, but that begs the question – when will we see a truck to pull them? My publisher has been encouraging me to … Continue reading →

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Latest manual now arriving

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Philip Webb

Just a note to mention that the latest construction manual from these studios is now complete. If the publisher likes it it should be out soon!

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