Tag Archives: Meccano

High sided

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Philip Webb

With gales last night reaching 112mph on the western edges of our island it was no surprise to see news this morning of all sorts of damage. With the wind whipping the branches of the many trees in my garden … Continue reading →

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with wings like Eagles

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Philip Webb

There was something wonderfully sonorous about NASA’s historic announcement in 1967 – “The Eagle has landed!” telling the world that Man had landed on the moon for the first time. I can’t help but feel that the Chinese missed a … Continue reading →

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Obsolescence

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Philip Webb

When I was a young boy I was always looking for another model to build, having exhausted all the models in my Meccano instruction manual. The obvious place to look in those pre-Club and pre-MW Models days was of course … Continue reading →

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Times of change

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Philip Webb

It is always sad to lose an old friend, and when it is your fault …. My large TIE fighter (Star Wars space ship) has stood in a corner of our living room for several years now and has given … 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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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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