O.K., it’s not the most glamourous coastal resort in Europe, but for hundreds of Meccanomen and women and countless punters it is the must-be place each July. On the first weekend in that month the Embassy Centre on the Grand … Continue reading
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Just back from a couple of weeks in France, away from the UK’s miserable weather, and that included one on week on the south coast at St Cyr sur Mer. Given all that glorious coast, what wonderful sights would you … Continue reading
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Spring may have been rather delayed in these parts, but the third Saturday in May each year sees the Village Hall in Oxton, a village NE of Nottingham, blossom with Meccano models. That’s the regular date for the Spring Meeting … Continue reading
I’ve just bought a copy of “Hardware – the definitive SF works of Chris Foss” – an ideal read on a wet and stormy afternoon. A massive piece of work of 240 pages, it lovingly pictures the incredible visions of … Continue reading
One of a series of gadgets that I have toyed with – executive toys of a sort! Take a 7 hole Strip and bolt a 1” x 1½” Corner Bracket to one end, and back the arm of this with … Continue reading
So, after a month in their shop window in London, my display models were safely returned by Liberty’s to Meccano UK, and Greg and I made another round trip to pick them up and bring them home. You might think … Continue reading
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Well, not quite Sheffield– more like the lovely rural setting of the village hall in the exotically named Laughton-en-le_Morthen. That was the recent Spring meeting of the Sheffield MeccanoGuild, one of the great English Meccano Clubs for enthusiasts young and … Continue reading
Meccanomen do get some interesting opportunities! Liberty’s, the big London department store on Great Marlborough Street just off Regent Street decided to have a shop window display through March featuring Meccano! This was to help launch a kids fashion range rather … Continue reading
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