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Meccano - that takes me back. I had a Meccano set back when I was in primary school on the Isle of Wight. Steam trains were still king back then. :hehe:
Are Meccano sets made of plastic now?
Then along came Lego and my allegiance changed!
Hi everyone
Just to explain my absence I'm not suffering from some dreadful disease but I re-discovered Meccano (or Erector Set in USA) and have become somewhat obsessed with that for a while. I'm sure I'll be back when all the TRS2019 hoo-hah calms down.
Cheers,
Mick
Face it Mick, you were never truly absent. Trainz is like that dreadful Eagles song, "Hotel California" - check out any time you like, but you can never leave.
* ducks head and waits for pummeling from Eagles fans*
Mick,
Meccano was my biggest love as a child ... you now have returned big memories of joy for me that i had making all sorts and being told off for putting my light back on once i knew my dad had gone bed .
I may have to look into this now and maybe buy for my grandsons ... yes not me my grandsons .
But for your absence ill still have to see a doctors sick note.
Thanks for bringing back a big smile mick
I had what must have been one of the earliest Meccano sets as I "inherited" it from my uncle who was born in the early 1900s - all silver in colour. Later ones were red and green.
Still reminiscing - Trix made an alternative with a much closer pattern of holes, and maybe
somewhat inferior.
A useful "toy" for railway modellers was Bayko _ individual bricks which could be cemented together
to make buildings. Then the cement could be dissolved to start all over again.
Anyone else remember these?
Ray