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fcrammond · Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 8:58 pm Post subject: Meccano Day at APS

Next Sunday is our annual Meccano event. Most of it is subcontracted to the local Meccano society who put on an excellent event in the Big Shed. But the real stuff goes on upstairs on the Beam Floor where we hold the Annual Great Corporation Road Locomotive Trials. Things have to be Steam Powered, made of Meccano and capable of running on three and a half inch gauge Hornby track. Rockets are strictly speaking not allowed but what the hell they are fun.
We also run anything Meccano and steam driven from cranes to Foden Wagons.
I've been sorting out my stuff and built a few more things this year

A Mersey powered windmill.

And a couple of "Locomotives"

I need to make a new boiler shroud for the right hand engine but the last tinnie I picked up for the job turned out to be full so I left it for the next wino to find (it is christmas)

Fred

MFSteam · Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:01 pm Post subject:

That Meccano Windmill is huge.

Is that a couple of pre war mamods lurking in the third image?
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Spokesmann · Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:01 pm Post subject:

Interesting stuff Fred, Windy Miller would be proud of those vanes.
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fcrammond · Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:13 pm Post subject:

Is that a couple of pre war mamods lurking in the third image?

Yes, note the missing boiler end cap on the SE4. I'm hoping to get the piledriver working again for Meccano Day and am contemplating borrowing the end cap from the SE3 if my silver soldering skills fail me. The original split along a stress/corrosion line and when I took it of I dropped it on the floor and a chunk cracked off so it's a bit complex to repair.

Spokesmann · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 11:53 am Post subject:

Is it possible to see the innermost loco from the other side Fred? (Lot of Meccano chain there . . . )
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made-in-england · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 4:56 pm Post subject:

I really need to buy a Meccano Set as I only have the Stuff of plastic from when i was a kid Sad

sad but true!!

Nice stuff there fred!
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8_10 Brass Cleaner · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 8:27 pm Post subject:

Well, I've just bought a 90's set 4 for less than £15 via flea bay. You need to keep your eyes peeled..

Spokesmann · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:32 pm Post subject:

Good buy, I do like old Meccano as well as the new French stuff.
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