This was one of our informal quarterly meetings where our members showed off their latest Meccano creations.
At around 2:00pm we had our annual general meeting, followed by the Model Tour in which members were invited to give a short talk about their models — in particular their entries for the Secretary’s Challenge!
The Dinky Toys Secretary’s Challenge
This Challenge was to build a model based on a Dinky Toy (or other die-cast toy). This did not prove to be much of a challenge for many of our members since Meccano models are often based on models from outside the Meccano system.
2025 marked 90 years since the first Dinky Toys were manufactured. They were made until the Liverpool factory closed in 1979. Dinky Supertoys was launched in 1947. Corgi, the other main manufacturer of die-cast toys, started in 1956.