Uses 14 of Part № 2, 5½” strip, and 12 of Part № 126, angle trunnion.

Uses 8 of Part № 2, 5½” strip, and 10 of Part № 48a, 2½” × ½” double angle strip. It does fold up, like the real thing, but proved a little too small for taking the Christmas decorations down.

Uses 10 of Part № 54, 4½” flanged sector plate, and 16 of Part № 214, 2½” semi-circular plate.

“Never act with animals or children.” “Or,” I could add, “with classic military vehicles.” I can’t watch Richard Burton in Raid on Rommel, going round in circles feigning near-death from exhaustion, without taking more notice of what he’s riding in. It’s…

This is a re-imagining of my Ferocity model, which was originally built in 2018 and was an original concept idea for a fairground ride at an amusement park. That structure consisted of a large rotating arm supporting a boat at one end for the riders,…

This is a dockside crane with a motorised ‘crab’ and lift. The main challenge was the large rotating bearing, because I don’t have the Meccano geared roller bearing. I settled for twelve small flanged wheels running on a circle made from carefully curved…

This model is based on the Robot Man from the № 10 set Special Model Leaflet 10.27, but which originally came from the discontinued № 9 set. My model has a number of changes, the main one being that I have created a large hole in his chest, but filled in…

A six-wheel lorry that steers via the long rod underneath the chassis, as the cab does not have access to remotely steer this model. The constructional details closely follow those of my earlier models that use the prefabricated cab.

Based on the model from the № 9 set manual, but with several alterations.

It’s a very rare thing to find much spare time in the Christmas period, but with all the COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020, excess time seems like it’s always coming. To fill the extra time on my hands I turned once again to my Meccano hobby. It was early on…

This model is based on the Diabolo Juggler designed by Bernard Périer which is featured in the December 2020 issue of Constructor Quarterly. I have made several changes since I do not own the exact same parts as Bernard used, and I have also powered the…

A military vehicle, first made in 1923 and designed by Ferdinand Porsche. A rough translation is ‘bucket car’. It was a bit fiddly to build but does have working steering. I didn’t use plates so as to give it a more metallic look. The doors are…

With both the North and South East London Meccano Club exhibitions cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, the clubs teamed up to take the NELMC Hainault Hangout online.

This is a trailer of my own design, intended to represent the sort of home-built 1920s trailer my old tractor would have probably towed. It even has leaf springs!

A 1920s paraffin-burning Fordson tractor. I have also made a trailer for it.

For as many Allen bolts or nuts that I have it seems there aren’t ever quite enough and so another one of my Meccano models was sacrificed and dismantle to harvest the parts. I choose a fairground ride I called The Tormentor MK II, which I was…

Previously known as a the Post Office Tower.

This model is based upon a 12½” square base, with the mechanism built upon this. It is powered by a Dave Taylor-supplied electric motor driving reduction gearing to two motions. The first motion rotates the roundabout about the central column turning the…

This box van with an opening door uses the pre-fabricated cab of the Mulikit series, and uses the steering system used in some of my earlier models; a long rod under the chassis as shown, to a 3:1 bevel pair 30a, 30c, this moves the steering gear.

Alan Wenbourne describes his multi-drawer metal filing cabinet storage system.

Here is my small device for checking the RPM of Meccano motors. The photos show an E20R attached to the device, which is based on the Standard Mechanisms S. M.40 (USA edition). It provides a basic 243:1 ratio on just two shafts, which I have increased to…