January 2001 Newsletter
January 2001 Newsletter
Issue 97
Report written by Geoff Carter
This was one of our annual public Meccano model exhibitions.
Models on Display
Jim Arthur — Big wheel; Anti-aircraft gun; Field gun; Chassis; Ferrari racing car.
Stan Bedford — ‘Schools’ class locomotive; Triple-pen Meccanograph and something by Andreas Konkoly — I have it down as a ‘cent. intermit.' — is that centrifugal intermittent motion?
Geoff Carter — Various small models, including a highwing monoplane from the Aero Constructor 2 Special set.
Peter Clay — Dad’s Army butcher’s wagon; Master Connection 6x4; Factory-made (Calais) motorcycle; Tractor (unfinished) with 6 speed motor, clutch, differential, pivoting beam front axle, steering and opening engine compartment; Orrery, Railway platform truck; The Survivor Car from the Master Connector series; Overland vehicle; Spirit of St. Louis.
Andrew Couzens — Small models: Red/green fire engine with turn-table ladder; Manually-operated windmill in zinc/yellow, based on a model in the № 3 set manual; Helicopter based on the model in the Motion System set, powered by the set motor; Hammerhead crane; Titanic.
John Cowdery — № 9 set windmill; A ferry on a heaving sea; The crane from the Centenary set (no, not the large block-setter set!)
Geoff Davison — Two motorcycles; Two traction engines; Sports car; Transporter; Märklin lorry.
Jim Ellicott — A collection of aeroplane models.
George Foard — A host of small models, featuring aircraft, motor cycles, carts or buggies and some ‘simplicity’ models.
Paul Heather — № 6 set armoured car; № 7 set models of a liner and a mobile crane.
Ron Martin — Andreas Konkoly’s steam plant and a 70s dockside crane.
David Smithers — Steam plant and workshop; Horizontal steam engine; Vintage ice-cream seller’s tricycle; Floating crane; Articulated pipe lorry.
Tim Surtell — ‘Penny-in-the-slot’ chocolate machine.
Chris Warrell — Steam excavator.
Dealers present: John Longbon, Caroline and Mike Rhoades and Dave Taylor.