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I'm certainly old enough to remember these but I don't.. Thats not a good sign.. lol.

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« Reply #5265 on: 2 Mar 2026, 06:08 pm »
I remember spending hours playing with my Dinky toys, when I wasn’t busy with my Meccano set. :D

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« Reply #5268 on: 3 Mar 2026, 05:03 pm »
Please explain what is this ?
Iam too young to know vintage toys  LOL

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« Reply #5269 on: 3 Mar 2026, 09:23 pm »
Deleting my post about an Erector Set as I was wrong on that.
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Greetings and thanks for your question :thumb:

Mecanno was a building set - it was comprised of pre-drilled metal girders and panels, pulleys, gears, wheels and other assorted items. An individual used miniature nuts and bolts to attach the panels to each other. The only limiting factor in this building set was your imagination. I fondly remember using my Wilesco steam engine to power many of my Mecanno creations. My goodness, a 10 year old child with access to matches, fuel and a live steam engine - surely what cataclysm would ensue with this combination :lol:






A Wilesco live steam engine - this is not mine but it is the same model I have. Incidentally, I still have my steam engine sitting on the shelf and it turns 57 years old this Christmas - thanks Nana and Papa :D


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« Reply #5271 on: 4 Mar 2026, 12:38 am »
5.1 ears  :duh:
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Deleting my post about an Erector Set as I was wrong on that.

I always get the two building sets mixed up - even their storage boxes look alike.

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« Reply #5276 on: 4 Mar 2026, 02:53 pm »
Hahahahahaha, Landrew that is all too true for a Boxer life. My wife was a nurse at a vet for years so most of the time that was met with a, "you'll figure it out" reaction.

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« Reply #5277 on: 4 Mar 2026, 04:27 pm »
Please explain what is this ?
Iam too young to know vintage toys  LOL

Thanks for the Meccano set pic, Laundrew. I haven’t seen one of these in years. I wonder if they are still available (other than as antiques!)? I had only a rudimentary set, but my friend Wayne’s father had a chest full of Meccano pieces. The set was so old that the long girders were grey and the flat pieces were a different colour (which I don’t remember). Brings back many great childhood memories!

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