Author: David Williams

Keith Cameron’s Krazy Klock makes a Welcome (?) Return by Graham Jost So I decided to rebuild Keith Cameron’s Krazy Klock – the one that I had first built 27 years ago. Why? Well there had been a little chatter on Spanner about it; I had no other model in mind and besides, Mary always…

Rhino Charger Robotic Arm in Meccano by Brian Neale See this video:

This is a model of an old time fairground amusement machine. The object was to steer a large ball though a maze eventually dropping it into the WIN hole. The machines I remember worked on the old English large penny piece and were for amusement only as no prize was awarded. Needless to say they…

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][mk_image src=”http://staging.cmamas.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/railway_breakdown_crane_img_2538.jpg” image_size=”full” align=”center”][mk_button dimension=”flat” corner_style=”full_rounded” size=”large” url=”http://staging.cmamas.ca/portfolio-posts/railway-breakdown-crane/” target=”_blank” align=”center” fullwidth=”true” btn_hover_bg=”#b0161c” text_color=”dark” btn_hover_txt_color=”#ffffff”]Image Gallery[/mk_button][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1679669124686{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] Railway Breakdown Crane A bigger, stronger and simpler Railway Breakdown Crane. Cranes of any kind make fascinating projects for Meccano enthusiasts. The Railway Breakdown Crane is no exception. For the construction of this model, I…

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][mk_image src=”http://staging.cmamas.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/rbw_vlcsnap-2022-11-09-08h30m24s034.png” image_size=”full” align=”center”][mk_button dimension=”flat” corner_style=”full_rounded” size=”large” url=”http://staging.cmamas.ca/portfolio-posts/rotating-big-wheel/” target=”_blank” align=”center” fullwidth=”true” btn_hover_bg=”#b0161c” text_color=”dark” btn_hover_txt_color=”#ffffff”]Image Gallery[/mk_button][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1679670350963{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] Rotating Big Wheel A couple of years ago I built with great pleasure, and with a few improvements, the Double Flyboats SML-33a. It is a very nice display model. Meanwhile, I studied the Rotating Big…

See the article in the November 2021 issue of “Canadian MeccaNotes”.

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][mk_image src=”http://staging.cmamas.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/mp-242_img_1735.jpg” image_size=”full” align=”center”][mk_button dimension=”flat” corner_style=”full_rounded” size=”large” url=”http://staging.cmamas.ca/portfolio-posts/converted-coach-mobile-home/” target=”_blank” align=”center” fullwidth=”true” btn_hover_bg=”#b0161c” text_color=”dark” btn_hover_txt_color=”#ffffff”]Image Gallery[/mk_button][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1616246220581{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] Converted Coach Mobile Home MP-242 This is an important model with more then 1000 bolts. It is from my point of view, three ModelPlans (MPs) in one. Booklet 1 is a MP by itself, just…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1599318234629{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] A History of Meccano As expressed through “The Adventures of Shirley Nickel Strip” Authored by Lloyd B. Schneider Click on the image below for the full story! [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1598281083823{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Rickshaw Man – Conceived with a Computer CAD Program and built in Meccano/Exacto Note: this article originally appeared on the SCMEC website (now shut down) and is reprinted with the kind permission of Phil Edwards, their former webmaster. A Rickshaw from South East Asia ~ 100 years ago … General views, with…