Category: Special Features

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 width=”1/4″][mk_image src=”http://staging.cmamas.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/abrams-battle-tank-26.jpg” image_size=”full” align=”center”][mk_button dimension=”flat” corner_style=”full_rounded” size=”large” url=”http://staging.cmamas.ca/index.php/portfolio-posts/abrams-battle-tank/” 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_1579387078638{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Battle Tanks and Meccano It is somewhat surprising to realize that, contrary to other subjects like cranes, clocks, commercial vehicles, fairground machinery, locomotives, orreries, etc., there are almost no Battle Tanks plans in the literature. However,…

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][mk_image src=”http://staging.cmamas.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/level-luffing-dockside-crane-15.jpg” image_size=”full”][mk_button dimension=”flat” corner_style=”full_rounded” size=”large” url=”http://staging.cmamas.ca/index.php/portfolio-posts/level-luffing-dockside-crane-mp-72/” 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_1579388141208{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]This is a remake of a popular Meccano model. See the complete set of photos here: Level Luffing Dockside Crane Photos This article appeared in the July 2018 issue of “Canadian MeccaNotes”. Yves Ste-Marie, Québec, Canada[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][mk_image src=”http://staging.cmamas.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/servetti-trolley-027_right_end_view_02.jpg” image_size=”full”][mk_button dimension=”flat” corner_style=”full_rounded” size=”large” url=”http://staging.cmamas.ca/index.php/portfolio-posts/servettis-trolley-factory-with-arduino-based-automation/” 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_1579389472641{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]This is a remake of a famous Meccano model using Arduino-based automation. See the complete set of photos here: Servetti’s Trolley Factory Photos Also see videos of the completed model below. This article appeared in the November…