If we were to talk to engineers about the childhood toys which most inspired them, it’s likely that the older among them would mention either Meccano or Erector Set. These similar construction ...

[ZXGuesser] has pulled off a true feat of Meccano engineering: building a Meccano Hellschreiber machine. The design is a close replica of the original Siemens Feld-Hell machine as documented here.

Regardless of discipline, race and rally cars are built meticulously – it’s a fine art to assemble a life-size Meccano or Lego set, featuring approximately 3000 parts. It’s a process that ...

Meccano was made by Frank Hornby in Liverpool from 1908 until the early 1960's. While it was not the first construction toy - it was one of the first to use elements such as regularly spaced holes ...

Cork man Noel Quinn has been fascinated with model making and all things military-themed since he was given a metal Meccano ...

Woman Engineer As a child Beatrice Shilling said she played with Meccano and spent her pocket money on penknives, an adjustable spanner, a glue pot and other simple tools Born in 1909, in ...