Meccano £1.99

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi All,

Just spotted and bought issue 1 of Build a Crane Meccano in our newsagents, all sorts of goodies, wheels spindles bevelled gears collets nuts Allen screws plates & brackets, these are great value as a lost leader, no doubt the completeCrane will be serialised over the next many years at massive cost, but this first issue great value

May have to consider a paddle tug with the gears !!

Regards Ray

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hi Ray

Was this at WH Smith?

Bob

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi Bob,

Just our local newsagents called Martin's, I will be going down to WH Smiths to buy a couple more tomorrow! also to buy a load of the latest issue of MB's which contains my Freeman 22 as a free plan for my grandchildren to keep

Regards Ray

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Yes, great plan and article Ray. You have really captured this classic design well and it looks superb on the water. I think we'd all like a real one….

Colin

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi Colin

Many thanks for your kind comments, credit to our Graham who is a wizard with his camera and photographic expertise

Regards Ray

[Byron Rees…(Ron)Participant @byronrees-ron]

Hi Ray,

Really enjoyed your article and the model, brings back memories of hiring them from Woods at Potter Higham, what a laugh. Loved the cutaway view, a bit of wizardry by the MB artists there I suppose.

Most famous quote from me, the drunken skipper to my Bro-in-law "Where's this bridge we can't go under!!!" BANG!

Nice one.

Ron Rees.

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

Ron

I'm on record as having navigated that bridge from both directions in a four-berth cruiser while completely un-sober – without touching the sides on either occasion! I was actually applauded from the bridge during the second episode. I think I still have one or two Brownie points left over from the event.

Ray
Yep – a really nice model, article and plan. May I approach your photographer if I need his services?

Dave M

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Thanks Ron & Dave

The photographer and I spent a couple of hours this afternoon at a lake somewhere in southern England on the first sunny day down here for a month, watch this space or Facebook

Yes the cutaway view is great for people whose second language isn't reading drawings

Regards Ray

Edited By Ray Wood 2 on 14/04/2018 18:36:23

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Ray. Gosh your driver must be the twin brother of my man Thomas in the pontoon boat….

Ashley

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi Ashley,

They could well be related, 50p from a charity shop in Canterbury maybe a Doctor Who figure ?

Regards Ray

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