#meccano

[shnyaginet]

🔍 Вы думали, «Юность» придумали в СССР? Шокирующая правда о том, кто на самом деле создал любимый конструктор

История легендарного металлического конструктора: от британского патента Meccano до всесоюзной любви к наборам «Юность» и их нецелевого использования.

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[stop-entropy-lie-down]

[eightiesandninetiesforever]

Meccano Erector Set commercial [1993]

Source [YT: GrowinupinSincity81]

[aneverydaything]

Day 2707, 21 November 2025

A Meccano building, Canary Wharf, London

[all-action-all-picture]

The Age of the Truck. A 1974 ad for Meccano sets to be won with packets of Rice Krispies!

This offer finished over 50 years ago so don't be spending too long in the supermarket looking for the special competition packs.

[sailing-on-a-puddle]

At the weekend my husband and kiddos went to Beamish (massive museum in North East England, if you can go do it's amazing) and they had a guest exhibition from the North East Meccano Society. I was away but I feel a bit sad because I didn't see MECCANO TWO AND FOUR!!!

Aren't they brilliant?

[alpaca-dave]

Meccano Forklift

I got that Meccano forklift completed. It works but is a little underpowered, I need a 20 V power supply and my model train power supply only puts out 15 V. Will have to look for one.

The design is from a 1950s booklet and the parts are mostly of the same vintage, with a few newer parts mixed in.

Maybe I’ll make a video of the gear operation; it has forward/reverse and the forks go up and down, all geared off of the one motor.

[canajunfinances]

Financial planning can feel overwhelming—like staring at a box of metal pieces and bolts from a Meccano set. But just like those childhood projects, it all starts with the first step. This post compares building a financial plan to constructing something incredible with Meccano: start small, gain confidence, and build complexity gradually. Whether you're tackling debt or planning for retirement, it's all about starting where you are and committing to build.

(via Financial Planning: Like Meccano?)