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The “Canadian MeccaNotes” newsletter(ISSN 1207-2249) is published 4 times peryear (March, June, September and December)by the Canadian Modeling Association forMeccano & Allied Systems (CMAMAS).

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Vice PresidentVice PresidentVice PresidentVice PresidentVice President ... Attila Szakonyi,10 Fendley Crt, Brampton, Ontario, Canada,L6Z 3H9, [email protected],(905)846-5287

TreasurerTreasurerTreasurerTreasurerTreasurer ... Marsha Brandston,130 Neptune Drive, Suite 1109, Toronto,Ontario, Canada M6A 1X5,[email protected]

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Editor’s NotesEditor’s NotesEditor’s NotesEditor’s NotesEditor’s NotesThis issue contains fewer features than usual asit’s published a bit earlier than usual. Many thanksto Dave Duncan, Marsha Brandston, Sam Chow,Colin Hoare, Hubert Hogle and others for supply-ing items for this issue.

One contributor to each Canadian MeccaNotesissue gets a prize in appreciationof their efforts. The December2005 winner was Samuel Chow.Perhaps you’ll win for the nextissue? Starting last year, theprize has changed to be one ofthe new CMAMAS flashlights.

Part of the CMAMAS website isnow password protected. Forexample to see the meetings ofminutes you now need this id/password: cmember/Sprocket2.

As always, the newsletter is only as good as thecontributors. Your articles, photos, model plans,short news items, wants, sales and swap ads arewanted. Items in machine readable form (e-mail,CDROM) are preferred but everything is accept-able. If you scan photos, please scan them at aminimum resolution of 150 dpi. If desired, yourmaterial can also be posted on our website. If

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you’d like any part of your submissions returned,please say so; otherwise I will keep everything.

Please note that we plan to publish the June 2006issue around June 7, 2006; the final deadline isMay 25, 2006.

I expect to be out of the country for a couple ofmonths therefore Newsletter submissions for theJune issue should be cced or sent to Colin Hoareso he can check for errors and omissions while I’maway enjoying myself in south-east asia in March& April.

While I’m away, Mike Sobanski has volunteeredto handle any necessary website updates. He canbe contacted at [email protected], (H)416-503-4124, (C) 416-786-5052.

David Williams

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In commemoration of the club’s 10th anniversarywe have ordered club lapel pins. The pins are 1.25"long and 5/8" high in gold.

The cost of the pin is $10.00 plus $1.05 postage.

Orders should be sent to C.M.A.M.A.S., C/OMARSHA BRANDSTON, 130 NEPTUNE DR SUITE1109, TORONTO, ON M6A 1X5, CANADA

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Did you know that Meccano sets were manufac-tured in Mexico for a short period?

Another photo is on page 9 and more photos areon the CMAMAS website under “Special Fea-tures”.

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Stoneleigh Meccano Exhibition 2005 1Editor’s Notes 2Meccano Sets Made in Mexico 3CMAMAS Lapel Pin 1996-2006 3Presidential Perusings 4Stoneleigh Meccano Exhibition 2005 5Report from Parts & Sets Manager 9Upcoming Meccano Shows 10Building for Beginners 11Mousetrap (Action Contraption) 14A pre-war Canadian Newsletter 20BCMC - Meccano Meeting Minutes 22Borgfeldt (Canada) Ltd. 26Sleeping Meccanoman Captions 26The Peddler 27Modern Meccano Models 28


Presidential PerusingsPresidential PerusingsPresidential PerusingsPresidential PerusingsPresidential PerusingsAs has been stated before, 2006 is a significantyear for the Canadian Modeling Association forMeccano and Allied Systems. We will be celebrat-ing the tenth anniversary of the foundation of theorganisation. In the past decade, the organisationhas grown significantly, and “CanadianMeccaNotes” has beenthe mainstay of keepingenthusiasts from all partsof the country in touchwith the developmentsin the world of Meccano.Through the Association,many members havebeen able to build uptheir collection of partsand sets, thanks to theefforts of people likeMarsha Brandston,Attila Szakonyi and DaveDuncan, as well as oth-ers in former years such as Lynn Krause and ColinHinz. You can rest assured that it has not been easyat times: our dealings with our overseas suppliershave not always been plain sailing, and, untilBorgfeldt took over the distribution of sets inCanada, delivery of sets was very much a hit andmiss scenario, or at least that was the way itseemed!

It can now be safely said that the situation withrespect to distribution of parts and sets is probablybetter now than it has been in quite some time. Asyou will see elsewhere, we can even offer theSpitfire set that we thought we would never be ableto handle.

Not only is this a special year in Canada, but alsothere is an important milestone being celebrated inEngland this year, in that this will be the twenty-fifth year that there has been an exhibition organisedby the North Midlands Meccano Guild at Skegness.Quite a number of Canadian Meccanomen haveattended this exhibition at different times, whichtakes place over the first weekend in July, thiswriter included. Don Morton’s attendance isprobably the most significant, because he fre-quently takes a model with him. This year, theCanadian contingent promises to be one of thestrongest ever: certainly there will be two mem-bers of the Executive there, Frank Curry andmyself. Jim Bobyn from Montreal plans to be thereas well, and no doubt there will be others. Havingalready informed the organisers that I plan to bethere has meant that I have received an invitation

to speak at the Dinner that will be held on theSaturday night, which is a great honour. Now Ihave about four months to ponder on what I shouldsay - any suggestions would be greatly appreci-ated.

This issue of the magazine has a lot more photo-graphs and fewer articles than usual. The reason?Lack of material. There is a desperate need forother subscribers to pick up the pen (or the modernequivalent, which is sitting down at the computerkeyboard) and submit a contribution. For thosewho have done so before, the Executive thank you.For anyone else who has not tried it before - justdo not be afraid. We particularly need articlesabout models. It does not have to be a bolt by boltdescription of the construction: a general descrip-tion of the model, with comments on how particu-lar problems were solved, is certainly acceptable.

Having mentioned SkegEx, it must also be addedthat there are several shows planned in differentparts of this country, particularly in Ontario. A listof the known events is also given in the magazine.New faces - and new models - are alwayswelcome!

Finally, I would like to pay tribute to Bob Hauton,who passed away earlier this year in England.Here is how Geoff Brown, the Chairman of theNorth Midlands Meccano Guild, described him: “Asupremely self-effacing and gentle man, he con-tributed enormously to the Hobby in earlier years,especially with his involvement in the compilationand publication of the Meccanoman’s Guide andThe Development of the Meccano System. He wasalso known for his expertise with gears and withastronomic trains involving epicyclics in particu-lar, and for some very original mechanisms.

“If I hadn’t met him in 1985 I might still be a lonemodeller. I owe him a great deal.”

Bob was a regular attendee at North MidlandsMeccano Guild exhibitions, and he and I had hadseveral conversations over the years.

Colin Hoare


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Exhibition 2005Exhibition 2005Exhibition 2005Exhibition 2005Exhibition 2005Midlands MeccanoMidlands MeccanoMidlands MeccanoMidlands MeccanoMidlands Meccano

GuildGuildGuildGuildGuild2005-003 - H. M. S. Campunolaby George Illingworth

2005-005 - A general view of thedisplay. The gentleman in the dark suit iswell-known Meccanoman Dr. Alan Par-tridge, and some of you may recognisethe lady, as it is the President’s wife,Anthea!

2005-006 - The Forth Road Bridge and H.M. S. Illustrious by George Illingworth

2005-008 - Under construction - theServetti Fantasy Factory by Paul Hubbard

2005-010 - The Supermodel Steam Shovelin exquisite blue and gold by RoyWhitehouse

2005-013 - The Steam Excavator by thesame builder

2005-016 - A general view of Ken Wright’slayout will the Tal-y-Llyn locomotives

2005-018 - Michael Moulden’s model ofa European fairground ride called TopBuzz

2005-020 - John Moulden’s hugeFerris Wheel

2005-021 - The massive base of thesame model

2005-023 - The husband and wifeteam of John & Joy Sleaford andtheir display. One can see a Concordemodel in the foreground, as well asBig Ben.

2005-025 - The orrery by Alan Par-tridge, built many years ago, thathas been published as a CanadianModelPlan

2005-026 - The two models on theleft are by Nick Rodgers, and the twoon the right are by Terry Pettitt

2005-027 - Still working after allthese years! Terry Pettitt’sMeccanograph that was first de-scribed in a Midlands Meccano Guild

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2005-029 - Sid Beckett’s Yel-low Submarine

2005-030 - A perennialfavourite at the Stoneleigh Fes-tival - “The Countryman” Trac-tion Engine, again by SidBeckett. He has been bringingthis model to the show for 22consecutive years.

2005-037 - The Meccano dis-play in the Imagineering Pavil-ion, where children get to buildmodels. Well-known “Con-structor Quarterly” scribe,Michael Denny, is seen on theleft.

2005-038 - Sir Trevor Baylis(wearing the hat), the inventorof the clockwork radio, seensitting admiring the sports car.

2005-044 - A view of KenWright’s Double Fairlie loco-motive crossing over a bridge.

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Report from Parts &Report from Parts &Report from Parts &Report from Parts &Report from Parts &Sets ManagerSets ManagerSets ManagerSets ManagerSets Manager

I would like to take this opportunity and introducemyself formally as the new Parts and Sets Man-ager for CMAMAS. I joined the club a little over ayear ago and have since taken part in severalHobby shows and events with the club. My newrole fits perfectly with my ever growing adorationfor the hobby and thus I am,like most of you, a“Meccano Nut”. I will sharemy Meccano story witheveryone in a future issue,but for now I would like toprovide an update on partsand back orders.

For those individuals thathad outstanding ordersfrom 2002-2004, I canproudly say that most or-ders have been filled anddelivered to the respectivemembers. As most of youare aware, the club hashad some challenges with one of our suppliers.For all future bulk orders, we will be using Ashokand club stock to fulfill the needs of our clubmembers. The price list is posted on the web andif you do not have access, and have not receivedthe printed copy in the mail, please contact meimmediately. My plan is to have at least three bulkorders this year, with next one expiring June 15th-2006. My goal is to provide club members withnew parts and sets and deliver in atimely manner.

Last but not least I want to thankeveryone for their patience and supportover the last 18 months. I feel a greathonour to be part of this club and I willcontinue to work hard to keep ourmembers happy.

Sincerely,

David Duncan, Parts and Sets Man-ager (CMAMAS), 55 Lurgan Drive,Toronto, Ontario M2R 1K7

[email protected] (416)-733-8670 (Home) (416)-353-0848 (Busi-ness)


Upcoming MeccanoUpcoming MeccanoUpcoming MeccanoUpcoming MeccanoUpcoming MeccanoShowsShowsShowsShowsShows

Meccano will be back at the Kingston RailoramaMarch 18-19, 2006 at the Ambassador Confer-ence Centre, 1550 Princess St., Kingston. Forfurther info contact Hubert Hogle,[email protected] (613) 532-3672.

Moose Jaw Hobby Show and Swap Meet, Friday-Saturday, March 24-25, 2006. Contact Bill Bardutzfor further details ([email protected]).www.sukanenmuseum.ca

Quebec CMAMAS members will exhibit at Inter-national Toy Collectible and Nostalgia Show,Place Desaulniers, 1023 Boul. Taschereau,Longueuil Que J4K 2X5 April 1, 2006. For furtherinfo call (514) 634-3020.

CMAMAS members will exhibit at the Train & ToyShow at the W. B. George Centre, KemptvilleCollege, Kemptville, April 1-2, 2006, hours Sat10am-5pm; Sun 10am-4pm. This show replacesthe spring show formerly held at the NepeanSportsplex. For further info checkwww.antiquetoys.ca or contact Frank [email protected] (613) 634-8225 or HubertHogle, [email protected] (613) 532-3672

Quebec CMAMAS members will exhibit at theExpo-Train-Modelisme show at PolyvalenteGeorge Vanier, 3995 Boul. Levesque est, Laval, onApril 8-9, 2006. Hours are 10am - 5pm Saturdayand 10am - 4pm Sunday. For further info checkwww.model-art.com or call (416) 625-4230.

CMAMAS members have been invited to displaymodels at the Boy Scouts hobby show at theMerrickville Community Centre, April 29, 200610am-2pm. Merrickville is a unique historic Townon the Rideau Canal south west of Ottawa and wella visit. For further info. contact Allan Yates, (613)269-3074 [email protected] or Hubert Hogle,[email protected] (613) 532-3672.

The Toronto spring Meccano show is tentativelyset for May 7, 2006 10am-4pm at The Toy andTrain Show at the International Centre, Toronto.This show coincides with the American ToyCollectors convention at King Edward Hotel and itis expected that the 150+ attendees will be busedto the show. Check www.antiquetoys.ca or con-tact Frank Steele (613) 634-8225,[email protected]

Meccano models will be on display again at theStayner Toy show, Stayner arena June 4, 2006

10am-4pm. For further info. contact ManfredLeimgardt (705) 428-6415 (Cell: 705-443-1628) orAttila Szakonyi (905) [email protected]

The Third Hamilton Show is scheduled for theHamilton Museum of Steam and Technology onJuly 29-30, 2006. For info contact either AttilaSzakonyi at 905-846-5287 or Colin Hoare at 905-873-8261 or [email protected].

CMAMAS members will be displaying Meccanomodels again at the Thousand Islands ModelRailroaders show in Gananoque August 12-13,2006. The show is at the Gananoque RecreationCentre, 600 King St. E., 10 am - 4 pm. For moreinfo check www.festivaloftheislands.com or con-tact Hubert Hogle (613) 532-3672;[email protected];

Meccano exhibitors will be at Railfest 2006 at theSmiths Falls Railway Museum August 26-27,2006. For more info check www.antiquetoys.caor contact Frank Steele [email protected] (613)634-8225 or Hubert Hogle, [email protected](613) 532-3672.

The Canadian Toy Collectors Society show will beheld October 15, 2006 9am - 3pm at the SkywayTrade & Conference Centre, Dixon Road at Hwy 27Toronto. At present there are no plans to exhibitbut vendors often have Meccano for sale. Seewww.ctcs.org.

CMAMAS will have a huge Meccano show at TheHobby Show will be held at The InternationalCentre, Toronto on November 3, 4 & 5, 2006.Hours are Friday, 12 noon - 9 p.m.; Saturday, 10a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For moreinfo check www.thehobbyshow.com.


Building for BeginnersBuilding for BeginnersBuilding for BeginnersBuilding for BeginnersBuilding for Beginnerswith Ed Barclaywith Ed Barclaywith Ed Barclaywith Ed Barclaywith Ed Barclay

The new Canadian distributor of Meccano,Borgfeldt of Canada Ltd., has shown a greatinterest in our group and its activities. To this end,Borgfeldt is also considering putting a notice in allsets marketed in Canada announcing the exist-ence of our group and the newsletter we publish.As most new purchases will be for children, it wasdecided that a series of articles aimed at theyounger sect would be beneficial. The models inthis series of articles are, therefore, very simple.

First of all, as far as possible, several important butsimple criteria have been observed, these being:

1. Plenty of larger parts with open models. Smallhands need to fit inside models in order to screwon nuts. Large parts assist the children in inventingnew models.

2. The models must work, even if they are notproperly constructedi.e. nuts and bolts notproperly tightened. Ifthe model hasworked, then partsfall off as the childturns the crank, atwhich point the childusually laughs, andputs the parts back.If the model hasn’tworked at all, thenthe end result is frus-tration.

3. In order to makeconstruction easier,wherever possible, nomore than two partsare held by a singlebolt. Inexperiencedhands and multipleparts on a bolt do notmix.

4. NO MOTORS.Probably the great-est source of frustra-tion is the motors. Ifthe construction is notexact the inherentfriction often com-pletely stalls the mo-tor. In any case, chil-dren like to “turn the

handle”.

So, there are the “rules” - now for the kits. Thisseries of articles will be using three kits, the firstis the Basic Starter Kit and the second is anExtended Starter Kit. The basic kit builds the largeropen models, while the extended kit includessmaller parts and, while having all the parts for theBasic Kit models, these offer the opportunity toconstruct for the more “fiddly” models. The thirdkit is a special Mini-Kit, and utilizes many of thecurrent production parts. This kit was developedas a “take home kit” for my Summer Workshops.

So much for the kits and their criteria - now for themodels. The first model is a Bascule Bridge. Verylittle is needed in the way of written instruction, asall the parts required are laid out ready for assem-bly.

The two bascules are attached to the towers bymeans of Angle Brackets firmly bolted to thebascules and locknutted to the tower sides. A pair


of 5-hole Strips, used solely to provideadditional weight, are attached alongthe front edge of the 9x5 hole FlexiblePlate. The only tricky part is theoperating strings. There are twoseparate strings, one for each bas-cule. Start with two pieces of stringabout 75cm in length, and clip theends of both strings under the righthand Spring Clip on the Crank Handle.Take one string and thread it over thefirst Axle on the upper frame andaround the second Axle. The string isthen threaded down through the righthand end hole of the far bascule,across the underside and up throughthe left hand end hole. Thence, backover the two Axles and is left loose atthe Crank Handle end. Take the sec-ond string and in a similar mannerthread it over the near Axle, the Bas-cule and back over the near Axle. Takeboth strings between the finger andthumb and pull them taut. If onebascule is higher than the other care-fully push it down level with the otherwhile letting the individual string slipthrough the fingers and thumb. Onceboth bascules are level, clip the ends ofthe string under the left hand Spring Clip on theCrank Handle and cut off any surplus string.

More models will be featured in subsequentissues of the CMN.

Ed Barclay


STARTER ACCESSORY Part Name Perforated strip 25-holes Perforated strip 11-holes Perforated strip 9-holes Perforated strip 5-holes Perforated strip 3-holes Angle Girder 25-holes Fishplate Double Bracket 1x1x1-holes Double Bracket 2x1x2-holes Angle Bracket 1x1-holes obtuse Bracket 1x1-holes Axle Rod 4~" Axle Rod 3~" Axle Rod 2" crank Handle 3-1/2" Pulley with boss 2" diam. Pulley without boss 1" diam. Pulley without boss ~" diam. Bush wheel 8- holes Pinion 19 teeth Gear wheel 57 teeth spring clip Nut Bolt washer Double Bent strip

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Mousetrap (ActionMousetrap (ActionMousetrap (ActionMousetrap (ActionMousetrap (ActionContraption)Contraption)Contraption)Contraption)Contraption)

IntroductionIntroductionIntroductionIntroductionIntroductionIn November 2004, Les Patterson describedhis Mousetrap game Meccano model onSpanner. Subsequently, he kindly grantedpermission to have these pictures pub-lished in “Canadian MeccaNotes.” Thepictures will be published in this and sub-sequent issues. Hopefully, one or moresubscribers will rise to the occasion and wewill see a Canadian version of this fascinat-ing model.

Colin Hoare

Mousetrap - a pictorialMousetrap - a pictorialMousetrap - a pictorialMousetrap - a pictorialMousetrap - a pictorialModelPlanModelPlanModelPlanModelPlanModelPlan

Designed by Les PattersonI thought with all these excellentpictures of models that are beingshown now that I ought to do my bitand show a few myself. So, here isa picture of a simple ball roller Iknocked up one afternoon in mycoffee break.

It’s a Meccano version of the ‘ActionContraption’ from the well known‘Mousetrap’ game - but with a fewtwists and additions. Prior to thestart of the sequence, two marblesare loaded automatically; one is bal-anced on the ‘Thingy-ma-jig’ justabove the ‘Bath’ and can be seen justto the right of the ‘12’ position on theclock. The other can be seen in the‘Bucket’ at the top of the ‘Wibbly-Wobbly-Stairs’ to the right edge ofthe picture.

The action sequence is as follows:

The Mechanical Man just seen on theleft turns the handle of the Windlass,which causes a spring loaded triplever to pull back, which in turn isthen released, allowing the ‘StopSign’ to strike the ‘Heel’ of the ‘Boot,’which hangs from the ‘Lamp Post,’which swings up and knocks overthe Bucket. The marble now runsdown the stairs in a zig-zag manner,continues around the guttering andtrips a lever by the bath ‘Pipe Work’.Having done its work, this marble


then drops into the ‘Drain’ and returns to themarble magazine.

Meanwhile, the lever that was tripped pushesup one end of the ‘Thingy-ma-jig’ causing thesecond marble to drop into the ‘Bath’ and downits ‘Plug Hole’. This marble then drops on to oneend of the ‘See-saw’, on the other end of whichis a ‘Diver’ (complete with diver’s helmet). The‘Diver’, who has a set of heavy dumb-bells in hishands, then does a forward flip over the retain-ing rails and finishes by compressing a set oflevers. These levers cause the mousetrap ‘Cage’to descend to the deck thus trapping a mousewaiting patiently underneath!

To signal that the mouse has been caught, anelectric ‘Bell’ now rings for about 7 or 8 sec-onds.

The whole model then resets itself! First the‘Bucket’ and ‘Thingy-ma-jig’ are turned uprightand locked. Then the ‘Cage’ ascends and the‘Diver’ does a back-flip back on to the ‘See-saw’.Next a pair of ‘Swinging arms’ come down andposition themselves over the ‘Bucket’ and ‘Thingy-ma-jig’. Two fresh marbles are then fed from acentral dispenser, run down the arms, and areplaced in the appropriate positions. The arms arethen retracted and the bucket and thingy unlocked.The whole process then starts again!

Les Patterson

Overhead ViewHere is a birds eye view ofMousetrap showing all of themajor external components.The ‘Mechanical Man’ has juststarted to turn the ‘Windlass’.

A few statistics:

11 motors in all are used.

25 limit switches used tocontrol movements.

50 matched marbles arerotated in use.


CoolieThis is a pic of the me-chanical gentleman whois responsible for start-ing the mouse catchingsequence. He has juststarted turning thehandle.

The three trumpet likevalve plungers that canbe seen to the left areused when it is neces-sary to reset some limitswitches when prepar-ing the model for auto-matic sequencing.

BootThis pic shows the‘Lamp Post’ with thehanging ‘Boot’ and the‘Stop Sign’ beingdrawn back prior tobeing released to givea smart thwack to theheel of the boot. Theboot then swings upand kicks the ‘Bucket’over.


StairsThis one shows the‘Wibb ly -Wobb ly ’stairs with the ‘Bucket’just kicked over andthe marble just aboutto start its zig-zag jour-ney down the stairsand round the gutter-ing to the ‘Bath’pipework.

TriggerThe first marble has ne-gotiated the stairs, trav-elled around the gutterand now meets the ‘Trig-ger’ that sets off the sec-ond marble. This picshows the trigger beingpushed up by the firstmarble. The marble issomewhat blurred be-cause these are framesfrom a moving video.

Anyway, a series of link-ages pushes up a light-weight (ex clock-kit) rodthat tilts the ‘Thingy-ma-jig’ that will be shown inthe next pic.


Thingy Ma Jig1

‘Thingy-ma-jig/Bath/P lughole’combination beforethe marble is tippedinto the bath.

Thingy Ma Jig2

‘Thingy-ma-jig/Bath /P lughole ’combination afterthe marble is tippedinto the bath.


Drop on theSee-Saw

A marble fallsthrough the‘Plughole’ anddrops on to oneend of the ‘See-saw’. (Remem-ber, the ‘Diver’ ison the other end.)This will activatea limit switch hid-den under the‘See-saw’ and sostart off the nextsequence. In prac-tise, it was essen-tial that the ‘See-saw’ remaineddepressed forabout one secondhence the retain-ing bent strips thatare shown in thepic. How the limitswitches are usedwill be explainedmore fully whenwe have a look atthe ‘works’ bothunderneath and atthe back of themodel.

Diver Jump 1The ‘Diver’, having re-ceived an impulse fromthe last marble, does arolling forward flip overthe semi-circular par-allel bars whilst hold-ing on to a heavy bar-bell and wearing adiver’s helmet!

This is in complete con-trast to the skinny wimpused in the original ‘Ac-tion Contraption’!

... continued next issue


A pre-war CanadianA pre-war CanadianA pre-war CanadianA pre-war CanadianA pre-war CanadianNewsletterNewsletterNewsletterNewsletterNewsletter

February 1937February 1937February 1937February 1937February 1937“Meccano Club News” issued by the

Toronto office of Meccano LimitedBackground: About two years ago, the Editor of“Canadian MeccaNotes” was contacted by some-one living in Ontario about a collection of Meccanothat he had owned since he was a boy, and nowwanted to dispose of it, as he was moving tosmaller premises. As it turned out, the vendor livedjust outside Georgetown, so I ended up having thefirst opportunity to go and see it. Although thecollection itself was run-of-the-mill (i.e. no GearedRoller Bearing or other treasure), there was someliterature that I had not seen before. It consistedof three mimeographed newsletters, all entitled“Meccano Club News.” The copies had all beenmailed to one Phillip A. Jones, P. O. Box 179,Prince George in British Columbia. All had beensend using the address label as the seal to hold thenewsletter closed, and a one cent stamp wasaffixed which bore the overprint 4530 (the precan-cel overprint at the time for Toronto). The issueswere dated February 9, 1937, April 28th, 1937 andOctober 11th, 1937.

Not having encountered these newsletters before,I contacted three people who might be able to help,Emile Amirault, Don Redmond and Ed Barclay.None of them had come across these documents,although Ed did have in his possession anotherdocument from the same era entitled “The MeccanoEngineer’s Handbook,” which was mentioned inthe first of the Newsletters (see below). Until theseNewsletters came to light, the provenance of theHandbook was unconfirmed, but obviously it waspublished around the same time as these docu-ments.

At this point, it is unknown how many of theseNewsletters were published, although there ismention in the February issue of an earlier issuethat was published in November 1936. Should anysubscriber have a copy of any other Newsletterother than the ones mentioned, and would bewilling to forward a photocopy to my attention, itwould be greatly appreciated.

In order to ensure that these newsletters do not getlost to posterity, one newsletter will be publishedin its entirety in this and each of the next two issuesof “Canadian MeccaNotes.”

First up is the February 1937 issue. It is beingpresented exactly as it was written (even though

the sentence construction would almost certainlyhave made an English teacher of the era squirm!).

MECCANO CLUB NEWSMECCANO CLUB NEWSMECCANO CLUB NEWSMECCANO CLUB NEWSMECCANO CLUB NEWSNow that the holidays are well over, and the manygood things attendant to Christmas have beenthoroughly enjoyed, everyone has settled back tonormal, with club work, so pleasantly interrupted,now resumed with the usual zest.

The many Club reports since the last “News”show that meetings are well underway and thatmembers are now having “the time of their lives.”Without doubt Meccano Club members have thebest times ever for they have a fascinating hobbythat gives a fellow something really interesting todo and worth while to think about and then onemeets the best of fellows all interested in the samehobby and with good ideas to make the club betterand a dandy place to meet. Many are the finecontacts that have been made and the firm friend-ships that have started at Meccano clubs.

From the announcement in the November issue ofthe Meccano Magazine you will already havelearned that Mr. Roland G. Hornby has succeededto the Presidency of the Meccano Guild. Being theelder son of the later Mr. Frank Hornby theMeccano Guild is fortunate in having one so wellfitted for this high place. Being in fact the firstMeccano boy, who could so well understand thehopes and desires of all other Meccano boys forhe is in truth one of themselves. A bright future forthe Meccano Guild is thus assured and its mem-bers are to be congratulated on having such ahappy leadership.

CLUB NOTESCLUB NOTESCLUB NOTESCLUB NOTESCLUB NOTESOttawa Hornby Train Club. Your scribe during thesummer had the pleasure of being shown aroundthe new premises of this progressive club. Mr.Earl Grey it’s leader painstakingly explained themany new features in the rebuilt train layout,which is a masterpiece. A fine new station hasbeen built which, although in miniature, compareswell with the finest to be seen. Over 400 feet oftrack allows for several trains to be operated by theClub’s competent railway staff, and sidings andyards are properly placed to accommodate trainsthat are not on a run. The track ballasting ofchipped white marble gives a business like ap-pearance and well painted scenery, extending thewhole length and ends of the layout adds the lasttouch of realism that takes away all need forimagination. One can see fast passenger trainshurrying through the countryside and freightsplodding with their heavy load to their appointed


destinations. The whole has been carefully plannedand built in a thoroughly workmanlike way. Inoperation it takes a fascinating hold on those wholike myself are fortunate in being invited to see it.

Peterborough Boys Meccano Club. Meets, nowbeing held at the “Y” are in full swing and aChristmas exhibition has been presented. Elevensupermodel instruction leaflets have been addedto the Club library. The exhibition was better thanever and great things are expected.

David Shearer, St. James, Man. Has sent in agood drawing of a model gasoline tank car whichfor a small model shows good detail, the tank partbeing made from a No. 162 Boiler.

Forest Hill Village Meccano Club. Blair Fraser andDouglas Anglin and their friends have put in muchhard work on preliminaries and the launching ofa Meccano club has crowned their efforts withdeserved success. The first meeting was held atthe Forest Hill Village School, Mr. W. J. Tamblynthe principal kindly placing a room at the Club’sdisposal. Elections were held, Douglas Anglinbeing elected President. Meetings are held onFridays from 3.30 to 5.00 p.m. Much has beenplanned for the future, many models are expectedto be built and big things are looked for under theable direction of Douglas Anglin and his goodhenchmen (sic).

Rosemont Meccano Club, Outremont, Montreal.The club has reorganised and meetings are beingregularly held. Reports of recent meetings areexpected shortly.

Calgary Y. M. C. A. Meccano Club. First meetingtook place Oct. 27 at which was given a demon-stration of a working automobile model withbrakes, gears and moving parts like the real thing.Mr. F. P. Hall, Boys’ Work Secretary, kindly tellsus those officers for the year will soon be chosenand a very active and interesting session is ex-pected. Further reports are looked for shortly.

Ford J. Foster, Centreville, N. B. Your recent letterwas welcome and it is pleasing to learn you willbe leader of the local Meccano Club. Reports ofmeetings can be sent to Toronto and will alwaysbe welcome. Best wishes for your success.

Westmount Meccano Club, Montreal. We arecertainly glad to see this Club once again in theranks of active Meccano Clubs. Fred Thompsonreports that a meeting as recently held, all mem-bers have Meccano outfits and anticipate a veryactive and enjoyable winter season. This club inthe past hung up an enviable record and, it iscertain, will be vigorously after fresh laurels.

Broadview Y. M. C. A. Meccano Club, Toronto.First meeting was held Oct. 9, when Bill Marriottwas elevated temporary secretary. A new spa-cious club room was occupied and in the wordsof Bill “an exciting and prosperous year is planned.”The Club has a splendid record and the greatenthusiasm of its members is sure to carry it tonew heights of accomplishment. Club enrolmentis about 50.

Strathcona Meccano Club, Edmonton, Alberta.Out of the nine entries sent to the Edmonton Boys’and Girls’ Fair, seven won prizes, one shield waswon by Alfred Hagen. Two seconds by DouglasYule and Kenneth Moore, and a third by CyrilFishbourne. A writeup in the local paper was givenin which were also described display modelsmade by Arthur Ketter and Stanley Morton whowere too old to enter the contests. No wondermembers are highly elated. The members andleader Morton Stanley are to be warmly congratu-lated on the Club’s great success.

St. Clair Y. M. C. A. Meccano Club, Toronto. Agroup of enthusiastic model builders reorganisedthis Club and are holding regular meetings onFridays 7.30 p.m. Election of officers was held,Fred Nash being elected President, Frank JessopSecretary, Bernard Sharpe Programme Director.Bernard constructed a particularly interesting gearshift which he brought to a recent meeting and ablydescribed. The Club’s fine equipment which waswell cared for by Bernie was returned intact to theClub quarters and many fine models are planned.

The Meccano Engineer’s Handbook is being foundmost useful by members and Clubs and there arestill a few copies left from the first run.

The February issue of Meccano Magazine is nowbeing distributed and your copies should reach youin a day or two. For those who do not yet know theprice, it is 10¢ a month or $1.25 postpaid yearly.It is the best magazine for model builders.

To Bob Stott, Dundas, Bill Dorland, Lac du Bonnet,Percy Hunter, Kensington P. E. I., David Shearer,St. James, Man. and the many others who sent uscards and seasons greetings may I express mysincere thanks for their kind thoughts and remem-brances. It is indeed very pleasing to know one isremembered and the many good wishes we havereceived you may be sure are most heartily recip-rocated.

February 9, 1937 189, Church St. Toronto.


BCMC - MeccanoBCMC - MeccanoBCMC - MeccanoBCMC - MeccanoBCMC - MeccanoMeeting MinutesMeeting MinutesMeeting MinutesMeeting MinutesMeeting Minutes

These are the minutes from the November 27,2005 BC Meccano Club meeting held at BobNewsham’s place.

I have a few pictures of the November meetingat Bob Newsham’s house no. 8 sets, 15 modelcable set, Bob’s super model 35, group picture(a little dark this time). Members in attendance:Bob Newsham, Sam & Linda Chow, Al Barton,Dave Long, Neil Dulson, Gary Davis, AlanPartridge, Wayne Russell

(1) We welcomed new member Wayne Russell.(Phone 604-937-5737; 214 Lebleu Street, CoquitlamBC V3K 4L6; [email protected])

(2) Sam Chow had previously called all membersto set a theme for this meeting. The theme was“No. 8 Sets”. Along this line. two people broughtNo. 8 sets from different eras. They were: AlBarton - No. 8 mint set from the early 1950’s, stillstrung, red/green Sam Chow - No. 8 rare set from1962, black, yellow & aluminum painted stripsSam Chow - No. 8 set from 1970 French (the oldNo. 7 set) with orange trays Sam Chow - No. 8 setfrom the early 1950’s, unstrung and in totaldisarray

(3) The following is a list of items brought to themeeting for show: Alan Partridge - 7a rare set,partly mint, not strung, completely unused. AlBarton - freelance streetcar model - a replica of aSteveston streetcar that was part of the Interurbannetwork. Sam Chow - New (2005) 15 model setfeaturing the Bowden cable as a new part. GaryDavis - Empire State Building 2005 set

(4) Gary Davis brought in some money from thesale of Meccano parts for our fund. Money wasgiven to Alan Partridge to deposit in our club

account.

(5) Sam Chow said he had some leads on a lot ofMeccano and that he would phone or email themembers with details.

(6) Next meeting will be held at Sam & LindaChow’s home at 7466 13th Avenue, Burnaby onMarch 5, 2006. The theme will be “Bring Some-thing New” (that is something that we have notseen before)

(7) Tentative schedule of meetings is: May 28th atNeil Dulson’s place; September 10th at Al Barton’splace; and Nov 26th at Bob Newsham’s place. OnDecember 31st 2005 Samuel Chow received abrand new Marklin Bagger Crane Set off e-bay.The wooden box it comes in is packed full of veryhigh quality Metallus parts. There was a run of 15model sets at the local Wal-Marts in the Vancouverarea. It did not last very long.

SEE YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING! “BRINGSOMETHING NEW”

Samuel Chow <[email protected]>


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In the December 2005 issue, some of the photocaptions were unreadable so they’re reprintedhere.

Photo 1 (page 18) -Hand module viewed fromunderneath.

Photo 2 (page 19) -Hand module upside down.

Photo 3 (page 20) -View of inside front panel fromthe left side. Hand module and gong assemblyremoved.

Photo 4 (page 21) -View from above, inside rearpanel at the top of the photo. Hand module cam,bell unit, and gong assembly removed.

Photo 5 (page 22) -The box from below. Gongassembly removed. Front of the box is to the rightin the photo.

Photo 6 (page 23) -View of the finger flexingmechanism; upper right corner of the box.

Photo 7 (page 24) -View of the lower middleback of the model with a box Flat Plateremoved.

Photo 8 (page 25) -View from the left side ofthe model showing the hand lever mecha-nism and details of contact 3 in Fig. 13.

Photo 9 (page 28 top)-Gong assembly seenfrom the right side.

Photo 10 (page 28 bottom) -View of the lowerright side of the box showing the 3" Sprocketdriving the cam and the finger flexing lever(29-Fig. 5).

Photo 11 (page 26) -View of the lid fromunderneath.


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WANTED: 2 Richards Cardan Uni-versal Slide Joint. Bob Klick, 2602Blackburn Rd. S., Prince George,BC, V2N 6C1, 250-963-8570.

FOR SALE: Meccano collection for sale: featuringcomplete Outfit No. 10 in blue/zinc/UK yellow (nocabinet.) Also includes a good selection of motorsand other complete boxed French and Englishsets, thousands of loose parts (many unused), anda number of obsolete prewar pieces. Detailedinventory of this collection is available upon re-quest. Items not available for separate sale - onlyas a complete lot. The collection is located inRegina. Serious inquiries only, please. Phone:Kevin Karasin @ 306-586-6419; email:[email protected]

FOR SALE: 1991 French Meccano #10 set. U.S.Export version -has “Erector” logo on top drawer.5-drawer cabinet, 3100 parts, all manuals. Con-dition: unused in original carton. Price: $3500 U.S.firm. Will not ship - must be picked up. Lou Boselli,19 Payson Rd., Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY 12520USA, 845-534-2863 or [email protected]

FOR SALE: Meccano parts: yellow/blue, Red/green, gears, motors and windups, manuals andcomplete sets l973 vintage, sets 3 to 6. Send forprice lists or your wants. Earl Pitts, 26 Dyer Court,Cambridge, ON N3C 4B8. (519) 658-2086 or e-mail [email protected]


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