Meccano Toys, Games and Construction Sets

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Meccano Toys

Meccano Build and Play: A great introduction to the Meccano system using parts, bolts and nuts made of plastic specifically targeted for children from 4 years old. Children can build a great Fire truck with fun flexible parts with a choice of 6 models to make with 196 parts.

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The latest edition to Meccano’s Build and Play range is a racing car complete with infra red functions this makes 3 models with 112 parts. The Amazing Meccano Spykee Spy Robot

Meccano Multi Models Sets are a classic construction system based upon parts, nuts and bolts made of metal to build a whole range of models for children from 8 years old. In the Multi-Model Meccano section there are sets starting from the 2 Model set like the Buggy and Helicopter and 5, 7, 10, 15 and 20 model sets plus 30, 40 and the ultimate Best of 50 Model sets which would also be the best toy for Christmas for any Meccano fan.

Meccano Christmas Toys

Meccano is a name that brings back many memories for all generations and buying Christmas toys for a Meccano fan gets easier as each year passes. There is something for all ages and stages of development products featuring new ranges designed to be built by younger hands to the more advanced sets for that inventive model maker.

Meccano Sets are available that compliment one another and have pieces that are designed to build onto existing collections. From toddlers, schoolchildren and teenagers to young-at-heart adults there is something for everyone and Christmas is the ideal time to add Meccano to the list of most wanted toys because once Spykee the Spy Robot by Meccano arrives, one of the top toys for Christmas is sure to be Meccano.

Meccano kids Play. This range is specially developed for children from 2 years old and allows them to build their own toys thanks to an easy assembly system adapted for smaller hands. Part of this range is the Meccano Kids Play Tractor a fun colourful and easy to build model. Their little hands can clip twist and the tractor is built.

Meccano Wi Fi Spy Robot

Spykee the Robot

Robotics comes from Meccano this year with the first self-build multi-media WiFi spy robot.

Spykee the first spy robot to be controlled by WiFi link is due for release late in 2008 and anyone with an eye for the latest gadgets and gizmos can marvel at this futuristic creation. Spyke Robot can move, see and listen, take pictures, create videos, act as an MP3 player or a telephone enabling free calls via the internet.

The robot can be controlled from anywhere in the world, either via WiFi or the internet, allowing surveillance while the owner is away from home. There will be three models to build Robot, Scorpion and Lunar vehicle plus of course your own design. The good thing is that it is compatible with all Meccano parts.

The Meccano funky car is as it sounds, funky! It is designed to be built by younger hands and has 160 flexible & strong plastic pieces instead of metal for safety. The screws & bolts are included along with the instructions to build 5 different configurations of this cool and colourful vehicle including a helicopter and plane.

Toys for Christmas for the Meccano enthusiast could include the 40 model set that comes with a plastic case to store the parts and a 6V motor for elaborate movements.

There are a total of 387 parts included that can be used to build several models with just one set. On a smaller scale there is a 2 Model set like the 2-Model set/ Buggy an easy-to-build model with movement: opening cockpit and direction.

The Meccano design sets are a nuts & bolts construction system based upon new innovative parts in flexible metal for children 8 years old. Children can build the classic Spitfire that is part of this range. This set has 1 Model and 319 parts or maybe the special limited edition; the Supersonic Plane Concorde this has 317 parts and 1 model.

Boys will especially love the excitement of the Design RC Truck; with this remote controlled set they can build a Truck, Bulldozer or a Hot Road with full function radio control motion. This set has 595 parts and is supplied with battery pack and charger.

Meccano has every fan knows is a model construction kit that was invented in 1901 in England by Frank Hornby. Metal strips, plates, wheels, axles and gears with nuts and bolts to connect the pieces are used in the building of mechanical devices and working models.

The idea of building working models and mechanical devices using re-usable strips was an invention that would become a worldwide success and today over one hundred years later there are thousands of Meccano enthusiasts worldwide.

The story of Meccano goes back to 1898 when in a little workshop in Liverpool, England Frank Hornby put together a nuts and bolts system for his children’s enjoyment. Frank Hornby patented his first nuts and bolts system in 1901 under the name Mechanics Made Easy and in 1907 Meccano made its first appearance.

The first Meccano plant opened in Liverpool in 1907 but it wasn’t long before the growing demand for Meccano meant this was soon replaced by further factories that could handle the high production required and another 2 new Meccano sites were launched one in Berlin and the other in Paris.

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