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- Build 15 exciting cable controlled machines and impress friends using the 252 piece Meccano Best of 15 Set.
Product Specifications
Model Number134409
Number of Puzzle Pieces252
Assembly RequiredNo
Batteries Required?No
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Product Description
Build several models from 1 kit. Features a new cable system for unique movement. Age 8+
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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
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(Note: this review refers to the 20 model kit with motor, not the 15 model in case the review goes wandering again!)
When I was small, I had Lego to play with, but my friends with big brothers had meccano sets and I was always fascinated by their strange metallic constructions. We couldn't afford it though, and I was likely too ham-fisted a child to have made much progress.
Fast forward to an adult me, who just watched a whole tv programme about Meccano and suddenly realised I can afford it now, plus have the time and the hand-eye co-ordination required. I couldn't resist!
I'm happy to report that its every bit as much fun as I hoped, maybe more so - this set includes a 3v motor so you can make your models zoom around, and the satisfaction from assembling the motor and watching your axle spin round at the flick of a switch would surely be wasted on a child. These are modern revamps of Meccano, so some of the pieces are plastic, most are solid metal with the familiar holes in however, and the fiddly screwdriver assembly method has been replaced with a more user-friendly Allen key system, which tightens up nuts and bolts beautifully (and untightens equally well when you've made a mistake..)
Gone too are the frustrations of all these clever bits and a lack of clue how to turn them into something - the kit comes with full colour, clear, step-by-step instructions for 8 models, and by putting several together you really do start to get some ideas for what other things you could create on your own. I'm sure the average 9 year old would get on great with this toy, so if you have children and were pondering, take the plunge. Just buy a set for yourself to fiddle with once they're in bed though, or just keep the treat to yourself! And if you are an adult, keep it out of the range of your parents, my mum is itching to have a play too.
When I was small, I had Lego to play with, but my friends with big brothers had meccano sets and I was always fascinated by their strange metallic constructions. We couldn't afford it though, and I was likely too ham-fisted a child to have made much progress.
Fast forward to an adult me, who just watched a whole tv programme about Meccano and suddenly realised I can afford it now, plus have the time and the hand-eye co-ordination required. I couldn't resist!
I'm happy to report that its every bit as much fun as I hoped, maybe more so - this set includes a 3v motor so you can make your models zoom around, and the satisfaction from assembling the motor and watching your axle spin round at the flick of a switch would surely be wasted on a child. These are modern revamps of Meccano, so some of the pieces are plastic, most are solid metal with the familiar holes in however, and the fiddly screwdriver assembly method has been replaced with a more user-friendly Allen key system, which tightens up nuts and bolts beautifully (and untightens equally well when you've made a mistake..)
Gone too are the frustrations of all these clever bits and a lack of clue how to turn them into something - the kit comes with full colour, clear, step-by-step instructions for 8 models, and by putting several together you really do start to get some ideas for what other things you could create on your own. I'm sure the average 9 year old would get on great with this toy, so if you have children and were pondering, take the plunge. Just buy a set for yourself to fiddle with once they're in bed though, or just keep the treat to yourself! And if you are an adult, keep it out of the range of your parents, my mum is itching to have a play too.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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There seem to be two kinds of Meccano on the go now - one type is largely plastic and uses a lot of preformed parts which mean, in effect, that the job is virtually done for you.
And then there's this kind. Real Meccano, where you have to use your imagination, ingenuity, fingers and tools.
We've been gradually buying most of the traditional Meccano sets for a young relative of ours who displays an unusually advanced aptitude for taking things apart. Supplying him with Meccano has ensured that he is now more usually preoccupied with taking his own stuff apart and putting it back together. Which is good.
As much as I approve of Meccano I would specifically recommend this set as an add-on to an already purchased set which came with a motor, a gearbox and a set of conventional wheels, the reason being that this set then gives you something new and different that you don't get in most of the other sets - a pair of caterpillar tracks, the special grooved wheels to run them on, and a cable mechanism which is good for making a lever mounted in one place on a model remotely control something somewhere else - in this case the boom of the digger illustrated, but you can use it however you like, of course.
As far as I am aware, none of the other entry level or mid-level sets contain these parts.
Please note that the no.15 kit does NOT come with a motor. Some of the other kits do, but this one does not.
Recommended as a supplement / add on to an existing set, rather than a first purchase.
And then there's this kind. Real Meccano, where you have to use your imagination, ingenuity, fingers and tools.
We've been gradually buying most of the traditional Meccano sets for a young relative of ours who displays an unusually advanced aptitude for taking things apart. Supplying him with Meccano has ensured that he is now more usually preoccupied with taking his own stuff apart and putting it back together. Which is good.
As much as I approve of Meccano I would specifically recommend this set as an add-on to an already purchased set which came with a motor, a gearbox and a set of conventional wheels, the reason being that this set then gives you something new and different that you don't get in most of the other sets - a pair of caterpillar tracks, the special grooved wheels to run them on, and a cable mechanism which is good for making a lever mounted in one place on a model remotely control something somewhere else - in this case the boom of the digger illustrated, but you can use it however you like, of course.
As far as I am aware, none of the other entry level or mid-level sets contain these parts.
Please note that the no.15 kit does NOT come with a motor. Some of the other kits do, but this one does not.
Recommended as a supplement / add on to an existing set, rather than a first purchase.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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8 year old very excited about this present and won't rest until he's made all of the models. Hours of entertainment and learning
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Published 12 months ago by lombardo17
Lots of handy parts
Many of the current Meccano sets contain a number of bespoke parts that don't have long term value. This, however, is one of the better sets. Many reusable items. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mr. Sean R. Thompson
excellent after sales service
Ordered this product as a present for my son. Unfortunately there was a small piece missing. However, we contacted Meccano at their head office in France, via email, and... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Judith A. Vickers
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Product better than described. Well packaged. Delivered as promised. Great value. Lots of fun.
Published on 11 Aug 2009 by SNOW LEOPARD
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