This is why Meccano is better than Lego. I love Lego but Meccano was always better
@allanegleston49319 күн бұрын
eggscllent.
@allanegleston49319 күн бұрын
cool.i like .
@saimorph15 күн бұрын
Just fantastic. Superb model
@BrianBoniMakes15 күн бұрын
Outstanding!
@luisbernardocangahuala374427 күн бұрын
Planos de una concretera
@LondonMeccanoClubАй бұрын
Here is a link to Constructor Quarterly issue 145 which has a detailed 16 page article on the construction of this machine: www.constructorquarterly.com/pmwiki.php?n=CQ.145
@ArduinoEnigmaАй бұрын
With accurate double stepping!
@craiglonghurstАй бұрын
Thanks for noticing 🙂
@arran19422 ай бұрын
That's my dad's bridge and my model class 142 pacer unit on it!
@andrewspencer88282 ай бұрын
Exllent well done love it !!!
@GérardPacthod3 ай бұрын
very well tres bien
@abdulatifedlbi57614 ай бұрын
Where can I buy something like this?
@JohnDavies-cn3ro3 ай бұрын
Try Frizinghall Model Rail, Norfolk, where I've bought Meccano in the past.
@GérardPacthod5 ай бұрын
Bravo Bravo c est très bien
@michaelberg96565 ай бұрын
One of the best, if not the best, Meccano models I've ever seen. What's that one green piece doing in there ruining the colour scheme?😁😁😁
@craiglonghurst5 ай бұрын
I originally built the frame in mid green but rebuilt in zinc. Don’t worry - I’ve replaced the remaining green parts with zinc since SkegEx 😊
@LondonMeccanoClub5 ай бұрын
Full video with explanation and demonstration: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5LWcplsacuJd5Y This working model of the machine used by the Germans in World War II to encrypt and decrypt secret messages was built by Craig Longhurst and is shown here at International Meccano Model Show in 2024. It came in at 2nd place in the Best Model competition that year. We have a playlist of other models from the International Meccano Model show here: kzbin.info/aero/PLhOLTiCBptCJ9Oac56dkx3AUqSnwCaFCu
@fabian59845 ай бұрын
Thanks for the contribution to my model. This is a nice reminder of the days in Skegness
@LondonMeccanoClub5 ай бұрын
My pleasure!
@david_pilling5 ай бұрын
very good
@davidterry20385 ай бұрын
Excellent, what a nice neat mechanism. I think he needs to be on a lead though, before he wanders off !
@davidterry20386 ай бұрын
Absolutely fan-flippin-tastic John 😁😁😁😁
@johnnybrockville936 ай бұрын
An awesome-looking Meccano model I have ever seen. 🙂
@NeilFraser6 ай бұрын
Someone get this man some depleted Uranium so that the counterweight may be shortened, enabling the fighter to go straight up (and over).
@johnthorpe64666 ай бұрын
The Eurofighter does barrel roll (i.e. goes upside down) which unfortunately was not captured on this excellent video - John Thorpe
@GeorgEiermann6 ай бұрын
well build and well explained!👍👍
@asbestomolesto6 ай бұрын
I hope building projects will come out soon! <3
@LondonMeccanoClubАй бұрын
Here is a link to Constructor Quarterly issue 145 which has a detailed 16 page article on the construction of this machine: www.constructorquarterly.com/pmwiki.php?n=CQ.145
@1944GPW6 ай бұрын
Mind boggling Meccano skillz. What next, a Lorenz 'Fish' cipher machine? And then the Colossus to break it? :) Well done Craig!
@ChrisShute626 ай бұрын
Congratulations Craig! Few people have the skills and understanding to achieve all this, so close to the original.
@BaldyMakesStuff6 ай бұрын
That's proper advanced level engineering. Well done.
@NeilFraser6 ай бұрын
Ooh, now I want to build a Meccano Colossus and display opposite Craig next year.
@ZXGuesser6 ай бұрын
I did think of asking him if he was doing a Bombe for next year's show, but thought better of it 😄
@michaelberg96565 ай бұрын
@@ZXGuesser A Bombe might be possible, (it's basically 32 Enigmas all going at once) but it would be difficult to make 3,200 valves out of Meccano 😁😁
@sheep216 ай бұрын
Amazing
@petersullivan35516 ай бұрын
EXcellent idea ! Needs the B&B theme song added to the clip :)
@davidterry20386 ай бұрын
Amazingly like the original pair, well done.
@NeilFraser6 ай бұрын
Nice behind the scenes shot!
@ChrisShute626 ай бұрын
When the back cover is fitted, I think the automaton looks a bit deformed. The mechanism, if rearranged, might fit into a slimmer torso. At present, there's room for a large rechargeable battery!
@Leatherface123.6 ай бұрын
Marvelous
@GilPhelps7 ай бұрын
Awesome model. Is this made out of erector set? Was it made for Thomas Heatherwick?
@LondonMeccanoClub7 ай бұрын
Yes, it is Meccano (Erector was the US brand name until relatively recently). It wasn't made for Heatherwick but his studio know about it and interviewed Alan about it for their website (that video is also on this channel too.)
@danjak7977 ай бұрын
I have been on one of these
@JolsyBames8 ай бұрын
Can I Have it when you're done 😅
@KarlArschGmbH8 ай бұрын
Very nice robot, wow!
@davidterry20389 ай бұрын
I love Derek. He looks sooo proud as he surveys his acres !! Lovely model lads.
@JohnDavies-cn3ro9 ай бұрын
There are some great models on this film. What worries me is, where are the younger modelers?
@srl60188 ай бұрын
You're right, some great models. As for the younger modelers . . . I imagine they'll all be Instagramming and Facebooking and Twittering - doing all the important educational stuff.
@bertspeggly44285 ай бұрын
Using L**0, I fear.
@elsieesq9 ай бұрын
Fine model there. Ran very well 0:55
@ianthompson92019 ай бұрын
Nice hub detail, among other things.
@amy-joe57729 ай бұрын
You guys in the UK are always backwards
@GenghisDon197010 ай бұрын
Hi Bochi! nice work
@KrzychRadoski10 ай бұрын
Very cute robot😅
@elsieesq10 ай бұрын
Superb modelling. I like the parallel motion and its fluted columns
@davidterry203810 ай бұрын
This is indeed amazing. How on earth was the artwork produced?
@LondonMeccanoClub10 ай бұрын
I think Roger said that the model was featured in Constructor Quarterly and they included the paper roll with the magazine.