NORTH WEST MECCANO GUILD
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News Early 2025
Our first event in 2025 was our visit to Ellenroad Steam Museum. 6 members and a visitor from the Sheffield Guild exhibited a good selection of models. It was very busy in the morning when the large engine was in action. Some photographs appear below and it is hoped that more will become available soon.
Chris. Harris made a You-
The chairman’s Funicular Railway.
Our visitor’s Rotary Aircraft Engine.
Stuart Field’s Models including the Barton Swing Aqueduct, a Tugboat and a Narrow Boat.
Chris. Harris’s version of the No. Set Cargo Ship. Leaflet no.10.4 .
It splits into two for transport
Annual General Meeting 15th. April 2025
The meeting was well attended causing some embarrassment for the catering. There
was a good display of models, most of which are shown below. There are mostly ones
that have not appeared on the web-
Chris. Harris made a You-
Stuart Field’s Plastic Meccano Model of Vazon Bridge which carries the South Hunberside Main Railway Line over the Stainforth and Keadby Canal near Keadby. It is an unusual sliding bridge. There is a small locomotive waiting to go over it. Roger was noted for models made of Plastic Meccano.
David Higham’s Astronomical Clock showing time (12 & 24 hr systems),day, Date, Phases of the Moon and times of High and Low Tide. Although called an Astronomical Clock, it would be more useful in a local sailing club clubhouse. There are viscous tides in the neighbourhood.
Ian Turner’s Heavy Army Truck.
This was originally built by Roger Marsh but has been modified
Three More Trucks Built by Ian Turner.
The Army one is one of his own design.
Tony Evanson’s “T-
This is one of Andreas Konkoly’s beautiful designs. As well as drawing various shapes by moving the pen, the table moves backwards and forwards as it revolves.
Ashley Simmons’s Windmill, Model 6.2 in the 1936 no.6 Manual, built, almost entirely, from parts left to the Guild by Roger Marsh.
Ted Harris’s version of the 10 set Cargo Ship in the red and green colour scheme current at the time when the leaflet was published.
A 1954 Set Manual, the Windpump, another Roger Marsh legacy model made by Brian Elvidge.
Roger Marsh’s Version of Frank Beadle’s Locomotion, now owned by Derrick Murdie. He has modified it to correct various mistakes. It now works fairly well without the complicated arrangements used on the original model. The layout of the “Grasshopper” straight line mechanism used on this locomotive instead of a crosshead is not clear in this photograph but can be seen in Chris. Harris’s video (link above). Note that a set screw is missing. You can see that return crank needed to get the two pistons to operate 90° out of phase, while the coupling rod bearings are in phase.
More of Brian’s models -
Ingenious machines for constructing viaducts are not new. Rob. Stevenson made this model of the one used for the construction of the late lamented Liverpool Overhead Railway which fell victim to the sea air. The principle is very similar to the Chinese ones and that being used to build HS2
