15-10-2014, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Grumblewagon
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I had a Triang 00 gauge railway layout with two locos. Pity we had such a small house that I couldn't keep it permanently assembled. ... BUT....my favourite was a Meccano set, complete with a gear set and motor.
In my teens, I was given a large Scalextric set, but by then I had outgrown such things and I didn't bother much with it. My folks were very out of touch.
I wonder if you would like to have that now though 
15-10-2014, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Patsy
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What was your favourite, mine was my paper doll and meccano - loverly
only yesterday I was wrapping it in packing tape ready for the big move (hopefully the last ) to Suffolk.I'm very happy to know there was at least one girl who understood what Meccano was all about. Generally it was a 'boy toy' which was sad because in my opinion you could learn so much about things like 'leverage' and 'reinforcing' not to mention how wheels worked.
I never got to own all ten sets, I think I had sets one to five which was five Christmas pressies of course, had to wait a year to get the next one
I haven't 'made' anything with it for about 50 years but Ihave used the odd bracket for jobs around the house.
15-10-2014, 03:51 PM
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[QUOTE=Losos;545831]Again we have something in common, I loved my Meccano sets so much that Dad made me a special box to keep all the parts in and I still have it today only yesterday I was wrapping it in packing tape ready for the big move (hopefully the last ) to Suffolk.I'm very happy to know there was at least one girl who understood what Meccano was all about. Generally it was a 'boy toy' which was sad because in my opinion you could learn so much about things like 'leverage' and 'reinforcing' not to mention how wheels worked.
I never got to own all ten sets, I think I had sets one to five which was five Christmas pressies of course, had to wait a year to get the next one
I haven't 'made' anything with it for about 50 years but Ihave used the odd bracket for jobs around the house.[/QUOTE]
Made me giggle
It really was a great innovation - would like to think you would have another go Harvey
15-10-2014, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Cheshire Cat
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I loved my dolls and used to enjoyed getting out an old, handed-down, porcelain tea set for a pretend tea party!Found the above tea set recently at my mother's home which brought the memories flooding back.
15-10-2014, 04:21 PM
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I had a metal Muffin the Mule puppet on strings, and how I loved it. I also had an old soft toy tiger that always came to bed with me and a Brear Rabbit who was almost as big as me, I loved all those three.Much nicer than all this electronic stuff they have nowadays, can't cuddle up to that in bed can they.
15-10-2014, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Patsy
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would like to think you would have another go Harvey
)See you tomorrow
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