Complex Meccano sets

[edals]

Hi Guys.

I am looking to start building Meccano kits again.
Since i have a mechanical mind and can do anything with my hands ( Come to paper work forget it lol )
im after kits that take hours and hours to put together, Like those massive ferris wheels you see.
Been looking on line and all i can find is crap i could do in 10 mins.
Also interested in trains, Lego. Anyone that knows some good complex kits and where to get them would be awesome :-)

Cheers,

Yes still love Toys lol But who doesn't ? lol

[Drawnnite]

working with your hands is definately good fun.
have you looked at some of the monster lego sets you can get? i was having a look a few months back and there are some sets that have like 5000+ pieces, some are like of the taj mahal (spelling?) and the eiffel tower. those would definately take a fair bit of time.
also Technic sets (also made by lego) are very good to make sets of. normally those have instructions for a few different models you could make.

take a look at this website, its got some great sets. however some can get pricey.
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mix that with the train sets and you could have some great fun, and mix your likeness of trains with lego.
or some of the remote controlled sets could also be fun (just looked there is a technic excavator)

onto the meccano, look for a hobby shop around where you live or so on. they should normally have them.

and when you mean the ferris wheels etc could you have also ment the "knex" toys?

[Troy711]

I bought a Lego pirare ship to fulfill a life long dream of wanting one. Here is a pic (not of MY ship, but it's identical).

[edals]

I bought a Lego pirare ship to fulfill a life long dream of wanting one. Here is a pic (not of MY ship, but it's identical).

How long that take to put together troy?

[MagiTEK]

Hah. I remember as a kid longing for the lego pirate ship. I had a couple of the (much) smaller lego pirate sets and everytime mum took me shopping id gaze upon the wonder that is this ship. Never got one. Same goes for the space sets. I salavaged a few kits together and made what i imagined was an awesome hover bike. Needless to say. Its been a long long time since the lego has come out. Still got it packed away for when I have a my own child to build stuff with. Had a meccano set as well. I think it was the general starter pack kinda one. Managed to build most of the cooler models (cars, trucks) etc. before i got bored with it.

[impulsed_sv6]

with the meccano set get the biggest one on shelf thing they about 150 bux but have sum big sets also look at k'nex i member there was a working rollercoaster kit worth about 400 that the estimated time was a about 3 months or even if you can find a bolsa wood model place wth a motor to build they were also fun

[Jonnii]

Here you go K'NEX 6-Foot Ferris Wheel that should keep you amused very pricy though

also this half the price but a 1/4 of the pieces http://www.knex.com/building_toys/6f...rris_wheel.php

[dijm8]

i would say get yourself into the technic by lego, ther the more extreme sides of building these types of things, and they takes ages too,

Edit: now this would takes hours... freakin awesome tho

8421 mobil crane

[edals]

i would say get yourself into the technic by lego, ther the more extreme sides of building these types of things, and they takes ages too,

Edit: now this would takes hours... freakin awesome tho

8421 mobil crane

Now thats what im talking about lol, Shame its 300 bucks though lol, Also been looking at working scale engines, found a basic Haynes 100 piece engine. pretty cool for $50. Good just to have sitting there when people come over to see it working.

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Heres a Video. YouTube - Internal Combustion Engine Model from Haynes.

Pretty basic but cool to have i think lol

[ari666]

Pretty basic but cool to have i think lol

yeah i have that. but dont mistakenly think it will take ages to build. my missus built it in around 2 hours. she had the timing wrong for the lights in it, which took her about another half an hour to get right.
i must say it was quite fun to watch, every time i went to fit something she would slap my hand and yell "IM DOING IT!!!"

lol. but yeah, doesnt take long at all

[edals]

yeah i have that. but dont mistakenly think it will take ages to build. my missus built it in around 2 hours. she had the timing wrong for the lights in it, which took her about another half an hour to get right.
i must say it was quite fun to watch, every time i went to fit something she would slap my hand and yell "IM DOING IT!!!"

lol. but yeah, doesnt take long at all

Yeah i know it wont take long at all, just be cool to have on a table somewhere lol

[Jimbeam91]

Why don't you look At buying one of them kit cars? The come in a billion pieces and wen it's put together you get a mr2 style of crapy little fag car that you could just sell to someone? (I don't like little sports cars) but to build one would still be cool.

[IBLOWN]

Jesus for 400bux i'd want THEM to put it together lol.

[Drawnnite]

Why don't you look At buying one of them kit cars? The come in a billion pieces and wen it's put together you get a mr2 style of crapy little fag car that you could just sell to someone? (I don't like little sports cars) but to build one would still be cool.

do you mean sort of like this? or one of those ones from toyworld or other hobby shops?