Articles

SELMEC News is our quarterly members' newsletter. Here we present for your enjoyment a selection of articles from issues past and present, and some articles available exclusively online...

"Big Hog" Giant Stripping Shovel

Greg Clarke describes his model of the Bucyrus Erie 3850.

James May's Toy Stories

Chris Warrell reviews the TV series and reports from the tie-in toy fair in London.

Models

	"Big Hog" Giant Stripping Shovel Greg Clarke describes his model of the Bucyrus Erie 3850.



	Liebherr Mobile Crane Greg Clarke describes his richly detailed model of this 220 ton road crane.



	Level Luffing Port Crane Brian Elvidge provides building notes for a 1931 model crane.



	The Heatherwick Rolling Bridge A unique blend of engineering and sculpture modelled by Alan Wenbourne.



	Fairground Dive Bomber Alan Wenbourne describes his changes to this GMM Supermodel.



	Meccano Bagatelle Table Rebuild Keith Patey describes the changes he has made to Geoff Wright's model game.



	Computer Controlled DSG Transmission A demonstration model of a Volkswagen gearbox by Alan Wenbourne.



	Ravigneaux Planetary Transmission Alan Wenbourne describes the evolution of his model H1 Hummer gearbox.



	The Story of Seven Worms George Foard discusses the evolution of his Fokker Eindecker aircraft engine model.



	Thanet Locomotive A 'Terrier' - A1X Class 0-6-0T locomotive model built by Mike Dennis.



	Mini Stiff-Leg Derrick Chris Warrell describes his Secretary's Challenge micro model.



	Hand-Generator Car A dynamo-powered car built by Brian Elvidge and inspired by Nigel Pope.

Reviews

	The Metal Robots Collection Brian Elvidge reviews a series of three modern kits from Meccano.



	James May's Toy Stories Chris Warrell reviews the TV series and reports from the tie-in toy fair in London.



	James May's Top Toys The BBC documentary featuring Meccano is reviewed by Chris Warrell.



	MeccInv Version 8.0 The Meccano parts inventory software is reviewed by Geoff Carter.



	The Crazy Inventor Sets Peter Clay reviews three quirky Meccano sets - Helicopter, Walking Steam Boat, and Airship.

History

	You Say "Meccanno", I Say "Meccarno" Which one's right? Francis Paine has discovered the definitive answer!



	The Meccano Braced Girder A short history of our Club's adopted symbol by Chris Warrell.



	The History of SELMEC Chris Warrell tells the story of the club's founding and its first meetings.



	30th Anniversary Meeting Photos Photos from our June 2006 meeting at Sherard Hall, Eltham.



	20th Anniversary Group Photo A photo of club members at our August 1996 meeting at St. Luke's Hall, Eltham.

Building Models

	Consider Your Bearings George Foard on creating sturdy bearings for rods and lubricating them.



	Meccano Restoration Allen Berman's seven steps to parts that are as good as new.



	A Clutch of Differentials A selection of Torsen differential designs from Alan Wenbourne.



	Motors! Motors! Motors! Old video and tape recorders in your attic can yield useful motors, says George Foard.

Miscellaneous

	Visit to Recycling Centre Chris Warrell reports on the club's first non-Meccano outing to the Greenwich MRF.



	Limited Parts List Challenge - NZ MWT Meccano Club members take on our January 2003 Secretary's Challenge.

Your Contribution

We're happy to include articles which may be of interest to members in both our printed newsletter and online.

So that the newsletter is not too thick, single page items (about 500 words) would be about right.

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