SELMEC

SOUTH EAST LONDON

MECCANO CLUB

Movable Meccanoman

Easy � 5 minutes

� Secure all the parts using three self-locking nuts

so that your Meccanoman’s limbs may move freely.

☺ Have a go at adding extra details to your Meccanoman.

This model uses parts from the 10 model

Dinosaurs Set, part of a range of Meccano sets

available from good toy shops and online retailers.

All nuts are self-locking nuts.

The neck is made

from a 2 hole strip.

This model uses parts from the 10 model

Dinosaurs Set, part of a range of Meccano sets

available from good toy shops and online retailers.

SELMEC

SOUTH EAST LONDON

MECCANO CLUB

Fly

� Start by building the wings, then attach them to the body.

Finally, add the antennae.

Moderate � 10 minutes

The body is made from two ball

joint couplings clipped together.

The nuts securing these two long bolts fit

inside recesses in the ball joint coupling.

Check that you have the

‘head’ facing forward!

These are two 2 × 1 hole

narrow obtuse angle brackets.

SELMEC

SOUTH EAST LONDON

MECCANO CLUB

Insect

� Start by building the three pairs of legs and the wings,

then attach them to the upper and lower body parts,

along with the head.

This model uses parts from the 10 model

Dinosaurs Set, part of a range of Meccano sets

available from good toy shops and online retailers.

Moderate � 20 minutes

The lower part of the body is made from

four ball joint couplings clipped together.

Each leg is made from a narrow obtuse double bracket

and two 2 × 1 hole narrow obtuse angle brackets.

The nuts securing

these two long bolts

fit inside recesses in

the ball joint coupling.

The upper part of the body is

made from two overlapped

6 hole narrow strips.

This is a 2 × 1 hole

obtuse angle bracket.