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The 2010 Hobby Show 1Editor’s Notes 3Product Manager Report - March 2011 3Presidential Perusings 4Obituary - Eileen Waltham 5New Meccano Parts in 2010 6Material Mover With Elevator 7London Transport Class C3 Trolleybus 12The 2010 Hobby Show - a brief report 18Toy Show Downsview Park 22Steam Locomotive of the Vitznau-Rigi Rack

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Product Manager Report -Product Manager Report -Product Manager Report -Product Manager Report -Product Manager Report -March 2011March 2011March 2011March 2011March 2011

Well, spring is around the corner, but not necessar-ily good weather, which meansmore late nights of building andsorting etc. I am very excitedabout 2011, and proud to saythat I will have stockpiles ofdeals of all sorts, shapes andsizes. With the addition ofMetallus, and the massive rangefrom Ashok we can only expectthe models to be bigger andbrighter from our members. Iwant to let everyone know thatyou can, at any time, call me or e-mail me to discussyour wants. I truly enjoy it.

Some of the new items that I will have in stock willbe a run of medium red flat plates in standard andnon-standard Meccano sizes. In addition I have re-stocked #197 and #192 from Metallus because ofthe huge demand. These items will be in my handsthis month. I will also have several Metallus sets forthe Hamilton show, as well as a good pile of French

new parts that many of youtook advantage of at the“Hobby Show” in Toronto lastyear. I have also re-stockedthe Allen Grub Screw. Theprice for these is the same asbefore - $20.00 for 100. If yourequire a large amount, con-tact me directly to work some-thing out. I still have somebrass thin hexagonal nuts aswell. In other words, “Let’sMake A Deal!”

As far as my own buildinggoes, I have finished my giantlocomotive decked in black andstainless steel. My 1910 LacreVan and Articulated Shovel arealso complete, due to themagical work from BrentSimpson who kindly took these

Editor’s NotesEditor’s NotesEditor’s NotesEditor’s NotesEditor’s NotesThis issue concludes Ed Barclay’s “C3 Trolleybus”and includes his “Material Mover with Elevator”model. Bruce Vanschepen has provided updatedphotos & instructions for the “Steam Locomotive ofthe Vitznau-Rigi Rack Railway” model. Thanks also

to Glynn Bates, Don Morton,Dave Duncan, Colin Hoare andothers for supplying items forthis issue.

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projects from my plate to complete. I want to alsothank Frank Curry, who took on two projects fromMike Sobanski (Rolls Royce and Bughatti). Mike dida tremendous job on the chassis on both of them,but they soon collected dust, allowing me tooutsource the work to Frank. Well done Frank. Lastbut not least, I want to mention that Bob Melbournehas been instrumental in helping me with theMetallus program. His ingenuity on geared mecha-nisms and chassis designs has been extremelyhelpful in cataloguing parts for specific applica-tions, and integrations with Meccano.

There will be many more items not mentioned forsale this year, but I can not disclose them just yet,due to some final arrangements I need to secure.Stay tuned!

Dave Duncan, Product Manager, CMAMAS

Presidential PerusingsPresidential PerusingsPresidential PerusingsPresidential PerusingsPresidential PerusingsLong-term subscribers to “Canadian MeccaNotes”may recall the article that appeared in the Decem-ber 2002 issue concerning my adventures with theMeccano lots that I securedfrom the Eastbourne AuctionRooms sale. There is some-thing of a genetic defect (forwant of a better term) in myblood when it comes to auc-tions. One of my memoriesof my father, who sadlypassed away when I was onlyeleven years of age, was ofhis predilection towards auc-tions. I was never lucky enough to attend any suchsales with him, but he certainly had a reputationamong the auction houses in the Southamptonarea for being willing to take oddball lots off of theauctioneers’ hands. One of the stock phrases onthe local circuit, or so I was told, was: “Where’s Mr.Hoare with his shilling?” (For the uninitiated, ashilling was, at the time, a British coin worth 5% ofthe value of a British pound). He was never

successful in landing any Meccano at these sales,although he did bring home one sizable woodenconstruction kit of unknown origin where you useda rubber mallet to knock soft wooden pegs intopredrilled holes in larger wooden pieces to con-struct a model. Apart from a set of four wheels, therest of the set was something of a mishmash ofitems. Furthermore, many of the pieces had beeninfested by woodworm, so were consigned to thewaste bin. I did build a few models with it, butpreferred to stick to Meccano.

My wife and I go to a lot of auctions - well, to behonest, my wife comes along with me to ensure Ido not bring anything bizarre home. Since movingto our current home in Glen Williams, we haveprobably attended close to a couple of hundredsales, mostly in Milton, where there are twosalerooms. Actually, calling them salerooms en-hances their description somewhat, but neverthe-less they are the best locations in the vicinity, andcertainly we have made some useful householdacquisitions. We have also let things slip throughour fingers, which in hindsight, we should havebought!

Sadly, this is not the case when it comes to addingMeccano to ones collection. Southern Ontario canbest be described as being a wasteland in thisregard. I can count on the fingers of one hand thenumber of quality items that have been offered forsale. There was a No. 2 Pre-war Aeroplane Set,which went to a dealer for $850.00 (I hope he hada client who was willing to pay for it), and a box fullof mint modern parts, consisting of a strong mix-ture of yellow & silver parts, plus a good selectionof brassware, which sold for $225.00.

One never gives up hope, however, and late lastyear, the auctioneer in Dundas, Ontario, advertisedone lot as 45lbs of Meccano. Hubert Hogle madesure that all CMAMAS subscribers in the Torontoarea were aware of the sale. It is an hour’s drivefor me to get to this auction hall, and, as on theother occasions when I have decided to drive toDundas to see if the lot was worthwhile, theweather was miserable, so it took over an hour toget there. Once again, the lot sadly proved to be


a disappointment. An extensive collection of Strips,Flexible Plates, and the more common Angle Gird-ers constituted the bulk of the lot. No Nuts & Bolts,and no brassware were to be seen. Many of theparts had been repainted, not very efficiently, andsome were inevitably damaged beyond repair.

I was expecting that the actual time that the lotwould be put up on offer would be well into the sale,but surprisingly, it came up within the first fifteenminutes. There was an absent bid of $200.00 tostart the bidding - and that is where it ended.Although I personally was not unduly concerned,there was a father and his young son sitting in theroom, and I could see that the price was beyondtheir budget, and the lad was disappointed. Hope-fully, there will be another opportunity for thiscouple, and the boy will become a keen modelbuilder.

Ironically, with the Meccano was an unadvertisedbut extensive collection of “Meccano Magazines,”dating back to the early 1930’s, although the bulkof them were postwar issues. Most were in good toexcellent condition. These were offered at so muchapiece, with the successful bidder taking as manyas he wanted for the closing price. The first timearound, the bidding closed at $5.00 each, and thesuccessful bidder took a few magazines. Thesecond time around, the magazines went for $2.00apiece, to the same bidder, and he took a few more.By this time, the best of the pre-war issues hadbeen selected, but I was hopeful that the rest wouldbe offered as one lot. Well, they were, but not theway I would have preferred. This time, it was somuch apiece again, with the winning bidder takingthem all. There were over 100 issues left, and thesale price of $1.00 per copy was, in my view, still toomuch.

One other comment about the sale that bearsmentioning - three other CMAMAS subscribersattended the sale, but they will not be named. Thereason? They all arrived after the Meccano lots hadall been sold.

There is another sale of “assorted Meccano” beingoffered by the same auction house within the nextfew weeks, but I will be giving it a miss. Actually,I will be in Barbados at the time, where my wife and

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It is well known that the major-ity of participants at Meccanoshows are men. Of those thatare married, the spouses are mostly content to lettheir husbands go to the shows on their own. Oneof the few exceptions to this rule in the past fewyears has been the husband and wife combinationof Len and Eileen Waltham. Not only did Eileenregularly accompany Len to the shows, but also shewas an active participant. She helped set up Len’smodels, of which Len’s pride and joy were - and are- his Eiffel Tower model (adapted from the Set 10leaflet), and the Carousel that he built to his ownpersonal design (with the canopy sewn by Eileenherself, as I recall). At the shows, she was (as LouBoselli stated in his e-mail to me after the news ofher passing was sent out): “she was always gra-cious to the spectators, patiently answering ques-tions or allowing “little fingers” to touch and learn.”She also monitored the supply of paper at Len’sMeccanograph, making sure there was a goodsupply on hand so that new designs could beprepared for youngsters to take with them.

Sadly, Eileen passed away on January 18th. Anurse by training, Eileen was also an accomplishedorganist, and was active in community affairs. ToLen, their three children and their eight grandchil-dren, we extend our deepest condolences.

I like to escape the Canadian winter whenever wecan (and yes, I go to auctions there as well - but sofar no Meccano has ever shown up at the sales thatI have attended!).

Colin Hoare


New Meccano Parts in 2010New Meccano Parts in 2010New Meccano Parts in 2010New Meccano Parts in 2010New Meccano Parts in 2010Almost every set developed by Meccano in Calaishas had one or more new parts, initially with Bnumbers and since 2006 with C’s. Unfortunatelymany of these new parts are plastic and often theyare for a special feature in a particular model, thuscontradicting the basic principle of Meccano thatthe parts can be used in multiple ways. However,some new items such as the flexible strips and Z-plates have greatly extended the system with awide variety of applications.

I found the latest Meccano additions in the Nanoseries of very small sets packaged for the Britishretailer Marks and Spencer. In the Helicopter setthere are four new steel parts:C323 - a 1" x 11/16" formed triangular plate,C329 - a 1" narrow strip with 3 holes,C330 - a 7/16" x 7/16" narrow angle bracket,andC331 - a 1/2" x 1/2" x 1/2" narrow doubleobtuse bracket.

All these should have many uses. I was particularlypleased to see the narrow angle bracket with 2round holes, which the system has needed sincethe introduction of narrow strips in 1962. The NanoHelicopter has one each of the four new items. Intwo other little sets of the series, the Nano Robothas one C323, one C329 and two of C330 while theNano Racing Car has one C323.

In the Maxi Kit Meccano series, also packaged forMarks and Spencer for somewhat larger models,there is one new part. In set 840708I, C436 is a 21/2" x 1 1/2" x 1" channel plate with triangularsides. This is a rather specialized part to form thecontainer of the Super Dump Truck and hence willnot be so generally useful.

Also in 2010 Meccano introduced the Extremeseries containing many new specialized plasticparts with rather limited alternate applications.However, these sets do have the interesting nar-row strips with threaded holes between the usual


holes. C327 is 4 1/2" long and C396 is 2 1/2". Toprovide depth for the threads both are a sturdy0.078" thick.

Don Morton

Material Mover WithMaterial Mover WithMaterial Mover WithMaterial Mover WithMaterial Mover WithElevatorElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator

A few years ago I was requested by the local SchoolBoard Science Fair Committee to organize an activ-ity for the Science Fair participants. The committeewanted the children to build some sort of machinewhich could move material from point “A” to point“B”. In order to avoid a simple inclined plane, point“B” had to be at a higher level than point “A”. Alsothe students could only use the parts included in mySchool Kit. I decided that the material would be aping-pong ball, and after a bit of thought I designedthree different machines. The first to be describedis one which uses an elevator to lift the material.

Start by constructing the various units.TowerTower topTower platingBall receptacleElevator

When constructing the elevator note that the floor,made from a 2½”x1½” Flanged Plate is tiltedforwards. This will keep the ball pressed againstthe tower plating as the elevator rises.Entry rampThe ball is released when the elevator descendsand depresses the lever. The two 1½” Strips arebalance weights. The angle of the 2½” CurvedStrip needs to be adjusted so that the 11/8" Boltclears the top of the ball when the elevator is fullydescended. The 5½” Strip is spaced from the BushWheel by a pair of spacing nuts.Connect the unitsAdd the operating cords. The centre hauling cordis attached to the outer, middle hole of the top4½”x2½” Flat Plate. It is passed down through themiddle 2nd hole, around the pulley on the elevator’stop and is then passed up through the middle 4thhole of the top plate. The cord is then passed overthe top pulley and is clipped to the crank axle bymeans of a Spring Clip. Adjust the cord so that itis just long enough to trip the ball. Too much cordwill cause the cord to jump off the pulleys.


The side guide cord is attached to the outer 3rdhole of the top plate. It is then passed downthrough the 2nd hole of the third row, through thefront end hole of the elevator and into the 2ndhole of the 2nd row in the bottom 3½”x2½”Flanged Plate. Bring the cord up through the 4thhole of the third row of this plate, back through theback end hole of the elevator plate and throughthe 4th hole of the 3rd row of the top plate. Attachthe cord to the end hole of the top Trunnion.

Repeat the procedure for the other side cord.

Ed Barclay


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This final segment contains the parts list and morephotos. See the previous issue for building instruc-tions.

Ed Barclay


The 2010 Hobby Show - aThe 2010 Hobby Show - aThe 2010 Hobby Show - aThe 2010 Hobby Show - aThe 2010 Hobby Show - abrief reportbrief reportbrief reportbrief reportbrief report

After an absence of three years, CMAMAS membersreturned to the International Centre to participatein the Hobby & Great Canadian Game Show (as itis now known). There was no show in 2008, andthe invitation to participate came too late in 2009for CMAMAS to commit to the show, so it was apleasure to return in November.

Apart from the opportunity todisplay, there was the addedattraction that the third part ofthe Ken Weavens’ Meccano col-lection would be on offer viaSilent Auction. This more thanoffset the fact that our spaceallocation was smaller than inprevious years, by virtue of thefact that only one hall at the International Centrehad been booked, in contrast to the two or more inyears gone by.

We had a strong attendance, with two visitors fromsouth of the border. Our regular visitor, Lou Boselli,was in attendance, and also Kendrick Bisset. Inaddition, Jim Bobyn made his way from Quebec.

The rest of themembers werefrom Ontario.

There wereplenty of mod-els on display,but sadly, noneof the Supermodels that make up the major attrac-tions could be shown, due to lack of space. High-

lights of the show were LouBoselli’s now-completed DEWErector models, and the Sleep-ing Meccanoman that Ron Kurtzbrought along for anothershowing. We had a vast arrayof vehicles, the pick of whichwere three vintage cars, thesebeing David Duncan’s Bugatticar, the vintage Rolls Royce by

Frank Curry, and Robin McLellan’s Model T Ford,with authentic transverse springs and torque-tubedrive. No show would be complete without R2D2being on display, and Hubert Hogle did not disap-point us - it entertained the visitors throughout thethree days. So successful was this model that apicture of it is now on display on the Hobby Show’s


Website as advertising for the 2011 Show! Colin Hinzbrought along his version of the Twin Beam PumpingEngine, and Jim Bobyn his Biplane in plastic Meccano.Eric Eisen did double duty, so to speak, in that hesupplied his hands-on models, the Math Balance, theDouble Ferris Wheel, and the Mini-Carousel, as wellas a scaled-down version of the No. 10 set Giant Lorryand the MG-TD that his brother Larry had built.

One of the biggest models at the show was the onethat Brett Simpson had built. He had a radio-controlled Mack truck complete with boom crane andtrailer. The model was radio-controlled, and used sixmotors of varying origin. On a smaller side, HansPape supplied three models, these being a tractionengine, an aeroplane and a saloon car.

As for the Silent Auction, there was some seriousbidding for all but two of the lots. With several

Aeroplane Sets, and onebeautiful Car Construc-tor Model, to name just afew, up for sale, therewas a great selection of ‘goodies’ for members to bid on.Hopefully, everyone went home happy - certainly, the clubbenefitted from the sale!

At the end of the show, several models were turned over toMerle Tubman from Borgfeldt, who took them down toTreasure Island Toys on Danforth Avenue, where they weredisplayed in the store window for a two-month period topromote Meccano. See page 27 for photos.

Colin Hoare

Photos by Glynn Bates


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Photos by Glynn Bates.


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Original design by Keith W Cameron,Original design by Keith W Cameron,Original design by Keith W Cameron,Original design by Keith W Cameron,Original design by Keith W Cameron,M.D., October 1978M.D., October 1978M.D., October 1978M.D., October 1978M.D., October 1978

Model rebuilt and instructions retyped with addi-tional notes by Bruce Vanschepen.

Text edited by Colin Hoare.

The prototype for this model is a veteran steamlocomotive illustrated on page 45 of “World ofTrains” by Patrick B. Whitehouse, published byHamlyn, English edition, 1976. It is built to thesmallest scale possible, to allow operation on alonger incline. It will pull or push a six-wheelpassenger coach up a 1:5 incline. It is powered bybatteries located in the coach. A ten-tooth PlasticSprocket Wheel engages (Caterpillar) Track Linkslaid between the rails in the manner of GMM.SML.45.The locomotive will run on plain track through itsdriving wheels, which are driven in prototypicalfashion from a driving shaft through cranks andconnecting rods.Length overall excluding buffers: 23 cm. (9 ins.)Track gauge: 76 mm. (3 ins.) Weight: 1.7 kgms.(3 lb. 12 oz.)

(At this point, I will jump in and say what a delightit was to build this model. First impressions of theprototypical detail leaves the builder to wonderhow the mechanisms of the original locomotivefunctioned, but after a few moments spent lookingat the “YouTube” video of the locomotive (e.g.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_hlnmTMDac)many things are made clear, and it is stronglyrecommended to view the video if one chooses tobuild this model. Dr. Cameron’s design does allowfor many changes to be undertaken, but person-ally, I withheld the desire to do so, and decided tobuild the locomotive as per the instructions. I willmake suggestions to certain areas of change at theend of the article, limiting my notes to changes andpoints of clarification actually undertaken duringthis reconstruction. Bruce)

Frame and PU (Power unit) MountFrame and PU (Power unit) MountFrame and PU (Power unit) MountFrame and PU (Power unit) MountFrame and PU (Power unit) MountFirst make a driveshaft from a 2½” Rod carrying aCoupling fixed by 3mm Grubscrews, a 10-toothPlastic Sprocket Wheel fixed by its collet nut overthe Coupling, and a 1" Gear Wheel with its boss inthe dog portion of the Sprocket, with 5mmGrubscrews securing the Sprocket to prevent itfrom rotating. Arrange the assembly such that

equal lengths ofrod protrude ateach end(003).Each side frame isa 5½” and a 7½”Flat Girder boltedtogether by theirslotted holes(004), the 7½”girder above andon the inner sur-face of the 5½”(Flat Girder), andprojecting 2 holesfront and rear.These Flat Girdersare joined on theslant as much asthe slotted holeswill allow, with thewidest apart at the


rear. The front bolt (3/8") carries a 1½”X ½” Double Angle Strip joining the twosides (005), with two Washers spacingthe girder and the lug of the DoubleAngle Strip. The driveshaft is in-serted into the 5th round hole fromthe front of the 5½” Flat Girdersduring assembly of the sides toeach other (006). A 1" X 1" AngleBracket with a 1½” Strip length-ening one lug is bolted by thislug to the front two (slot-ted) holes of each 7½”Flat Girder, the otherlug is directed outwardto be bolted on eachside to the slotted holesof two 3½” Angle Gird-ers in channel forma-tion, their flanges to therear (007, 008). 2½”Angle Girders are fixedto the inner surface of the front of the 7½” FlatGirders, their slotted hole flanges outward andconnected by Angle Brackets at a slightly acuteangle to 1½” Flat Girders (009, 010, 011). TheseGirders are joined by a yoke of two 1" TriangularPlates and a 2½” Flat Girder. An Obtuse AngleBracket fixed to the front round holes of each 1½”Flat Girder supports the boiler (see below) (012).The buffer is a 3/8" Washer locknutted on a 3"Screwed Rod which also passes through a Nut, intoa Short Coupling, the centre holes of the 3½” AngleGirders, more Nuts, 10 Wheel Discs (acting ascounterweights), the centre hole of the 1½” X 1½”Double Angle Strip and a final locknut (013, 014,015, 016, 017, 018, 019). Four driving wheels, 1 1/8" Flanged Wheels, are secured and quartered ontwo 3" rods mounted in the second and eighth holesfrom the front of the 5½” Flat Girders. The wheelsare spaced from the girders by three Washers each(020), they are held securely by two Grubscrews(each), and are linked by 3½” Narrow Strips ridingon ½” Bolts locknutted to the wheels and withlocknuts next (to) the inner surface of the strips(021,022). Pivot Bolts through the centre holes of the

strips are locknutted to the Double Arm Crankssecured and quartered (again using two grubscrews)to the protruding ends of the driveshaft (023, 024).A Power Drive Unit (M5) is attached to the rearthree holes of the 5½” Flat Girders by AngleBrackets in front and by a 1½” X ½” Double AngleStrip in the rear holes where ½” bolts are used(025, 026, 027, 028, 029). (In this instance I founda later French PU unit more readily to hand, andwith the aid of the images, was made securethrough the rows of slotted holes joining the twomain frame 7½” Flat Girders, third and fifth holesfrom the rear, using washers to take up clear-ances.)

An intermediate driveshaft is a 2" Rod mounted inround holes of the 7½” Flat Girders vertically abovethe driveshaft, and it carries a 1" Gear Wheelengaging with the 1" Gear Wheel of the driveshaft(026), and a ½” Pinion driven by a Worm on theoutput shaft of the M5 (personally, I opted to usea Coupling with a 1" Rod to extend the output shaftof the motor that I installed: care must be taken,however, to ensure a true rotation of the Pinion.The Worm and Pinion must be in deep mesh, to


prevent gears jumping under stress (warning: tootight a mesh can rob motor capability). Thereshould be 1/8" side play in the driveshaft, and the(plastic) Sprocket must be arranged midway be-tween the sideframes. The side play allows easymesh (of the plastic sprocket) with the rack.

A dummy internal valve gear is added next: a 1½”Narrow Strip is bolted to the side of the frame,separated by a Collar on a ½” Bolt that the innerside of the frame, separated by a Collar on a ½” Boltthat passes through the centre hole of the strip, theupper hole carrying an End Bearing and a 1½” Rod.(Repeat this process for other side of frame.)(030).

The Boiler is a Boiler-without-ends, formed into a

smaller circle, with two overlapping rows of holesinstead of the usual single row (034). Two black2½ X 1½” Plastic Plates, overlapping one row ofholes above (the smoke box), encircle the front ofthe boiler to represent the smoke box (I have usedlater French semi-gloss steel plates here due toappearance and availability). Two 2½” X 1½”Flexible Plates, the same color as the boiler, en-circle the rear 1" thus lengthening it by one half-inch (032, 033). A 3½” Screwed Rod, held in thecentral transverse untapped hole of a Couplingbolted by its end holes to the base of the smokebox, passes up through the second hole from thefront in the top row of the holes (031, 035). ThisRod also passes through the end transverse hole ofa Threaded Coupling, which is locknutted to it atthe centre of the boiler diameter. On the rod abovethe boiler a Chimney Adaptor, a Sleeve Piece, anda ¾” Flanged Wheel are held by a nut (036). Thedome is assembled from a 1 1/8" Bolt holding aCollar, and five 1" Pulleys without Boss (040).Further details are handrails and a whistle (ThreadedPin and Collar). Side tanks on each side are GirderBrackets held to the side frames by Angle Bracketsand edged above by brackets (042). (At this pointI undertook my greatest modification, as I felt theside tanks lacked structural integrity with the cab,and I built the tanks with the cab by using a 2"Angle Girder with the slotted hole under the GirderBrackets (055 & 058)). The boiler is installed (tothe frame) by bolting it to the 1½” Flat Girdersusing Obtuse Angle Brackets and to the tanks byAngle Brackets spaced from it by three washers(062, 064, 068): I also decided to install the boilerwith the cab using Dr. Cameron’s mounting pointsdue to my side tank modification (063). Two 50gram weights should be bolted to the inner surfaceof the smokebox. The smokebox door is a ConicalDisc (037). A ½” Bolt passes through a ¾”Washer, the (conical) disc, and enters the longitu-dinal bore of the Coupling (here I achieved the 50gram weight by inserting four wheel discs and afifth early version behind the conical disc andsecured with extra nuts (038, 039, 041).

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