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| | | (...) Well I've emailed him since and he mentioned he might mention this at the AGM so I get the feeling it's quite formal (I don't wish to appear prejudiced but I would expect it to be mainly composed of late middle aged British blokes who could be (...) (23 years ago, 21-Aug-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | Re: International Society of Meccanomen —Steve Lane
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| | | | I was looking forward to a verbal punch up with the Meccanoist's but if their going to be reasonable about things, that takes away all the fun!! :-) (I'm joking) I like the idea of a combined front, but I'd love to be a fly on the wall of their AGM (...) (23 years ago, 21-Aug-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | Re: International Society of Meccanomen —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | (...) Ya that WOULD be funny, eh?... let the media stage a big "debate", make sure it's on live TV, and then have a love-in and refuse to disagree with anything the other side says, but instead make snide comments about the media... Naaa.. never (...) (23 years ago, 21-Aug-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | Re: International Society of Meccanomen —Allan Bedford
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| | | | (...) *Visually* superior perhaps, but only because LEGO is more of a sculpting medium. Meccano has a definite mechanical advantage due to the strength and precision it derives from being made of steel, brass, etc. Allan B. (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | Re: International Society of Meccanomen —Steve Lane
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| | | | (...) Meccano hasn't got pneumatics though has it. So I'd say Lego has the pneumatic advantage. Steve (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | Re: International Society of Meccanomen —Allan Bedford
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| | | | (...) An excellent point. That one had slipped my mind. I guess I was thinking more along the lines of the hardened brass gears and incredibly strong beams, axles and brackets; perhaps things more appropriate for gear boxes, cranes, bridges etc. Of (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | Re: International Society of Meccanomen —Ross Crawford
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| | | | (...) I'd be interested to see a Maccano crane bigger than Dennis Bosman's: (URL) as you say, it could probably be built stronger out of Meccano. The biggest hassle I had with Meccano was losing all those pesky little nuts & bolts... ROSCO (23 years ago, 24-Aug-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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