Customer Reviews:
 excellent after sales service June 18, 2010
Judith A. Vickers (E Yorkshire)
Ordered this product as a present for my son. Unfortunately there was a small piece missing. However, we contacted Meccano at their head office in France, via email, and requested a replacement. It took a while to arrive (approx 2 weeks), but at least they sent it (and without any charge). Full marks for after sales service!
Ideal for us grown-ups November 29, 2009
bluecougar25 (Liverpool, UK)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
When I was small, I had Lego to play with, but my friends with big brothers had meccano sets and I was always fascinated by their strange metallic constructions. We couldn't afford it though, and I was likely too ham-fisted a child to have made much progress.
Fast forward to an adult me, who just watched a whole tv programme about Meccano and suddenly realised I can afford it now, plus have the time and the hand-eye co-ordination required. I couldn't resist!
I'm happy to report that its every bit as much fun as I hoped, maybe more so - this set includes a 3v motor so you can make your models zoom around, and the satisfaction from assembling the motor and watching your axle spin round at the flick of a switch would surely be wasted on a child. These are modern revamps of Meccano, so some of the pieces are plastic, most are solid metal with the familiar holes in however, and the fiddly screwdriver assembly method has been replaced with a more user-friendly Allen key system, which tightens up nuts and bolts beautifully (and untightens equally well when you've made a mistake..)
Gone too are the frustrations of all these clever bits and a lack of clue how to turn them into something - the kit comes with full colour, clear, step-by-step instructions for 8 models, and by putting several together you really do start to get some ideas for what other things you could create on your own. I'm sure the average 9 year old would get on great with this toy, so if you have children and were pondering, take the plunge. Just buy a set for yourself to fiddle with once they're in bed though, or just keep the treat to yourself! And if you are an adult, keep it out of the range of your parents, my mum is itching to have a play too.
Meccano model set August 11, 2009
SNOW LEOPARD (Stevenage, Herts, UK)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Product better than described. Well packaged. Delivered as promised. Great value. Lots of fun.
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