This is the story of a great British icon, which, despite being full of holes, conquered the world. It is also the story of why that icon is no longer British but French; why the icon is about to ...

If William Gibson and Bruce Sterling had written an arcade scene into “The Difference Engine”, it probably would have looked a lot like [Pete Wood]’s Meccano Martian Mission, as illustrated in the ...

Meccano's Mattei Theodore gives a tour of the company's ideas factory An anonymous industrial zone on the outskirts of the French port of Calais is home to one of the great historic names in the toy ...

Meccano is one of those toys with a very strong nostalgia element, involving memories of hours spent bolting together a toy wheelbarrow or a coffee table-size Forth Bridge. But 21st century kids ...

Aston Martin has confirmed a new licence agreement with Meccano, which will result in the release of the Meccano Pro x Aston Martin Formula 1 car. The set will allow fans to construct a highly ...

If we were to talk to engineers about the childhood toys which most inspired them, it’s likely that the older among them would mention either Meccano or Erector Set. These similar construction toys ...

Once-popular engineering toy, in decline since the 1950s, will still be manufactured by partner companies It is the children’s toy, invented in Britain, that inspired a passion for engineering, ...

Prof Trevor Whittaker, a Guinness World Record representative and QUB Vice Chancellor Prof Patrick Johnston on the bridge on Saturday Engineering students from Queen's University Belfast have set a ...

An anonymous industrial zone on the outskirts of the French port of Calais is home to one of the great historic names in the toy business. Meccano may have been started in the UK more than a century ...