Publications

MIDLANDS MECCANO GUILD BULLETIN

The club publishes a bulletin (MMGB)four times a year in March,June,September and December. The June and December issues carry the reports of our meetings with a description of all the models shown by members. Photographs of some models are included in the bulletin. Links to pictures of all of the models shown at our meetings are given in the "Gallery". The Bulletin also includes articles on modelling, collecting, and more general areas such as the history of the guild.

This bulletin includes a description by Brian Compton (a new member) of his superb electronic control system for the Oscar Fontan/Keith Cameron Coal loader/unloader (shown on the cover); more details and constructional techniques used by Ken Senar in his prize winning Wessex HC2 helicopter; a description of Tony Homden’s BMW bomber; a very useful clutch unit by Terry Pettitt and my article on the F Gordon Crosby motor chassis. I hope you enjoy the bulletin. Roger (Hon Secretary/Editor).

In the DECEMBER Bulletin from MMG you will find an interesting report about Roger Burton's Helicopter Patrol and ONLY TO BE FOUND in the MMG bulletin. Click to read the model report for the October 2011 meeting.

In the SEPTEMBER Bulletin from MMG you will find a report of members models at SkegEx Click to read the report of MMG models at Skegness. and Ken Senar's wonderful prize winning helicopter described in detail and ONLY TO BE FOUND in the MMG bulletin.

In the June Bulletin from MMG we have an article on an interesting “Bridge Set” by Tony Knowles, inspired by the equally unusual windmill set seen in Bulletin 45. Mike Cook again provides an excellent model report of the March meeting. Click to read the model report for the March2011 meeting. As a special construction project for MMG Michael Whiting, well known as an expert modeller of Orreries has provided details of building one ONLY TO BE FOUND in this edition.

The March edition of the Bulletin includes articles on a very rare and unique 1913 Windmill set by Matthew McCallum, a model of the Chilean mine rescue by Tony Homden, an article recounting the formation of the official Meccano Guild in 1919 and more details of Servetti's trolley factory from Rob Mitchell.

click for a short video of Tony Homden's Chilean mine rescue model

The December issue included the report of the October meeting and an article on the early days of the Midlands Guild by Jim Gamble

MIDLANDS MECCANO GUILD GAZETTE

A larger Gazette is published occasionally with more detailed building constructions for models. The Gazette is free to members and can also be obtained along with other meccano related literature from Meccano Worldwide Mail Order (MWMO website here)