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Mamodman123
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 Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 4:08 pm Post subject: The truth or a myth? |
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Meccano actually put mistakes in their instructions for children to figure out the mistakes? 
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rangerssteamtoys
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Hmmmmm, Dont know
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| Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 4:10 pm Post subject: Re: The truth or a myth? |
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| Mamodman123 wrote: | | Meccano actually put mistakes in their instructions for children to figure out the mistakes? |
I can tell you all the big models I've built have mistakes and inconsistancies between drawing on them, which drives me insane.
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Mamodman123
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| Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 4:11 pm Post subject: Re: The truth or a myth? |
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| tmuir wrote: | | Mamodman123 wrote: | | Meccano actually put mistakes in their instructions for children to figure out the mistakes? |
I can tell you all the big models I've built have mistakes and inconsistancies between drawing on them, which drives me insane. |
It's probably true then evil buggers 
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Tis true im afraid MM, ide heard it before but never beleived it, until that is it came up on James Mays Top Toys
(The kids must have been thick who he challened to build a meccano thing from plans  )
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 6:06 am Post subject: Re: The truth or a myth? |
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| Mamodman123 wrote: | | Meccano actually put mistakes in their instructions for children to figure out the mistakes? |
I've never heard that before, but I know they have mistakes.
I have heard that they deliberately didn't go into full details to make kids think a bit more, use imagination and that.
I know I use my imagination when builiding them. I imagine lots of bad words, that I can't say aloud. 
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Mamodman123
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:44 am Post subject: Re: The truth or a myth? |
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| Wallace wrote: | | Mamodman123 wrote: | | Meccano actually put mistakes in their instructions for children to figure out the mistakes? |
I've never heard that before, but I know they have mistakes.
I have heard that they deliberately didn't go into full details to make kids think a bit more, use imagination and that.
I know I use my imagination when builiding them. I imagine lots of bad words, that I can't say aloud. |
LMFAO!!
I'd be the same mate...although ive not got any meccano instructions
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