Wallace
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Meccano lookalike stuff.In the "cheap" shops over here, you can sometimes buy meccano type stuff. Junk made in China, but matches meccano, and is real cheap. Worth keeping a lookout for.
But here's some Australia "lookalike meccano".
It's excellents stuff, but not quite as dear as meccano here.
First, a Buz set, around 1948.
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Wallace
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It's been restored by Dad, but I managed to get him to leave the box original. I printed a new label for him, old one was stuff, and he stuck it on without touching original.
And here's a EZY Bilt set, from the 1950's.
Again, box left original, but all stuff restored.
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Mamodman123
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That's basically Meccano isn't it?  if someone did that these days it would go to court I think 
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Wallace
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Yeah mate, you're right.
Not much difference at all, if any.
Only thing I've seen different is the Ezy bilt rectangle base plates have a slot in them. Kinda like 2 holes join together.
You can see one in the pic of ezy bilt that has the stell drive bands. Plate is in bottom left of box.
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Mamodman123
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| Wallace wrote: | Yeah mate, you're right.
Not much difference at all, if any.
Only thing I've seen different is the Ezy bilt rectangle base plates have a slot in them. Kinda like 2 holes join together.
You can see one in the pic of ezy bilt that has the stell drive bands. Plate is in bottom left of box. |
I see yes  well if it's cheaper 
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MTA
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I think I've got some Ezy built in that job lot of Meccano
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Wallace
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I'll double check with Dad it is a Ezy bilt trademark.
MTA, if you have a baseplate like that, with a bit of a longer, thinner slot, it's REALLY rare. Dad's got one only.
It's designed to take a sprocket through it, or make a table saw type setup.
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