Since its invention in 1900, kids have loved playing with the Meccano construction set. Now one of those kids has imaginatively redesigned it. Since he was a child, Dutch designer Tomm Velthuis has ...

It's always cool when the big motorcycle manufacturers shake hands with toy makers and deliver spectacular items that please the eyes and the minds of both kids and adults. The latest to do so is ...

The Toy Fair 2010 is underway in NYC, ergo this announcement that there are plans for yet another movie franchise based on a toy. The indie Helix Films announced today an exclusive partnership with ...

FOR MILLIONS of mechanically inclined young tinkerers, the Erector set (known in Europe as Meccano) has been the ultimate kit. This collection of perforated metal beams and panels, held together with ...

In a bid to take on a building-set behemoth, Canadian toy company Spin Master is reviving a classic. Toronto-based Spin Master Ltd. has acquired the iconic Meccano construction set line, with the ...

Helix Films, an independent production company, announced Tuesday that they have formed an exclusive partnership with Meccano Toy Company to develop an original 3D feature film based upon the iconic ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Hasbro and Mattell have partnered to turn the Meccano toy into a film, according to Empire Online. The major toy manufacturers approached Helix Films to produce a movie about the model construction ...

The only factory in Europe dedicated to producing iconic British construction toy brand Meccano is set to close. The plant, in Calais, France, will shut down by the first quarter of next year, leaving ...

Almost 500 rare Dinky toys and other objects rescued from the Meccano headquarters before it closed 30 years ago will go under the auctioneer's hammer next month. Many of the items have never been ...

Celebrations have started on Merseyside to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of the inventor of Meccano, Hornby trains and Dinky toys. A four-day festival starts later celebrating ...

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 ...