Build extinct animals from millions of years ago using Meccano’s real metal and plastic parts and real tools. Create from one day to the next the most famous dinosaurs like Tyranosaurus, Stegosaure, Velociraptor or Triceratops. The first time I saw it was when Chris Instone took it to the December Hainault Hangout in 2016 and he remarked on the difficulty obtaining it. The head unit is connected to the Square Block at the upper end of the neck by four Locking Pins in the rear of the Large Angle Block. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

The better your problem and question is described, the easier it is for other Meccano owners to provide you with a good answer. They're not only great fun to play with but also help your child improve skills like logical thinking and problem-solving. The pack comes with 179 parts split up into plastic bags, which helps you find the parts you are looking for and all the tools you need to build your epic creation, including a screw driver, wrench, screws and bolts. Give the children this dinosaur building kit and let their imagination run wild to create prehistoric stories for which they will be the only heroes.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. It should also possible to replace many of the Locking Pins with Bolts which should increase the strength of the neck and tail joints. Customize and control every aspect of your Meccasaur: he’s highly programmable, interactive, and performs a variety of cool actions! For more challenging construction toys, check out our K'nex sets, which offer endless design possibilities and hours of solo or collaborative fun. This great STEM set comes with instructions for how to build and re-build 10 different dinosaur models, from the nimble raptor to the terrifying T-Rex.

Meccano toys are great for boosting STEM skills, and if you have multiple kits, you can mix and match the pieces. Home Retail Group Card Services Limited is registered in England (04007072) at 33 Holborn, London, United Kingdom, EC1N 2HT.Argos Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority as a credit broker (713206), and works exclusively with the lender, Home Retail Group Card Services Limited trading as Argos Card and Argos Financial Services, who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority to provide credit (716148). This Meccano dinosaur kit for children from 8 years old is composed of 179 metal parts to be assembled together using the two tools included and the assembly instructions. Follow the instructions and create a terrifying 32cm T-Rex, a threatening Triceratops, a roaring Raptor plus much more. Ideal for little builders with big imaginations, they include bright and colourful blocks with cute characters that are easy to put together. Whether you’re looking for beginner-level puzzles to get them started or a complex set that’ll get them scratching their heads, we’ve got something for every age.