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Why can't I freaking buy plain old Meccano anymore? I can't get that thing out of my mind from the childhood days. I had one beautiful meccano set some 35+ years ago. I don't care about these Reactor pre-made BS boxes.

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You can still buy buckets/toolboxes of assorted Meccano. They come with plans for things which you can happily ignore.

https://www.amazon.com/Meccano-Junior-100-Piece-Bucket/dp/B0...

https://www.amazon.com/Meccano-20070926-Junior-Bucket-150-Pi...

https://www.amazon.com/Erector-Advanced-Toolbox-Construction...

https://www.amazon.com/Meccano-6024795-Meccano-Erector-Advan...

(Results of a quick Amazon search. I'm sure there are more.)

This[1] is what I recall I had (number 6). See the difference?

http://my-meccano.co.uk/SETS.html

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