The International Meccanoman
the Journal of the
International Society of Meccanomen

John Westwood
John Westwood
Cover of the 50th!! International Meccanoman
Cover of IM 50
Michael Adler
Michael Adler

In 1988 John Westwood published the first International Meccanoman.
The early issues were hand-typed on an electric typewriter. All the text and images then were laid out by "cut and paste" on to large A3 boards to make "camera-ready" masters for litho printing.

About a year later Michael Adler founded the International Society of Meccanomen.

Both Meccanoman met later and the rest, as they say, is history.......

The results: a flourishing Society and, so far, more than 50 issues of a wonderful Meccano Magazine.

Today, the Editor of the International Meccanoman uses slightly more sophisticated techniques
but the publication still continues in the spirit of the Founder
AND
from issue Number 50 on, has colour photographs too!.




Below an impression of the contents of the last 5 issues

  • Magnetic Braiding
  • Meccano and Metaphysics
  • Model Building Technology. Ideas gathered, edited and drawn by Philip Webb
  • Meccano TinTin Toys Released
  • Exhibition Pictures from Henley, Melbourne and Te Papa

Cover of the International Meccanoman # 64
Cover of IM 64



Cover of the International Meccanoman # 63
Cover of IM 63
  • The Golden Spanner Award 2011: Rolando Piazoli (It)
  • Rotterdam Cranes
  • Model Building Technology. Ideas gathered, edited and drawn by Philip Webb
  • Meccanuity 2011 report from the Telford and Iron Bridge Society
  • Skegness 2011
  • To print or not to print (about merits and demerits of Meccano club magazines being published electronically rather than on paper)
  • The End of an Era, Meccano models of spacecrafts
  • Guest editorial by Chris Shute, chairman of the Telford and ironbridge Meccano Society


  • A special tribute to the sadly deceased editor of the International Meccanoman Paul Joachim
  • Test Rig, experiments with the new Stepper Controller Code 7 by Peter Harwood
  • Model Building Technology. Ideas gathered, edited and drawn by Philip Webb
  • Show Time exhibition reports 2011 New Zealand Convention, Kew Bridge Steam Museum, Melbourne Meccano Club
  • Secret Lives, Adrian Williams talked to Paul Joachim †
  • Meet the Meccanoman: Geoff Brown
  • Christchurch NZ Earthquakes

Cover of the International Meccanoman # 61
Cover of IM 62



Cover of the International Meccanoman # 61
Cover of IM 61
  • The Golden Spanner Award 2010: Geoff Brown
  • My School Meccano Club by Michael J. Walker
  • Model Building Technology. Ideas gathered, edited and drawn by Philip Webb
  • Photo reports of the CAM meeting in France, Sydney Australia, Auckland New Zealand, Kew Bridge London
  • Skegness 2010 by Greg Webb
  • The Largest Blocksetiing Crane in the World (chapter five)
  • Meet the Meccanoman: Colin Hoare
  • 75th anniversary of the Maylands Meccano Club in Australia


  • The Meccano Mania Show at the Museum of American Heritage (Charlie Pack's One-Man Meccano Show in Palo Alto, California, USA)
  • A demonstration of the Mechanical Elements that make up aHelicopter
  • The Largest Blocksetiing Crane in the World (chapter four)
  • Model Building Technology. Ideas gathered, edited and drawn by Philip Webb
  • The largest Blocksetting Crane in the World by Bruce W. Ward (chapter four)
  • Meet the Meccanoman: Ian Mordue
  • Real Engineering in Miniature

Cover of the International Meccanoman # 60
Cover of IM 60


Although a lot of Meccano information is available on the internet there's nothing that can compare with the touch'n feel (and smell) of a paper magazine.
A paper magazine is always at one's disposal without the need for a power outlet or waiting for a computer to boot up.

Bear in mind that many fine and skillful Meccano men are not on the Internet.
However they - as well - are part of the worldwide Meccano Guild to which they contribute and inspire us with models, ideas and model reports etc..

So don't hesitate to indulge yourself with a regular copy of one of the best Meccano Magazines,(bringing the best of two worlds together) and join the ISM here


The International Meccanoman

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The Editor of The International Meccanoman
the magazine of the International Society of Meccanomen


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