These two Plates overlap and are bolted to the head and tail end Square Blocks to provide additional support.

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. Discover our toddler-friendly building blocks by Mega Bloks—just the thing your kids need for developing their early motor skills and hand-eye coordination. There is no doubt that Meccano sets encourage kids to learn about STEM skills, but I would be very prepared to help them out and build it together.

They are made freely available to Meccano modellers on condition that they are not copied and distributed in any form for sale, whether or not the sale is for profit or merely 'at cost'. Go with our LEGO Star Wars sets to let them recreate iconic scenes and indulge in thrilling galactic battles.

Take a step back in time and build extinct dinosaurs using Meccano's real metal parts with tools included. The rear of each leg has a four hole Flat Strip bolted to the lower Double Block and the strips on the rear leg are also bolted to the rear of the body. The current rebuild has survived over a year of "play" with (now) several children, and only an occasional tightening of bolts being required. 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. They’re excellent for introducing kids to engineering, and most sets come with instructions for several different models.Not much of the new Spin Master range had interested me, but this one did because it was affordable and I have always quite liked dinosaurs.

The upper box section is constructed in a similar manner, again using nine hole Flat Strips for the sides. Check out our collection of construction toys to treat your budding builders and creative little ones who love working with their hands.Check out our selection of LEGO Friends sets featuring mini figures that are extremely detailed and realistic. Unlike LEGO, where you push the parts together, with Mecanno you need to get the balance right between the tightness of parts and their ability to move to play with it and Isaac found that it needed lots of re-adjustment to get it just right. We have something for all ages, including classic wooden building blocks for tiny ones and complex construction sets for kids, so they can build their very own spaceships, supercars and so much more.