Since he was a child, Dutch designer Tomm Velthuis has been obsessed with Meccano, a toy set consisting of colorful metal plates, angle girders, and pulleys that can be assembled and reassembled with ...

Erector Set is the latest toy property that may build its way onto the bigscreen. Helix Films, an independent film outfit formed last year by Steven-Charles Jaffe, Kevin Foo and Gaukhar Noortas, has ...

Indie production company Helix Films has formed an exclusive partnership with the Meccano Toy Co. to develop an original 3D feature film based upon the Erector Set line of construction toys. By Gregg ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...