Well, it's always good to start up the very first thread in an empty sub-forum.

Since becoming gripped with "Wonderwheel fever"...

https://www.marklin-user...t40699-Marklin-Wunderrad

https://www.marklin-users.net/forum/posts/t40706-A-quest-for-knowledge---help-wanted---Wonderwheel-and-Toy-Museums

https://www.marklin-users.net/forum/posts/t32729-Marklin-Wunderrad-with-M-track-and-BR-89-inside

And last but not least - the very informative site of our own Markus Schild... - http://www.schraube-und-mutter.de/

I have been keeping an eye open for spare parts etc, just in case.

Locally I first obtained an assortment of screws and nuts among other bits and pieces. I am particularly keeping an eye open for original brass-plated screws.

Included in the original 1033 tin was a commutator which lends itself to all sorts of possibilities, either to bling my wheel should I so wish, or some other captivating model. And with special thanks to Markus Schild for the parts listing which has enabled me to identify most items.

Then just last weekend, I spotted at the Palmerston North show one of the traders (John Paddy) had a very battered remnant set, which looked somewhat complete, but again, the main thing I really wanted were the screws and nuts. Intense negotiation followed and the deal was done. John did say it was the original box although I did not check that at the time for fear of it all coming to bits. It was being housed in a large Faller box lid which I thought was quite acceptable given my affection for Faller anyway.

So..... imagine my surprise when I finally turned my attention to the box to find it's actually not only an original "2A" supplemental set, but appears to be one for the Nordic market. Initial translations suggested Danish, then Swedish but Google seems to prefer Norwegian even though manually selecting Sweden gives a slightly better translation.

Juhan - waddya think of that!! Do you concur? Either way, it's rather neat!

It does seem to be 'mostly' there, along with a few actual Meccano parts as well. I have started repairs to the lid, and hopefully strengthen the box base this weekend. I have not yet 'dated' this 2A set, but probably circa 1940's I imagine.



Metallbyggekassen Märklin Supplementskasse

indeholder alle deler til at forandre grundkasse No. 2, til grundkasse No. 3

Fabrikanter av finere metalleketöi






This is the earlier pack of assorted screws and component parts.








I'll add a little more about my early start with Meccano in a later post to follow - off to work now

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Stephen,

I get the bug to build something every once in a while. The last project (about two years ago) was this:



I have a Marklin 1014 set from the late 60's

When my boys were younger, I used to build them things when we went to Oma and Opa's house (my toys were still there), but it didn't catch their interest. No grandchildren yet, but when they come along, I'll try my best to get them hooked on trains and construction sets!

Cheers,

Harold.

Mehanotehnika from the former Yugoslavia worked similar kits in the 60's (albeit with fewer pieces)
I managed to save a few boxes.

That was where my son and finally my granddaughter played

Thanks Harold. There are a few pieces that are rusty - mainly axles, screwdrivers and spanners. I've been able to source some replacement axles from ebay seller agra.lukamarkl.

I've also got two 1080 sets, one of which I posted photos of in the 2018 Accessories thread.

Here's some photos from the seller

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