Thank You James May! As a young man growing up in the States, we had Erector sets. They didn't have instructions, just the detail drawings. And I wore out the girders, flanges, drilled plates, threads on the bolts and learned how to replace/repair sprocket shafts. I loved it! How many young people get to build & understand a gantry crane or a long span steel truss bridge? Engineering at the impressionable perfect time of mind development. Good Toys? How about great learning experience. Too much Fun! Keep up the good work.
I had a biology teacher that was like James May...relaxed yet informative, I did best in his class than I did in any of my other studies....aside from Math Lab where I taught and worked at my own pace.
To be entirely fair, this likely would not have been a child's first Meccano playset, and they would have built up the experience and skills required to assemble it.
James May, Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond were born in 1969. The crane set is 12 years older than them. But James May said that it doesn’t matter because they are 50 years younger.
Isn't this wonderful! The instruction ACTUALLY identify the part. Pully, Flange plate etc. Not like today where all one gets is a picture. A part connects to B part. Yet, in the 21st Century NO MODEL MAKER puts proper instructions on the WEB that can be down loaded. Those instructions identify the part. Where do you think engineers first learn about "things"? Today, you have to wait till you enter University to learn what that part is.To all you model makers out there write letters, email, smoke signals to your favourite model maker and tell them, don't ask, to put proper down loadable instructions on the WEB!
James would be such a good teacher
1:33 now we know why some English car companies didn't know how to build cars that would last...
I would love to have James May as a teacher
Thank You James May! As a young man growing up in the States, we had Erector sets. They didn't have instructions, just the detail drawings. And I wore out the girders, flanges, drilled plates, threads on the bolts and learned how to replace/repair sprocket shafts. I loved it! How many young people get to build & understand a gantry crane or a long span steel truss bridge? Engineering at the impressionable perfect time of mind development. Good Toys? How about great learning experience. Too much Fun! Keep up the good work.
James: "What is this!?"
Blonde girl: "It's wonderful! It's wonderful, that's what it is!"
instablaster.
The way he said what is it 2:55
I had a biology teacher that was like James May...relaxed yet informative, I did best in his class than I did in any of my other studies....aside from Math Lab where I taught and worked at my own pace.
Oh man, this show was great. Gotta rewatch it now.
Yeah
What can you watch it on
I like these James May specials, and when The Go Team song started I smiled with joy, great clip!
James May=the man who could make algebra bearable if he taught it
I was born in the early 2000’s but my childhood was LEGO, Meccano and Hot Wheels, in that order, mum was very into meccano and lego
Child Labour at its finest
Larx Deboano haha
Lol
FranzGamez 87 hey remember what Ryosucc got for punishment for Insulting Lord May?
To be entirely fair, this likely would not have been a child's first Meccano playset, and they would have built up the experience and skills required to assemble it.
Neat show.
I would love this
That first's boy's facial expression said it all
In the states we had erector sets. I played with it and my chemistry set all the time.
James May, Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond were born in 1969. The crane set is 12 years older than them. But James May said that it doesn’t matter because they are 50 years younger.
Hammond was born in 1969,Clarkson was born in 1960 and May was born in 1963.
Mayccano...
Isn't this wonderful! The instruction ACTUALLY identify the part. Pully, Flange plate etc. Not like today where all one gets is a picture. A part connects to B part. Yet, in the 21st Century NO MODEL MAKER puts proper instructions on the WEB that can be down loaded. Those instructions identify the part. Where do you think engineers first learn about "things"? Today, you have to wait till you enter University to learn what that part is.To all you model makers out there write letters, email, smoke signals to your favourite model maker and tell them, don't ask, to put proper down loadable instructions on the WEB!
What is it?! 2:55 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I wonder how Clarkson would teach?
Walk in and say,"Oh o can't be bothered" and go smoke
Insulting and berating the children?
What country do u live in if its that time
lawl
Inches!!!!
"It is what made Britain great" what, following foulty instructions? You're righ James.
so odd with uniforms
Make Britain great again!🇬🇧
5:08 am
In the philippines, our school uniform looks far more informal than those there.
I get the point he's trying to make, but if he thinks building cranes is so great why did he make a career as a television presenter?
I am first it's 5:08
I hope this was scripted. Otherwise - dispair, oh world, for your youth is without ANY brain.