Wikipedia article on Meccano:
Excerpt:
......A contender for the largest model on record was built in 2014 by
Graham Shepherd of Grahamstown, South Africa. The fully motorized Krupp
288 Bucket Wheel Excavator (as used on large opencast mining) is
complete with auxiliary conveyors. Construction utilised Meccano parts
as well as replica and strengthened parts (thickened profile plates and
high tensile bolts in areas carrying large loads). Shepherd reports the
model as being 1,335 kilograms (2,943 pounds) in mass and 17 ft tall. It
required substantial timber support frames to facilitate final
assembly..."
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