Meccano Martian Mission Hall of Fame
Scroll past these notes to go directly to the high score board, or read on first for details of each mission program ...
The model made its first "fully operational" debut at Skegex 2024. (Mission ID Skegex 24)
We had just two successful missions on the easy level (Mars) before a major gearbox failure halted proceedings.
The second mission program was at Gaydon Motor Museum in July 2024. (Mission ID Gaydon 24) This event organised by Midlands Meccano Guild runs in conjunction with the museums annual Old Ford Rally.
Only one successful mission was recorded on this occasion before yet another gearbox failure finished us off.
The Third mission program was held at the Henley Gathering on 31st August 2024 (Mission ID Henley 24). This was much more successful with no less than six completed missions, although a few gremlins still exist in the electrical systems causing problems for many Meccanaut cadets.
They needed to be eliminated (the gremlins, not the cadets!) before the next mission program which was planned for 2025...
The Fourth mission program (Skegex 25) was completed successfully with only a few minor technical glitches which were quickly rectified. Recent modifications to the game have drastically improved playability and enjoyment. Seven new recruits passed their training and earned their certificates as qualified Meccanauts as reported below.
Mission program 5 (Gaydon 25) was the most successful so far with no less than 25 certificates earned by Meccanauts of all ages. The model performed well all weekend with just a few minor technical glitches which were quickly sorted. For the first time, scores for successful flights are being bumped off the Leader board, and several unfortunately didn't quite make it on there. (all scores are kept recorded, but only the top ten appear below to keep it compact)
Future events are being planned ...
Budding Meccanauts of all ages are invited to attend the "Henley Gathering" 2025 - (see events page for details)
Earn your "space wings" and coveted certificate of merit!
Scores are calculated as (Time remaining + Fuel remaining) x Base Value
For the first 4 programs only the final score was recorded. From Gaydon 25 all scoring factors are recorded.
MISSION HALL OF FAME (TOP 10 in each level)
MARS MISSIONS (EASY LEVEL)
| RANK |
DATE |
PROGRAM ID |
NAME |
Time |
Fuel |
Base
Value
|
FINAL SCORE
(T + F) x BV
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1 |
20-Jul-25 |
Gaydon 25 |
Graham Whiting |
52 |
88 |
3 |
420 |
| 2 |
20-Jul-25 |
Gaydon 25 |
Phil Dawson |
29 |
47 |
4 |
304 |
| 3 |
20-Jul-25 |
Gaydon 25 |
Matt Goodman |
24 |
33 |
5 |
285 |
| 4 |
31-Aug-24 |
Henley 24 |
Sebastian Fisher |
|
|
|
276 |
| 5 |
19-Jul-25 |
Gaydon 25 |
Malcolm Doody |
43 |
82 |
2 |
250 |
| 6 |
20-Jul-25 |
Gaydon 25 |
Bill Wright |
63 |
49 |
2 |
224 |
| 7 |
20-Jul-25 |
Gaydon 25 |
Woody Robinson |
40 |
59 |
2 |
198 |
| 8 |
29-May-25 |
Skegex 25 |
Alistair Cree |
|
|
|
175 |
| 9 |
20-Jul-25 |
Gaydon 25 |
Louie Bailey |
52 |
0 |
3 |
156 |
| 10 |
20-Jul-25 |
Gaydon 25 |
Carys Flew |
51 |
92 |
1 |
143 |
EARTH MISSIONS (DIFFICULT LEVEL)
| RANK |
DATE |
PROGRAM ID |
NAME |
Time |
Fuel |
Base
Value
|
FINAL SCORE
(T + F) x BV
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1 |
29-May-25 |
Skegex 25 |
Mark Reti |
|
|
|
404 |
| 2 |
20-Jul-25 |
Gaydon 25 |
Michelle Scarr |
76 |
85 |
2 |
322 |
| 3 |
31-Aug-24 |
Henley 24 |
Peter Britton |
|
|
|
300 |
| 4 |
20-Jul-25 |
Gaydon 25 |
Louie Bailey |
45 |
0 |
6 |
270 |
| 5 |
20-Jul-25 |
Gaydon 25 |
Charlie Wilson |
47 |
2 |
5 |
245 |
| 6 |
19-Jul-25 |
Gaydon 25 |
Toby Oust |
77 |
90 |
1 |
167 |
| 7 |
19-Jul-25 |
Gaydon 25 |
John Oust |
74 |
81 |
1 |
155 |
| 8 |
31-Aug-24 |
Henley 24 |
Sebastian Fisher |
|
|
|
146 |
| 9 |
29-May-25 |
Skegex 25 |
Jimmy Brooks |
|
|
|
140 |
| 10 |
20-Jul-24 |
Gaydon 24 |
Michael Wright |
|
|
|
121 |