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  2. Kit-of-parts - Wikipedia

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    Kit-of-parts philosophy goes hand in hand with advanced manufacturing, automation, and computer and information technologies. Handling multiple identical components as instances of a master element is an efficient use of the computer in the planning stage, and use of standard components can take advantage of mass-production and mass ...

  3. Camping and Woodcraft - Wikipedia

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    The 1916 revised edition consists of two-volumes, each volume containing 23 chapters, replete with illustrations. Among the topics discussed by the author in the first volume on Camping are Tent construction (covering a wide-variety of tents and makeshift shelters), [3] along with their maintenance and methods used in waterproofing; [4] Camp bedding; [5] Clothing; [6] Personal kits; [7 ...

  4. Capsela - Wikipedia

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    The kit includes more than 50 Capsela parts, including two motors, gears, wheels, and sensors. The kit also includes an electronic control unit that plugs into the user port of a Commodore 64 , an instruction manual with 50 tutorial projects, and special programming software on a floppy disk.

  5. Merkur (toy) - Wikipedia

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    An Airplane built with the Merkur construction set. Merkur refers to a metal construction set built in Czechoslovakia (later the Czech Republic). It was also referred to as Constructo or Build-O in English-speaking countries and Tecc in the Netherlands. Unlike Erector/Meccano, which was based on Imperial/customary measurements, Merkur used metric.

  6. Construction set - Wikipedia

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    60 Fullerene. 1970s No. 2 Meccano set Zometool model of the great grand stellated 120-cell Jeujura wooden construction set (Swiss chalet) Fischertechnik computing with a C64 interface Constri. A construction set is a standardized piece assortment allowing for the construction of various different models. Construction sets are most often ...

  7. Scratch building - Wikipedia

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    A 7cm long scratch-built model of 1/700 scale Japanese gunboat Fushimi (1939), built out of paper and copper wire. A scratch-built 1:87 scale model of an old Vespa garage in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 1950s, mainly built out of Foamcore and plastic card. A scratch-built 1:150 model of Hong Kong's 'Tong Lau' tenement building.

  8. FAC System - Wikipedia

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    FAC System is a mechanical construction set, invented by Swedish artist Mark Sylwan and launched in 1952. It uses metallic parts, and extensively uses 4 mm steel rod. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The company continued in business as of 2013 [update] , supplying kits stated to give industry a basic construction system which gives the same freedom in 3D ...

  9. Model building - Wikipedia

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    A builder working on a model. Model building is a hobby and career [1] [2] that involves the creation of physical models either from kits or from materials and components acquired by the builder. The kits contain several pieces that need to be assembled in order to make a final model.