BAYKO in 'British Toys', February 1962
Model Maker Robert Moy + Buckingham Palace

This is all about the stunning model of Buckingham Palace, built by MECCANO Model Room Manager, Bob Moy [right].
Buckingham Palace model shown under construction
This was potentially a really excellent mention of BAYKO in 'British Toys', a key publication for the British and European toy trade...
...almost.
I know there are people out there who think I am hard on Mr. MECCANO, but I think, in this case, I can quite easily justify my criticism. Why not read the article and then I'll ask you a question at the end of it - OK?
British Toys February, 1962 full page showing the article
 
The text reads as follows : -
The Expert Model Maker at Work.
This fine model of Buckingham Palace is built entirely of 3,600 standard parts from a children's house - construction kit. It measures 5 feet by 2 feet and took 80 hours to make.
It is the work of 52-year-old Robert Moy, of Hazelton Road, Liverpool, who has spent more than 30 years designing and building original models, using Meccano as his main material. Among them are a 15-foot replica of the Eiffel Tower, a complete working dock scene with cranes, ships and dredges, and a 6-foot mechanical man.
Mr. Moy's models are world famous. They have been on show in the United States, France and Russia.
 
So, what was I beefing about?
Leo's excellent BAYKO model of Buckingham Palace!
The article shows the stunning model of Buckingham Palace built by Robert Moy and his team - but what was it made of? The only product mentioned in the article is MECCANO, the product used to make the model - BAYKO I believe it is called - isn't mentioned at all - not once!
Surely I must get some support for my view that this is pure incompetence, to say nothing of a missed opportunity, on the part of Mr. MECCANO...
...to manage to get an article printed in a key publication - without it once mentioning the product!!!
 
There is a second article mentioning the Buckingham Palace BAYKO model, this time in the following month's edition of 'MECCANO Magazine'...
 
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