By Bruce Hansen, A.C. Gilbert Heritage Society Newsletter, December 2006 The Magnetic Fun and Facts sets were relatively popular from the 1920s through World War II. Most, if not all, of the experiments continued in Gilbert Electrical sets into the Read More …
By A.D. Goolsby, A.C. Gilbert Heritage Society Newsletter, June 1999 In addition to Erector, A.C. Gilbert was of course responsible for many other products as well. One category that has been “slighted” are the Polar Cub fans. There is a Read More …
Larry writes: This is my version of the famous model from 1914 submitted by Richard Harrison and Samuel York. I improvised a bit and installed plating behind the hull girders for strength. I also added moveable main gun turrets fore Read More …
Larry Worley’s Truck Larry writes: Here are a few pictures of a Rocket Launcher Set Truck. I added the bumper and modified it just a wee bit. Other than that, it is pretty much by the book. I have it Read More …
This is my latest model, which I call “The Crawler”. It was originally designed as a “Moon Walker” and its legs were quite lengthy. However, when it was up at its highest point, about 10 inches, it was terribly unstable. Read More …
