Lincoln Logs, Erector Set, (I could use one today) and Tinker Toys.

Any thing that shot something-slingshot, bow and arrows, BB gun, sling (think David and Goliath), 22 rifle and pistol, spears, bolo.

Strictly from a toy standpoint I would have to say transformers. Honestly though, I was never a big toy kid. My fishing pole and tackle box were my favorite possessions. By the time I was 8 years old I was deemed responsible enough to carry a pocket knife and go down to the lake with my BB gun alone. Those three things were cherished and used far more than any toys. My allowance was spent on fishing tackle and BB's.......and the odd balsa wood rubber band powered airplane.

Oh yeah - the previous post reminded me.

In the later 60's my absolute favorite was the Aurora Thunderjet 500 HO Racing set.

Anybody old enough to remember these...I had one I got for Christmas...it was awesome ...Mighty Mo cannon...



And these...taught me how to throw a hand granade and use binoculars

I sure wanted one of these. My parents said it was too expensive.

Tonka trucks, Legos, GI Joe (little ones)

...a stick...

GI Joe/Big Jim/Evel Knievel figures
Legos
Hot Wheels
AFX track/HO train set combo my dad built onto a 6x8 sheet of plywood

Tonka stuff, my bicycle and GI Joe. Later the original Nintendo.

Would have to be my bike, a Schwinn 'Stingray'. It was badass for it's time, and also my transportation mode.

We used to set up some sweet Hot Wheels tracks, I was fond of loop-d-loops. Then, of course, dad got us a pong for the ol' black and white. Life changed that day.

In no particular order:
Green army men
Lego
Lincoln Logs
Toy guns
Wooden blocks

While not a toy per se, I did take great pleasure in tormenting my little sister.

Ewok village and other star Wars toys.



If left unopened probably would fetch enough money to buy a brand new car with all the stuff I had.

#2 toy soldiers, I loved the parachuting ones especially.

#3 Pump Master 760 BB gun.

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Originally posted by Bisleyblackhawk:
These...I loved mine and the electric motor was the berries!...I made robots!

We were poor and couldn't afford Erector®, but I did have a cheap knockoff set with a motor and had lots of fun with it. I also had Lincoln Logs® and Tinkertoys®.

One of my cousins and I would take shirt cardboards (his dad managed a Laundry), cut them into strips about 2" wide and form them into shallow troughs, then assemble them into complex structures we could run marbles down. (It's amazing what a little ingenuity can do with simple materials.)

flashguy

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Originally posted by eTripper:
Would have to be my bike, a Schwinn 'Stingray'. It was badass for it's time, and also my transportation mode.

eTripper, I had this bike but w/ a 5 speed shifter on the crotch bar. At least that's what I think they call that part of the frame.

Legos. Mainly Space and Castle, with some Pirates mixed in too.

Star Trek and Star Wars action figures.

And the little grey/green Army men, especially the ones that looked like WW2 German soldiers.

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Originally posted by George43:
Lincoln Logs, Erector Set, (I could use one today) and Tinker Toys.

I liked all of those, but the Slinky was my favorite.
 

A slinky, but I straitened it.

Big Wheel, especially when they put the brake handle on them. Perfect for making a 180.

Green Machine. Like a Big Wheel but you sat back low with legs out front. And you steered with dual joy sticks. None of the Big Wheel kids could catch me on that thing.

Tinker Toys

Hot Wheels

My Schwinn Stingray like above but yellow.

BB guns, still have them and the indoor target I used on rainy days.

I also had a pocket knife since I was 8 and have carried a knife ever since, daily.