Lincoln Logs, Erector Set, (I could use one today) and Tinker Toys.
A gun in the hand is worth more than ten policemen on the phone. The American Revolution was carried out by a group of gun toting religious zealots.
July 21, 2017, 08:36 PM
dwright1951
Any thing that shot something-slingshot, bow and arrows, BB gun, sling (think David and Goliath), 22 rifle and pistol, spears, bolo.
July 21, 2017, 08:37 PM
Browndrake
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.
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July 21, 2017, 08:38 PM
WaterburyBob
Oh yeah - the previous post reminded me.
In the later 60's my absolute favorite was the Aurora Thunderjet 500 HO Racing set.
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July 21, 2017, 08:48 PM
ZSMICHAEL
I sure wanted one of these. My parents said it was too expensive.
July 21, 2017, 08:50 PM
Syngin1066
Tonka trucks, Legos, GI Joe (little ones)
........................................... All I've had all day is like six gummy bears and some scotch...
July 21, 2017, 08:51 PM
JDHunz
...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
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July 21, 2017, 08:57 PM
Oz_Shadow
Tonka stuff, my bicycle and GI Joe. Later the original Nintendo.
July 21, 2017, 08:58 PM
eTripper
Would have to be my bike, a Schwinn 'Stingray'. It was badass for it's time, and also my transportation mode.
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July 21, 2017, 08:59 PM
TexasScrub
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.
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July 21, 2017, 09:00 PM
Fenris
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.
The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People again must learn to work, instead of living on public assistance. ~ Cicero 55 BC
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July 21, 2017, 09:06 PM
Skins2881
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.
Jesse
Sic Semper Tyrannis
July 21, 2017, 09:06 PM
flashguy
quote:
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
Texan by choice, not accident of birth
July 21, 2017, 09:13 PM
dsiets
quote:
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.
July 21, 2017, 09:17 PM
RogueJSK
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.
July 21, 2017, 09:24 PM
henryaz
quote:
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.
July 21, 2017, 09:27 PM
Mikito
A slinky, but I straitened it.
July 21, 2017, 09:28 PM
rangeme101
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.
" like i said,....i didn't build it, i didn't buy it, and i didn't break it."
...Mighty Mo cannon...
