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What were your favorite childhood toys?
July 22, 2017, 06:19 PM
DraalWhat were your favorite childhood toys?
Steve Austin aka The 6 Million Dollar Man. I still have him as well as Oscar Goldman (with exploding briefcase) and mask-a-tron.
Also enjoyed my Planet of the Apes figures and Space 1999 Spaceship with action figures. Fun times in the 70's.
July 22, 2017, 06:27 PM
msfzoeLincoln logs occupied me for hours on end.
July 22, 2017, 06:30 PM
Scuba Steve SigI grew up in the golden age of Saturday morning cartoons engineered to sell stuff to kids. I loved LEGOs, but they were rookies then. 1980s GI Joe, MASK, my brother's Star Wars toys, Lincoln Logs, Tinker Toys, Little People. My favorite of all was watching Top Gun for the 100th time while playing with my USS Flagg.
July 22, 2017, 06:34 PM
jhe888Legos.
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. July 22, 2017, 06:41 PM
WaterburyBobAnother toy I spent many hours with was the Girder & Panel Building sets.
"If Gun Control worked, Chicago would look like Mayberry, not Thunderdome" - Cam Edwards
July 22, 2017, 06:59 PM
Elk HunterCirca 1950, Red Ryder lever action BB gun. Looked like a lever action Winchester. Actually had to use it a couple times to defend myself from a set of twin boys much bigger than me, who beat hell out of me every time they had a chance. Shot one of them in the belly at a range of about 3 feet. Got away that time.
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July 22, 2017, 07:07 PM
TexasScrubI was just on the phone with my brother, and he reminded me that he used to swing his clackers at me. They hurt. I can't believe we never exploded them.
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He looked like an accountant or a serial-killer type. Definitely one of the service industries.
July 22, 2017, 07:14 PM
oddballRock 'em Sock 'em Robots
Major Matt Mason action figures
Viewmaster 3D viewer
Wham O Superballs
AFX and Tyco slot cars
"I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965
July 22, 2017, 07:17 PM
Jeff YarchinLincoln logs and plastic army men.
July 22, 2017, 07:45 PM
nhtagmemberquote:
Originally posted by SigSentry:
I think I had the siren hooked up most if the time
that was kit - I had one that 200 and 250 different kits - forgot about the wood frame, the conical springs and little tinned wire segments
those were the days - before LED's and integrated circuits - learned a lot of circuit theory from those
mine were 1968 and 1969 vintage
[B] Against ALL enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC
July 22, 2017, 08:23 PM
RedhookbklynAurora electric race track, GI Joes, Hot Wheels.
Anyone remember the Supercharger, I believe they called it, for Hot Wheels?
“There is love in me the likes of which you’ve never seen. There is rage in me the likes of which should never escape."
—Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
July 22, 2017, 08:35 PM
EasyFireCap guns
July 22, 2017, 08:55 PM
Oday450Tinker Toys, Red Ryder BB gun, and Schwinn cruiser bicycle with chrome fenders.
Maryland - Where the criminals are the government
July 22, 2017, 09:00 PM
ador70's TONKA and those bigger Matchbox. My childhood days were in the 70s. I can still remember all the TONKA and MatchBoxes I had when I was a child. I started hunting for a replacement from ebay several years ago. I was able to purchase ALL (New Old Stock) of what I had. I had to pay premium though. I was also able to purchase couple of Tonkas that I didn't have (but wanted one).
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July 23, 2017, 01:08 AM
SIGGUY (THE 1ST)Major Matt Mason figurine. Just very cool stuff when your a little kid in the 60's. Hot Wheels. My Schwinn hand me down Bike. God I loved being a little kid. We played Viet Nam alot with neighborhood kids.
-------------------------------------------------------2/28/2015 ~ Rest in peace Dad. Lt Commander E.G.E. USN Love you.
July 23, 2017, 08:50 AM
Haveme1or2Hammer and a rope !
July 23, 2017, 08:52 AM
LeemurTransformers!
July 23, 2017, 09:06 AM
bobandmikakoI mostly played with some kind of ball (any sport) or did a lot of shooting with a Daisy Golden Eagle (later replaced by a Crosman 760) or wrist rocket.
十人十色 July 23, 2017, 09:11 AM
Pipe Smokerquote:
Originally posted by Leemur:
Transformers!
When my brother told me, many years ago, that my nephew wanted a a transformer for his birthday, I was puzzled. "A fly-back transformer or an audio transformer?" I asked.
Serious about crackers. July 23, 2017, 10:04 AM
CPTKILLERMetal earth moves, graders, and various related toys. They were huge with me as a kid. Metal fire trucks were equally cool