philpy Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Was talking to a mate the other day about the toys we had in the younger days, and what our favourites were. I used to love the M.A.S.K cartoons, and had pretty much all the toys. What were everyone else's favourites?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Can remember loving Manta Force. The top toy has always been whatever games console though... No doubt about that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Pretty sure there's another toys thread somewhere, but what the hell. Anyone interested in this subject might want to check out the Toys That Made Us series on Netflix. Fun to see the background about how the toy lines were designed, and entirely cobbled together from other lines in some cases, and even the episodes about things like Barbie are worth watching to see how the industry operated. I remember having a MASK period. Also a big fan of He-Man and the Transformers. Think I only had the lad at the front, as they weren't around for very long, but I remember these Centurions lads being pretty cool. Although, as with most toys of the Eighties, they look far less impressive than they did 30-40 years ago! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SANTAN Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 It's a bit "Y.M.C.A" but I used to collect the Rescue Heroes. £5 a pop from Woolworths back in the day, would probably get 2 or 3 a year, pretty much everytime I visited my Granny and they'd do that thing where they pay you to let them kiss you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hauftimedraw Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Subbueto. Spent all pocket money back in the 70s on this. Could never have enough teams. And for the accessories... Photographers, Score boards, almost certain you could buy a set of "Football Hooligans" too! 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwullie Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Proper loved crossbows and catapults when I was wee. Have searched in vain for something similar that's made it into the future for my weans. Unfortunately not much like it about 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kersey Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 (edited) Action Force I had a few of these figures. You also got vehicles and boats for them. I wouldn't "play" with them as such. I just set up dioramas and imagined little stories in my head about what they were up to. Edited May 23, 2021 by Paul Kersey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Scalextric. So much so that I got a new set for my 30th, and ended up getting the old set out of my dad’s loft as well. Sadly the tracks don’t work with the new version, but the cars still rocket round 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 @Bairnardo mentioned games consoles. I started with a spectrum 128k with the built in tape deck. Had the light gun as well, fucking loved operation wolf 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in Denny Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Etch-a-Sketch, Lego and Meccano. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 It was all about football. Subbuteo, Striker, Super-Striker, Bobby Charlton's Football Game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 (edited) Usual 80s stuff (Subbuteo, Lego, etc). Weirdest thing was this quiz game called Lexi Data where you had to put cards into some plastic wheel thing and a wee c**t used to pop up if you got the answers right. Think it was my sisters. ETA you can just see the wee twat top left of the yellow plastic box. Edited May 23, 2021 by Melanius Mullarkey 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 12 minutes ago, philpy said: @Bairnardo mentioned games consoles. I started with a spectrum 128k with the built in tape deck. Had the light gun as well, fucking loved operation wolf NES, light gun, Duck Hunt. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 This I had the rifle version, not the pishy handgun one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Had a 48K Spectrum when I was wee, and it's still the best computer I've ever owned. I don't care that it couldn't even play Doom. I had the fucking Subbuteo grandstand, and I was utter shite at the game. Don't ever look up how much that stuff is worth now unless you enjoy greeting. Tomy Super Cup Football was the tits, although the wee balls were awful for pinging off into cracks in the floorboards and suchlike. Came across one in a charity shop years ago, and you'd better believe it got bought! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Lost many hours on this back in the day. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SANTAN Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Being younger than the Subutteo generation aside from Fifa we just had those shitey figures you'd get with the chocolate.. used to have a few decent Rangers players back in the day but never got a full team. I used to enjoy playing with toy army men and would enjoy setting them up when they were considered a bit old fashioned so I've always been envious of the Subutteo generation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 Micro machines was another one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 He Man was my favourite as a kid. I recently saw this tweet about how inspired by fantasy artist Frank Frazzeta it was. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kersey Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 32 minutes ago, Alert Mongoose said: Lost many hours on this back in the day. I had this one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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