Newbornbairn Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Striker was mentioned - Literally minutes of fun until you broke the player's leg by smashing his head. Then there was Flight Deck Took ages to set up then you had literally minutes of fun until your tits fell off from boredom. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 I had an Action Man from an early age- he was a rescue pilot so a wimpy pacifist. Star Wars and Action Force figures later on. You always had a pal with rich parents who had better Star Wars figures than you did but I got an AT-AT for Christmas so I could waste them all. Lego- I was influenced by Dad's Army repeats on the telly so recreated the 2nd World War with Lego! I also had a good collection of toy cars. Matchbox and Corgi. Playing with a toy garage or in the sandpit was great. Here's a survivor: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidernation Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Surprised no one has mentioned model railways yet. I had a fantastic set up with 3 tracks so I could run 3 trains at once! Hours of fun! We also had Scalextric but I preferred the trains.Meccano was another favourite of mine......wonder why my first degree was mechanical engineering??[emoji23]Toy cars as well, spent many a pocket money on matchbox cars.Airfix kits, made them by the dozens.Also had Subbuteo and eventually something like 30 teams!Too old to have been a real part of the electronic game age. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 8 hours ago, BFTD said: These scarred me so deeply as a tot that I still collect them today. When I can, that is...the modern ones cost an absolute fucking fortune. I've got a full S1 and S2 Australian edition, the Garbage Gang. I was just a wee bit too young to resist sticking the first UK series all over my bunked as a wee boy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kersey Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 6 hours ago, Newbornbairn said: Striker was mentioned - Literally minutes of fun until you broke the player's leg by smashing his head. Then there was Flight Deck Took ages to set up then you had literally minutes of fun until your tits fell off from boredom. Mousetrap was another that took all day to set up. I never once got it to work... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 (edited) I got this one Christmas from my gran - It was one of the best gifts I ever got (would have been around 1980 or so). There was a lever on the back of each golfer and you could adjust the power accordingly. Only 2 clubs though, a putter and a wedge. I made up 18 holes and tries to see if I could improve my score each time. I even got a hole-in-one one time - scenes. Edit - 3 clubs in fact. Edited May 24, 2021 by hk blues 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 I don’t know if these count as toys but I remember going home and greeting in my room after some kid inexplicably hit my giant steely from about 50 feet away with an utter fluke. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Quite a few stashers in there too 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest Saints Fan Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Polly Pockets for me. Absolutely loved them. Then moved into Pokemon Cards. Spent a fortune on those. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheese Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Lego, Subbuteo and these legends. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkneil Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 15 hours ago, Bairnardo said: Can remember loving Manta Force. The top toy has always been whatever games console though... No doubt about that. Unsure if there has ever been a more beautiful ship than the Red Venom tbh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldo Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, gkneil said: Unsure if there has ever been a more beautiful ship than the Red Venom tbh I had that, absolute belter! My Brother had the Grey "Good Guy" one. All the bits were detachable. The Engines became like wee James Bond submersibles, so didthe cockpit. Mines took a tumble down the staircase as I launched it thinking it would fly Edited May 24, 2021 by Rock Star 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Mostly toy cars and soldiers with some transformers, star wars and a bit of action force. Others stuff: Zoids Fisher price space stuff:alpha probe Promotional tat Madballs 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SANTAN Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Honest Saints Fan said: Polly Pockets for me. Absolutely loved them. Then moved into Pokemon Cards. Spent a fortune on those. I used to love these. My sister would get them bought for her and I'd end up playing with it more. Perfect for travelling around. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, hk blues said: I got this one Christmas from my gran - It was one of the best gifts I ever got (would have been around 1980 or so). There was a lever on the back of each golfer and you could adjust the power accordingly. Only 2 clubs though, a putter and a wedge. I made up 18 holes and tries to see if I could improve my score each time. I even got a hole-in-one one time - scenes. Edit - 3 clubs in fact. Just came on to post that. Absolutely brilliant game but you had to have the right carpet! Loved this as well. Especially taking the guns off and firing the steelys at your mates. Edited May 24, 2021 by Melanius Mullarkey 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: Just came on to post that. Absolutely brilliant game but you had to have the right carpet! Yep, it didn't work well on the kitchen lino! We had a long hallway, about 25 feet long - it was perfect for a par 5 hole. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiG Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 (edited) 16 hours ago, Bairnardo said: Can remember loving Manta Force. The top toy has always been whatever games console though... No doubt about that. 1 hour ago, gkneil said: Unsure if there has ever been a more beautiful ship than the Red Venom tbh I had the same ship. Loved it as it so many "hidden" things to play with be it the missiles, littles transport tubes or the thing that popped out of the middle of the spaceship. Loved that toy so much! 11 hours ago, Rizzo said: As a child I was utterly obsessed with dinosaurs so I loved my early learning center models when I was young and that was where most of my pocket money went. I think they started making the proper realistic looking ones just as I grew too old to bother with them. I had all of the ones pictured here and would spend half my time setting up dinosaur safari parks in the back garden, making them fight each other, drawing pictures of them etc. I had quite an active imagination where dinosaurs were concerned. I had these as well and in fact I had the exact same ones that are in this photo! Still in decent nick (apart from the T Rex which I tended to chew for some reason). I always got one of these when my family took us to the museum in Edinburgh. Memories! I think my folks still have them in the garage boxed up so maybe something to give to my niece or nephew if they get into dinosaurs. Edited May 24, 2021 by RiG 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Slacker Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Loved Scalextric, Pop Up Pirate, Hungry, Hungry Hippos and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toys growing up. SNES, Sega MegaDrive, Playstation. As well as... These: Spoiler This: Spoiler This board game: Spoiler This VHS board game: Spoiler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 6 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: The Blue Peter make your own Tracey Island is certainly Blue Peters finest hour. I remember making that and being over the moon with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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