Childhood Toys

[Bill]

This is a 'spy' radio that converts into a rifle. I thought it was the greatest thing ever !

[qiphlow]

there's a toystore near me that sells those rockets. they're hella fun.

[mixjourneyman]

Hadron accelerator.

[Bär]

The Evel Knievel Stunt Bike!



BB Guns!

+ what Qiphlow said!

[qiphlow]

The Evel Knievel Stunt Bike!

kids who had this were sorely disappointed when they found it wouldn't do anything nearly as cool as what it did in the commercial.

[Bill]

[Bär]

The Evel Knievel Stunt Bike!

kids who had this were sorely disappointed when they found it wouldn't do anything nearly as cool as what it did in the commercial.

I'm glad I never got one then. Strangely, they still make and sell them.

[edededed]

Hey, I had Lincoln Logs, too! Pretty fun stuff - would be good for kids today, too.

I was a huge Transformers nut back then.

[Teazer]

Lego:


Marbles:


& plasticraft.

[meeks]

tinker toys
GI Joe with the deep sea diver bell helmet and octopus (and kungfu grip) with 'real hair'
AFX sets (electric car tracks)
the first 2 wheel bike you ever learned to ride
steve austin 'action figure' with rocketship lab

[Muad'dib]

Micronauts... Oh, yeah. Baron Fucking Karza, a better rip on Darth Vader there never was.

[Doc Stier]

Great topic!

I treasured my toys, and saved my favorites for more than 30 years....only for my own kids to eventually destroy.

Here's a few of my favorites from the 1950's:













Doc

[Darth Rock&Roll]

pump air rifles, stretch armstrong, gi joes (yes, boys play with dolls too!) captain scarlet for you over the ponders and us canucks, bb guns, toy pistols.

That fastback 500 is sweet! I had a Raleigh Glider and yearned for a fastback badly.

Unfortunately, my parents did not concur with my boyish desires and opted for a more conservative model.

Luckily, mom's old now, dad's gone and I can have whatever I like! So my zx600 ninja trumps that big time now! lol

[edededed]

During the Transformers boom, me and two friends salivated all over them.

My first friend's parents bought him all of them.
My parents bought me some.
The second friend's parents bought him none.

My first friend and I turned out mostly normal, but the latter friend is now a Transformers maniac, having finally achieved the money and ability to buy the toys that were so long kept from him

Other "booms" I had as a kid:

Legos (the bucket was nice)
Voltron (where did the darn lion heads go?!)
Model trains (and later, other plastic models) - chee, what an expensive hobby! (Sorry, mom and dad.) My lichens are probably gross now...

[Bill]

I still have this in one at home.