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Poll Question: Think way back to about 10 years old. Your preference?
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One toy from childhood that I still posess is a toy microscope that looks very much like this one:
 
I also still have the tweezers and scissors that came in the set. however it has been superceeded by one of these:
 
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No, I don't know why I have it either - except it cost me £30.
 
But I without a shadow of doubt the toy that "changed my life" was this one:
 
 
(but in English of course)
 
 
 
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A German BAUKASTEN Shocked  in English - I'm surprised really ...



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Originally posted by Rivertree Rivertree wrote:

A German BAUKASTEN Shocked  in English - I'm surprised really ...

I couldn't find any pictures of the english kit on the internet, but they existed and were very popular through the early 70s... without that kit I don't think I would have chosen electronics as a career.
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I voted other.  For a guy, the best toy is obviously a blow up...errr...wait.  You said 10 years old.  Embarrassed
 
My Star Wars toys were the envy of the neighborhood when I was 10.  I had it all, the Millenium Falcon, the Death Star, all the figures, etc.  Those were the coolest.  And worth quite a bundle now.  Gonna have to go with those as the best.  And since you didn't mention those, my other vote is still valid.  Wink 
I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?
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those vintage UFO cars are beautiful, I had the Interceptor jet (in the ugly but cool green and orange instead of white) .. Corgi made great cars and toys, I recently purchased several of the Batmobile DC Comics classic series, very nice though not quite up to their 1970s standards
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Originally posted by King By-Tor King By-Tor wrote:

Lego!!!!
 
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Gotta go with the Legos.
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Lincoln Logs, Tonka Trucks, baseball gloves.  These are other remnants of my youth.
 
Also had an Erector set.  Really that was pretty disappointing, as it was easily bent and was not all that fun in terms of the quantity of nuts and bolts required to assemble any decent object.  As for the plastic army guys, I liked the ones toting the bazookas, who it was generally agreed could take out three of those who were merely toting rifles.  Depended on who you were playing with.
 
Need to find a link to those old magnetic football (U.S.) fields. 
 
Marbles were cool for a few years too.
 
 


Edited by jammun - February 19 2010 at 23:25
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Lincoln County Road or Armageddon.
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Had the bike,my dog and Handball was very popular. All you needed was a flat Wall and a good ball. Board Games were great, heaps of reading and generally getting into trouble in amongst it allBig smile Meccano was the thing,no lego then..........Gave me the sh*ts but I did love building model aircraft and Battleships etc.
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I spent most of my time outside as a kid, so the bike was something extra important - you need to get where the action is. Other than that - slalom skis, and before that snow blades. Countless hours spent on those things. And downhill skiing is still a very much alive interest of mine. The microscope was a good friend for a while as well (still is, to be honest LOL). Also had a cheap telescope that made some dark winter nights so much more fun.

But when it comes to toys proper : Lego and SNES.
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Drum Set or Bass Guitar  when Morrison sang "Light My Fire" in '69 I was eleven
Best bike got stolen No time for legos at Ten Years old
Wanted slot cars and train sets  Playboys were just on the Horizon
Good Thread 
Finnforest, This was your idea?

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cool toys? Great game and still playing ..after all these years haha




Edited by micky - February 20 2010 at 07:41
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As a spoiled kid during the 90's, my parents and relatives used to submerge me with every sort of toys - but I enjoyed them all...
 
the ones I remember most fondly are:
 
Subbuteo (not mentioned so far)
 
 
 
Model Cars
 
and.... Lego Racers (I was damn good at building my own cars (not the ones suggested by Lego) I'm surprised I didn't become an engineer later
 
 and of course...
 


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Kudos for mentioning Subbuteo (It was sex before we even knew what sex was dammit) and was named after a bird (strange but true) and why didn't we notice the ball was bigger than the players ?


My version of Action Man wasn't the one with the beard and the real gripping hands (Pah that was the girl's version) but if ya pulled his dog tags he spoke (cooool)



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Edited by ExittheLemming - February 20 2010 at 08:32
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Microscope, yeah!!!
Bikes rule, too.
Sleds if you're in a snowy area.
Model airplanes:
http://www.giftofwings.com/images/modelplanes/B17.jpg
I had glued together something like this, but I think much bigger.
I had a big one of these a long long time ago until the cat knocked it off the dresser. LOL
http://www.acepilots.com/german/stuka-model.jpg
I used to take my models out to the air conditioner blower unit to get a feel of the wind and let propellers spin.  I may have put together one jet model once but I don't remember the model. 



Edited by Slartibartfast - February 20 2010 at 08:47
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Originally posted by halabalushindigus halabalushindigus wrote:

 
Good Thread 
Finnforest, This was your idea?



I think so. Tongue
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When it comes to board games, these are unbeatable:
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Originally posted by Matthew T Matthew T wrote:

Had the bike,my dog and Handball was very popular. All you needed was a flat Wall and a good ball. Board Games were great, heaps of reading and generally getting into trouble in amongst it allBig smile Meccano was the thing,no lego then..........Gave me the sh*ts but I did love building model aircraft and Battleships etc.
 
Matt, My best friend lived in Australia as a young child and he had a boomerang. The first time we played with it I got whacked on the shin... and i've still got the mark to prove it! Needless to say it didn't get brought out again Tongue 
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