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Toys from your youth
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One year I got Manta Force and was blown away by the sheer scale of it. Every single bit of it was a toy in it's own right. All made with really solid plastic.
I later got the "Red Venom" ship from this series which was just as fun (but had more springs in it and more parts that would wear down and fail.
There was one final "Black Baracuda" ship I managed to get, which I remember being pretty lack luster and cheaply made. Nothing really compared to this first ship in terms of fun or value
I was going to post this. Favourite toy of my childhood. Loved it. Wish I still had it. Tempted to buy it online now.
We had black barracuda and red venom as well but they paled in comparison with the original ship.
Still brilliant in their own right, just not a patch on the original.0 -
murphyebass wrote: »I was going to post this. Favourite toy of my childhood. Loved it. Wish I still had it. Tempted to buy it online now.
Still in the attic at my parent's house. Rawr Jr is in for a surprise one of these years
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I just remembered this as well. God that kept us going for hours and hours at a time. Stalking around all the hedges/sheds, crawling across fields trying to be quiet, though I think it beeped when you were close or something.
I'd actually love them again, they were fantastic. When else could you actively stalk & shoot your brother
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deathbomber wrote: »more interested in football myself, however i remember we got Crossfire one Xmas, some epic days followed then the board went a bit wonky
Yeah- always wanted one - bought the 1990s remake last year on Ebay but arrived with the guns broken- springs missing - if anyone can find a photo of what the steel spring looks like in the gun that pings out the ball bearings - a very close up photo please of that mechanism - and i can try make new springs for it, i’d appreciate it “Roll it back”
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I remember posting about this toy on the Toy Story 4 thread: I thought the film was OK. Unnecessary but at least it didn't tarnish the real trilogy. The one think I did LOVE on it was Keanu Reeves' Canadian rip-off of Evel Knievel.
I'm old enough to want the bike. Didn't get it: We were f*ck broke at the time (Along with the rest of the country).
Always wanted it but my God, looking at it now: It's so cheaply-made. Look at it. It looks like it will break first time you would use it
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TheIrishGrover wrote: »..The one think I did LOVE on it was Keanu Reeves' Canadian rip-off of Evel Knievel.
.. but my God, looking at it now: .. It looks like it will break first time you would use it
The film was so accurate about this - the advert made it seem totally amazing -
When you played with it - the orange winder worked well and the sound of it building up speed was a great weirrrr - sounded dangerous even - but when it launched the bike was so unstable it went all over the place and crashed - just like the film.
Was robust enough though - the handle bars broke off in the first crash or two and were replaced with much better coat hanger wire - but other than that, solid toy, and i still have it today.
“Roll it back”
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A few that have already been mentioned would have been my childhood staples: Action Man (Palitoy went bust almost as soon as I got into it so I spent days hunting for accessories and vehicles in older toy shops / post offices for stock that had been on the shelves for decades), LEGO (never grew out of it) and the Commodore 64 (which was really my Dad's toy if I'm honest!) etc.
One I haven't seen, and that I'm not sure you'd see much of nowadays was Chemistry Sets complete with little parafin burners and magnesium strips for burning
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One I haven't seen, and that I'm not sure you'd see much of nowadays was Chemistry Sets complete with little parafin burners and magnesium strips for burning
In all fairness, a HUGE amount of our stuff was lethal. Remember the Prince August figures? (Was that what they were called?). The little mould that you used to pour molten f*cking lead into!!!!!!0 -
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TheIrishGrover wrote: »In all fairness, a HUGE amount of our stuff was lethal. Remember the Prince August figures? (Was that what they were called?). The little mould that you used to pour molten f*cking lead into!!!!!!
That was the opening post mon ami
Yep I remember them as Prince August.
Molten lead is always risky, but as long as you bought the (expensive) quality lead from the stores and followed the instructions you'd be OK.
The problem was when people used lesser quality lead especially household stuff..."To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)
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andekwarhola wrote: »Had this as a kid which really dates me. Bought it with my confirmation haul:
A friend of my family had one. I got to play with it once and loved it. Any time I went back to the house I’d have a look for it but could never find it. Over the years I kind of forgot about it but always had the vague memory of this yellow game and wasnt sure if it was a real memory. Seeing the above picture gave me a huge flashback. So, I’m just off eBay now where I purchased one
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