Childhood toys

[Huguenot]

Just came across these - I had all of them at one point!

http://www.thepopulation.com/images/post/normal/p_62.jpg

http://www.thepopulation.com/images/post/62/p62-1.jpg

http://www.thepopulation.com/images/post/62/p62-2.jpg

[woodrot]

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[woodrot]

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[Annette Curtain]

I had one of these "Toys" in 1982

"BBrrrrmmm---mmmm--bimmmmmm"

God I loved it (even though it cracked a bone or two)

http://www.suzukicycles.org/photos/RM-RMX-series/RM250-adverts/1982_RM250_AoMC-ad1_800.jpg

Nette(tu):))(tu)

[Huguenot]

Ah, had to make do with taking the mudguards off my raleigh shopper.

[Salsaboy]

Nice hairstyle!

[Townleygreen]

This was a favourite with me in the late 50s early 60s - fantastic!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5c/Meccano_No7_Instructions_%28front%29.jpg

[Townleygreen]

This was quite fun when I was about 5

http://www.brickplayer.co.uk/DynamicPicture.ashx?Target=/Assets/Gallery/23.jpg&Width=1323&Height=839

[Alan Medic]

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[Alan Medic]

Now this was my favourite.

[red devil]

I 'inherited' this from my older brothers...

http://www.cardcow.com/images/set199/card00150_fr.jpg

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3105/2664733637_7975b92fe6_z.jpg

[red devil]

http://www.dougie-coull.me.uk/images/Magic%20Robot.jpg

[red devil]

http://www.toysdirect.com/images/big/TB352L.jpg

[red devil]

The most popular football game at the time was Striker, where you pressed the player's head and he would kick the ball.

I had had this cheaper version, where you had to pull back the players leg and let go, scored some cracking goals though...

http://www.peter-upton.co.uk/Pict7510.jpg

The figures came blank so you could paint them in your fav club's colours...

http://www.peter-upton.co.uk/Pict7564.jpg

[maxxi]

Forget James Bond or The Man From Uncle, I had what was a must-have for every budding Carlos-The-Jackal - The "Secret Sam" Attache Case...

http://auctionimages.s3.amazonaws.com/17426/20200/7366069_3CK02SIQD.jpg

The camera really worked and you could use it and/or fire the bullets from the gun 'secretly' when the case was closed - or fire that red thing (a 'secret message holder') to your 'oppo'.

Wonder why don't we give children imaginative toys like this any more?

[red devil]

Obviously Baader Meinhof was big in your area maxxi, we had to make do with comedy guns.

The original was called Bazooka, fired 'deadly from 2 feet' ping pong balls, and came in a nice shade of utilitarian grey, perfect for the revolution...

http://s10.thisnext.com/media/largest_dimension/DD37F34B.jpg

[maxxi]

Ah yes - I remember hearing the dreaded "whop!" as one of these was fired at the back of the head...

Needless to say the inevitable outcome was an arms race - hence the 'special ops' version...

http://www.timewarptoys.com/rbazooka1.jpg

[red devil]

Pre-computer shoot'em up...

http://gamemedia.wcgame.ru/data/2011-07-14/crossfire-game.jpg

[Barry Road Barbers]

I had this but never had the patience to let the moulds dry fully