Your favourite toy as a kid
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Hercule Q wrote:me and the old man made a go kart out of wood and a pram, the wheel came off at about 20 and he nearly went in the pond in the park
In Scotland that's called a 'bogey'.
I must have built loads as a kid and finding an old pram as a 10 year old was like striking oil!0 -
Joe_Pineapples wrote:Hercule Q wrote:me and the old man made a go kart out of wood and a pram, the wheel came off at about 20 and he nearly went in the pond in the park
In Scotland that's called a 'bogey'.
I must have built loads as a kid and finding an old pram as a 10 year old was like striking oil!
then off to the steepest hill in all the land only to realise there is a f*** off corner at the bottom0 -
Yip, been there done that, got the scars to prove it! :twisted:0
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Hercule Q wrote:then off to the steepest hill in all the land only to realise there is a f*** off corner at the bottom
That's the only way to test one of these
I had one made out of a big plastic fish crate and 2 pram wheels, steered with the front end off a wee toy scooter. Discovered halfway down the kirkgate (which for edinburgh folks is the huge ****-off steep hill that leads from up near Harlaw reservoir down to the water of leith at Currie, good for about 40mph on a mountain bike) that I couldn't get my feet over the sides of the crate to "brake". Luckily after a wheel snapped off in the first crash, the fish crate slid along the ground and slowed me down, though it melted onto my arse a bit in the process. Injuries from ridiculous bogey crash? Trivial. Injuries from my mum discovering I'd melted orange plastic onto my trousers? Significant.Uncompromising extremist0 -
Weebles and Mr Potato headIf every action has an equal and opposite reaction does that mean I will be eaten by a fly?0
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I remember doing massive rolling stoppies on my ancient Raleigh when I was about 10 by peddaling down the street as fast as I could and holding the brakes on as hard as possible! No pads, no helmet and looking back at how crappy the tyres were, I'm lucky I didn't end up a red smear on the road!
It's amazing how little regard you have for your safety when you're a young 'un!
p.s. I remember chucky egg, and I'm only 26!0 -
TCR ............ Those who had it will knowVis Unita Fortior0
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Eagle eyes Action Man0
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Tel39 wrote:TCR ............ Those who had it will know
Total Control Racing.
Mega.
I had one with three cars, two that you controlled and a third that ran in the opposite direction and you were supposed to avoid it, but where's the fun in that?! :twisted:0 -
Simple simon
If every action has an equal and opposite reaction does that mean I will be eaten by a fly?0 -
Lego all the way. I had the orginal Technics car chassis. in fact i've still got, 20 odd years later. Lego is surely one the best toys ever created. Still enjoying building stuff with my kids
Alos like Star Wars figures and Britains Farm stuff
When I was a bit older I was into the radio controlled scene and had a string of Tamiya vehicles 8)2014 Whyte T-129S0 -
K'NEX > lego"Melancholy is incompatible with bicycling." ~James E. Starrs0
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Oooh what was my fave?
Lego?
My Thundertank?
I'm not sure
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Cat With No Tail wrote:Best games on the old C64s were the Dizzy the Egg games. Just awesome!0
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just played with myself0
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Joe_Pineapples wrote:...Mine was BigTrak...
I had a BigTrak too! Think I was about 5 or 6 at the time.
I loved that toy so much.
I leant it to Benjamin Ecclestone and when he gave it back one of the arms that retains the wheel assemblies was cracked.
I've never trusted anyone since.
Ben - if you're out there - know this: I'll get you Ben, I'll get you.Less internal organs, same supertwisted great taste.0 -
I had a ferrari f1 pedal car and a peddle tractor. I used to race them with me mates down hill outside my house. Only managed to knock 2 rose bushes over!! mind you there was only 2In the words of the GLC - Suicide is messy but it's money for free!!!0
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can relate to a lot of the "old heads" in here.
I had Lego and had all the star wars gear also, Broke my heart when my mum sold all my star wars stuff cheap years ago.
Had a zx spectrum also, used to enjoy paperboy on it (god i am showing my age lol)2009 Trek 3900 disc https://www.flickr.com/photos/125245570 ... 613755884/
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Tel39 wrote:TCR ............ Those who had it will knowif i had my time again would i take the time to make the right choices
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xSTRATHYx wrote:
Had a zx spectrum also, used to enjoy paperboy on it (god i am showing my age lol)if i had my time again would i take the time to make the right choices
naa thats no fun0 -
yeehaamcgee wrote:snotty badger wrote:Transformers and Technics lego (always wanted the Test Car) spring to mind.
I've still got it ona shelf to this day
Nope, the red one. My mate had it and I was proper jealous. The JCB was cool too 8)0 -
Ah, the JCB? I had the pneumatic one, it was wicked!0
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snotty badger wrote:yeehaamcgee wrote:snotty badger wrote:Transformers and Technics lego (always wanted the Test Car) spring to mind.
I've still got it ona shelf to this day
Nope, the red one. My mate had it and I was proper jealous. The JCB was cool too 8)
The red one is the one i've still got. Might build it!2014 Whyte T-129S0 -
Subbuteo.. Had the full stadium. astro turf, floodlights, etc.etc.etc. All pinned to a massive wooden board. The smoothest playing surface around....
We had a mini league with mates at school. Some of their efforts were attrocious.. I'm talking shagpile carpet with the pitch laid across it.. talk about Sunday league standard!!!0 -
Hmm it looked better when I was 11!0 -
The pop-up headlights were a bit of a travesty really... Oh look, the headlights pop down to preserve its clean sportscar lines and flow perfectly with... the... bodywork. Ah well.Uncompromising extremist0