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[Steve B]

And there were some addictive Danger toys too.

[EMD]

The Man from U.N.C.L.E car. A blue Oldsmobile if memory serves.

It was called a 'Thrush Buster'......

Worth a pretty penny if boxed and complete with the Waverley rings.

  




I use to have this one and the box 

[cleggy]

BAYCO construction kits, moulded plastic tiles and metal rods that slotted into holes in the base. Late 50's and then Meccano in the early 60's, hours of fun and educational toys.

[Bigron]

The great benefil with things like Meccano, etc., was that dad could "help", and especially with the Triang train set, junior could sometimes get to play with it, too!
Seriously, surely our kids are missing out on a lot with their solitary keyboard activities? Social skills/interaction, for sure...... 

Ron.

[05omegav6]

Lego and plastic kits for me...

Might explain why I am so sociable

[Sir Tigger KC]

I think I have some Tonka Toys stashed away somewhere. 

[Steve B]

Lego and plastic kits for me...

Might explain why I am so sociable

Dont forget the toy gun you have that you take to work with you 

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[BazaJT]

Dinky,Corgi,Spot-On and matchbox cars/trucks etc.Made "roads" in the garden weather permitting.Never really a train set lad myself but had loads of Scalextric cars,track and even motorbikes with sidecars.At early age got into making airfix kits,aeroplanes,boats, tanks,you name it I'd make it!In fact I still do although these days it's GP motorbikes,collection at present stands at 41 in varying scales.

[Keith ABS]

  Sold all my Scalextric on e bay earlier this year. 38 cars in varing states, huge box of track. Sold on in lots and made the best part of £600. Could not use it nowdays as new partner had 5 dogs, three of them large and two small mad ones

Keith B

[flyer 0712]

I had a cousin from Wales who always had the latest stuff...I thought I was doing well with a clockwork train but then he came up with a proper steam loco that actually produced steam.. ...mind you that was over 65 years ago..

[EMD]

Dinky,Corgi,Spot-On and matchbox cars/trucks etc.Made "roads" in the garden weather permitting.Never really a train set lad myself but had loads of Scalextric cars,track and even motorbikes with sidecars.At early age got into making airfix kits,aeroplanes,boats, tanks,you name it I'd make it!In fact I still do although these days it's GP motorbikes,collection at present stands at 41 in varying scales.

+1 

The Revel kits seem to be the best nowadays but damn expensive 

[Terbs]

Dinky,Corgi,Spot-On and matchbox cars/trucks etc.Made "roads" in the garden weather permitting.Never really a train set lad myself but had loads of Scalextric cars,track and even motorbikes with sidecars.At early age got into making airfix kits,aeroplanes,boats, tanks,you name it I'd make it!In fact I still do although these days it's GP motorbikes,collection at present stands at 41 in varying scales.

+1 

The Revel kits seem to be the best nowadays but damn expensive 

I have built loads of plastic models over the years from the fifties on. I would love to make some now (swmbo has other ideas) but I can't justify the price. I love the 1/32 scale stuff. There are also some fantastic die-cast static aircraft models, they look stunning, but I can't justify the expense.
Recently in Dorset, I saw a fantastic rendition of a VC10 in wood...it looked great, but...£80

[powerslinky]

Dinky,Corgi,Spot-On and matchbox cars/trucks etc.Made "roads" in the garden weather permitting.Never really a train set lad myself but had loads of Scalextric cars,track and even motorbikes with sidecars.At early age got into making airfix kits,aeroplanes,boats, tanks,you name it I'd make it!In fact I still do although these days it's GP motorbikes,collection at present stands at 41 in varying scales.

Spot On      now  that brings back memories . . .  pride of my small collection was a pale blue Vauxhall Cresta complete  with a sailing boat on a small trailer  . . . loved that car    seem to remember it was very expensive at something like  19/11d around 1963/4  . .  . crikey I'm old 

[Rods2]

Went from Maccano to Lego and Airfix kits to taking everything to pieces to work out how it worked, work out the design limitations and how I would make it better and then put it back together again. As a petrolhead read Hot Car every month and used to drool over Ford Anglia engine transplants, sit up and beg Ford Popular hot rods etc., etc. In my teens it was radios and electronics, so no surprise at a 4 year MOD electronics apprenticeship and also no surprise that all my career has been in R&D. Great times are when you are on the leading edge and you can see you are making a difference in making things better than anybody else, has to date, in the world.