[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Alf

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I got that in 1977 as i recall, one of my best ever Chrimbo gifts

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by Alf

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My brother had this

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

My brother had one of these,they are worth a fair bit now Alf in good condition and in box.

An Evel Knievel 1973 Stunt Cycle is worth around Ł1000 at mo

[parmnion]

Rugby ball, hated subuteo, to much pain on the fingers for my liking.

Slinky.
Toy soldiers I positioned all the way up the stairs then rolling marbles down at them one by one until every last soldier was knocked down. I had about 50 marbles but I still had to creep down the stairs avoiding rhebremaining soldiers as I cleared the dead ones away before picking up my marbles and creeping back up the stairs to get the rest of them.

I also used to throw a tennis ball as hard as I could at the stairs, as I played goalie at the bottom saving the rebound. Had a list of all the goalies in the english l 1st division league at the time..joe Corrigan, Clemence, shilton, to name but a few. Great times for kids with an imagination of thier own.

[Soldier Boy]

Originally Posted by parmnion

Toy soldiers I positioned all the way up the stairs then rolling marbles down at them one by one until every last soldier was knocked down. I had about 50 marbles but I still had to creep down the stairs avoiding rhebremaining soldiers as I cleared the dead ones away before picking up my marbles and creeping back up the stairs to get the rest of them.

[parmnion]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

Can you understand my disappointment in you now.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Zizu

I used to love ‘collecting’ Subbuteo teams but never played the game itself .

Rather play proper footie outside


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Subbuteo is a good game as well.

And obviously the real thing can be fun too, even though I play worse than a Conference player.

[jet]

Originally Posted by Alf

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I got this for a birthday and still have it stashed away somewhere. It was one of my fave toys. It no longer works but I can't part with it.

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

Subbuteo is a good game as well.

And obviously the real thing can be fun too, even though I play worse than a Conference player.

I had Subbuteo but never actually played football. I used the figures as rival gangs and had fights with them on an old felt cards table. I used knives and forks as streets

[bitontheslide]

I forgot meccano .... that got a lot of attention when i was a lad

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

I forgot meccano .... that got a lot of attention when i was a lad

My dad was an engineer so of course I was given a Meccano set .. I had zero interest plus the screws were far too small and fiddly … anyways I just wanted to be out playing football.

I recall getting a Chemistry set presumably as I wasn’t bothered about normal toys or games .. but I used to mix all the chemicals together till there was nothing left - just made loads of foul smelling concoctions


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[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Zizu

My dad was an engineer so of course I was given a Meccano set .. I had zero interest plus the screws were far too small and fiddly … anyways I just wanted to be out playing football.

I recall getting a Chemistry set presumably as I wasn’t bothered about normal toys or games .. but I used to mix all the chemicals together till there was nothing left - just made loads of foul smelling concoctions


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i ruined my mum's sheepskin rug with my chemistry set, now that was a huge drama

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

i ruined my mum's sheepskin rug with my chemistry set, now that was a huge drama

I recall spilling some Vimto onto on a wooden table top … seconds later it had taken all the varnish off !!

My mum went crazy and said look what that stuff is doing to your insides !!

Never had it after that and we always had Ribena instead ..


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[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

i ruined my mum's sheepskin rug with my chemistry set, now that was a huge drama

I ruined a really expensive silk blouse of my mums by chucking it on top of a marker pen that ran all over it,then I cut the offending blouse up and hid it in the bottom of my wardrobe and feigned innocence when she asked me if I'd seen it.

Little did I know months later (after I'd long forgotten about the incident) mum would find the remnants in my wardrobe (I had fully intended in moving scene of crime into my brothers room but forgot). That was a fun homecoming from school

[LeatherTrumpet]

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

I had Subbuteo but never actually played football. I used the figures as rival gangs and had fights with them on an old felt cards table. I used knives and forks as streets

A very creative idea.