Childhood Memories: The Toys of the Silver and Bronze Age 4 4

[N e r V]

A lifetime Hot Wheels collector I’m obsessed with anything with the Mongoose and Snake cars be it vintage hot wheels or model kits. Those two cars are linked to some fantastic playtime memories for me.

 

[chrisco37]

15 hours ago, Domo Arigato said:

 

Loved this.....turned you into an instant artist.  Still have it.

 

 

 

 

This was great too. Played with this constantly.  I also had one where the plates were robots/cyborgs.  And they were interchangeable with the men & monsters plates.  

[TheWatcher]

My older brother had one of these electric football games. You'd line up the figures in an offensive set/formation, turn the nob, and the board would vibrate, moving the players to execute the play...in theory. The vast majority of the time, the players would move in every direction except where you wanted them to go 

 

[marvelmaniac]

OOH, OOH, OOH!!!

Just remembered another I played in the 70's with our neighbor right after I got married.

LOVED playing this.

 

[Artboy99]

52 minutes ago, TheWatcher said:

My older brother had one of these electric football games. You'd line up the figures in an offensive set/formation, turn the nob, and the board would vibrate, moving the players to execute the play...in theory. The vast majority of the time, the players would move in every direction except where you wanted them to go 

 

I never owned one of those but my friend did. We played it quite a few times. Eventually we realized how lame it was to spend all that time setting up the play to have the vibration cause the "players" to do something neither of us wanted and we gave it up.

[01TheDude]

this was a fun toy to play with that my brother had... no idea what ever happened to it though.

[Domo Arigato]

 

Had an Etch A Sketch......but also had one of these.

 

 

 

[tv horror]

During the sixties I had a small wooden case about 2ft long filled to the brim with Airfix ho-oo scale soldiers. I brought these with me everywhere holidays friends houses playgrounds the beach in fact anywhere I loved them.

 

 

[Senormac]

I used to have lots of Airfix soldiers and sets.  The boxes they came in always had cool artwork on the front.  Great memories of the times before action figures

[Senormac]

On ‎8‎/‎17‎/‎2018 at 8:34 AM, marvelmaniac said:

My head is just filled with GREAT memories.

Here are some more I loved as a kid.

1)"Kenners Girders And Panels

 

 

 

Inspiration for Fortnite maybe ?? 

[01TheDude]

On 8/17/2018 at 9:44 PM, N e r V said:

A lifetime Hot Wheels collector I’m obsessed with anything with the Mongoose and Snake cars be it vintage hot wheels or model kits. Those two cars are linked to some fantastic playtime memories for me.

Spoiler

 

 

WE had the Hot Wheels versions and I think my brother built the models (he was really into that) - and later on I found the same cars in Tyco form-- they were cool as they included the prop to hold the chassis up to reveal the AFX/Tyco guts underneath. WHoever did the marketing for those cars did an amazing job.

Edited August 20, 2018 by 01TheDude

[Senormac]

On ‎8‎/‎15‎/‎2018 at 8:17 AM, Pontoon said:

Hot Wheels Sizzlers Fat Track!

 

I still have my fat track plus a whole box of regular orange track and accessories.  

[Senormac]

My first Hot Wheels set.  I got it for Christmas one year.  I spent hours and hours building different set ups .  

 

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=hot+wheels+hazard+hill+race+set&view=detail&mid=34179B0041C7B9D7A73534179B0041C7B9D7A735&FORM=VIRE

 

Edited August 21, 2018 by Senormac

[N e r V]

21 minutes ago, 01TheDude said:

WE had the Hot Wheels versions and I think my brother built the models (he was really into that) - and later on I found the same cars in Tyco form-- they were cool as they included the prop to hold the chassis up to reveal the AFX/Tyco guts underneath. WHoever did the marketing for those cars did an amazing job.

The acting was a bit wooden at times but I’d recommend the 2013 movie on them which is now on DVD. Interesting seeing the real story behind my childhood toys. Lol

 

Also if the cars go on display again they are pretty cool to see in person. They sold as a pair in 2014 by Barrett-Jackson after they failed to meet their million dollar reserve. Not sure what the owner paid.

 

 

 

[batman_fan]

2 hours ago, Senormac said:

My first Hot Wheels set.  I got it for Christmas one year.  I spent hours and hours building different set ups .  

 

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=hot+wheels+hazard+hill+race+set&view=detail&mid=34179B0041C7B9D7A73534179B0041C7B9D7A735&FORM=VIRE

 

My mom use to use the orange tracks to spank me and my brothers.  

[BitterOldMan]

On 8/18/2018 at 7:00 AM, TheWatcher said:

My older brother had one of these electric football games. You'd line up the figures in an offensive set/formation, turn the nob, and the board would vibrate, moving the players to execute the play...in theory. The vast majority of the time, the players would move in every direction except where you wanted them to go 

 

I still have my Tudor football and Coleco Hockey.

On the Tudor football, you had to have great field vision and use your curly guys in a running sweep pattern or hook receiving pattern.  I could make field goals with the felt football from 99 yards.  On the newer sets, you can adjust the direction of your men.

[BitterOldMan]

One of my favorites... The Marx Electro Shot Shooting Gallery.  My mother tossed mine.  You can shoot semi-auto or go full auto.

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[01TheDude]

45 minutes ago, BitterOldMan said:

One of my favorites... The Marx Electro Shot Shooting Gallery.  My mother tossed mine.  You can shoot semi-auto or go full auto.

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YES! -- that is the one I was talking about in an earlier post. My gun broke a few months in-- never got it working again. Trashed by the folks.

[oakman29]

5 hours ago, Senormac said:

Inspiration for Fortnite maybe ?? 

God I loved that play set. 

[kav]

Me and my little brother had many adventures with the seaview in the tub.

I wanted six finger badly but never got it.