Retro Toys - Toys you had as a kid

[alluvial]

Clackers.

I had some of those & they banned them from sale because they had a habit of exploding when they were going full tilt & kids were getting shards of plastic stuck in their eyes.

If I remember correctly...

You do indeed. I remember my big sister being most upset about it as my parents had just said they'd buy her a pair and then the shops were emptied of them overnight.

[d000hg]

SET 10 ?? Jeez, you must've had rich parents

Think I started with Set 4 and bought a few +1 kits over a couple of years. Meccano was great, but not as great as shooting stuff

No idea what set I had some new (yellow and blue) and was given a huge collection of older (red & green).

I made a land-yacht, which was quite fun.

[Gumbo Robot]

You do indeed. I remember my big sister being most upset about it as my parents had just said they'd buy her a pair and then the shops were emptied of them overnight.

I just remember getting bruised knuckles from them.

[PurpleGorilla]

[LondonManc]

Going to look at reinvesting in the old Star Wars toys that I had as a kid. I got an AT-AT together with the pilot, an imperial snowtrooper and General Veers one birthday.

[stek]

I got one these - it was my Dad's (RIP Dad). Still play it - Tom Good was playing it once on an ep of 'The Good Life'....

[JRCT]

When I was about 13, I had a poor school report. Nothing major, but there was a consistent message from all of my classes "Likes to be the class clown", "could try harder", etc.

My Dad sat me down and told me it was time to grow up and work hard. He cancelled my weekly delivery of the Beano, Nutter and Whizzer & Chips and told me I was too old to be reading comics. I was gutted. But in an attempt to win my dad back, I gave all, and I mean ALL of my toys to the two younger kids next door.

Subbuteo with scoreboard, stands and fences, Meccano, TCR -Total Control Racing (way better than Scalextric), around 120 Matchbox cars, most with the box still, at least 40 Beano, Dandy and other annuals. Monopoly, Game of Life and a board game called Kensington which is superb and which my sister rebought for me as a Christmas present last year.

I thought my dad would be so proud of me when I told him, but he just said "What did you do that for, you tw&t?"

[mudskipper]

When I was about 13, I had a poor school report. Nothing major, but there was a consistent message from all of my classes "Likes to be the class clown", "could try harder", etc.

My Dad sat me down and told me it was time to grow up and work hard. He cancelled my weekly delivery of the Beano, Nutter and Whizzer & Chips and told me I was too old to be reading comics. I was gutted. But in an attempt to win my dad back, I gave all, and I mean ALL of my toys to the two younger kids next door.

Subbuteo with scoreboard, stands and fences, Meccano, TCR -Total Control Racing (way better than Scalextric), around 120 Matchbox cars, most with the box still, at least 40 Beano, Dandy and other annuals. Monopoly, Game of Life and a board game called Kensington which is superb and which my sister rebought for me as a Christmas present last year.

I thought my dad would be so proud of me when I told him, but he just said "What did you do that for, you tw&t?"

[BrilloPad]

A hoop and a stick.

[LondonManc]

I got one these - it was my Dad's (RIP Dad). Still play it - Tom Good was playing it once on an ep of 'The Good Life'....

Made one of those in Craft (now CDT or D&T) at school. No idea where they went (and not accusing your late father either!).