codewritinfool Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 What was your favorite toy from childhood? I was thinking about this today, and mine might be my Verti-Bird Air Police helicopter. Still have it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Major Matt Mason. I had a pretty big collection. I also had a nice version of The Robot from Lost in Space. I went straight from that into models. I still have a model of the SR-71 that I never got around to building. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivervalleymgb Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 I did have one of these: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Probably not considered a toy today but my Crossman 760 BB/pellet gun was used constantly for many years. Real wood stock and pump handle. Bill 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedcrankcammer Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 18 minutes ago, willland said: Probably not considered a toy today but my Crossman 760 BB/pellet gun was used constantly for many years. Real wood stock and pump handle. Bill My sister shot my cousin in his adams apple with 10 pumps in it and mom squeezed it like a zit to pop the BB out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyBob Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 still have it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimalmo Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Hot Wheels, GI Joe, Adventure People, BMX bikes, skateboards...growing up in the early 80's these were all played with heavily for me and my brothers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyBob Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 skateboards were in their infancy. Folks were splitting a rollerskate and screwing it to a board. my grandmother gave me a Snurfer. In essence, a snowboard w/o bindings. I think she was trying to kill me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 1 minute ago, twistedcrankcammer said: My sister shot my cousin in his adams apple with 10 pumps in it and mom squeezed it like a zit to pop the BB out. I had a friend that had a BB stuck in his lip for as long as I knew him. You really would not know it until he would let you feel it by rolling it around between two fingers. I was very lucky I only got shot once in the face(one inch from my right eye) and it was from a wimpy Daisy Red Ryder from about 15 yards. Instructions with my 760 stated max of 10 pumps but it would not be out of the ordinary for me to pump mine up to around 25. Very surprised how many years I owned that thing before it began to leak air. Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyBob Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 I have one of the famous RedRiders. It gets used, too. We have critters. Coons. You don't want to pop a skunk. It will leave, but will remain for several days. phewwwwww the vid of those HO cars ... that guy knows nada. Those are "pancake" motors and the cars are much, much faster than that. The Tyco cars were even faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 45 minutes ago, willland said: Probably not considered a toy today but my Crossman 760 BB/pellet gun was used constantly for many years. Real wood stock and pump handle. Bill You'll shoot your eye out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 1 minute ago, Ceptorman said: You'll shoot your eye out Bill 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasDom Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K5SS Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Woke up to one of these on my 6th birthdaySent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 3 minutes ago, K5SS said: Woke up to one of these on my 6th birthday Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Mid 80's? Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMH Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 A 1965 Honda 65, top speed was 65 MPH and I weighed 65 lbs. I knew it was the coolest "machine"... Although, I'd of never admitted it, it really was a toy. Next bike was even cooler... A Brigstone 90. Notice the "BS" emblem on the fuel tank, which made it really cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_Guy Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 I pretty much always had Lincoln Logs, slot cars, a Schwinn stingray bike or later 10 speed bike but they always had to be Schwinn. I also later had a very slick one of a kind custom made chopper style mini bike probably did about 40-45 MPH, it was a little bit larger than the typical mini bike and had very long extended front forks and a sissy bar on back, complete chopper style. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwc Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 54 minutes ago, willland said: Mid 80's? Bill Late 70s. We had one too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted March 31, 2018 Moderators Share Posted March 31, 2018 1 hour ago, willland said: I had a friend that had a BB stuck in his lip for as long as I knew him. You really would not know it until he would let you feel it by rolling it around between two fingers. I was very lucky I only got shot once in the face(one inch from my right eye) and it was from a wimpy Daisy Red Ryder from about 15 yards. Instructions with my 760 stated max of 10 pumps but it would not be out of the ordinary for me to pump mine up to around 25. Very surprised how many years I owned that thing before it began to leak air. Bill Had one just like that, seemed to last forever, well made. That and the Benjamin were the two most powerful at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwc Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Mattel Football Mr Professor Sun Magic magazines and all the goodies I ordered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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