I had many and could list many but want to save some for others. An early favorite of mine that I used and beat the hell out of was my Big Wheel!!! I later got one with the hand brake to spin out easier but as demonstrated in this commercial, we didn't need no stinkin' hand brake. We made do with what we had, our feet. Big Wheel!!!
LOVED my big wheel! I would come home from kindergarden, hop on the big wheel, and come home for dinner a few hours later. of course that was 1974...something I would NEVER let my kids do!!
No doubt. Such different times it seems. I was the same way. I had my boundaries and places I could not go (but went anyway) but would vanish awhile. We had forts, hideouts and a host of other hidden places. We had ways to make the Big Wheels louder or silent. We would put tape on the wheels to silence them so we could sneak up on people. G.I. Joe was awesome too. I had the boat and helicopter action team items. G.I. Joe once survived a second floor tumble in a Tonka truck. He was being chased and had to take the risk. Almost being hit by the truck was a risk the mailman took that day. The risk I took was my mom finding out and getting pissed. I was grounded the rest of that day. Stupid mailman.
"And Blue Bombers block is knocked off!!! " My brothers had this: Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots It was a huge favorite till they broke. (Sad, but I really remember this commercial too. ) Click-clacks were annoyingly fun, and some skipping ring thing you put around your ankle (forget the name). But we usually had the most fun playing games with my brothers' army men, GI Joes and our Barbies as l00p mentioned above. As parents, several of us would sit in lawn chairs and watch all our rugrats beat the tar out of their Big Wheels in the evening. By far, I think that might be the most favorite toy of the 20 somethings. Between three kids I think we went through 6 or 7 BW's, plus the ones we kept at Grandma's.
i remember getting this when i was younger than the age advertised on the box and thought i was gifted for being able to program it around our house. i used to try to send it by the refrigerator so my mom could place a beer in the cart to deliver to my dad. edit: can't get the picture to load - i'll mess with it tomorrow, but it's Big Trak! anyone remember it?
Legos and Micro Machines I used to spend hours with the Micro Machines, including the one in the video linked above. I'm really glad my parents kept all of them because now my son can play with them in a couple of years and they're fairly unique nowadays..
me too, i loved my lincoln logs and legos. i loved to build things. i loved my erector set too. when i went really out there, i would try to build things with my whirley bird and pick up the pieces with it. fun times.
I had a Big Wheel when I was a kid! Loved it. My first ever trip to the ER was when I smashed my Big Wheel into the brick wall in front of my house...ended up getting several stitches in my scalp. Obviously, this was back in the days before helmets. Suffice it to say, my driving skills have only marginally improved since then.
Johnny Seven One Man Army. What a wonderful relic of the Cold War (1964). I assure you that there was no communist infiltration in our subdivision while I was on patrol.
The best toys were the ones that were simple and allowed you to play with them all kinds of different ways. Always thought RC cars were the coolest thing when I saw them in the store, but after 5 minutes of making figure eights in a cul-de-sac, it gets old. Now legos and hot wheels, you could come up with all kinds of things to do with those, build small worlds, destroy them, imagine characters in the world you built. Great stuff. A little older and I switched to nerf guns and super soakers. And I dunno if a soccer ball or a bike count as a toy, but those got as much attention as anything.
I remember my younger brother having a Big Wheel ( the Flintstones version). First time I remember envy about something he had that I never did. My early favorites were Hot Wheels and Captain Action. I especially liked the Hot Wheels Tune-up Center another toy my little brother got that I really liked was a toy where you cut the path you wanted it to follow by cutting patterns into a card you inserted into it. It looked like a futuristic tank. Have no recollection of what it was called. Obviously this was pre-RC days, probably around '73. Also an indication of the nerd path my career path would follow
The Link I was serious about the AC Gilbert Erector Set. Here is an ad published about the time I got the first set. I built the parachute jump and ferris wheel shown in the ad. The parachute jump was about six feet tall, I think. I ended up with several different sets, and saved up my allowance and bought the biggest one they made eventually.
I had one of these. I wish I knew how to copy the picture. It was shaped like a rocket ship. CT-06 Original 1950s Crystal Rocket Radio (Pioneer Rocket Radio) You have to remember these! I had one when I was a kid. I remember hooking it up and every night I would fall asleep listing to it. I was amazed as to how well it operated without a power supply. I think I left it on continuously for many years! Stands nearly 5 inches tall. They come in MINT condition. Includes it's original mint condition box and operating instructions. We have many of these to offer. Satisfaction guaranteed! NO batteries, no power what so ever is needed to operate crystal radios! They get their power from the radio waves!
Legos Hot wheels Plastic army men ... especially in the sandbox Duplo train sets I'm sure there's several more things I should mention that I've forgotten about...
