Toys of your youth

[Drago]

If id been just that bit older I could have had a Vickers machine gun.

 

[numbnuts]

Steam engine like this

 

[Specialeyes]

My mate Luke Heseltine had one of these technological marvels - coolest thing I'd ever seen!

 

[lazybloke]

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It's a wonder I didn't die aged 14...

Your climbing frame reminds me of another playground favourite, the Witch's Hat.
Supposedly banned due to 'crush injuries'.

Edited to add: Not sure it's the fondest memory; I just remember clinging on for dear life.

 

[Profpointy]

Proper Meccano, none of yer plastic rubbish. 😁

The trouble with mechano, is that by the time I was old enough to manipulate the little nuta
and bolts, I'd kind of outgrown it

 

[newts]

Steam engine like this
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An Sel 1540 Major👍

 

[numbnuts]

And this I still have this, it's 50 inches long

 

[oldwheels]

I must be an older generation as most toys in wartime were home made. Everything seemed to have a "season" which came round every year.
Kites were made from bamboo cane and newspaper stuck down with flour paste.
Marbles of course had their season and about the month of June we always played Sticks and Stones in the school playground. This was a version of noughts and crosses played in the dust.
We also made explosive devices from two bolts and one nut with some match heads until the heidy confiscated those he found. He never got mine as I saw him coming and it was not in my pockets when ordered to turn them out.
Peashooters were made from plant stalks and barley was the preferred missile.
Too many to mention them all.

 

[Mrs M]

Cluedo, Mousetrap, Monopoly, brother’s action men, Lego.
Loved my toy speedboats which I used to put in the pond at the local park and pull along on string
Also the combined climbing frame, slideshoot, fireman’s pole and bridge, spent lots of time there, plus the swings.

 

[BoldonLad]

Airfix kits.

Yes, my favourite too.

You can still get them, bought one recently to introduce one of my grandsons (10) to them.

I was a bit concerned when he noticed the smell of the glue

 

[ClichéGuevara]

I had some trousers with holes in the pockets.

 

[oldwheels]

Cluedo, Mousetrap, Monopoly, brother’s action men, Lego.
Loved my toy speedboats which I used to put in the pond at the local park and pull along on string
Also the combined climbing frame, slideshoot, fireman’s pole and bridge, spent lots of time there, plus the swings.

That does remind me we also had toy speed boats made from sardine tins by German POW's and steam powered by meths.

 

[Cycleops]

Had many toys but these were a favourite at around 13 years old, a Davies Charlton diesel motor and a 7x6 propeller.

Moved onto control line much later so early efforts were a home made flat bottom plywood hull with a motor mount at the back. This was taken to the boating lake in the park which our creation crossed at considerable speed taking out Walter the Softy's lovely sailing yacht in the process. Happy days.

 

[Mo1959]

Scalextric

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

If id been just that bit older I could have had a Vickers machine gun.

I had this - awesome