toys of the 70's and 80's

[shillelagh]

Our rope swings swang over the brook and if you let go you went for a swim and went home full of mud and everything else that was in the brook. Especially if you went further up and saw the sheep and the cows in there. Council kept coming and taking them down and we kept putting them up. Now though where we had the rope swings theres no path because we scudded it away.

[egg&chips]

Originally Posted by entwisi

we did actually ride out bikes down charter street and down the side of the Springhill WMC because there was a manhole cover there that made you do big wheelies or a jump.

The PO was closed about that point. It was just a corner shop

Didn't you live next to my cousins Craig & Mark with your sisters N & K?? If so I've just realised who you are.

[entwisi]

yes

give us a clue to your identity, (PM if you want)

[grego]

I used to love playing knifey on the rope swings at Arden Hall, dont really see them these days!

[panther]

Originally Posted by egg&chips

Didn't you live next to my cousins Craig & Mark with your sisters N & K?? If so I've just realised who you are.

Originally Posted by entwisi

yes

give us a clue to your identity, (PM if you want)

look ive reunited some old pals with this thread I deserve some karma for that

[ANNE]

I used to love playing elastics and stretch could get rather dangerous if you had sandals on and didn't watch were you through the pen knife though.

[panther]

A video version of ping-pong, whose "ball" was a blip that bounced back and forth on screen between two paddles moved up and down by control dials in the hands of the players.

[mrskitty]

Did you plug it in the back of the tv Panther?my mum had that game-it was well good,oooh that repetitive annoying sound when you hit the 'ball'.
The good old days

[entwisi]

heh panther, I have Pong on my iPod*

* bit of a weirdo I don't use Apples software on my iPod, I use yep you guessed, Linux!!! I also have space invaders etc.

[garinda]

Top selling UK toys of the '70s list.

http://www.toyretailersassociation.co.uk/toty/70.htm


Peter Powell stunt kites!

Forgot about those.

How the Radio 1 DJ found time to invent them, as well as hosting Seaside Special, and his radio show, we'll never know.

[LancYorkYankee]

Have really enjoyed going through this thread. Me and my little brother used to make up all kinds of racing, jumping, smashing contests with Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars. Also did some crazy things around the neighbor hood with racing and jumping bikes. Maybe an American thing but we used to set up tons of little plastic army men and play war !

When we'd ask me mum to buy us plastic machine guns and revolvers, bows and arrows, she tell us to use a stick and your imagination. It actually help us be quite creative (probably more so then she would of like). Funnt thing when I ran into the house bleeding out my eye after my little brothers friend hit me right in the eye with a projectiled stick. It was a great shot but we all still got in trouble. Ah the simple life eh?

My sisters shared an easy bake oven, some Barbies, and had their own sticks!

Brian

Oh yeah, forgot to mentioned the infamous erector set!!!! But that was my big brothers'