What was your favorite toy growing up?

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Hagen95
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3:28p, 9/26/18
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I still have the Darth Vader Tie Fighter sitting on a top shelf. The panel detachment spring still works!

My brother had the X-Wing fighter. We had many epic battles as kids.
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3:31p, 9/26/18
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I want to get my son the GI Joe aircraft carrier, but you can't find one in good condition for less than 500 bucks.
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3:50p, 9/26/18
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I'm so old I don't remember any strong fondness for one particular toy. But I do remember that, for the most part, my world revolved around bicycles. Bikes took us to fields where we could play baseball and football, courts to play basketball and to bowling alleys when it was just too dang hot for the first three. I guess if forced to choose I'd go with Matchbox or Hot Wheels cars.
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4:01p, 9/26/18
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4:06p, 9/26/18
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I had the 6 Million Dollar Man, and this rocket/operating table combo, as well. LOVED it!



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In reply to Hagen95 • 4:45p, 9/26/18
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Hagen95 said:
I still have the Darth Vader Tie Fighter sitting on a top shelf. The panel detachment spring still works!
Still have mine too
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Rex Racer said:
I had the 6 Million Dollar Man, and this rocket/operating table combo, as well. LOVED it!



Hells yes!! That was my pre-Star Wars favorite toy
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4:54p, 9/26/18
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My other favorite toy was Electroman. Had to do some searching to find his name. I loved that thing. It had a motion detector so I would put him at the end of the hallway and see how close I could crawl to him before the alarm would sound. So cool.

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5:12p, 9/26/18
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*sighs* They don't make quality toys like they used to...
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5:21p, 9/26/18
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5:37p, 9/26/18
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Was pumped when I got this:

But I think this was my first favorite as a really little kid
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5:39p, 9/26/18
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This thread is showing my 1970's - early 80's childhood.
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In reply to NC2001 • 5:43p, 9/26/18
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NC2001 said:
*sighs* They don't make quality toys like they used to...


You must not have kids. The toys today are much better.
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In reply to Bruce Almighty • 6:04p, 9/26/18
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Bruce Almighty said:
NC2001 said:
*sighs* They don't make quality toys like they used to...


You must not have kids. The toys today are much better.
Disagree. The toys today are flimsier and boring.
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In reply to MooreTrucker • 6:06p, 9/26/18
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MooreTrucker said:
Bruce Almighty said:
NC2001 said:
*sighs* They don't make quality toys like they used to...


You must not have kids. The toys today are much better.
Disagree. The toys today are flimsier and boring.


You're buying the wrong toys then. And toys are boring today because you're older.
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In reply to MooreTrucker • 7:28p, 9/26/18
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MooreTrucker said:
Bruce Almighty said:
NC2001 said:
*sighs* They don't make quality toys like they used to...


You must not have kids. The toys today are much better.
Disagree. The toys today are flimsier and boring.


I do have kids, and the quality is just not as good as what we had IMO. [response was to MooreTrucker]
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10:02p, 9/26/18
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The Mattel M16...the greatest thing you've ever seen, or so the commercial went.
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In reply to bagger05 • 10:05p, 9/26/18
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bagger05 said:





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Had Rolling Thunder. The aircraft carrier was the Holy Grail of GI Joe toys. I don't think I even knew anyone that had one. I got a cheap plastic aircraft carrier for Christmas the year I asked.
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In reply to JABQ04 • 10:17p, 9/26/18
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My parents mistakenly believed it could be stored under the bed when it wasn't in use. They were shocked by how big it was once they got it. My dad still talks about what a PITA it was to assemble Christmas Eve. However he also talks about how great of a gift it was because we played with it all the time for YEARS.
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11:11p, 9/26/18
Snake Eyes and Timberwolf.
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5:59a, 9/27/18
Man after all these years, I never knew I was posting with so many rich kids.
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6:55a, 9/27/18
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This was one of my prized possessions:


And damn...I remember trying for months to buy this guy and he was always out of stock. Back when you had to check in the store every day...and I did.

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In reply to JABQ04 • 7:09a, 9/27/18
I think I knew one kid who had the USS Flag. He had wealthy older parents who built an entire game/toy room for him that was insane. I was practically hypnotized every time I went over.
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8:13a, 9/27/18
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Probably this. Or Castle Grayskull.
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8:23a, 9/27/18
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And lest we forget (or maybe it's too obvious for this thread).

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9:53a, 9/27/18
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And this....

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10:59a, 9/27/18
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Man, yall remember these things?



Seems like such a spare toy in retrospect, but damn if we didn't love playing with the MUSCLE men.
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1:14p, 9/27/18
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Micronauts



Then probably good old fashioned model airplanes. My favorites:

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HtownAg92 said:


Then probably good old fashioned model airplanes. My favorites:


I can't believe I forgot about model airplanes! I was never an expert builder, but I put together so many of those things between the ages of 7 & 13, it's a wonder I have any brain cells left. So many hours of exposure to Testors glue fumes!
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HtownAg92 said:
Micronauts



Then probably good old fashioned model airplanes. My favorites:

Oh man... my dad loved WWII airplanes so he'd get me those HUGE WWII Bomber kits... B29, B17, B25s, B26, etc..

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2:32p, 9/27/18
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And Model Rockets.
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2:34p, 9/27/18
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any of you ever order stuff from the Johnson Smith Fun Catalog/Comic Book ads.
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3:51p, 9/27/18
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