The toy you were never: bought / given / allowed / saved up for / always wanted.

[get2grips]

Anyone have the ubiquitous Airfix pontoon bridge to go with?

[fsn]

I always wanted a Johnny 7 (which, before you smutmongers get involved, was a toy rifle.) It had a grenade launcher, bipod, pistol, missile and everything that a boy could want.  

[get2grips]

I always wanted a Johnny 7 (which, before you smutmongers get involved, was a toy rifle.) It had a grenade launcher, bipod, pistol, missile and everything that a boy could want.  

Didn't that have a really cool (by 7 year standards) advert?

[fsn]

Anyone have the ubiquitous Airfix pontoon bridge to go with?

Hell, yes! And the gun emplacement with British para and the first German infantry (the one with the squeezebore gun). It came with a DUKW, Centurion, M60 and SPG of some description.

It's how I got started, and also why the Centurion is so dear to me.  

[get2grips]

Hell, yes! And the gun emplacement with British para and the first German infantry (the one with the squeezebore gun). It came with a DUKW, Centurion, M60 and SPG of some description.

It's how I got started, and also why the Centurion is so dear to me.  

OMG OMG OMG the DUKW!!! 

Pic please someone!

[fsn]

Didn't that have a really cool (by 7 year standards) advert?

I Don't know. We didn't have a television at that time.

[get2grips]

I Don't know. We didn't have a television at that time.

Luxury 

[fsn]

OMG OMG OMG the DUKW!!! 

Pic please someone!

http://www.die-cast-toys.com/plastic-soldiers/1-72/1-72b.html

I had the Robin hood castle too!

[petercooman]

I had the airfix set of the coastal gun emplacement! I still have it actually  

But i had the 'newer' set:
https://www.google.be/search?q=airfix+gun&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:nl:official&client=firefox-a&gws_rd=cr&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=JYMrUs6QN6Sg0wWy74Aw&biw=1024&bih=583&sei=KIMrUonZIaSM1AXU6YHABg#hl=en&q=airfix+gun+emplacement&rls=org.mozilla:nl%3Aofficial&tbm=isch&um=1&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=YMweikv4OLQMCM%3A%3BakR10vt5bEOJrM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fi.ebayimg.com%252F00%252Fs%252FMTYwMFgxMjAw%252Fz%252FxAYAAOxyu1FRj4Oc%252F%2524%28KGrHqN%252C!qMFGBSkEpSDBRj4ObB%289w~~60_35.JPG%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ebay.co.uk%252Fitm%252FAirfix-WW2-Gun-Emplacement-06704-German-British-Paratroopers-Italeri-Revell-%252F181138932772%3B225%3B300

I believe FSN is referencing to this:

http://www.esci-diorama.com/pages/Airfix_Gun_Emplacement_Assault_Set-8573629.html

[get2grips]

http://www.die-cast-toys.com/plastic-soldiers/1-72/1-72b.html

I had the Robin hood castle too!

There she is 

[get2grips]

I had the airfix set of the coastal gun emplacement! I still have it actually  

You still have it 

God I love this forum...I am O D ing on nostalgia 

[fsn]

I believe FSN is referencing to this:

Indeed it is ... this is with a M113. It's the first military thing I had bought for me. I got it for Xmas when I was about 6. Think I was specially allowed out of hospital for that Xmas.

Never looked back!

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Those tank choices are so historically inaccurate, but how many of us ever noticed?

[get2grips]

Those tank choices are so historically inaccurate, but how many of us ever noticed?

Centurions 2WW you mean?

[petercooman]

You still have it 

God I love this forum...I am O D ing on nostalgia 

Yeah i had the original box in my hands just an hour or 4 ago at my folks house when i was rummaging the attic for some stuff for the little one. The original figs are lying here.

Never throw away something good :p