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

[get2grips]

In my younger days, I always wanted a Scalextric set.
My better half got me one for my (I think) thirtieth birthday.....Better late than never.
Cheers - Phil

So did mine 

We really are freaking bonkers aren't we 

[Steve J]

Flight Deck was a bit of a one trick pony...

Anwya, this was the sort of toy I wanted, but would have been a diecast one, not plastic.

[get2grips]

Flight Deck was a bit of a one trick pony...

Anwya, this was the sort of toy I wanted, but would have been a diecast one, not plastic.

Yellow Card    Original photos only 

Yeah, flight deck.  Seem to remember you spent about 5 hours (was 8 so probably 11 minutes really) setting it up to try and get a plastic Phantom to hook a piece of string on the "Flight Deck".

Is this right???

[Leman]

It was a box of fully painted, plastic, 25mm ACW figures made in Italy. This was in the mid-60s. I ended up with a Chemistry set. It was the only O Level I failed.

[get2grips]

It was a box of fully painted, plastic, 25mm ACW figures made in Italy. This was in the mid-60s. I ended up with a Chemistry set. It was the only O Level I failed.

Now that is funny...parents, take note 

[Last Hussar]

.... I got it for Xmas when I was about 6. Think I was specially allowed out of hospital for that Xmas.

Never looked back!

Maybe that's the problem - you were supposed to go back to that nice room for aversion therapy about mid 20th century tanks.

Upstairs I have a book all about those nostagia toys- the Amazon link, though I got mine in Waterstone's

http://www.amazon.co.uk/TV-Cream-Toys-Presents-Pestered/dp/1905548273

Nostalgia heaven.

[get2grips]

Maybe that's the problem - you were supposed to go back to that nice room for aversion therapy about mid 20th century tanks.

Upstairs I have a book all about those nostagia toys- the Amazon link, though I got mine in Waterstone's

http://www.amazon.co.uk/TV-Cream-Toys-Presents-Pestered/dp/1905548273

Nostalgia heaven.

Oh dear lord, I wanted 7 out of the 11 on the front cover.

You can guess which...if anyone suggests the decapitated girl make up head, there will be a slap 

[nikharwood]

It was this for me...


To be fair, I did get this one though - which was better:

[get2grips]

It was this for me...


To be fair, I did get this one though - which was better:

To quote Homer:

[Ithoriel]

How depressing, of the items on the cover of the TV Cream book I was too old to want any of them except Subbuteo when they came out.

I got a rubik's Cube when they were first released .... I was 27 I think  

[get2grips]

How depressing, of the items on the cover of the TV Cream book I was too old to want any of them except Subbuteo when they came out.

I got a rubik's Cube when they were first released .... I was 27 I think  

[Last Hussar]

It was this for me...


To be fair, I did get this one though - which was better:

My brother had the Tommy gun, I had the SLR 

[Aquahog]

The one that got away:



Father got me a similar construction crane though so it was all good. It was my seven years old birthday I believe. As a side note I was never allowed or interested in toy soldiers or weapons. I approached the hobby (tm) in my mid-teens from the gaming and painting perspective. As opposed to a model train layout a miniature army with terrain is quite versatile once it's completed.

[get2grips]

My brother had the Tommy gun, I had the SLR 

Okay, the FAL had a strap...seriously    to the under 12s

but

the Tommy gun went drrrr drrrr drrr

It's a tough choice  

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

With my first real paycheque I bought a mini race Scalectrix, set it up in my classroom, and the three male me,bets of staff at school all suddenl had really important reasonsnnot to go to that staff meeting...