childhood toys

[Ginge]

Roland Rat. How shit was he?

 

I remember when Meccano was cool and (nearly) everyone had a home chemistry set and one of those home made radio things that no-one knew how to work.

[Louise]

meccano is still cool, as is lego (until you tread on a piece )

Edited April 22, 2004 by Louise

[Lizard]

QUOTE (Ginge @ Apr 22 2004, 17:45)

Roland Rat. How shit was he? I remember when Meccano was cool and (nearly) everyone had a home chemistry set and one of those home made radio things that no-one knew how to work.

I went to meet Roland Rat when I was a kid

[Lisa]

QUOTE (Lizard @ Apr 22 2004, 17:52)

QUOTE (Ginge @ Apr 22 2004, 17:45) Roland Rat. How shit was he? I remember when Meccano was cool and (nearly) everyone had a home chemistry set and one of those home made radio things that no-one knew how to work. I went to meet Roland Rat when I was a kid cant believe you just adfmitted that Lizard!!

[Louise]

i seen bungle, zippy and george out of rainbow at the big reunion last year

[Ginge]

I remember when channel 4 started and there was no such thing as sky tv.

 

Go-bots and Transformers were "all the rage".

 

Real DJ's presented Top of the Pops (Jimmy Saville, Alan Freeman, DLT, Noel Edmunds, etc, etc)

 

I know this is a topic about childhood toys but OH THE MEMORIES.

[Louise]

transformers are still around ginge, my son has some.....not as cheap as back then though

[Guest]

I used to watch Roland Rat on TV:AM before I headed off to catch my school bus.

[Ginge]

I know they're still around but they actually looked like the car / plane they "tranformed" into.

 

What do they change into these days? Apes, birds and other creatures.

 

 

[Frazzel]

still got OPTIMUS PRIME in tranformers he's still a red n blue artic lorry lookin thing, he's just updated.

[Frazzel]

Roland Rats wikkid mon!

[Lizard]

QUOTE (Lisa @ Apr 22 2004, 17:56)

QUOTE (Lizard @ Apr 22 2004, 17:52) QUOTE (Ginge @ Apr 22 2004, 17:45) Roland Rat. How shit was he? I remember when Meccano was cool and (nearly) everyone had a home chemistry set and one of those home made radio things that no-one knew how to work. I went to meet Roland Rat when I was a kid cant believe you just adfmitted that Lizard!! I was fookin made up about it at the time mate

[Trouble]

QUOTE (Louise @ Apr 22 2004, 16:17)

just noticed the care bears, my little pony and He-man have come back out on sale again. hope they bring back wuzzles or rainbow bright, i was mad about them anyone remember weebles? (weebles wobble but they dont fall down)

i remember i remember

 

i still have a weeble tucked awaya sum were

 

wot about poddington peas

[Lizard]

QUOTE (Louise @ Apr 22 2004, 18:04)

transformers are still around ginge, my son has some.....not as cheap as back then though

I've still got all my original Transformers

 

I did think that the new ones were crap...but then I saw the new versions that they're releasing in Japan and they are absolutely amazing!...although at about £80 each they're not cheap...worth it though as they're very well made and huge!

[Lizard]

QUOTE (Trouble @ Apr 22 2004, 18:28)

wot about poddington peas

I remember that!

 

I took my car down to Santa Pod a couple of years ago and was amazed to find that Podington is a real place ...couldn't help singing the theme as I drove through there