Help to find a 70's toy/game

[Atticus_Finch]

Forummers of a certain age may be able to help me out here.
I was talking to my mate recently about things we used to play with when we were younger and how some of them were making a bit of a comeback as retro toys. ie Evel Knievel wind up toy.(Of which I have one btw)
Anyway, we got onto transfers, and landscapes that came with them that you put the transfers onto to create your own situation. Not really sure if I'm describing these properly,but I remember I had a Star Wars one where the background was a desert landscape (Alderon? sp?) and you could transfer R2D2,C3PO and all the different characters on to it. I think you could get them in various types. Westerns (Cowboys/Indians) etc.
This was and is very vague to me even now and I'm not sure if I'm just imagining it, but if I'm not and anyone else remembers these and knows if you can still get them, I 'm positive my kids would love them and would get some for them.
Ring any bells?

 

[vig]

I remember them. Seem to recall the stickers were rubberised. Also remember a landscape type thingy where you put permanent transfers on by going over the sheet with a pen.
I'm sure places like toys r us would stock them

 

[Atticus_Finch]

Also remember a landscape type thingy where you put permanent transfers on by going over the sheet with a pen.

Found them!!

http://www.seven-wonders.co.uk/atranges.html

Scroll down to the Star Wars ones.
I HAD THESE!!
Blast from the past or what.
They don't seem to still make these, but I'll keep on looking.

 

[vig]

Brings back memories.... i'm getting old

 

[DCB]

Yep, I had the Battle of Britain book and had virtually all the available transfers rubbed on to the centre page.

Amazing how simple our entertainment was back then! No computers we had to do it for ourselves.

 

[haplesshacker]

Wow, that is a blast from the past. I used to go nuts at my younger brother for putting them in the wrong place!

Just lay the transfer sheet on the background in the desired position, and effectively scribble all over the subject that you want to 'transfer'. Brilliant.

Anyone had fuzzy felt?

No rather obviously rude answers please.

 

[andycap]

Anyone had fuzzy felt?

No rather obviously rude answers please.

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No but i whacked my knuckles with my canackers many times

Apologies to 3offthetee for going of topic!

 

[golfcitydweller]

anyone manage to break there `tonka toy`..still got it ...happy days

 

[John_Findlay]

God, I remember the transfer thingies, too. Wow. Deep recesses of the memory.

How simply amused we were then. I was happy for hours with a jobby on a stick or catching bumble bees in a jar!

 

[USER1999]

I too remeber the transfers. Wow, I am geting old.

John - What is a jobby on a stick? For us Southerners, it means something, but probably not what you mean.

 

[John_Findlay]

Nah, Murph. It probably is what you're thinking about! Sorry to get all lavatorial. These were the days before the poop-scoop and fines for dog owners.

 

[USER1999]

Jeez, Sammmebee is right, there really is nothing to do in Scotland but golf, if that is the only other form of entertainment on offer!

 

[nomadpaul]

If my memory serves me right , you used to get sets of transfers with certain breakfast cereals and the rear of the box had the scene on it . Me and my brother had many a tete-a-tete over who got to do the actual transference.

 

[cm_qs]

I was happy for hours with a jobby on a stick

.....or , as it is now known, the Slazenger K1 speed.

 

[Cernunnos]

anyone manage to break there `tonka toy`..still got it ...happy days

Never did manage to break my Tonka Toy... they were a lot better then, proper metal toys, stood up to all sorts of punishment & really worked well too... To this day I'm not sure where it went.

I also remember Action Man, the proper one with the fuzzzy hair doo & the scar, even had the bearded one with the Seafaring commando outfit & the rollneck jumper... class.

Yeah I remmember thos transfer pictures, though the best ones were the ones with the stickers that worked via static, as they could be lifted & replaced et-infinitum until you were happy.

 

[Leftie]

Forummers of a certain age may be able to help me out here. Ring any bells?

I'll have a word with my kids. They will probably remember them.

 

[USER1999]

Hmm, leftie, I'm not sure. You have either aged brilliantly, or are telling porkies.

 

[golfcitydweller]

cernunnos,
i had an action man too ...i had the one with the `eagle` eyes ..ha ha ..still got up in the attic ..he`s as old as me and he`s still got all his hair ...jammy bass

 

[madandra]

Did anybody have 'Tin Can Alley' I found a bit of the rifle in my mums loft last week and wish I had kept it. It was the only reason I wanted to become a sniper ..... what am I ?
A salesman LOL

 

[haplesshacker]

Was never allowed tin can alley, thiugh I sold all my early / mid 70's action man stuff a few years ago as I needed the money. A collector bought it, so I'm glad it all went to a good home. Kinda still wish I had it though. I would have got a lot of pleasure seeing my son play with it.