Never really got Subbuteo rugby. Enjoyed the cricket though and used my stands from the football to make it look like a test ground
Your best ever xmas present as a kid
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Smiffy
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I used to save up my pocket money to buy boxes like this.
Had hundreds of the bloody things scattered all over the house, my Mum used to love it when she trod on one in her bare feet....
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
I'm a bit like JO on this,I'm struggling to remember anything that really stands out....Scalextric is probably the one I remember most but its all a bit hazy...:mmm:
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
I never had a "proper" Scalextric, all mine were battery operated cheapie versions.
And I so wanted a "Johnny7" gun but my old mum couldn't afford one for me. I think they were 27/6d in her club book.
bobmac
Major Champion
You had presents?
You were lucky.
We used to live in a shoe box.................
You were lucky.
We used to live in a shoe box.................
Norrin Radd
Tour Winner
luxury ,we used to live in lake
DCB
Well-known member
I had Thunderbird 1 and Thunderbird 3, Thunderbird 2 was probably too expensive for Santa
35 years later I can remember building a large Thunderbird 2 kit for my nephews Christmas, I was almost tempted to keep it for myself. Amazing how one series has had such a long lifecycle for the toys it produced.
DCB
Well-known member
Seeing mention of the Johhny7 gun, only the rich kids got one of those, it was too expensive for many of us.
Sponge1980
Challenge Tour Pro
One year, in their wisdom, my parents decided to get me and my little brother a set of boxing gloves each. As you can imagine they were well used.
JohnnyDee
Tour Winner
Mine was always The Scalextic 4 Lane Set I got when I was about 8 or 9.
It did nearly kill me once though when, as you do at that age, I wondered what it would be like if I was to *lick both rails of one of the lanes in the same way as you did when licking the two terminals of an old PP3 battery to check its charge level. The answer was a disappointing zilch... until I decided to press the throttle gun at the same time.
Suffice to say that although it wasn't quite 10,000 volts it did nevertheless register quite significantly
What a 24 carat plonker I was as a kid.
* Don't try this at home by the way.
It did nearly kill me once though when, as you do at that age, I wondered what it would be like if I was to *lick both rails of one of the lanes in the same way as you did when licking the two terminals of an old PP3 battery to check its charge level. The answer was a disappointing zilch... until I decided to press the throttle gun at the same time.
Suffice to say that although it wasn't quite 10,000 volts it did nevertheless register quite significantly
What a 24 carat plonker I was as a kid.
* Don't try this at home by the way.
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I had Thunderbird 1 and Thunderbird 3, Thunderbird 2 was probably too expensive for Santa
35 years later I can remember building a large Thunderbird 2 kit for my nephews Christmas, I was almost tempted to keep it for myself. Amazing how one series has had such a long lifecycle for the toys it produced.
I bought myself the box set of the series a few weeks ago. Watched about 13-14 of them now - all superb - bring back memories of childhood and they are still watchable now some 50 years on. Gerry Anderson was an absolute legend.
davidy233
Tour Rookie
Yep that was the case with me, far to pricey - That's the only thing I can remember asking for - my mum used to ask us each year what we wanted but I don't think we ever got the asked for item - still enjoyed what we got though
Norrin Radd
Tour Winner
best present when i was a kid ,,it just grew on me ,,,lol,hours of fun
