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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Old Cruser on July 19, 2014, 10:11:16 PM
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Most of us would have had a favourite toy when children.
Mine was a walkiing doll. When I held her hands she would walk moving her head
On one occasion her eyes went into her head :'( and mum sent her to the dolls hospital and had them fitted back in :)
Anyone else had a favourite toy (Apart from Fly who likes Barbie Dolls )
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Meccano, Bayko building set
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Mine was a plastic steering wheel that stuck on the dashboard of my Dad's car so that I could 'steer' just like him. I'd be propped up on cushions so I could see over the dashboard of his Austin A40 (this was back in the 1950s). We often drove all the way from Middlesex, my Mum's family home, to Lincolnshire, where he'd been posted to an RAF airfield, like that. He also used to let me sit on his lap and steer his car down the road where we lived - that's how my passion for cars started - thanks Dad! :)
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Lego set, then Meccano, then an electronics kit. See a rhythm starting here LOL
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Meccano and Lego Technic
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Meccano, Bayko building set
BTW, didn't do me any good as I'm cr@p at DIY!!!
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@Big Dave, I too had one of those steering wheels, but had forgot about it! Cream with red horn push and gear know if I remember rightly? I still have the same squeaky horn, now it's on my Skoda Octavia!!
Like you I used to sit on my Dad and Grandads laps (not at the same time!) and steer ('sit up and beg' Ford Popular and Wolseley 4/50). Beauty of living in a small village was there were plenty of quiet country lanes! ;)
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Didn't have many toys as such, but I did like the Bayko building outfit and my bike would be the nearest to toys.
My fave was a book called "The Boy Electrician". Loved it! http://bit.ly/1oXEwgs (http://bit.ly/1oXEwgs)
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Corgi (what else?!!) cars, always preferred them to Dinky as they had 'windows', jewelled headlights and opening doors etc.
My favourite was the A60 learner driver car, where you could steer it using the 'wheel' on the roof!
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Mine was a plastic steering wheel that stuck on the dashboard of my Dad's car so that I could 'steer' just like him. I'd be propped up on cushions so I could see over the dashboard of his Austin A40 (this was back in the 1950s). We often drove all the way from Middlesex, my Mum's family home, to Lincolnshire, where he'd been posted to an RAF airfield, like that. He also used to let me sit on his lap and steer his car down the road where we lived - that's how my passion for cars started - thanks Dad! :)
My uncle was in the airforce back then Dave flight LT I think, small world as they may have crossed paths back then.
My other love when young was dressing the cut out card board dolls with different clothes, they had little 'tabs' on them to hook over the dolls shoulders and sides.
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Very like this (though this one is American). As my Dad never threw anything away I wouldn't be surprised if one of his great grandchildren isn't using it now. I musy have driven thousands of miles with that wheel!
(http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/50i/deluxejuniorsteeringwheel.jpg)
Pam - Dad started off at RAF Lakenheath, then RAF Cardington, RAF Strubby, RAF Khormaskar, RAF Masirah, RAF Greenham Common, RAF Lyneham, RAF Bruggen, RAF Laarbruch (I've probably forgotten a few). The funny thing was, he was a civilian though given the honorary rank of Squadron Leader from Lyneham onwards. He finally worked with the army in Germany - honorary Major...
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Depends what age. I was quite obsessed with football so had a lot of related games from ones with cards to Subbuteo
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Very like this (though this one is American). As my Dad never threw anything away I wouldn't be surprised if one of his great grandchildren isn't using it now. I musy have driven thousands of miles with that wheel!
(http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/50i/deluxejuniorsteeringwheel.jpg)
Pam - Dad started off at RAF Lakenheath, then RAF Cardington, RAF Strubby, RAF Khormaskar, RAF Masirah, RAF Greenham Common, RAF Lyneham, RAF Bruggen, RAF Laarbruch (I've probably forgotten a few). The funny thing was, he was a civilian though given the honorary rank of Squadron Leader from Lyneham onwards. He finally worked with the army in Germany - honorary Major...
I was actually a child when he was in many of his postings Dave, but I remember he did three year stints abroad and in the UK. We went over to stay with them when he was in Malta he was also in Singapore I seem to think he maybe stayed there 6 years though.
They lived a different life to us that I do know.
Any age Slacker, is Subbuteo still on the shelves then?
As I got old enough to read I enjoyed reading Polyanna, Jo's Boys and any Enid Blyton books - not forgetting Huffy Puffy the train