Memorable 70's and 80's toys

[TwoTees]

My favorite toy was my Capsela set.

I have since collected a few sets and my kids today love them. It comes out on rainy days.

My second favorite was my realistic 150 in 1 electronics kit. I have since found a few of these and they are just getting to the age to appreciate them.


Not my favorite but definitely memorable was my TV Scoreboard game, Cutting edge technology in about 1976. 6 slightly different versions of Pong. WOW! Needless to say I have not tried to find one of these to show my kids.

[the ski man]

Not my favorite but definitely memorable was my TV Scoreboard game, Cutting edge technology in about 1976. 6 slightly different versions of Pong. WOW! Needless to say I have not tried to find one of these to show my kids.

i have one if you want it....


So my favourite toys when i was growing up were slot cars... not the pansy scalextric crap that you take out the box and watch as they slowly go round, but i had a huge passion for vintage hand built brass frame slotties from the 60's and 70s... i came across a few at a garage sale one day and i now have about 25 frames and upwards of 40 shells...

As a kid i'd spend literally every weekend at the local 8-slot and never grew tired of it, only now that the traditional raceways are few and far between it makes for a very static hobby

dont know what im talking about... here's some pics:




not my cars, but just some pretty close pics for reference

[agr071]

I've got an Atari 2600 with games as well.........
I can see it in the back of the van with the mirror ball and Fibreoptic fountain light.

[Gaddy]

Thats the shit Ags!
Some of these replys wanna make me cry!!!!
Lucky I'm tough hey!!??!!

[agr071]

I kept a lot of my Matchbox car stuff, even my old lego sets i had.

[playwme]

I was a Lego collector, and still am. Currently have a 9x3m site shed out at the farm about 75% full of the stuff, as well as the sets scattered on various shelves and filling various cupboards around the house.

[Sandman_77]

my lego was in my toy box that became land fill

Young bloke is loving the cars i give him a new (old) one from my collection everyday so far this week, he thinks there so cool, best bit is I recall everyone, and my fav ones are his ones too, wow its like watching a young me spooky

His own collections grows every week too at $1.49 - $2.10 I often raid the shelf at work every week for at least one or two, he gets some good ones for playing and some to keep on his book shelf

Atari wow I so wanted one and will oneday buy myself one

I have managed to Keep my Original Commodore 64 - first edition with Data Cassette (lol) and a newer version, and also my Nintendo 64 from when I was a first year/ second Apprentice