HemiBeers Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Worst toy: one of those electronic football games where the guys would just vibrate like they were having seizures. Whoever thought that could pass for a football game should be shot. Best toy: I had a hot wheels plastic car body molding machine where you stick the plastic in the mold, melt it and out comes a car body. Noxious fumes and heat...yeah sure let the kid play with that.That and the slot car race tracks. If it had cars, that was my jam. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 These guys were the bomb. Real hair, dog tags, authentic snap-closure uniforms with grade-A plastic military boots. http://www.actionfigureuniverse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/G.I.Joe-AdventureTeam/WAFU-GI-Joe-AT-Catalog-pg2-Group-Photo.jpg My buddy's older brother had a big collection that we used to play with, but, being poor, I never got my own GI Joe. Later when Mattel's Fighting Furies came out, I got the Whip as a gift from the lady across the street. I was stoked! http://battleram.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/big-jim-the-whip.jpg?w=1000 The Whip looked like Burt Reynolds! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 While we're onto toys...what about bikes. I had a drag bike like this, only it was all green sparkle. Badazz. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 (edited) Worst toy: one of those electronic football games where the guys would just vibrate like they were having seizures. Whoever thought that could pass for a football game should be shot. Best toy: I had a hot wheels plastic car body molding machine where you stick the plastic in the mold, melt it and out comes a car body. Noxious fumes and heat...yeah sure let the kid play with that.That and the slot car race tracks. If it had cars, that was my jam. Slot car race tracks were always cool. We had various versions over the years. Hot Wheels Sizzlers tracks were cool too. There was a little battery charger that looked like a gas pump. It actually was juicing up your car so that it’d be ready to go. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_J_v9Q59Bs&sns=em Edited February 27, 2018 by JohnnyBlaze 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 These guys were the bomb. Real hair, dog tags, authentic snap-closure uniforms with grade-A plastic military boots. http://www.actionfigureuniverse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/G.I.Joe-AdventureTeam/WAFU-GI-Joe-AT-Catalog-pg2-Group-Photo.jpg My buddy's older brother had a big collection that we used to play with, but, being poor, I never got my own GI Joe. Later when Mattel's Fighting Furies came out, I got the Whip as a gift from the lady across the street. I was stoked! http://battleram.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/big-jim-the-whip.jpg?w=1000 The Whip looked like Burt Reynolds!Press the button in back and his femur pops out! :dweez: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 (edited) https://www.metv.com...0s-year-by-year The 13 most desired toys of the 1970s, year by year A cool list. 1971: I had forgotten about Weebles (They wobble but they won't fall down). Only a few years later, a genius takes the next logical step... The Pet Rock. Edited February 27, 2018 by goose 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 A hundred bucks was a lot of money back in the 70s. Needless to say, I never had first-generation video games... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrinx Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Over the weekend I uncovered a bunch of old photo albums which brought back a flood of memories .. When I was a kid, I always seemed to have some toy, bicycle or contraption in pics .. Anyone remember the Colorforms Aliens ?? .. Seems I even took Xodiac outside in the snow ORFie, JB ??? What else do you remember ?? Wow I had Xodiac! I remember it well but had no idea where it came from. Also had that 3 level service station. And a great GI Joe collection. And hot wheels! Great memories. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldRUSHfan Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 (edited) HotWheels, of course, came out in 1968, and this was my first. A Blue 'Silhouette' show car. The Batmobile from the 'Batman Vs. Superman' movie, so I still collect certain HotWheels.Just got this from my first niece for X-mas!Me and my first 'plushie' this is my Panda, which I still have. alittle worse for wear, but still with it's little blanket.Monster Bubble bath 'SOAKY'. I also had the 'Fuzzy Wuzzy' soap that 'grew hair' and had a toy in it when you used the soap up.One of my first models I built myself from the box. amd after we'd moved from Ypsi to Saline. my first model was by a company in New Jersey called PYRO These models came with substitute Chromed parts, I.e. bumpers etc. Dad bought me a few of these because they were inexpensive at the time, mid '60s. Edited February 28, 2018 by OldRUSHfan 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 ORF, I’m partial to the werewolf bubble bath figure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldRUSHfan Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Couldn't forget THIS stuff! More bath soap... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormtron Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Toys back then look waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more different then they do now!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah, they were better! In the 90s there were retro toys/figures made as homages to the 60s & 70s versions. But in 2018 I don’t think I’ve seen any toys/figures made as homages to those made in the 90s. There's been a few things, but they're mostly lame like Tomagotchis and the demon hellspawn known as Furby. I do like the 90s Marvel throwbacks that came out last year though: That's how Wolverine looked to an eight year old little Stormtron and that's how he should still look, damnit. 80s toys are where it's at for me though. I was a 3.75 G.I. Joe maniac. They had so many vehicles and shit! I used to make stop motion movie masterpieces with them and make my Grandparents watch them. Bless them! I appreciate a lot of the 70s stuff too. There's so many great monster toys from that era. My favorite now are the Mego style retro figures that NECA started putting out a few years ago. I've got a bunch of these in my room of junk (the packaging is great!): 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 (edited) HotWheels, of course, came out in 1968, and this was my first. A Blue 'Silhouette' show car. The Batmobile from the 'Batman Vs. Superman' movie, so I still collect certain HotWheels.Just got this from my first niece for X-mas!Me and my first 'plushie' this is my Panda, which I still have. alittle worse for wear, but still with it's little blanket.Monster Bubble bath 'SOAKY'. I also had the 'Fuzzy Wuzzy' soap that 'grew hair' and had a toy in it when you used the soap up.One of my first models I built myself from the box. amd after we'd moved from Ypsi to Saline. my first model was by a company in Michigan called PYRO These models came with substitute Chromed parts, I.e. bumpers etc. Dad bought me a few of these because they were inexpensive at the time, mid '60s.I always preferred the models made of metal instead of plastic. Just felt more substantial like you were making a real car. Then I enjoyed crashing them together to see which would hold up. Apparently I had a little destructive streak Edited February 27, 2018 by HemiBeers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 whoa.. I've gotta get those first two figures - Mrs Vorhees and Jason from Pt II I had no idea these even existed !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Worst toy: one of those electronic football games where the guys would just vibrate like they were having seizures. Whoever thought that could pass for a football game should be shot. Best toy: I had a hot wheels plastic car body molding machine where you stick the plastic in the mold, melt it and out comes a car body. Noxious fumes and heat...yeah sure let the kid play with that.That and the slot car race tracks. If it had cars, that was my jam.OMG, slot cars, and some of the sick things we did with them. Amongst others, the original Classic brand version of Dean Jeffries' Manta Ray, which would wheelstand down the straightaway. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormtron Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 (edited) whoa.. I've gotta get those first two figures - Mrs Vorhees and Jason from Pt II I had no idea these even existed !!! Maannn...I want those too, but they were a 2015 Comic Con exclusive and can be pricey now. I went to my cousin's house and he had one. I geeked out a bit over it and he was like "oh, that's valuable?" His friend worked for the company and gave him a box of free stuff and that was in there. He's not even a horror guy. DAMN! Edited February 27, 2018 by Stormtron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Cat 3 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 These guys were the bomb. Real hair, dog tags, authentic snap-closure uniforms with grade-A plastic military boots. http://www.actionfigureuniverse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/G.I.Joe-AdventureTeam/WAFU-GI-Joe-AT-Catalog-pg2-Group-Photo.jpg My buddy's older brother had a big collection that we used to play with, but, being poor, I never got my own GI Joe. Later when Mattel's Fighting Furies came out, I got the Whip as a gift from the lady across the street. I was stoked! Don't forget the lifelike grip! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Toys back then look waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more different then they do now!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah, they were better! In the 90s there were retro toys/figures made as homages to the 60s & 70s versions. But in 2018 I don’t think I’ve seen any toys/figures made as homages to those made in the 90s. There's been a few things, but they're mostly lame like Tomagotchis and the demon hellspawn known as Furby. I do like the 90s Marvel throwbacks that came out last year though: That's how Wolverine looked to an eight year old little Stormtron and that's how he should still look, damnit. 80s toys are where it's at for me though. I was a 3.75 G.I. Joe maniac. They had so many vehicles and shit! I used to make stop motion movie masterpieces with them and make my Grandparents watch them. Bless them! I appreciate a lot of the 70s stuff too. There's so many great monster toys from that era. My favorite now are the Mego style retro figures that NECA started putting out a few years ago. I've got a bunch of these in my room of junk (the packaging is great!): http://i.imgur.com/WehEYUJ.jpg The small G.I. Joes from the early 80s were also great because they had the swivel arm thing going on. They were the first figures that did that I think. But even the first line of small G.I Joes that did NOT have the swivel arms were great because of the detail and accessories. I had a lot from both lines. I got Duke for free from some mail-in giveaway. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 These guys were the bomb. Real hair, dog tags, authentic snap-closure uniforms with grade-A plastic military boots. http://www.actionfigureuniverse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/G.I.Joe-AdventureTeam/WAFU-GI-Joe-AT-Catalog-pg2-Group-Photo.jpg My buddy's older brother had a big collection that we used to play with, but, being poor, I never got my own GI Joe. Later when Mattel's Fighting Furies came out, I got the Whip as a gift from the lady across the street. I was stoked! Don't forget the lifelike grip!"Kung Fu" Grip was a big deal when it came out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g5vH9A8t9I 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Smash Up Derby! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 No kid says this shit when they play! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X382bCvVvo&sns=em 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 No kid says this shit when they play! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X382bCvVvo&sns=em"Johnny Blaze, post! Click! Click!" Terrific post, Johnny!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeOgTJr-gb4&sns=em A Meeting of Doctors.... Doctor Doom: Doctor Octopus, put in the secret message in the secret shield to decode the secret! Doctor Octopus: What does it say, Doctor Doom? Doctor Doom: It’s a secret!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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