Favorite toy as a child

#1 Postby **bfez1** » Sun Apr 13, 2003 12:03 pm

I loved playing with my Barbies and a colorform set I had.
Loved playing jacks, too.

#2 Postby **streetsoldier** » Sun Apr 13, 2003 12:37 pm

I don't know if one can call it a "toy", but my all-time favorite was a model of a Messerschmitt Bf-109-E-3, Monogram, 1/48 scale (Battle of Britain fighter) with markings from Luftwaffe Jagdgeschwader 2. ("Schlageter") based at St. Nazaire in 1940.

Second was a full-size working model (hammer-trigger functioned, loading rod lever action) of an 1851 "Navy" Colt .36 revolver made by Tyco.

Both were destroyed by my mother, by putting them behind the wheels of her car and running over them (she said the plane was because she "hated the Germans"...and the revolver model, because "[I] was having too much fun with it".)

Guest · #3 Postby **Guest** » Sun Apr 13, 2003 1:15 pm

My favorite toy was a Chrissy doll I had. Didn't have alot of toys - we played outside alot - made our own stuff. Which is how I got the great imagination I have now - LOL.

Patricia

southerngale · #4 Postby **southerngale** » Sun Apr 13, 2003 1:24 pm

ticka1 wrote:My favorite toy was a Chrissy doll I had. Didn't have alot of toys - we played outside alot - made our own stuff. Which is how I got the great imagination I have now - LOL.

Patricia

I had a Chrissy doll too. You could pull her hair out and make it long or pull the string and make it short again. She was very realistic looking. I loved that doll. Sadly, I don't know where she is now. I looked on Ebay to see if I could find one like her and she's worth quite a bit now. Of course it wouldn't be the same since she wouldn't be my doll from my childhood, but it would be nice to even have one like her. Oh well...life goes on.

mf_dolphin · #5 Postby **mf_dolphin** » Sun Apr 13, 2003 1:56 pm

Hands down Legos! I had over 10,000 Legos (yes I counted them). All my children have played with them and pretty soon the grandchildren will be old enough! :-)

JQ Public · #6 Postby **JQ Public** » Sun Apr 13, 2003 1:57 pm

i had this teddy bear

hurricanedude · #7 Postby **hurricanedude** » Sun Apr 13, 2003 4:23 pm

WEEBLE WOBBLES
I still have the original set in mint condition, there valued at over 10,000 bucks.....think goodness they dont fall down
MIKE

Miss Mary · #8 Postby **Miss Mary** » Sun Apr 13, 2003 4:30 pm

Probably my Easy Bake Oven. I think I made all the pre-packaged cakes and treats all within a day or two. Then my mom either bought me more or we adapted her recipes. It was aqua blue and I thought it was so cool you could bake a cake with just a light bulb. LOL

#9 Postby **pojo** » Sun Apr 13, 2003 8:24 pm

My Care Bears and Cabbage Patch Dolls!

breeze · #10 Postby **breeze** » Sun Apr 13, 2003 8:37 pm

Toy Tyrannosaurus Rex...his eyes lit up with batteries....

M2 · #11 Postby M2 » Mon Apr 14, 2003 1:42 am

Easy one: chemistry set and all the science gadgets...plus books, lots of books

Arizwx · #12 Postby **Arizwx** » Mon Apr 14, 2003 2:31 am

M2 wrote:Easy one: chemistry set and all the science gadgets...plus books, lots of books

Me too..Chem Set..plus my Lionel Full Gage 3 rail track set..with tunnel,which is where my big brother placed M-80s.Kablam!
My Buddie's dad had a Movie-8mm Cam with sound!I built,at 9yrs old, scale models of Aircraft carriers..'Coral Sea' of course!As well a the Battle ship 'New Jersey' with batt elec engines.We had Baking Soda powered Nuke Subs and an Airforce of Balsa Wood Gliders w/rubberband props.We soaked the Fighters in Lighter Fluid,and lit them as they flew toward our Navy in the Family Pool.The Ships had Ping Pong Balls amidships that would burn hot when the M-80s went off below decks with waterproof fuses.Kablam!
It was Tora Tora Tora on Movie 8!Yes...I am slightly imbalanced. :o Perfect though, for a future Naval Flyboy. 8)

M2 · #13 Postby M2 » Mon Apr 14, 2003 2:38 am

Arizwx:
It was Tora Tora Tora on Movie 8!Yes...I am slightly imbalanced. :o

You've been to wayyyyy tooooo many airshows too... Yes.

Arizwx · #14 Postby **Arizwx** » Mon Apr 14, 2003 2:54 am

M2 wrote:
Arizwx:
It was Tora Tora Tora on Movie 8!Yes...I am slightly imbalanced. :o

You've been to wayyyyy tooooo many airshows too... Yes.

M2,
Never too many Airshows,Boatshows,Carshows..Sheeez!Girls!
BTW,an 'M-80' is a HUGE firecracker(very illegal)..abit larger than 3 Cherry Bombs or roughly 1/16th a stick of Dynamite.Kablam! :o
You may have been thinking of the MD-80,a newer extended airframe of the MacD DC-9er.Not invented when I was 9.Hell B-707s/727s were brand new!Love 'em!
DJ

M2 · #15 Postby M2 » Mon Apr 14, 2003 3:12 am

Arizwx quoteth:

BTW,an 'M-80' is a HUGE firecracker(very illegal)..abit larger than 3 Cherry Bombs or roughly 1/16th a stick of Dynamite.Kablam! :o
You may have been thinking of the MD-80,a newer extended airframe of the MacD DC-9er.Not invented when I was 9.Hell B-707s/727s were brand new!Love 'em!

No, YOU mentioned the M-80s/MD-80 not me. But since you brought it up, I won't fly on an MD-80 anymore as they have mechanical/design issues with the tail fin pivot up top in the back. Sometimes it freezes and gets stuck in the wrong position, sending the plane into a steep dive or catestrophic turn/dive. No thanks. I'll fly AmWorst with the Airbus.

No number of airshows are too many; you may have OD'd on Tora!Tora!Tora! Next shows: Miramar & Cleveland.

Arizwx · #16 Postby **Arizwx** » Mon Apr 14, 2003 4:12 am

M2 wrote:Arizwx quoteth:
BTW,an 'M-80' is a HUGE firecracker(very illegal)..abit larger than 3 Cherry Bombs or roughly 1/16th a stick of Dynamite.Kablam! :o
You may have been thinking of the MD-80,a newer extended airframe of the MacD DC-9er.Not invented when I was 9.Hell B-707s/727s were brand new!Love 'em!

No, YOU mentioned the M-80s/MD-80 not me. But since you brought it up, I won't fly on an MD-80 anymore as they have mechanical/design issues with the tail fin pivot up top in the back. Sometimes it freezes and gets stuck in the wrong position, sending the plane into a steep dive or catestrophic turn/dive. No thanks. I'll fly AmWorst with the Airbus.

No number of airshows are too many; you may have OD'd on Tora!Tora!Tora! Next shows: Miramar & Cleveland.

I see..too much Tora!Tora!Tora! Yet YOU remembered to put the "!" after each Tora! Impressive!
Ahhh Miramar,my old school.Nice drive too.Possibly continue up Hwy 1 PCH/Coast HWY Laguna/Newport/Balboa Is Pismo,Malibu,Oxnard, thru Santa Barbara,Morro Bay with the Big Rock.I can stay at the 'Inn'.Carpeteria and check out the Peacoks at lunch,then up thru Harmony for Central Coast Wine Tasting,Big Sur and continue to Carmel/Pebble Bch 17Mi Drive,Stop by Clint Eastwoods' restaraunt "Hog's Breath'...Monterey Cannery Row for Dinner on Alabacore and Abalone Steaks.Drive the Rainbow Bridge past Pidgeon Point Lighthouse,San Gregorio Beach,Aptos/Santa Cruz Boardwalk for late night jazz/light rock.Pull the midnight run to Pacifica over Devils' Slide and into 'The City'SF!Cross the Golden Gate by Sunrise and pass Muir Woods and hit Stinson Beach for Dungeness Crab,Sourdough Bread and Sonoma County Chardonnay.Sausalito for Dinner and an SF Bay ferry back to Vallejo/Benicia.Drinks at the Yacht Club.More Jazz.Yep,sounds great.Back home.
BTW,the MD-80s problem was the Alaska Air Puerto Vallarta,MX/SFO loss.Jackscrew on the tail bound up,wrong lubricant for Oceanic exposure.
Salt corroded.Tragic.She's a safe Bird IMO...and I dislike Airbus Industrie for one reason.They are based in France!Plus,as you recall from the Queens NY loss just after 09-11..the Vert Stab is made of Carbon Composite..The entire Tail came off in one piece. :o

chadtm80 · #17 Postby **chadtm80** » Mon Apr 14, 2003 8:55 am

G I Joe... And..... My buddy... lol

TexasStooge · #18 Postby **TexasStooge** » Mon Apr 14, 2003 9:15 am

My favorite toys as a kid are R/C racers, action figures, , toy buses, I'm sure I'm forgetting others.

Lindaloo · #19 Postby **Lindaloo** » Mon Apr 14, 2003 9:18 am

My fav toy was the Pebbles Doll. I carried it around everywhere until my Mother had to throw it away. Sort of like Cindy Brady of the Brady Bunch with Ms. Beasley. :lol:

JCT777 · #20 Postby **JCT777** » Mon Apr 14, 2003 9:28 am

Tyco Double-loop racing set. 8)

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