Pics Post toys you has when you were a kid

[Amstel]

I had this exact one. & thought it was the shit until I saw N scale.

 

[Jehannum]

In the category of lesser construction toys from my youth:
Construx


Tinker toys:


Lincoln Logs:

 

[Amstel]

I remember these killing my index finger on the release switch by the end of the day.

Also, overpressurizing the crap out of them & then them breaking.

 

[HipHugHer]

In the category of lesser construction toys from my youth:
Construx
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Tinker toys:
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Lincoln Logs:
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Yep. Had tinker toys and a big bucket of Lincoln logs.

 

[HipHugHer]

 

[Floptical]

 

[Amstel]

before there were legos to step on.

 

[Strings]

 

[Floptical]

I remember it had the whole TV set up you could use it with.

 

[Strings]

 

[Strings]

 

[Mr. Argumentor]

In the category of lesser construction toys from my youth:
Construx
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Tinker toys:
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Lincoln Logs:
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I really got into K'nex at one point.

 

[Jehannum]

I remember these killing my index finger on the release switch by the end of the day.

Also, overpressurizing the crap out of them & then them breaking.

Bakelite wasn't that great at holding pressure.

 

[Jehannum]

I really got into K'nex at one point.

I mostly standardized on Legos at home, though I had a smattering of Construx (including one really cool set that hat blinkenlights on the spars). The Lincoln logs and tinker toys were at my grandparents' house.

 

[Strings]

 

[HipHugHer]

 

[Mr. Argumentor]

FUCK YES CAPN POWWWEEEEEERRRRR!!!

I honestly think Dad was more taken with it than I was. I had the jet and the lead bad guy's power throne thing. For a bit those and the vhs tapes were the only video games we had on my block.

 

[adi]

should have kept these they were cool

 

[Strings]

The cannons were quite powerful:

My kids had both.

 

[Strings]

I'm getting old.