Re the " ball berean" scooters, you have solved a life long mystery. In my bit of South London, Peckham, the big boys all had these with bottle tops nailed on the front.I never realised that noise they made was caused by the bereans! They were impressive and quite scary to see and hear as they steered their noisy way along the pavements. They had a very distinctive sound that I can still recall.I wonder what their peak years were. When was last one seen?
We spent hours building contraptions like this and then injuring ourselves in ill-advised downhill runs. It took more guts than a test pilot to take an untried model on it's inaugural run. Loss of steering, wheels, and/or axles were not uncommon. Braking distance depended entirely on the type of driver foot wear.
Ah, an original soap box.Loved the old pram wheels.I think increasing numbers of cars put paid to a lot of fun with these. I could never keep up with these in my roller skates.
Packed for a trip to an airgun-obsessed mate this week. Nostalgic stuff. The gurlz are going to mock us quite mercilessly, especially during the 'realistic diorama' setup phase.
Football games - despite an early dislike of the sport, I had Subbuteo. It's funny the peer-power of crazes.[/QUOTE] von Poop. Adam, this isn't your collection is it? 'Childhood treasure trove' found in attic
The hidden hoard of 100,000 toy soldiers A collection of about 100,000 toy soldiers and even more accessories - amassed over a lifetime and stored in a garage - is to be auctioned off. The hoard, which filled a double garage in Brislington, Bristol, belonged to Carmelo Mazzotta who died in 2016 following a battle with leukaemia. The 55-year-old began his collection of soldiers, tanks and planes when he was just eight. Split into 400 lots, it is expected to fetch £30,000 at auction on Saturday....
I was amused by the use of Action Man in the latest Money Supermarket advert on TV. They have certainly captured the element of childhood imagination we probably all shared way back when. I can still remember using Dad's rockery in the garden as my mountain backdrop or desert scenario:
A Christmas gift that I loved although it never seemed to work all that well. Most of the soldiers and vehicles turned out to be mutants. But what boy could resist playing with molten hot liquid plastic.
been bothering me for years I remember a chocolate bar that had inset within it different types of trains made of plastic in different colours. would be in the 1960s era any thoughts to put me out of my misery thank you
yes I know times were tough but I remember a yellow plastic train of the Mallard about 1.5 inches long inside the chocolate bar searched everywhere but cant find any info on them
