Guest Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 We got the kids marble run... An immediate hit. Quick to build, lots of permutations. They're 3 and 5... Very happy to do play dough, digging in the garden, pouring water between pots and bowls, making shops. Fuzzy felt does my nut in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashmonitor Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 I have quite a bit of nostalgia for old games, I have a collection of eight old Monopoly sets from the first edition big black box of 1936 to various small box editions to about 1950 all complete. Actually got a first edition 1949 Cluedo out over Christmas to play. Like this one.... http://www.ebay.co.uk/gds/Identify-an-Original-First-Edition-Waddingtons-1949-CLUEDO-Game-/10000000178513463/g.html Something about old board games i find quite magical, where as a modern Chav Central edition of Cluedo or monopoly I would find depressing even though the rules are the same. Btw the historic versions cost a fraction of the new boardgames on ebay...diddly squat in fact. Picked up a mint Monoply wartime edition with spinner for less than a fiver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 You can get a version of Monopoly for almost any town you have ever heard of. I still like the London one best, although the Bristol or Newcastle ones might be amusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bear Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Meccano and Mamod steam engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashmonitor Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 3 minutes ago, Rare Bear said: Meccano and Mamod steam engine. My brother's set fire to the carpet. This is why........................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeholder Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 21 hours ago, MrPin said: Guns and crossbows for boys. Roadkill cooking set and taxidermy kit for girls. My nine year old niece is getting a full auto Nerf Gun from me this year. It's what she wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 5 minutes ago, Freeholder said: My nine year old niece is getting a full auto Nerf Gun from me this year. It's what she wants. That looks fun. But she is old enough for a 22 air rifle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashmonitor Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 4 minutes ago, MrPin said: That looks fun. But she is old enough for a 22 air rifle. At the opposite end of the scale all this girls wants is a bible at one minute http://metro.co.uk/2014/12/23/adorable-video-shows-1950s-kids-telling-santa-what-they-want-for-christmas-4996704/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 3 minutes ago, crashmonitor said: At the opposite end of the scale all this girls wants is a bible at one minute http://metro.co.uk/2014/12/23/adorable-video-shows-1950s-kids-telling-santa-what-they-want-for-christmas-4996704/ Bibles and guns. Harumph! I still think a bicycle is a very good gift. My dad got me one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashmonitor Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 58 minutes ago, MrPin said: Bibles and guns. Harumph! I still think a bicycle is a very good gift. My dad got me one. While all the other boys got a chopper in 1971 I got this. Actually I thought it was the dog's ********. This game was updated with various graphics throughout the next two decades. But nothing matched the 1971 origianal graphics imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeholder Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 11 hours ago, MrPin said: That looks fun. But she is old enough for a 22 air rifle. I have told her to tell me if she wants to shoot any other type of gun. Her older brother was shooting clays with a .410 shotgun at nine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeholder Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 11 hours ago, MrPin said: Bibles and guns. Harumph! I still think a bicycle is a very good gift. My dad got me one. I bought my niece her first bicycle some years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 5 hours ago, Freeholder said: I have told her to tell me if she wants to shoot any other type of gun. Her older brother was shooting clays with a .410 shotgun at nine. My sister does clay pigeon shoots! I should try it sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spaniard Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 20 hours ago, Rare Bear said: Meccano and Mamod steam engine. Yes, indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_renting Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 5 hours ago, MrPin said: My sister does clay pigeon shoots! I should try it sometime. Get her to roast you one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 1 hour ago, happy_renting said: Get her to roast you one. It will be as hard as my late mum's biscuits. I used them as Ninja weapons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winkie Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Always thought K'nex was one of the best construction toys..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little fish Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Meccano train is amazing. I always loved Dominos, occasionally to play the game but more often to build and cascade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashmonitor Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 27 minutes ago, hotairmail said: Me and my brothers inherited my Mum's and her two brothers' meccano set which would have been pre WWII time I guess. It was huge and came in a large green wooden box. Recall building a similar crane to this.... Did some impressive stuff but never did anything quite as good as this as displayed in a museum in Madrid.... Yep that was the theory that you could build something like that, assuming you had a degree in engineering. In practice most of us could just about join two straight bits together. Especially when we got these packs at the age five. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bear Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Encyclopedia Britannica for the formula for gunpowder. I've still got a scar on my hand from my first attempt when I was 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 3 minutes ago, Rare Bear said: Encyclopedia Britannica for the formula for gunpowder. I've still got a scar on my hand from my first attempt when I was 9. You are lucky. One of my friends had to become left handed after one of those experiments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Banner Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 On 28/12/2016 at 0:33 PM, Rare Bear said: Meccano and Mamod steam engine. I'm waiting for my grandson to be old enough for a Mamod static steam engine. I remember the smell of lubricating oil and meths as if it were yesterday. I never got to grips with Meccano, though, no patience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 13 minutes ago, Bruce Banner said: I'm waiting for my grandson to be old enough for a Mamod static steam engine. I remember the smell of lubricating oil and meths as if it were yesterday. I never got to grips with Meccano, though, no patience. Relive the Victorian age of steam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turned Out Nice Again Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 19 minutes ago, Bruce Banner said: I'm waiting for my grandson to be old enough for a Mamod static steam engine. I remember the smell of lubricating oil and meths as if it were yesterday. I never got to grips with Meccano, though, no patience. Always wanted one of those as a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 I had a stationary steam engine. I made meccano do things with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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