Absolutley OT: Growing Up

[geofflambert]

ORIGINAL: 98ZJUSMC

ORIGINAL: crsutton

I know that I am taking this to a whole other level, but what the heck? I still get a little warm when I see an old photo of Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman. I preferred to watch this show alone, without my pants around...

....and here I thought I was the only one! [:D]

My moments when I didn't want the parents or the pants around involved the Sears Catalog, specifically the lingerie section.

[geofflambert]

My favorite model was this woman with black hair who was always looking off in the distance dramatically, as though she was a Bond girl or something. Never smiled. Just killed me.

[wdolson]

I think this thread is creeping up to at least PG-13 rating. Maybe a good idea to not go much further down that track. Personally I wouldn't have a problem with it, but Matrix might. There are under age people in the Matrix forums, though I don't know if any are hanging out here.

Bill

[TOMLABEL]

ORIGINAL: Jim D Burns
I was never into GI Joe much, but my brother and I each used to get one of these sets every Christmas. Man we had some epic struggles in the back yard with our little green army men armies lol.

Jim

Jim I also have this set, but it came with a mountain to put the troops in like Navaronne. They also did another version of the mountain, but as Iwo Jima with the Japanese soldiers. I have never seen the Japanese set in person, but the detail they manage to accomplish back then almost puts some resin manufacturers today to shame. These were and are the ultimate plastic molded soldiers ever made in my opinion.

The set came with vehicles, barbed wire, concrete obstacles and pill boxes and even individual mines if I remember correctly. The 105mm and the 88 artillery pieces were nice as well as was the mortars.

The great thing is I still have this set somewhere packed up in a box - minus the mountain.

TOMLABEL

[geofflambert]

I think they'll survive this. Same era, not the same woman but hey.

[wdolson]

I had those green plastic army men, but nothing fancy, just the ones that came in a bag at the local discount store. I built a bunch of home made rubber band guns attaching clothes pins to pieces of 1X1. My friends and I would line up the army men and shoot each other's men with the rubber band guns. We included some of my armor models in the line up too. Haven't thought about that in years...

I also had a few large scale soft plastic, green army men. I think there were about 8 of them and they were about 1/8 scale. They had accessories, weapons, and helmets that clicked into place.

Bill

[TOMLABEL]

ORIGINAL: wdolson

I also had a few large scale soft plastic, green army men. I think there were about 8 of them and they were about 1/8 scale. They had accessories, weapons, and helmets that clicked into place.

Bill

Bill, holy cow man I am getting old, but when I first read this part of your post I had no idea of what you were talking about. Then I remembered. Yes, these were about 1/8 scale and they were of very good molding. What made me remember was when you said the helmets clicked into place. If I remember correctly, the helmets even had the webbing molded on the insides and the chin straps were loose like they were blown by the wind.

I also remember that the guns were sometimes hard to keep in the grasp of the molded hands, but over all they were great. I wish I could find a pic of those figures. I don't think I ever saw another nationality in this type however.

There were also a set about this same size of WW2 US soldiers that were in a bin at several Woolworth's stores(or some other stores like that) which were molded with all weapons/accessories attached as well. As kids we would dig mini fox holes in the ground and shoot bottle rockets at them.

I wish I still had all that stuff....

TOMLABEL

[crsutton]

I think the most memorable Christmas morning in my life is the one where I got up to find that my parents (Santa) got me a Marx Civil War Playset.

[wdolson]

ORIGINAL: TOMLABEL
Bill, holy cow man I am getting old, but when I first read this part of your post I had no idea of what you were talking about. Then I remembered. Yes, these were about 1/8 scale and they were of very good molding. What made me remember was when you said the helmets clicked into place. If I remember correctly, the helmets even had the webbing molded on the insides and the chin straps were loose like they were blown by the wind.

I also remember that the guns were sometimes hard to keep in the grasp of the molded hands, but over all they were great. I wish I could find a pic of those figures. I don't think I ever saw another nationality in this type however.

There were also a set about this same size of WW2 US soldiers that were in a bin at several Woolworth's stores(or some other stores like that) which were molded with all weapons/accessories attached as well. As kids we would dig mini fox holes in the ground and shoot bottle rockets at them.

I wish I still had all that stuff....

TOMLABEL

The common ones were US soldiers all molded as one piece and they were about 1/32 scale. I had quite a few of those. I never did get any of other nationalities.

I just remembered finding a cowboys and Indians set in my sister's stuff. They were around 1/32 scale and molded the same way as the green army men. She was very much the tomboy, so most of her toys were boy's toys. She was also 10 years older, so she would have been in late high school or college when I found them put away in the garage. I also remember finding a stage coach with them that was a different scale and made with a different different plastic. It had some things broken, but I rehabilitated it.

Bill

[John 3rd]

Do you guys remember the little WWII/Civil War figures? Cannot remember their name but they came in a box about 6x6 inches and had 25-30 figures. I created entire platoons and then companies of them.

[warspite1]

Speaking of Box sets, who remembers this beauty - its the original box art too. Fond memories of re-enacting Waterloo in HO/OO scale with my brother [:)]

[crsutton]

ORIGINAL: John 3rd

Do you guys remember the little WWII/Civil War figures? Cannot remember their name but they came in a box about 6x6 inches and had 25-30 figures. I created entire platoons and then companies of them.

You are probably talking about Airfix HO figures. I could not get enough of them. In fact my brief criminal career took place when I got caught boosting a couple of boxes from J. C. Murphy;s Five and Dime. Rather than calling the cops, they did me a worse turn by calling my father, who proceeded to whip my butt to the point where the notion of any sort of further criminal enterprise made me physically sick to my stomach. Airfix is still in business. http://www.airfix.com/ no thanks to my efforts.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Speaking of Box sets, who remembers this beauty - its the original box art too. Fond memories of re-enacting Waterloo in HO/OO scale with my brother [:)]

There must have been some epic fights about who had to be the French. [:D]

[Chickenboy]

This was one of my best Christmas gifts ever. The 'Guns of Navarone' playset...

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Speaking of Box sets, who remembers this beauty - its the original box art too. Fond memories of re-enacting Waterloo in HO/OO scale with my brother [:)]

There must have been some epic fights about who had to be the French. [:D]

warspite1

Not really fights. I was the little brother in age and stature - my brother was built like a brick outhouse. For some reason I was always the French [:(][&:] [:D]

[rockmedic109]

One Christmas Santa brought me an Avalon Hill game called "Luftwaffe", thus begining my lifetime of being lazy and only working enough to support my wargame habit.

Thank You Santa!!!

[LeeChard]

I remember Felix the Cat, Master Cylinder and Poindexter

[LeeChard]

I got a game called Bismarck for Christmas, I think it was Avalon Hill too. It Played like AH's Midway.

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Ranger5355

I got a game called Bismarck for Christmas, I think it was Avalon Hill too. It Played like AH's Midway.

warspite1

That was my first "serious" wargame. Excellent game.

[John 3rd]

ORIGINAL: crsutton

ORIGINAL: John 3rd

Do you guys remember the little WWII/Civil War figures? Cannot remember their name but they came in a box about 6x6 inches and had 25-30 figures. I created entire platoons and then companies of them.

You are probably talking about Airfix HO figures. I could not get enough of them. In fact my brief criminal career took place when I got caught boosting a couple of boxes from J. C. Murphy;s Five and Dime. Rather than calling the cops, they did me a worse turn by calling my father, who proceeded to whip my butt to the point where the notion of any sort of further criminal enterprise made me physically sick to my stomach. Airfix is still in business. http://www.airfix.com/ no thanks to my efforts.

YEP! Those are them. Wish I still had those guys. MANY hours spent playing with and destroying them...