Coolest 1970's Toy
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A cool skill toy was WATERFUL RING TOSS (can be seen still on eBay) mid 1970s
I was already too old for toys generally and had a few arcade machines by 1977 but this toy quite cheap at the time caught my eye ……
Filled full of water in a tank the light plastic rings need to land on assorted hooks or targets then tip upside down to restart ….
The thumb pump turbulence sends rings up the tank and try get them all hooked
Various designs and difficulty by model
However so frustrating the water turbulence could dislodge rings already home and need re-launching …NO BATTERIES NEEDED we still had one when our kids were born early 80s and seemingly on eBay still available today! Hours of fun.
THEREFORE MUST BE COOL 50 years on!
I was already too old for toys generally and had a few arcade machines by 1977 but this toy quite cheap at the time caught my eye ……
Filled full of water in a tank the light plastic rings need to land on assorted hooks or targets then tip upside down to restart ….
The thumb pump turbulence sends rings up the tank and try get them all hooked
Various designs and difficulty by model
However so frustrating the water turbulence could dislodge rings already home and need re-launching …NO BATTERIES NEEDED we still had one when our kids were born early 80s and seemingly on eBay still available today! Hours of fun.
THEREFORE MUST BE COOL 50 years on!
But the blisters!
Retroman839
Senior Member
I was alive in 70s
But only just .
I would choose action man.
in the 70’s action man had Fuzzy hair but no eagle eyes .
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What are you doing in my loft????
Retroman839
Senior Member
I’m just looking after it
I still have one of these in the loft !
The palitoy factory used to be in coalville and my dad used to have a TV rental and repair company around that area, so I had quite a bit of starwars action man etc as gifts !!
My best Xmas present ever was a video recorder box just full of new starwars toys, I remeber it now still !
My best Xmas present ever was a video recorder box just full of new starwars toys, I remeber it now still !
found all the rubber that hold the heads disentregrated on all of mine so been repairing them all. Is that your personal collection as looks fantastic !
Retroman839
Senior Member
Thanks Yeh these are some ( recent making these up from all my clothes spare parts stuff I have more on display
Boxed , bullet man , gyper man ,jap Godzilla suit , R.O.M , Space ranger etc And many other 12” dolls from six million man to chewbacca
I’m just working out how I will make a long viewing case Só they keep dust free …
I pick my stuff up over many years jumbles / carboot sales and local peoples lofts 🤣😉
Not my fav but 1960’s football players I got x2
Everton & World Cup player
are rarest papper numbers on back of shirts are still in nice condition. I have some of the cricketers stumps and wickets too they are rare to find in the wild but you never know what you find when you open them dusty suit cases 😃
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Retroman839
Senior Member
We had one too fun !
Great thread Bods, nice one.
I'm another fan of Evel Knievel and his dodgy 'stunt' cycle.
It was nothing like this though -
Reminds me of Duke Kaboom from Toy Story 4
Also, I had a Micro Scalextric Set called ' Race n Chase ' which was basically cops and robbers which was very cool.
Rubiks Cube was also a big favourite, along with Star Wars figures.
I'm currently trying to master ' speed cubing ' but my hands are too effing big.
I'm another fan of Evel Knievel and his dodgy 'stunt' cycle.
It was nothing like this though -
Reminds me of Duke Kaboom from Toy Story 4
Also, I had a Micro Scalextric Set called ' Race n Chase ' which was basically cops and robbers which was very cool.
Rubiks Cube was also a big favourite, along with Star Wars figures.
I'm currently trying to master ' speed cubing ' but my hands are too effing big.
I had a Race n Chase, very cool. You hit the top of the controller and your vehicle did a 180. Was also that bridge in the middle.
Wow!! Yes!! I forgot about the button on the top, how cool was that! That bridge!
It was like a Seesaw! You either hit it at speed and the car launched off the track by ten feet or you tried to take it easy and go up the bridge and the car got stuck!!
Retroman839
Senior Member
found all the rubber that hold the heads disentregrated on all of mine so been repairing them all. Is that your personal collection as looks fantastic !
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Yeah you did,lol. When I’d finish with Race n Chase I’d get Evil Knevil out and fire him up the bridge. Happy days they were.Wow!! Yes!! I forgot about the button on the top, how cool was that! That bridge!