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- Thread starter dognero
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- Sunderland
- First Name
- Colin
- Elgrand
- E51
- Region
- North East
Tomato was my favourite.
- Messages
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- Reaction score
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- 373
- Location
- Cheshire
- First Name
- Peter
- Elgrand
- E51
- Region
- North West
Just looking at that vending machine evokes smells of Chlorine and Bleach along with a wait for the bus in freezing weather with wet hair.
My brothers would select Bovril which gave them Bovril breath for days.
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- Location
- Co. Durham
- First Name
- Andy
- Elgrand
- E51
- Region
- North East
Has to bee the beefy one
It'd be 'smart soup' now, which you couldn't buy with (£2) cash, but would need to download an 'e-app' on a iphone, and then scan an e-barcode on the iphone's e-screen, which is connected to the purchaser's bank.
I had the grey Camaro and both of these garages!
I need to get back to the UK to get playing again! lol
I need to get back to the UK to get playing again! lol
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Ghetto blasters! Actually owned this one in the 80s!
- Messages
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- Points
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- Location
- Cheshire
- First Name
- Peter
- Elgrand
- E51
- Region
- North West
My Brother and me shared this one a LaserBoom Box I think it was called.
I remember being amazed at being able to record a tape from a tape.
The end speakers were detachable so you could do a bit of surround sound, but they kept falling off for no reason.
When I took it outside it would run on 8 maybe 10 - D batteries which were a fortune to a young lad with only a Saturday job.
If you were running the tape deck on full chat you would only get 20mins from a fresh set…..
I remember being amazed at being able to record a tape from a tape.
The end speakers were detachable so you could do a bit of surround sound, but they kept falling off for no reason.
When I took it outside it would run on 8 maybe 10 - D batteries which were a fortune to a young lad with only a Saturday job.
If you were running the tape deck on full chat you would only get 20mins from a fresh set…..
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- Location
- Normandie
- First Name
- André
- Elgrand
- E51
- Region
- Rest Of World
I had that exact model too.
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- Location
- Lincs
- First Name
- James
- Elgrand
- E51
- Region
- East Anglia
The battery drain was amazing on those things!!
And it even included a graphic equaliser…possibly the best way to ruin the sound of your music
Pretty sure its still at my mums house!
Most of my toys from the 80s and 90s are still in the wardrobe, when I finally get back to the UK I'll have to have a look!
Love this toy, 1982!
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- Messages
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- Reaction score
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- Points
- 373
- Location
- Cheshire
- First Name
- Peter
- Elgrand
- E51
- Region
- North West
I remember that, you had to build it yourself, it was clockwork - pull it back and let it go.
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- Location
- Manchester
- First Name
- Russell
- Elgrand
- E51
- Region
- North West
Remember I had one of these.
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- Location
- Mid Yorkshire
- First Name
- Simon
- Elgrand
- E51
- Region
- Yorkshire
Wow what a flashback! I remember getting this as a Xmas present when I was around 4 or 5 years old. I remember opening the present, where I was in the room, how the room looked, what else I'd been doing that day etc.
That's awesome Simon!
Pretty sure mine is still at my parents!
Use to love the ramp/lift with the windup string. The good old days so much fun back then I wish I could go back to that era compared to now!
- Messages
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- Reaction score
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- Location
- Cheshire
- First Name
- Peter
- Elgrand
- E51
- Region
- North West
When i was a kid i loved anything that was spinning..
I would play with Gyroscopes for hours.
And i cant believe i was allowed to walk around the house with this Sparking Wheel, should have been banned.
I would play with Gyroscopes for hours.
And i cant believe i was allowed to walk around the house with this Sparking Wheel, should have been banned.
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- Reaction score
- 4,048
- Points
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- Location
- CUMBRIA
- First Name
- Caroline
- Elgrand
- E51
- Region
- North West
About age 7 I got a Go Cart a bit like this. I absolutely loved it and couldn't wait to get home from primary school to go peddling round and round the garden on it, no matter what the weather.
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- Messages
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- 6,009
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- 303
- Location
- Bentwaters
- First Name
- Julian
- Elgrand
- E51
- Region
- East Anglia
When as a small boy in shorts and a Wolf Cub, you were encouraged to have a sheath knife and wear it out and about on your belt in case you could do something useful with it. Now at 65 I’m not allowed to carry one!
Also, had you looked in a book for suggestions of fun hobbies for a small boy you may have seen “why not try collecting birds eggs?”
Also, had you looked in a book for suggestions of fun hobbies for a small boy you may have seen “why not try collecting birds eggs?”