TrekMD Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 Did anyone have one of these?! I LOVED mine! RobertLM78, RickR, socrates63 and 2 others 5 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sramirez2008 Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 5 hours ago, TrekMD said: Did anyone have one of these?! I LOVED mine! I had one. Can’t believe I forgot about this. TrekMD and RickR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted February 2 Author Report Share Posted February 2 5 hours ago, sramirez2008 said: I had one. Can’t believe I forgot about this. I never had one, they were for the younger kids. Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted February 2 Author Report Share Posted February 2 I had one of these as a kid, did any of you? RickR and TrekMD 2 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 13 hours ago, TrekMD said: Did anyone have one of these?! I LOVED mine! The kind with the hand brake was what we had. My brother and I would ride and slide on the Big Wheel until the rear wheels had holes in them. sramirez2008 and RobertLM78 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sramirez2008 Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 2 hours ago, RickR said: The kind with the hand brake was what we had. My brother and I would ride and slide on the Big Wheel until the rear wheels had holes in them. Yep. Everyone wore out their wheels. Planned obsolescence? RickR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 8 hours ago, - Ω - said: I never had one, they were for the younger kids. There was another model that was longer and worked more like a bicycle. I think it's the one at the top of this picture... 8 hours ago, - Ω - said: I had one of these as a kid, did any of you? I've seen these but I never had one. RobertLM78 1 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted February 6 Author Report Share Posted February 6 On 2/2/2024 at 3:15 PM, TrekMD said: I've seen these but I never had one. When I was a kid they were built like tanks. After I grew up and had kids of my own I saw them in a store and was amazed they were still made, but they were no longer as durably constructed, but I still bought one for my son anyway. Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted February 6 Author Report Share Posted February 6 Remember this ad from the back of the comic books when you were a kid? I bought one and this is what it really looked like... It worked surprisingly well! Mr SQL and TrekMD 2 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 RickR, - Ω - and sramirez2008 3 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertLM78 Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 On 1/22/2024 at 8:34 AM, - Ω - said: ... I did however did get this exact toy when I was 5 years old. I loved it! These things were awesome. Quote Cheering vestry jolt now! 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertLM78 Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 On 2/1/2024 at 8:11 PM, TrekMD said: Did anyone have one of these?! I LOVED mine! I went through 2 of them and one of them through 2 front wheels from "burning out" xD TrekMD, - Ω - and RickR 1 2 Quote Cheering vestry jolt now! 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted February 10 Author Report Share Posted February 10 11 hours ago, TrekMD said: Yeah, I one as a toy after by dad finished it off. I also had a plastic robot that had bubble bath in it, it even came with a plastic wrench to remove it's arms and legs. Excellent post, Avon like Tupperware remind us of a bygone era. RickR 1 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted February 10 Author Report Share Posted February 10 ... I found the robot << at this link >> RickR 1 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 (edited) 11 hours ago, TrekMD said: Oh wow. My family had a TON of these, as one of my aunts was an Avon salesperson. We had the cars, and presidential busts. When I had to liquidate my parents' estate, I sold them all, but kept one...a Portland Trailblazer bottle that kind of looks like a trophy. Edited February 10 by RickR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 RobertLM78, RickR, - Ω - and 1 other 4 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted February 11 Author Report Share Posted February 11 @TrekMD I saw one of those in a store once, I could never figure out why anyone would want to buy one... BECAUSE YOU CANNOT CRASH THEM (no challenge). It was just like an endless motion picture with a car that could go side to side. Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 6 minutes ago, - Ω - said: @TrekMD I saw one of those in a store once, I could never figure out why anyone would want to buy one... BECAUSE YOU CANNOT CRASH THEM (no challenge). It was just like an endless motion picture with a car that could go side to side. Well, I guess if you dreamt of driving forever, that was your chance! 😁 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted February 12 Author Report Share Posted February 12 Remember Lincoln Logs? RickR, MistaMaddog and RobertLM78 3 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted February 12 Author Report Share Posted February 12 This one is for @TrekMD TrekMD 1 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossBow Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 On 2/1/2024 at 9:11 PM, TrekMD said: Did anyone have one of these?! I LOVED mine! I did have one...but only because what I had prior to it got stolen and apparently while they have modern remakes now, the vintage ones like I owned back then are quite expensive.. but I first had... A Green Machine! RickR and sramirez2008 2 Quote See what I'm up to over at the Ivory Tower Collections: http://www.youtube.com/ivorytowercollections Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted February 13 Author Report Share Posted February 13 It's sad, but in this day and age, would you let a kid small enough to ride that toy out to spend hours like we did on our bikes or trikes? Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 This thread... what a trip down Memory Lane ❤️ Big Wheel -- I tried my friend's but I could never get it to work. I guess I put too much weight in my caboose when I sat in it. During the 70s, it was a must have for sure. Polaroids -- during the early 80s, my friend's mom would take photos of our Risk sessions when we left the house on lunch breaks. Thinking about it now, I'm not sure why she did that. I mean, she wasn't going to mess up the board (or would she if her son was losing?) and we didn't put away the game when we went on our lunch break. The very first non-video game purchase I made as a kid by saving my $3 weekly allowance was this -- a $50 Kodak 110 camera. I don't think it was this exact model but it looked very close. IIRC, I bought it in fourth grade. The guy at Fred Meyers wouldn't sell it to me unless I brought my parents. I understand that $50 wasn't pocket change 40+ years ago, but it was annoying anyway. In middle school, I took it with me on my week long school trip to DC. The very first toy that I bought as a newly arrived immigrant was Pulsar and the Life Systems Center. I remember taking Pulsar to second grade class for show 'n' tell. I was also going to mention the ditto machine, but I see Rick already posted it. RickR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 5 hours ago, CrossBow said: I did have one...but only because what I had prior to it got stolen and apparently while they have modern remakes now, the vintage ones like I owned back then are quite expensive.. but I first had... A Green Machine! I remember that one! A friend of mine had it! 38 minutes ago, socrates63 said: I was also going to mention the ditto machine, but I see Rick already posted it. I had this one too! socrates63 1 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 OK, who remembers these? MistaMaddog, sramirez2008, RickR and 1 other 3 1 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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