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BriD.

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    BriD. got a reaction from Jayman in Childhood Memories: The Toys of the Silver and Bronze Age   
    This is the first thing I thought of. I forgot about the cobra!
     

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    BriD. got a reaction from oldmilwaukee6er in Childhood Memories: The Toys of the Silver and Bronze Age   
    My friend had this Coleco version. If I remember correctly it was an upgrade because you could pass.

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    BriD. got a reaction from Karl Liebl in Childhood Memories: The Toys of the Silver and Bronze Age   
    I hunted down this Monogram Flapjack model kit that I had as a kid last year.  Mine doesn't work well so here's this video
     
     

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    BriD. got a reaction from TheWatcher in Childhood Memories: The Toys of the Silver and Bronze Age   
    I hunted down this Monogram Flapjack model kit that I had as a kid last year.  Mine doesn't work well so here's this video
     
     

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    BriD. reacted to N e r V in Childhood Memories: The Toys of the Silver and Bronze Age   
    I got a complete set a few years ago. This is the original first release. Cars changed after this in 1971.
     








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    BriD. got a reaction from Larryw7 in Childhood Memories: The Toys of the Silver and Bronze Age   
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    BriD. got a reaction from Karl Liebl in Childhood Memories: The Toys of the Silver and Bronze Age   
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    BriD. reacted to Dick Pontoon in Childhood Memories: The Toys of the Silver and Bronze Age   
    In the days before drones, we had the Vertibird!
     


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    BriD. got a reaction from KirbyJack in Childhood Memories: The Toys of the Silver and Bronze Age   
    These were great! I imagine it's hard to find an original set with all the parts. Any SSP racers were fun



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    BriD. got a reaction from B2D327 in Childhood Memories: The Toys of the Silver and Bronze Age   
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    BriD. got a reaction from Larryw7 in Childhood Memories: The Toys of the Silver and Bronze Age   
    Big Jim's Dr. Steel

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    BriD. got a reaction from Prince Namor in Childhood Memories: The Toys of the Silver and Bronze Age   
    This is the first thing I thought of. I forgot about the cobra!
     

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    BriD. got a reaction from PopKulture in Childhood Memories: The Toys of the Silver and Bronze Age   
    These were great! I imagine it's hard to find an original set with all the parts. Any SSP racers were fun



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    BriD. got a reaction from Larryw7 in Childhood Memories: The Toys of the Silver and Bronze Age   
    This is the first thing I thought of. I forgot about the cobra!
     

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    BriD. reacted to TheWatcher in Childhood Memories: The Toys of the Silver and Bronze Age   
    Bulletman
     

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    BriD. got a reaction from electricprune in Childhood Memories: The Toys of the Silver and Bronze Age   
    These were great! I imagine it's hard to find an original set with all the parts. Any SSP racers were fun



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    BriD. reacted to Dick Pontoon in Childhood Memories: The Toys of the Silver and Bronze Age   
    The Thingmaker!
     

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    BriD. reacted to Jeffro. in Childhood Memories: The Toys of the Silver and Bronze Age   
    But the best toy a boy could have in the 70s has to be the almighty Big Wheel.

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    BriD. reacted to aszumilo in Childhood Memories: The Toys of the Silver and Bronze Age   
    One of my favorites was Gaiking Shogun Warrior (My brother got the Great Mazinga).  My brother and I also spent hours shooting our sisters with the gun (it was just a light) after we got tired of setting up the cans time and time again.

     
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    BriD. reacted to N e r V in Childhood Memories: The Toys of the Silver and Bronze Age   
    First up: 1968 (wiki entry)
     
    The Outer Space Men – also known as the Colorform Aliens – is a group of seven "bendy" action figures (similar to Mattel's Major Matt Mason) produced by the Colorforms Company in 1968, they were designed by toy inventor Mel Birnkrant. The 3.5" to 7" bendable action figures incorporate a pliable metal wire armature encased in painted soft vinyl bodies with "accordion" joints, just like the aforementioned Major Matt Mason line, with whom The Outer Space Men were initially designed to be utilized. Each fictional character represents an extraterrestrial being from the planets in our Solar System, as well as various places in our galaxy.
    Toys   Toyline The Outer Space Men Manufacturer(s) Colorforms, Four Horsemen Studios Era 1960s, 2010s Category Action figures Web address N/A Figures in the series include:
    Alpha 7, the Man from Mars: A diminutive alien molded in lime green with green skin, a bald, green head with antennae and a metallic blue space suit with a green-tinted (removable) helmet. Astro-Nautilus, the Man from Neptune: alien molded in purple with a large, octopoid head (designed after the cephalopod from the 1961 film Mysterious Island), four poseable tentacles and a metallic gold space suit. Commander Comet, the Man from Venus: The most human-looking alien, molded in pink with large, (removable) angelic wings, a pink-tinted, (removable) helmet, and a metallic gold space suit. Colossus Rex, the Man from Jupiter: The largest and fiercest-looking alien, molded in lime green and resembling The Creature From The Black Lagoon, wearing only dark purple shorts over a huge, muscular body. Electron+, the Man from Pluto: A bald, robotic-looking alien molded in gray, entirely painted silver with a clear, (removable) space helmet. Resembled the alien from the 1951 movie The Man From Planet X. Orbitron, the Man from Uranus: The tallest alien, molded in pink with the least amount of paint, was an alien with a large, exposed brain, a beak-like mouth, long, gangly limbs and pincers in place of hands. Orbitron was designed to resemble the Metaluna Mutant from the 1955 film This Island Earth. Xodiac, the Man from Saturn: molded in deep red, with a red bald head, pointed ears and chin, a blue metallic space suit with a (removable) pink-tinted helmet and "Saturn" emblem on chest. Each character was armed with some type of weapon, and several also included a helmet or other accessory (the accessories/weapons were constructed of hard-cast polystyrene of various colors). There was also a proposed second series of characters that never made it to market, although a few prototypical examples, both carded and loose, exist.
     


     
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    BriD. reacted to Ricksneatstuff in Have a Cigar! Golden Age only....!   
    Say hello to new highest graded of one of my favorites!
     

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    BriD. got a reaction from Junkdrawer in eBay seller como $20 flat for big ticket item   
    I did. I used it the last time I got it. Sold 2 items for about $2400 and only paid $40 in fees
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    BriD. reacted to Gnasher in PGM Wonder Comics #10   
    A cert for a 6.5. Nice copy!