in illinois, they were called JARTS...regional name?Miami-Bat wrote:Let's not forget Lawn Darts
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Don't think so. We had Jarts as well, here in the SE. I just used the generic term for a broader audience....raydrz wrote: in illinois, they were called JARTS...regional name?
Does anyone remember a space toy that was basically a balloon, that you attached some sort of space pod to after you filled it with air, and then placed it over a make-shift space platform that was actually a fan? You used the fan to suspend the balloon in mid air and move it around. Sound familiar?
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The plastic water filled rockets lauched by compressed air were a great toy. In the original form anyway, later scaled down knock offs of the design had less impressive performance and I've seen those burst while being pumped up or shatter when they hit the ground.
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A homemade toy I used to make for my little brother and nephews was a parachute for their GI Joe action figures.
I'd take the covering from broken umbrellas and add cords at the attachment points then tie them to the figure.
I had a pretty good arm in those days and could throw the figures with folded chute pretty high.
You have to open up the center of the cover to allow some air to escape otherwise the chute oscillates and collapses.
There were smaller toys on the same principle using ping pong balls and a plastic pipe like a bubble pipe only bigger.
The Lawn Darts are very similar to a weapon used by the Romans. A special squad carried six lead loaded darts of about the same size and general shape clipped to the inside of their shield. They would fling these at an aproaching enemy to great effect.
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A homemade toy I used to make for my little brother and nephews was a parachute for their GI Joe action figures.
I'd take the covering from broken umbrellas and add cords at the attachment points then tie them to the figure.
I had a pretty good arm in those days and could throw the figures with folded chute pretty high.
You have to open up the center of the cover to allow some air to escape otherwise the chute oscillates and collapses.
Vaguely, I think little bro may have had one.You used the fan to suspend the balloon in mid air and move it around. Sound familiar?
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There were smaller toys on the same principle using ping pong balls and a plastic pipe like a bubble pipe only bigger.
The Lawn Darts are very similar to a weapon used by the Romans. A special squad carried six lead loaded darts of about the same size and general shape clipped to the inside of their shield. They would fling these at an aproaching enemy to great effect.
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My family used to play jarts everytime we went to the park or had a picnic. Ah, the memories. I grew up in central Illinois, and in the sixties you could buy these really cool bird-slingshot toys at local small stores. They were hard plastic eagles where you hooked the beak on the rubber band and pulled back on the slingshot, and when you let go the bird would fly pretty good and fast! Yarri 
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The old balsa wood gliders were a real favorite of mine, cheap as dirt and with marvalous performance.
Back in the late 90's a nephew got an updated improved version made of styrofoam, a 747 with about a five foot wing spread. Theres a long hill below our house here. About a quarter mile of back street with a long gentle slope. Great for sleds I'm telling you.
It was also perfect for the big 747 glider, a very stable model. We often got it to travel almost the full distance. Any further and it would have ended up T-boning passing cars and causing a wreck.
A model aircraft magazine I used to get had a monthly section on building your own favorite airplanes as balsa gliders. It had the silhouettes
and guide to markings. I built a F-86 Sabre and a Mig-15 from those plans. Good cheap fun, and less heartbreaking when they bit the bullet that the Paper and Balsa models I've destroyed over the years.
Another great thing in those magazines was the "Peanut Scale" models. Very easy to build, easier than the paper models you see so often these days and flew very nicely if you did you part in assembling them.
These were usually made from very thin balsa sheet without paper coverings. I used magic marker to color them since even the thinest coat of paint or dope was too heavy.
Last week I found the fueselage and wings of one of the best of these I made years ago ( a Sopwith Pup) in the shed. Unfortunately the wings broke when I went to untangle them from some wires in the box they were in, dried out I guess. I may use them as a pattern for some new wings.
That one wasn't much of a flier , the board flat nose section of rotary engine planes causes too much drag, but its a nice looking model and I'll hang it from the ceiling like i used to between flights.
Total cost for the peanut scale models back then was less than a buck in materials. The less glue you use the better, and no dope or paint required or wanted if you want it to fly well.
Back in the late 90's a nephew got an updated improved version made of styrofoam, a 747 with about a five foot wing spread. Theres a long hill below our house here. About a quarter mile of back street with a long gentle slope. Great for sleds I'm telling you.
It was also perfect for the big 747 glider, a very stable model. We often got it to travel almost the full distance. Any further and it would have ended up T-boning passing cars and causing a wreck.
A model aircraft magazine I used to get had a monthly section on building your own favorite airplanes as balsa gliders. It had the silhouettes
and guide to markings. I built a F-86 Sabre and a Mig-15 from those plans. Good cheap fun, and less heartbreaking when they bit the bullet that the Paper and Balsa models I've destroyed over the years.
Another great thing in those magazines was the "Peanut Scale" models. Very easy to build, easier than the paper models you see so often these days and flew very nicely if you did you part in assembling them.
These were usually made from very thin balsa sheet without paper coverings. I used magic marker to color them since even the thinest coat of paint or dope was too heavy.
Last week I found the fueselage and wings of one of the best of these I made years ago ( a Sopwith Pup) in the shed. Unfortunately the wings broke when I went to untangle them from some wires in the box they were in, dried out I guess. I may use them as a pattern for some new wings.
That one wasn't much of a flier , the board flat nose section of rotary engine planes causes too much drag, but its a nice looking model and I'll hang it from the ceiling like i used to between flights.
Total cost for the peanut scale models back then was less than a buck in materials. The less glue you use the better, and no dope or paint required or wanted if you want it to fly well.
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Wow, You have wrenched my memory on that one, Yes King Zor, I had one. If I remember correctly you shot darts from a dart gun at the paddle on his tail while he was moving about. If you hit the paddle he would shoot ping pong type balls out of his back. Dont remember if he roared though. Thanks for posting this one.JoeLaudati wrote:One of the earliest toys my brothers and I ever received was this robotic troll creature named 'Garloo'.
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He was mechanized to roll around, and pick things up with the palms of his hands. I distinctly remember those green sponges in his palms.
There was something very Harryhausenesque about him, kind of a precursor to the Cyclops.
That same year, we received the equally incredible King Zor. Now this guy rocked! Sort of a cross between Godzilla and a space ship.
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We used to enjoy making them fight. Is there any wonder I grew up sculpting kits like the new 'Battle of Colossa'?
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Loved those Mitch. I remember I buried my mummy in the snow one winter & lost it.Mitchellmania wrote:GI Joe Adventure Team (early 70's) Mummy's Tomb set - one of my faves!!
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Oh no!! I hope you found him in the spring! I buuried mine in a sawdust pile- made a great desert!!FromBeyond138 wrote:Loved those Mitch. I remember I buried my mummy in the snow one winter & lost it.Mitchellmania wrote:GI Joe Adventure Team (early 70's) Mummy's Tomb set - one of my faves!!
Thing Makers! (smell the Goop!) Vincent Price Shrunken Head Set!!! -make shrunken heads out of apples!!
Another favorite of mine was The Outer Space Men:
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Sawdust! That would have been cool.
My mom found the mummy for me. She dug in the snow with her bare hands for like a half hour.
I was so sad that I lost it.
Then elated that she found it.
But then she scolded me for losing it.
So it turned out to be one of those scarred-for-life childhood moments that made me what I am today.
My mom found the mummy for me. She dug in the snow with her bare hands for like a half hour.
I was so sad that I lost it.
Then elated that she found it.
But then she scolded me for losing it.
So it turned out to be one of those scarred-for-life childhood moments that made me what I am today.
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I was looking around my house trying to figure out what I have for toys from the 60's other than model kits of course. These are the things I found stashed away.
(1) I have a Daisy "BUFFALO BILL" Commemorative lever action BB gun in near new condition in the original box from 1969.
(2) I have two COX gas powered yellow SHRIKE "BONNEVILLE SPECIAL" Salt Flat race cars from the 60's still in the original boxes. One is new in the box, and one is used but in great condition.
(3) HASBRO'S 1963, "CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON" Mystery Game in very nice condition.
(4) A Frankenstein PEZ machine
(5) A set of assorted plastic Monster rings on a nice vending machine display card.
(6) Addams Family "THING" bank in nice original box.
(7) Although not from the 60's, I have two old boxes of "SPACE RACE" game cards from 1952. They are pretty cool!
"Well," I guess thats it other than an old Mattel vacuum forming machine.
Rick
(1) I have a Daisy "BUFFALO BILL" Commemorative lever action BB gun in near new condition in the original box from 1969.
(2) I have two COX gas powered yellow SHRIKE "BONNEVILLE SPECIAL" Salt Flat race cars from the 60's still in the original boxes. One is new in the box, and one is used but in great condition.
(3) HASBRO'S 1963, "CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON" Mystery Game in very nice condition.
(4) A Frankenstein PEZ machine
(5) A set of assorted plastic Monster rings on a nice vending machine display card.
(6) Addams Family "THING" bank in nice original box.
(7) Although not from the 60's, I have two old boxes of "SPACE RACE" game cards from 1952. They are pretty cool!
"Well," I guess thats it other than an old Mattel vacuum forming machine.
Rick