Quoted from Mr_Tantrum:Don't know why they bothered making any other toys after this one was invented.
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In case you didnt know, O-din invented the Hula-Hoop, with beads inside. 
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pasted_image (resized).pngQuoted from OLDPINGUY:In case you didnt know, O-din invented the Hula-Hoop, with beads inside.
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He told me it was silicone but beads are ok too.
Quoted from OLDPINGUY:In case you didnt know, O-din invented the Hula-Hoop, with beads inside.
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That's him playing with it in the 2nd picture.
I only had the stick, I was stuck just playing with that while imagining what the hoop must be like.
Skateboards, Transformers, GI Joe, Masters of the Universe, and Ninja Turtles. And the occasional foil and cardboard to make vehicles that were too expensive.
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I don't remember the name of it, but I played with a car in the 1970s that was purple and looked like a sedan and you wound it up, then hit a button and the body around the windshield lifted up, and the car stretched out from under the body until it was a hotrod with an exposed engine, then the car took off until the wheel springs unwound. No idea what happened to it or what it was called, but it was a cool toy, and no batteries required.
Edit: Found the toy line, but not the actual model (only Pinto and VW Bug are on youtube, but these ARE the toy, just different car models):
Edit 2: Found the picture of the one I had - it's the willy car in the middle:
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Quoted from KJS:These were my favourites.
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I never have heard of the spin welder. A fusion welder for kids. That's cool.
They are on Ebay. For a price that would make you want to keep it under lock and key.
Quoted from gatordad:I had one of those spin welders
Wow.... forgot all about it until you posted
For some reason the picture you posted reminded of that smell
Funny how the brain works
Yeah, that smell stuck with me too!
Quoted from Travish:Oh damn I had one of those. They were really fun. You could maneuver and use the hook to pick up stuff. [quoted image]
I had something like this but it had two airplanes. I think they had streamers attached the their tails and you were supposed to catch the other one. Can't remember what it was. It's driving me crazy.
Quoted from OLDPINGUY:Old Games only get bigger!
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It would be cool if it was a giant two-sided touch screen arcade game!
Quoted from gliebig:I had something like this but it had two airplanes. I think they had streamers attached the their tails and you were supposed to catch the other one. Can't remember what it was. It's driving me crazy.
Sounds like 1985 Lakeside's Flying Devils
Quoted from SaminVA:Sounds like 1985 Lakeside's Flying Devils
That's it! I had that too. Couldn't remember what it was either
Quoted from gatordad:I had one of those spin welders
Wow.... forgot all about it until you posted
For some reason the picture you posted reminded of that smell
Funny how the brain works
OMG!! YES! SO strange how the brain works - as soon as I saw that picture I could remember the smell. Wow - talk about a blast from the past!
Quoted from ShinyBall:thanks to my mom.
That is saying a lot. Most moms would have tossed something like that before you left junior high school.
Quoted from cottonm4:I just remembered that I used to have a doctor's kit when I was 4-5 years old. Me and the little girl next door used to play doctor. I seem to remember having a good time giving shots with the fake sringe
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Wow, my sister had that kit back in the 70’s.
I remember ordering this pen radio out of a comic book back when I was in about 6th grade (1977). It didn't take batteries or use AC. I think it actually worked like a early crystal 1900s radio.
Anyways... I googled it & saw Pawn Stars had a segment on it.... would be fun to still have it.
Picked these up from a yard sale yesterday for $3 each. I've been hunting for a Simon for a while now but this radio shack ARCADE will hold me over and I'm a sucker for handheld arcades. The Tandy Space Explorer is a dig dug clone. Both have empty and clean battery compartments so when I get some C batteries hopefully they still work.
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Holy shit. I just had a memory of that radio shack arcade come back. I would have been very young (born in 78) but I now remember playing with one of them. I just did a wiki search, they were from ‘81-82. That box looks fairly decent too. Considering they’re going for $20-$40 on eBay, you did very well.
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