Which boy toy?

[jimbop1]

I have the urge to buy some sort of boy toy now December is approaching. Can anyone recommend me a good one?
Maybe something to build or something to have a bit of fun with. Nothing more than £200 though.

I say boy toy but I mean man toy and nothing sexual

Cheers

[Krikkit]

Outdoors or indoors?

An air rifle is always fun.

[GC8]

Possibly a helicopter. Either with a camera or maybe, 'fricken lasers!'...

[BlueMR2]

Lego Technic Crane?

[jimbop1]

Indoor. I'm thinking something to build or something to build with an engine.

[Major Fallout]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM2SWNCes5g&fea...

Petrol Barby jeep

[GC8]

Mamod?

[Major Fallout]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM2SWNCes5g&fea...

Petrol Barby jeep

[Watchman]

Olivia Wilde?

[J4CKO]

My birthday today and I am just on the verge of ordering that Damn Lego Unimog, im 43 and I still want a bloody technic Lego, I keep going and having a look on Amazon, I still haventlost that frisson of excitement I got in Toy and Hobby in Stockport as a ten year old with a wallet full of birthday money when I see Lego boxes.

Remember getting this,



and this,



In the same visit, the excitement was only eclipsed by getting this a couple of years later,





Lego should re-issue these sets,

Edited by J4CKO on Monday 4th November 17:07

[DocArbathnot]

GC8 said:

Mamod?

bd....................I didn't know they still made these. just been browsing the website.

http://www.mamod.co.uk/shop-categories/1405-fire-e...

Edited by DocArbathnot on Monday 4th November 17:16

[jimbop1]

J4CKO said:

My birthday today and I am just on the verge of ordering that Damn Lego Unimog, im 43 and I still want a bloody technic Lego, I keep going and having a look on Amazon

Edited by J4CKO on Monday 4th November 17:07

Now that's the sort of thing I'm after! Don't know why I just want a toy for Christmas.

[jimbop1]

DocArbathnot said:

bd....................I didn't know they still made these. just been browsing the website.

http://www.mamod.co.uk/shop-categories/1405-fire-e...

Edited by DocArbathnot on Monday 4th November 17:16

Do they come as a set or do they have to be built?

[sherman]

My Dad has this exact Steam locomotive. He had to build it up from a kit. The boiler etc was all one piece but the wheels all had to be added iirc.
http://www.wonderlandmodels.com/products/wilesco-s...

[BlueMR2]

jimbop1 said:

Now that's the sort of thing I'm after! Don't know why I just want a toy for Christmas.

I did tell you in the 3rd reply.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=...

The big one in the pictures.

[GC8]

Happy birthday Mark. Sorry Doc.

[jimbop1]

BlueMR2 said:

did tell you in the 3rd reply.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=...

The big one in the pictures.

Ahh yes! And thanks for the link

[markcurtains]

J4CKO said:

My birthday today and I am just on the verge of ordering that Damn Lego Unimog, im 43 and I still want a bloody technic Lego, I keep going and having a look on Amazon, I still haventlost that frisson of excitement I got in Toy and Hobby in Stockport as a ten year old with a wallet full of birthday money when I see Lego boxes.

Remember getting this,



and this,



In the same visit, the excitement was only eclipsed by getting this a couple of years later,





Lego should re-issue these sets,

Edited by J4CKO on Monday 4th November 17:07

I vaguely remember the top one and still have the other two, although unfortunately not the boxes. All the bits and instructions are now kept in a big plastic tool box.

[Coatesy351]

[J8 SVG]

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

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