Motivational Poster Thread (warning content)

Those toys had to be tiny, considering the "footlocker" dimensions. I remember this ad from various comic books as a kid.

 

About an inch tall. I still dig them up in the yard occasionally. When I was a kid I had plastic knights in armor. I still have three or four, and they're 8-10" tall.

 

anyone remember these???

 

I had the classic "green army men", about two inches tall. Bigger plastic tanks, trucks, etc. Now the (China made) GAM are very different, poorly sculpted. Not very realistic.
Wish I had my toys from my youth all those decades back. Many would be worth serious money now.

 

I'd be happy for my old bicycle - a JC Higgins. The bearings were all Timkin roller bearings. That is when the bike were made to last


base model, nothing you did need to have

*branding* was a bit different back then

 

I had one of those JC Higgens, except mine had the three speed rear hub. Heavy as a brick, but reliable!

I'd like to see one of these for sale, cheap:

 

Hecho en Chino?

 

Not a pic, but I'm sure this could be any number of folks on here...

(not excluding myself)

 

Don’t remember the German 20mm but I sure remember the Lahti 20mm being advertised. A neighbor had a friend come over to his place once and he had one in the back of his Rambler station wagon. Those were good days. The German one starred in Unintended Consequences I do believe.

 

Saw a Lathi converted to .50BMG at a gun show. Couldn't afford it so I didn't ask the price.

 

I think I had the same look he did ,,, my Mom had some of that cooking chocolate,, looked like a big Hershey's bar ,, it tasted like crap as well.

 

Yup..Henry used the Solothurn with turned down Vulcan projectiles (IIRC) to take out the helos

A quick look found that one had sold for $12,650 in 2011...not as bad as I'd expect.