@rjquillin American Bricks were the best, with Tinker Toys running a close second. Anyone remember Girder and Panel building sets from the early/mid 60’s?
@DanOR@davirom
Tinker Toys; how could I forget that one.
The other building set was Block City, but had to look it up. All I could recall was a lot of white pieces.
Anyone have a chemistry set?
Hydrochloric acid, zinc and a match?
How did we survive our youth?
@rjquillin Ah, yes – the chemistry set. The “experiments” listed in the manual were usually kind of boring. But phenolphthalein was a wonderful ignition source! I also remember putting drano/lye and aluminum foil in soda bottles, filling a balloon with water, then inverting the balloon and sealing it around the top of the bottle – instant hydrogen baloons!
@rjquillin I had almost the full lego city, parent would buy from Germany when dollar had better value so it was more affordable to buy. Not sure niece & nephew yet realize the full extent of inheritance of LEGO’s they have at their disposal.
LEGO didn’t exist when I was younger.
Lincoln Logs
American Bricks
Erector Sets
and
Galena Crystal Radios
Ruled ‘back then’.
@rjquillin and Tinker Toys.
@rjquillin American Bricks were the best, with Tinker Toys running a close second. Anyone remember Girder and Panel building sets from the early/mid 60’s?
@rjquillin When I was younger “LEGO” meant “rock” and we used them to build things like Stonehenge.
@DanOR @davirom
Tinker Toys; how could I forget that one.
The other building set was Block City, but had to look it up. All I could recall was a lot of white pieces.
Anyone have a chemistry set?
Hydrochloric acid, zinc and a match?
How did we survive our youth?
@rjquillin Ah, yes – the chemistry set. The “experiments” listed in the manual were usually kind of boring. But phenolphthalein was a wonderful ignition source! I also remember putting drano/lye and aluminum foil in soda bottles, filling a balloon with water, then inverting the balloon and sealing it around the top of the bottle – instant hydrogen baloons!
LEGO quiz anyone?
@rjquillin I had almost the full lego city, parent would buy from Germany when dollar had better value so it was more affordable to buy. Not sure niece & nephew yet realize the full extent of inheritance of LEGO’s they have at their disposal.
@bunnymasseuse @rjquillin
I have countless sets that were not cheap, and as the cool uncle without kids, they are getting them all.
Also, if the first question in being a LEGO fan isn’t that that you know LEGO bricks (never LEGOs) but rather what movie it was in is a definite nope.
And it is petite sirah, people. Damn.