I also loved to make models. When my Wife said we should re-do all the ugly Seventies cabinets in our kitchen, I told her I'd do it myself to save money. At that point I'd never done work like that before, but in essence it's just like working on a HUGE model using wood instead of plastic. It came out great, and proves all those model Enterprises and Batmobiles were not just a waste of time! B-)
We used to make " Clothes peg" guns, just a short piece of wood, stick a clothes peg on " As a Trigger"
push a nail on the end, then connect a few rubber bands together, tied to the metal spring of a clothes peg
( This is your bullet) use the clothes peg to hold the metal coil bit, hook the rubber bands on the nail at
the end of your " Gun", and fire when ready !
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
We used to make " Clothes peg" guns, just a short piece of wood, stick a clothes peg on " As a Trigger"
push a nail on the end, then connect a few rubber bands together, tied to the metal spring of a clothes peg
( This is your bullet) use the clothes peg to hold the metal coil bit, hook the rubber bands on the nail at
the end of your " Gun", and fire when ready !
We used to make " Clothes peg" guns, just a short piece of wood, stick a clothes peg on " As a Trigger"
push a nail on the end, then connect a few rubber bands together, tied to the metal spring of a clothes peg
( This is your bullet) use the clothes peg to hold the metal coil bit, hook the rubber bands on the nail at
the end of your " Gun", and fire when ready !
I did that too (and I thought I was the only one! ) ) even made some crossbows that way. I was always making bows, arrows and knives out of stuff.
I was born in '64. My favourite toys as a kid were always toy guns. Cap guns, spud guns, dart guns, water pistols, everything. We grew up in the middle if Essex, it was very quiet, my Dad owned a shoe shop and my mum did his books (she went out to work when we grew a bit older). I went to a good school and it was quite mixed so racism was never an issue, though the area was predominantly WASP .
Like AS and TP said, it was considered a lot safer so we could play outside all day and nobody worried. Even though looking back, we never wore seat belts in our parents' Wolseley Six (or was it an Austin Maxi?) and everyone smoked, so it can't gave been that safe!
As I kid I loved Bond from the age of 7 when I first saw DAF, and also Danger Man, Thunderbirds, Star Trek too. -{
As kids (10- 12) we would go to our local gun store and buy catapult elastic , can you still get it ?
and make our own catapults out of privet hedge (you need a handy hack saw ) so you could nip into some ones front garden and chop up their hedge , (it would be criminal damage these days ) ) .Also fire works ,we could always buy fire works at the right time of year . No one ever stopped us .Our favourite ploy was to find a big pile of dogs mess ,(there was a lot of it around in those days ) ) put a banger in it ,light it and run . One day in an alley way ,we spied this huge pile , in went the banger ,and leg it ,just as this bloke came round the corner ,and splat, by ,god did we have to run (bloody kids if I catch you ill bloody murder yah ) )
To be honest I had loads of favourite comics, including the Beano and
The Dandy. As I got a little older I started reading some American horror
Comics like The house of mystery etc. but I just love the stories about
World War two.
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
So come - who of us was a Warlord Secret Agent and had the code book, ID card and stuff? ) I put a drawing if Roger Moore in LALD as the photo on my ID card
As kids (10- 12) we would go to our local gun store and buy catapult elastic , can you still get it ?
and make our own catapults out of privet hedge (you need a handy hack saw ) so you could nip into some ones front garden and chop up their hedge , (it would be criminal damage these days ) ) .Also fire works ,we could always buy fire works at the right time of year . No one ever stopped us .Our favourite ploy was to find a big pile of dogs mess ,(there was a lot of it around in those days ) ) put a banger in it ,light it and run . One day in an alley way ,we spied this huge pile , in went the banger ,and leg it ,just as this bloke came round the corner ,and splat, by ,god did we have to run (bloody kids if I catch you ill bloody murder yah ) )
I have already mentioned that my Dad is quite handy. When he was a kid just after the war, exposives and gun powder were easy to get your hands on. So he and his friends made simple pistols, bombs, rifles and even mortars. His parents knew, but they didn't really mind )
I did have some good Times in Secondary School (Despite the Bullying)
My Mate once installed Unreal Tournament 2 on the Schools Network, and we spent most Lunchtimes just playing that in the Library. Someone else I knew was downloading full Films (Obviously illegal) but was caught and the School nearly got fined! Me and a Group of Mates bunked off one Day and the Head of Maths caught us hanging around Farnborough Town Center.
1.On Her Majesties Secret Service 2.The Living Daylights 3.license To Kill 4.The Spy Who Loved Me 5.Goldfinger
I did have some good Times in Secondary School (Despite the Bullying)
My Mate once installed Unreal Tournament 2 on the Schools Network, and we spent most Lunchtimes just playing that in the Library. Someone else I knew was downloading full Films (Obviously illegal) but was caught and the School nearly got fined! Me and a Group of Mates bunked off one Day and the Head of Maths caught us hanging around Farnborough Town Center.
I have spent a lot of time knocking around that neck of ther woods as my late Uncle lived in Church Crookham and we seemed to go and stay most summers during the 1960's, and in adult life my eldest brother lived in Cove which is just outside Farnborough.
I was brought up in an East Lancashire mill town and I have to say life was pretty tough. I had a great childhood though spending endless hours either fishing in one of the three mill Lodges which were very near to where I lived or just kicking a ball about and getting up to mischief in two railway tunnels putting pennies on the line similar to the young lad in the Pink Floyd film "The Wall"
Thats where my love of James Bond was nurtured. It was amazing seeing all that glamour on the screen when our lives were lived out under grey damp skies.
Southport or Blackpool was most folks idea for their summer holidays, us going to leafy Church Crookham was like going to a different planet. I saw Goldfinger and Thunderball in Bournemouth in the summer of either 1966 or 67 I can't remember now.
Forgot about my large amount of" Airfix" models, I had a huge air force
Of German and Allies fighter planes. All hanging from strings from
my bedroom ceiling. -{
Airfix models played a huge part of my childhood.
My father is a massive enthusiast of WW1 & 2 and inparticular Battle Of Britain planes ... my childhood was spent avoiding model planes placed all around the house !! )
When I wasn't avoiding model planes I was being dragged to various airfields and museums looking at the real things !!
We used to go for a beer in a pub with a thatched roof, I can't remember the name of it, mind you working mens club prices from the north of England it was not lol!! It was best part of £3 a pint and I'm going back 20 years or more. I can't really remember much about Cove I know you walked past a Jewson's to get to the local Sainburys.
I knew every kid in the street because of an evening we'd all be out on the street
playing. Such games as " German jumps" having to jump over strings of rubber bands,
" 1,2,3 red light" a game about standing still etc. )
I remember when I'd take my dog for a romp in the fields I'd end up with eight or
Nine of the other neighbours dogs, who'd just tag along for the walk. )
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
when we was kids ,cheese and onion came in a green bag ,and salt and vinegar came in a blue bag ,
the some dickhead decided to swop em round ,just leave the bloody things alone ,my fave is Bovril
Talking of kids sweets ,as we are on WWYCHL thread , we had this stuff called SPANISH GOLD ,It was shredded coconut spiced up with this brown stuff ,and it was meant to look like rolling/pipe tobacco ,it even came in a similar pouch .That with me licorice pipe ,and candy cigarettes , I never stood a chance really , )
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push a nail on the end, then connect a few rubber bands together, tied to the metal spring of a clothes peg
( This is your bullet) use the clothes peg to hold the metal coil bit, hook the rubber bands on the nail at
the end of your " Gun", and fire when ready !
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I did that too (and I thought I was the only one!
I was born in '64. My favourite toys as a kid were always toy guns. Cap guns, spud guns, dart guns, water pistols, everything. We grew up in the middle if Essex, it was very quiet, my Dad owned a shoe shop and my mum did his books (she went out to work when we grew a bit older). I went to a good school and it was quite mixed so racism was never an issue, though the area was predominantly WASP
Like AS and TP said, it was considered a lot safer so we could play outside all day and nobody worried. Even though looking back, we never wore seat belts in our parents' Wolseley Six (or was it an Austin Maxi?) and everyone smoked, so it can't gave been that safe!
As I kid I loved Bond from the age of 7 when I first saw DAF, and also Danger Man, Thunderbirds, Star Trek too. -{
and make our own catapults out of privet hedge (you need a handy hack saw ) so you could nip into some ones front garden and chop up their hedge , (it would be criminal damage these days )
Me too - though I also remember loving Whizzer & Chips, and Shiver & Shake:
The Dandy. As I got a little older I started reading some American horror
Comics like The house of mystery etc.
World War two.
I have already mentioned that my Dad is quite handy. When he was a kid just after the war, exposives and gun powder were easy to get your hands on. So he and his friends made simple pistols, bombs, rifles and even mortars. His parents knew, but they didn't really mind
My Mate once installed Unreal Tournament 2 on the Schools Network, and we spent most Lunchtimes just playing that in the Library. Someone else I knew was downloading full Films (Obviously illegal) but was caught and the School nearly got fined! Me and a Group of Mates bunked off one Day and the Head of Maths caught us hanging around Farnborough Town Center.
That's the Beauty of it, each Story is different {[]
I have spent a lot of time knocking around that neck of ther woods as my late Uncle lived in Church Crookham and we seemed to go and stay most summers during the 1960's, and in adult life my eldest brother lived in Cove which is just outside Farnborough.
I was brought up in an East Lancashire mill town and I have to say life was pretty tough. I had a great childhood though spending endless hours either fishing in one of the three mill Lodges which were very near to where I lived or just kicking a ball about and getting up to mischief in two railway tunnels putting pennies on the line similar to the young lad in the Pink Floyd film "The Wall"
Thats where my love of James Bond was nurtured. It was amazing seeing all that glamour on the screen when our lives were lived out under grey damp skies.
Southport or Blackpool was most folks idea for their summer holidays, us going to leafy Church Crookham was like going to a different planet. I saw Goldfinger and Thunderball in Bournemouth in the summer of either 1966 or 67 I can't remember now.
"Do you expect me to talk? "No Mister Bond I expect you to die"
Airfix models played a huge part of my childhood.
My father is a massive enthusiast of WW1 & 2 and inparticular Battle Of Britain planes ... my childhood was spent avoiding model planes placed all around the house !!
When I wasn't avoiding model planes I was being dragged to various airfields and museums looking at the real things !!
We used to go for a beer in a pub with a thatched roof, I can't remember the name of it, mind you working mens club prices from the north of England it was not lol!! It was best part of £3 a pint and I'm going back 20 years or more. I can't really remember much about Cove I know you walked past a Jewson's to get to the local Sainburys.
"Do you expect me to talk? "No Mister Bond I expect you to die"
I knew every kid in the street because of an evening we'd all be out on the street
playing. Such games as " German jumps" having to jump over strings of rubber bands,
" 1,2,3 red light" a game about standing still etc.
I remember when I'd take my dog for a romp in the fields
Nine of the other neighbours dogs, who'd just tag along for the walk.
But it's bloody spooky at Night! There are no Light's at all along the Path.
" Cheese & Onion " crisp sandwiches.
the some dickhead decided to swop em round ,just leave the bloody things alone ,my fave is Bovril
It's got to be Smokey Backon
" I don't listen to hip hop!"
they don't even do real cigarettes now either
I remember the Chewits Eggs as well.