Thread: Why do old farts love their Series Land Rovers

Originally Posted by Ozdunc

Tonka ( when they were made of steel ), Meccano, Airfix, Land Rover...

all obsessions of an 11 year old boy, and the ability to shut him up for hours

Not just boys - I have an eleven year old granddaughter who would love meccano (has built several mechanical models from other kits, but they don't stand up to he six year old sister). I have told her I am not teaching her to drive teh Landrover until her legs are long enough to work the pedals - she is close.

John

Originally Posted by Killer

No...... cows. That's what our milk came in anyway.

Cheers, Mick

When quite young it did or as a teenager could go across the road to the neighbour, but we went to beef (Poll Hereford).

Now most of the herd are the same neighbours weined heiffers while still on calf pellets and before they go out to Cowra to grow up. They return heavy in calf before going into milking.

It's much easier to have the milko deliver it though.

Ahh yes the younger sibling...

I remember getting a new Scalextrix set from Christmas - a figure 8 with banking and F1 cars. I was prob 7 or 8. I'd just got it built and was testing it out when my little brother ran in a jumped on the banking and bent it all up.
Dad tried to reshape it but it was never the same.

Originally Posted by Ozdunc

Ahh yes the younger sibling...

I remember getting a new Scalextrix set from Christmas - a figure 8 with banking and F1 cars. I was prob 7 or 8. I'd just got it built and was testing it out when my little brother ran in a jumped on the banking and bent it all up.
Dad tried to reshape it but it was never the same.

Did your little brother live?

My brother and I had Scaletrix too. Exactly the same set by your description. We loved it. We also had Meccano, Dinky toys and a windup Hornsby train set. We had an uncle living in Canada and he once sent us a large construction toy each (dump truck and grader I think) I can't remember the brand but I'm sure it wasn't Tonka.

Sadly, all long gone now.

Originally Posted by ghillie

<snip>... We also had Meccano, Dinky toys and a windup Hornsby train set. We had an uncle living in Canada and he once sent us a large construction toy each (dump truck and grader I think) I can't remember the brand but I'm sure it wasn't Tonka....<snip>

Although I have caught the train at Hornsby! Not sure if it was a set?

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Although I have caught the train at Hornsby! Not sure if it was a set?

If you caught an electric multiple unit then it certainly was a trainset at Hornsby

Originally Posted by isuzutoo-eh

If you caught an electric multiple unit then it certainly was a trainset at Hornsby

Boom. Boom. Thank you vicar.

Well I am only 30 and I am currently on my 3rd series 2. I never had a mechano set but I had lots of lego.