Release the inner child

[Buzzer]

This evening I've been playing toy soldiers commandos and british 8th army versus a german gun position and the german infantry...with my 2 boys.

fantastic fun and highly recommended.

 

[supaseagull]

This evening I've been playing toy soldiers commandos and british 8th army versus a german gun position and the german infantry...with my 2 boys.

fantastic fun and highly recommended.

Christ Buzzer - Didn't realise you were THAT old

 

[Bry Nylon]

I used to have mass battles across my parents living room. The plucky brits would be hunkered down in bunkers made from lego and building blocks, whilst the filthy Hun (apologies, MoH), had to take their chances in exposed positions on the bay window sill, steadily being plucked off by incoming elastic bands.

One memorable battle raged right through 'Jim'll Fix It' and into 'Some Mother Do 'Ave 'Em' until a china on the mantlepiece became a tragic innocent casualty of war, and my mum sent me to bed...

 

[Barrel of Fun]

What were China doing way up on the mantlepiece? Splitters!

 

[Buzzer]

Christ Buzzer - Didn't realise you were THAT old

waddya mean? How old did you think I was?

 

[Buzzer]

I used to have mass battles across my parents living room. The plucky brits would be hunkered down in bunkers made from lego and building blocks, whilst the filthy Hun (apologies, MoH), had to take their chances in exposed positions on the bay window sill, steadily being plucked off by incoming elastic bands.

One memorable battle raged right through 'Jim'll Fix It' and into 'Some Mother Do 'Ave 'Em' until a china on the mantlepiece became a tragic innocent casualty of war, and my mum sent me to bed...

the crockery are always the 1st casualties. This time it was an honourable draw but the appearance of Mr Incredible for the Brits and a plastic Lion King for the Jerries certainly added to the excitement.

 

[Bry Nylon]

I'm sure, somewhere in my mum and dad's back garden in Uckfield, are some plucky plastic Tommies, who still don't realise that 30 years on, the battle is over...

 

[NMH]

Try filling a (lined) bread tray with sand - you can make cool DUNES where the Monty's lads can hide from the Jerry infantrymen, fire a sekiden gun at the Afrika Corps tanks and artillary and dive bomb them with Kittwakes and Hurricanes!

weeeezzzzzberkooowww! bududududududududud, zzzzzzzzbrrgghhhhhhhh!



er....... sorry....... got a bit excited there for a minute.
Better go, there's an episode of 'Rat Patrol' on in 5 minutes

 

[Buzzer]

Try filling a (lined) bread tray with sand - you can make cool DUNES where the Monty's lads can hide from the Jerry infantrymen, fire a sekiden gun at the Afrika Corps tanks and artillary and dive bomb them with Kittwakes and Hurricanes!

weeeezzzzzberkooowww! bududududududududud, zzzzzzzzbrrgghhhhhhhh!



er....... sorry....... got a bit excited there for a minute.
Better go, there's an episode of 'Rat Patrol' on in 5 minutes

glad I'm not the only one enjoying this!

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I'm sure, somewhere in my mum and dad's back garden in Uckfield, are some plucky plastic Tommies, who still don't realise that 30 years on, the battle is over...

The battle may be over, but is the war?

Some of my friends were obsessed with those monster type/gorgon figures, but you could not beat the little plastic soldiers. I think I have some North Koreans in my parents loft.

Ps Please don't tell the authorities.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

One of me proudest moment as a dad was when I finished building this little beauty for me lad. Looked BRILLIANT if I say so myself.

Felt like a HERO!

 

[Bry Nylon]

I think I have some North Koreans in my parents loft.

Ps Please don't tell the authorities.

I have some North Koreans too, plus some Japs - still holding out in the cupboard under the stairs at my parents house.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Best. Airfix. Ever. has to be the Airfix skeleton. You could even buy the tiny pot of luminous paint. AND the jawbone moved.

 

[Franks Wild Years]

My Mum's got British Infantry and half the Sioux nation still doing battle under her stairs. They keep her awake at night. I think The Albion subbuteo team are held in reserve somewhere too.

 

[Starry]

Best. Airfix. Ever. has to be the Airfix skeleton. You could even buy the tiny pot of luminous paint. AND the jawbone moved.

I tried to find a similar thing for my son recently but they are all made of this horrid fake plastic stuff now. (Or were they always?)

He settled for creating an Airfix Luffwaffe airfield instead.
http://www.emodels.co.uk/plastic-kits/airfix-wwii-luftwaffe-airfield-06902-p-9330.html

 

[TSB]

I thought this was another Madeleine McCann thread!

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

yeah, there's no way SIMBA is a nazi

he's got a heart of gold