Cool 1970s toys from my childhood..

[70s kid]

Oops! Just realised what the photo button is for. My bad.

[70s kid]

And finally the DUKW.

[70s kid]

More of the Sheridan.

[70s kid]

Pictured here: group shot of CHERILEA ARMY CHOPPER, RESCUE CHOPPER,SHERIDAN TANK and DUKW AMPHIBIOUS JEEP.

[70s kid]

This is also mine. A recent and quite expensive purchase as it was MIB and extremely rare in this condition. CHERILEA BIG 12 RESCUE CHOPPER.

[70s kid]

THE ALLOWED THUMB NAIL SIZE FOR THIS FORUM IS PATHETIC. That is all.

[70s kid]

These were made in 70's early 80's at the height of Action Man popularity by Manchester based firm Cherilea . Although not 'official' AM vehicals they are far superior in build quality than the Palitoy counterpart, plus these are actually electrical with a battery operated motor than spins the rotors.

[70s kid]

Not been on here for a while. BIG UPDATE COMING FOR ALL ACTION MAN FANS ESPECIALLY!!

[70s kid]

Hey people, hope you're all well. Just an update on my 70's toy collection. Here's a link to my You Tube channel (hope thats allowed?) Enjoy the nostalgia people.

https://youtu.be/62gcLkjTMJ4

[70s kid]

I came into posession of these recently too.

[70s kid]

Video of my collection sans the eagle. Apologies for amateur videoing. Enjoy.

https://youtu.be/sSeU3r6CyVw

Toys featured: Corgi: Mini Moke (The Prisoner), Dinky: SPV (Captain Scarlet), SHADO Interceptor/mobile SHADO 2 (UFO), original Thunderbird 2 (Thunderbirds), Matchbox : Streak Around P900 track set, Container Port P1 playset
Powerplay PP1 hovercraft, selection of Action Jack figures by Star Toys, 1970's Ideal Mouse Trap game, Cherilea Big 12 Army helicopter. Kenner die cast Millennium Falcon

Wish list:
Kenner: 3 3/4" figure compatible Millenium Falcon, AT AT, X Wing, TIE Fighter
die cast Lukes Landspeeder, X Wing, TIE Fighter, Darth Vaders TIE Fighter
Matchbox: full set Superfast 75 circa 1975
Cherilea: Sheridan tank, Rescue helicopter
Palitoy: Action Man tank commander, Pilot

...thats all I can think of for now...


What you got?.....

[70s kid]

****! What has happened to the photo sizing option?

[70s kid]

Right! Time for some interesting updates! Instead of posting stock photos from google, I'll post photos of actual recent procurments that I have made. Starting with....the DINKY GERRY ANDERSON COLLECTION.

[70s kid]

beccabear67 Canadian huh!? Honk! Honk!

[W1 Rover]

A decade before George Lucas made his millions from Star Wars toys, Gerry Anderson didnt with his TV tie in toys from Fireball XL5 to UFO.

Which makes me think that we should include the humble roll of caps in this thread. If you look on the packaging, just above the Dinky logo you'll notice a diagram illustrating how a solitary cap placed behind the projectile would make a satisfying pop when launched.

Caps were a toy box essential during the 70's, obviously for guns and also those cheapo little rockets that you'd chuck around, the spring and pin would detonate the cap on impact.
I used to get my blue rolls of caps from Woolworths.
Woolworths is probably a topic in it's own right