Remembered this…
That was/is called Totem Tennis here in Australia
Meccano,airfix models,matchbox cars…my train set…
Hours and hours of fun and learning.
A Davy Crockett hat and guns.Colt six shooter,Winchester rifle and a Tommy Gun.
NB This was the fifties and they only shot caps.
Yes, very similar, but it had blue on it too.& the wings came together over it’s back, very loudly.
I wonder how many Hot Wheels were sold over the decades. Certainly millions.
Had a quick look.
Today, more than 16 Hot Wheels cars are sold per second across the globe and more than 6 billion have been produced to date, Dec 2022.
Every kid wanted to be a cowboy and shoot injuns.
…or fly a Spitfire
Grief Bruce you really have jogged a memory there.
I had one of these, it had a metal bomb that could be released by pressing a little button on the side of the plane.
I also had the Dinky Spitfire, I think it had a little chamber at the front of the fuselage to turn the propeller.
On thing I am certain of these toys were solid, real quality!
Oh yes!
I have still got one of those somewhere!
View Master! Great memories of that. I wished I could put my own pictures in.
Of course, now we can. It’s not the same.
Talking of things visual I bet almost every kid had one of these during the 60’s.
I used mine as a torch to read comics under the bedclothes after lights out… until I got caught
I don’t remember that one, but vaguely remember something similar.
These toys are making me feel old. For people who grew up with Gameboys and VR, this must seem like it comes out of the dark ages.
And before