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The chilling trials of a Han Solo figure....
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<blockquote data-quote="Mwak73" data-source="post: 550010" data-attributes="member: 13334"><p>Ha, I love all the reminiscences of playing with, and/or mistreating the toys.<img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😁" title="Beaming face with smiling eyes :grin:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f601.png" data-shortname=":grin:" /></p><p>I particularly liked the reference to shop lifting - I see you also likely shared an upbringing similar to myself - of being a far cry from a cosy household, safe and secure with two loving parents, a comfortable upbringing and spoiled with lots of toys.</p><p>Yeah...we shoplifted on occasion too.</p><p>Left to our own devices mostly, without parental control. I'd say that's what led to it.</p><p>But, y'know, you soon grow out of all of that, if it isn't really part of who you are, and so I only did it once or twice.</p><p>I think the caution from the coppers was enough to scare the s*** out of me <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy :joy:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f602.png" data-shortname=":joy:" /></p><p>And the mention of action man and brittains brought back brilliant memories there.</p><p>My favourite was the SAS action man I had.</p><p>Cool black outfit, with grey hood, gas mask and heckler sub machine gun.</p><p>Bloody loved that fella.</p><p>Also had the space action man.</p><p>Let's face it - back then - late 70s/early 80s, because of star wars, they could have slapped the title "space" onto a pile of dog muck, and we'd have wanted it <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy :joy:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f602.png" data-shortname=":joy:" /></p><p>Which reminds me - I also had the Britain's space soldier figures....I was never a great admirer of toy soldiers as a kid (only ever had a few) but because of my fascination for anything spacey, I had to have them.</p><p>Overall though, y'know,I must say - I would never have willingly damaged or destroyed any toy I ever owned.</p><p>They meant too much to me. Took me away from the sometimes hard reality of life, and so therefore I kept them lovingly.</p><p>While I had them. They always seemed to just get thrown out after a while, or when I outgrew them.</p><p>Wish I'd kept the bloody lot now..... Nostalgia is a funny thing, isn't it, the way it grips you, the older you get.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mwak73, post: 550010, member: 13334"] Ha, I love all the reminiscences of playing with, and/or mistreating the toys.😁 I particularly liked the reference to shop lifting - I see you also likely shared an upbringing similar to myself - of being a far cry from a cosy household, safe and secure with two loving parents, a comfortable upbringing and spoiled with lots of toys. Yeah...we shoplifted on occasion too. Left to our own devices mostly, without parental control. I'd say that's what led to it. But, y'know, you soon grow out of all of that, if it isn't really part of who you are, and so I only did it once or twice. I think the caution from the coppers was enough to scare the s*** out of me 😂 And the mention of action man and brittains brought back brilliant memories there. My favourite was the SAS action man I had. Cool black outfit, with grey hood, gas mask and heckler sub machine gun. Bloody loved that fella. Also had the space action man. Let's face it - back then - late 70s/early 80s, because of star wars, they could have slapped the title "space" onto a pile of dog muck, and we'd have wanted it 😂 Which reminds me - I also had the Britain's space soldier figures....I was never a great admirer of toy soldiers as a kid (only ever had a few) but because of my fascination for anything spacey, I had to have them. Overall though, y'know,I must say - I would never have willingly damaged or destroyed any toy I ever owned. They meant too much to me. Took me away from the sometimes hard reality of life, and so therefore I kept them lovingly. While I had them. They always seemed to just get thrown out after a while, or when I outgrew them. Wish I'd kept the bloody lot now..... Nostalgia is a funny thing, isn't it, the way it grips you, the older you get. [/QUOTE]
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