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Objects of Desire- super hyper wind up toy cars

This entry was posted in Objects of Desire toys on October 28, 2010 by Ian Pattinson

No, I really shouldn’t covet Darda wind up toy cars. But they are so cute, and they do look like fun.

via Jalopnik

This could be the best pedal car ever!

This entry was posted in flickr toys on September 11, 2010 by Ian Pattinson

This could be the best pedal car ever!, originally uploaded by spinneyhead.

In the unlikely event that I have children I’d like them to have one of these. And a Land Rover one, and a hot rod style gravity racer a la American Hot Rod.

Evolution toys

This entry was posted in Evolution toys on October 21, 2009 by Ian Pattinson

Toys inspired by evolution and Charles Darwin. Forget about buying it for a kid, I think I want the Giant Timeline floor mat.

Nostalgia time- Total Control Racing 3

This entry was posted in Nostalgia toys on October 14, 2008 by Ian Pattinson

I never had a Total Control Racing set, but I knew someone who did. Supposed to be an improvement on Scalextric, TCR allowed drivers to switch lanes by flipping a switch on their controller. No explanation is given on the wikipedia page on how they did this, but I think only one rear wheel was being driven at a time, forcing the car over to the opposite wall. TCR disappeared quite quickly, compared to good old Scalextric, which seems to have been around for ever.

Toys!

This entry was posted in art Mattel toys on May 8, 2008 by Ian Pattinson

Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles recently held a show of work inspired by old school toys and featuring forty customised Hot Wheels vans to celebrate the brand’s fortieth birthday. A lot of the art can be seen here.

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