Flashback to my youth.

[meatwad]

I remember going to the store when I was little and buying these things. They were usually broken after 15 minutes, but they were damn fun. Who needs expensive toys when you've got theses!

http://www.rudystoys.com/category.aspx?categoryID=116

[Cleetus]

Remember the ice cream man that came by the school used to sell those.

[thirdfey]

the good ole days. anyone ever get the big styrafoam (sp?) ones? where the final toss was the one where it hit head first and the wings broke off.....:(

[geeksRus]

damn...they used to be a quarter at most!

[meatwad]

damn...they used to be a quarter at most!

I know. We paid about $.35-.50 depending on if they had props or not. Now the friggin COST is $.70.

[geeksRus]

the smaller balsa wood ones that were just gliders were a nickel (damn i feel old) and the bigger powered ones were a quarter. i think i was able to keep one for a week before it broke.

[Stalemate]

Balsa? LUXURY!

Ours were just compressed styrofoam and about the same size.

My fav was the Spitfire.



Gonna have to go find some for the boy now. :p

[Radical Dreamer]

I actually have one of those on my desk, got it from a tech show in Pittsburg in october

[Mustang]

I remember all of those.

I think i had just about every balsa one that is shown there at one time or another.
I also had just about all of the smaller styrofoam ones as a kid too