| Cacique Caribe | 30 Jul 2014 7:29 p.m. PST |
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| McWong73 | 30 Jul 2014 9:20 p.m. PST |
I remember that discussion Dan. I've come round to the thinking that Gamecraft's laser cut mdf terrain is a good alternative. |
Leadpusher  | 30 Jul 2014 10:58 p.m. PST |
Boy, does that bring back memories. When I was a lot younger, I used to spend hours building with these sets. It was fun to see if I could use all the pieces for one building. |
| TK 421 | 31 Jul 2014 2:47 a.m. PST |
I remember those also. Grandma made sure they didn't end up in the trash. Years later I discovered them and turned them into finished permanent models. |
| Green Tiger | 31 Jul 2014 2:50 a.m. PST |
I think we had these at school… |
| GiantMonster | 01 Aug 2014 9:07 a.m. PST |
Those look like they would be great for kaiju gaming. -Ken
Radioactive Press |
| Littlearmies | 02 Aug 2014 5:20 a.m. PST |
I'm thinking Soviet architecture from the Stalinist period – unfortunately they never made it to the UK (the toys, not the Soviets I mean). We used to have a toy with girders and bracing made in polystyrene that clipped together – you could make bridges and something that would look like the internal steel framework for one of the above buildings. I had a great old time with that stuff as a kid. |
| RichAB | 05 Aug 2014 5:26 p.m. PST |
These items are still very much in demand. I have fond memories of them all AND learned how buildings are build and go together at age 8. (I'm 64 now.) Just get on e-bay and use skyline in toys to see the present demand. |
| capncarp | 06 Aug 2014 4:12 p.m. PST |
Kenner Girder & Panel sets--my brother had one. boy that took a lot of punishment! |
| zoneofcontrol | 06 Aug 2014 4:45 p.m. PST |
My younger brother and I had a set or two of the Girder & Panels. We played dinosaur invasion, army men, space men and who knows what else with them. They pop up on e bay often. |
Dropzonetoe  | 06 Aug 2014 6:15 p.m. PST |
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| SymphonicPoet | 06 Aug 2014 11:38 p.m. PST |
Oh indeed yes. My grandmother had the skyline set and I had the girder and panel. Not sure what happened to either one. We also had Exin Castillos, which were fantastic. (Unlike the preceding two, these are accounted for.) |
| Littlearmies | 07 Aug 2014 11:14 a.m. PST |
That's it DZToes – mine was in red plastic and the tiles had road markings on them. It was by Chad Valley here in the UK I think. I think this was the mid to late Sixties. |
| Cacique Caribe | 13 Aug 2014 4:48 p.m. PST |
Thanks guys! I guess I better check and see now many pieces my Elgo/Halsam set contains then. Dan |
| Jimboba | 14 Aug 2014 3:47 a.m. PST |
I think this is appropriate, but sharing a recent find. Some old plastic construction set I picked up way way back. Dusted off and given a paint job for use with 15mm sci fi and post apoc games.
Pretty sure its German in origin – Constructo Plastic!
Follow the link for more before and after shots.
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| Cacique Caribe | 14 Aug 2014 7:25 a.m. PST |
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| TK 421 | 14 Aug 2014 9:04 a.m. PST |
Nice indeed!The original model's color scheme is exactly the same as a car service center near my place. Funny coincidence. |
