I fancy building things

shifty_uk · 30 Sep 2009 at 17:05

As title. Mainly due to nostalgic conversations between myself and the other half. Talking about old toys, lego, mechano(?) etc etc.

Having not owned a single toy or model for quite a long time I'm relatively unaware of what's on the market these days. I saw the lego thread but everything seems aimed towards building something specific, a racing car for example. The lego seems to have themes too?

Train sets, lego, models, what's out there that could provide relatively inexpensive fun with a certain degree of ingenuity required for an overly mature 20 year old?

Any ideas?

jp_bl_68 · 30 Sep 2009 at 17:14

AirFix?

Anksy · 30 Sep 2009 at 17:17

i used to like models, cars, bikes, tamiya model kits are the ****

mjt · 30 Sep 2009 at 17:21

does meccano still exist? probably not.
get some original sets

Azza · 30 Sep 2009 at 17:22

jp_bl_68 said:
AirFix?

Have to agree with the AirFix idea.

apeZ · 30 Sep 2009 at 17:35

Lego can still be quite fun

manic111 · 30 Sep 2009 at 17:42

Remote control planes...I remember making them out of plywood with my dad (OK, he made them, I watched and crashed them) when I was a kid.

Hitman_Leon · 30 Sep 2009 at 17:45

buy an old trials bike, I bought two earlier this year, and after you finish you can have fun or profit when you sell.

Makhaira · 30 Sep 2009 at 20:07

Anksy said:
tamiya model kits are the ****

***, never found any as good as them. Plus they're usually one of the cheaper ones. Ahhh, the memories

Dr.EM · 30 Sep 2009 at 20:10

I'd try to get a lego mindstorms kit and a load of late 80's/early 90's technic second hand (probably won't be cheap). Get creative and you could build all sorts with this!