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kleinbl00  ·  3905 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Guys and Dolls: Veteran Toy Designer Wrestles With the Industry's Gender Divide

Yeah. Did I mention the rusting?

I mean, I lived in the middle of the goddamn desert at 7,000 feet. cars don't rust. Erector? If you didn't rub that shit down with WD-40 it'd rust.

Now I'm pissed off about the missed opportunities of my youth due to the shitpile that was Erector. ;-)





veen  ·  3905 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Maybe you can relive your youth by convincing your daughter that Meccano is cool? You'll have to wait until she's old enough to not choke on the little parts, but imagine the stuff you can construct!

kleinbl00  ·  3905 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Mindstorms, yo. Mindstorms.

I also found my wife's old Robotix set in her mom's garage. She's got some Capsela, too.

We're already messing around with her Little People. They're dope. They're, like, wood. They were used when grandma got them and that was '75. I mean, Mr. Hooper.