Calling all toy snobs!

particulardude · 02-17-2019, 06:17 PM

There is so much garbage out there when it comes to toys.

I would appreciate any suggestions on brands I should check out for my kids a la quality level of what I listed below.

A few of my favorites that don't immediately enrage me to spend money on:

-LEGO

-Bruder

-Jellycat

Ross61 · 02-17-2019, 06:55 PM

I don't know about that but if someone want a Valentino Beanie Baby with all the errors, brown nose, etc - LMK.

lsturbointeg · 02-17-2019, 07:55 PM

WTH! I thought you meant like Rice Rockets, 4 wheelers, boats, jet ski's and what not but you really mean kids toys lol!

overcoil · 02-17-2019, 08:10 PM

Steiff

Märklin

Schuco

I’ve noticed museums tend to have nice arts and craft toys in their gift shops.

P1 · 02-17-2019, 09:18 PM

My son and I love the Bruder toys. Actually, got a few more delivered this week.

GERMAN M3 · 02-17-2019, 09:32 PM

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My son and I love the Bruder toys. Actually, got a few more delivered this week.

Can’t go wrong with Bruder toys. Great German quality. My son just turned 13, but still has quite a few of his Bruder trucks which are in mint condition.

Ohhhhh, and we love Hot Wheels as well. He has quite a collection of specific car brands such as BMW, Lamborghini, Ferrari, and Porsche just to name a few.
BTW P1.....great pic. Got to love it when kids still use their imagination to play and aren’t stuck on their game consoles the majority of the time.

bosstones · 02-17-2019, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by lsturbointeg

WTH! I thought you meant like Rice Rockets, 4 wheelers, boats, jet ski's and what not but you really mean kids toys lol!

Legos are for kids?

Darth One · 02-17-2019, 11:35 PM

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My son and I love the Bruder toys. Actually, got a few more delivered this week.

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Those certainly look high quality, but I have a feeling that your excellent photography may make them look better than IRL...?

P1 · 02-17-2019, 11:43 PM

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Those certainly look high quality, but I have a feeling that your excellent photography may make them look better than IRL...?

They truly are very good toys. I recently got him a Manitou MRT 2150 and it’s very, very realistic.

Grumpy Old Man · 02-18-2019, 09:03 AM

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Grumpy Old Man · 02-18-2019, 09:04 AM

I have some toys left over from when I was a kid but frankly have grown to play with big-boy toys. Cars, boats, watches, guns and stereo equipment are the primary ones. I have a short attention span and am running out of space.....my bride is very supportive because she likes her toys as well....

Grumpy Old Man · 02-18-2019, 09:05 AM

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Legos are for kids?

Man, I would have loved to have this for my desk when I was on the job.

Dang3r · 02-18-2019, 09:09 AM

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Man, I would have loved to have this for my desk when I was on the job.

+1

King Rudi · 02-18-2019, 10:00 AM

adam and eve son....

sspade · 02-18-2019, 10:25 AM

LEGO was by far my favorite growing up

Very happy to see them still around and relevant today!

bosstones · 02-18-2019, 11:28 AM

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Man, I would have loved to have this for my desk when I was on the job.

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+1

Up until a year or so ago, I hadn't touched Legos at all since I was little. I knew some folks that had their kids involved w/ Lego robotics competitions. Turns out that there is a huuuuge underground Lego market chock full of custom and modified parts. The NVG, ACH, sidearm holsters, M60, etc... are all from that world. I even have forward moving flags on their right shoulders. Pretty cool IMHO.

I originally re-visited Legos because I randomly came across a Lego A-10C that someone made. The GAU-8 barrels even rotated. They had a parts list and everything but a # of them went obsolete. As a side project, I've been re-creating that parts list.

For OP, Legos are more bad@$$ now than they were when I was a kid. Can't go wrong w/ them.

lsturbointeg · 02-18-2019, 07:26 PM

If I had to choose Legos it would be anything Star Wars!

Red Bread · 02-18-2019, 07:39 PM

Yep, house with a four year old, tons of Legos and a growing Bruder collection. They're such good quality. The fire truck actually sprays water and the ambulance toggles between EU and US sirens.

jmg · 02-18-2019, 07:58 PM

Hot Wheels are almost indestructible and cheap. You get A LOT for $1.

This is "my" Gulf collection. My son's collection is much more varied and played with, while mine sit in a display case:

I've since added more Gulf cars, but this was a complete collection of every Gulf blue Hot Wheels at the time.

HFW003 · 02-18-2019, 08:07 PM

Definitely Star Wars Lego!

GERMAN M3 · 02-18-2019, 08:19 PM

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Hot Wheels are almost indestructible and cheap. You get A LOT for $1.

This is "my" Gulf collection. My son's collection is much more varied and played with, while mine sit in a display case:

I've since added more Gulf cars, but this was a complete collection of every Gulf blue Hot Wheels at the time.

Have to agree, for $1 you get quite a bit. Great looking collection JMG!

Red Bread · 02-18-2019, 09:01 PM

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Hot Wheels are almost indestructible and cheap. You get A LOT for $1.

This is "my" Gulf collection. My son's collection is much more varied and played with, while mine sit in a display case:

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I've since added more Gulf cars, but this was a complete collection of every Gulf blue Hot Wheels at the time.

I do read my kid the graphic novel of LeMans. And I have a terrible pic of my favorite custom bike.

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