I had several action men as a kid but my favourite was the Lone Ranger and Tonto. Many hours were spent playing with them. One of the reasons they delighted me so much was my love of westerns as a kid including The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and western movies we watched at Eight Bells. I especially loved western movies that featured Indians.
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Apart from my model trains, my favourite thing to play with was lego. Jo and I spent countless hours building things. It was pure bliss.
I had lots of furry toys as a kid including several dogs, a bear, a rabbit and bambi. But my favourite was my two labrador puppies. How I loved them. They slept on my bed throughout my childhood.
I addition to stamp collecting, my greatest passion as a kid was to play with my electric model trains. I spent countless hours in the outside room at our house in Bertram Crescent, making them run. My model trains were one of the things that deepened my connection with dad. He was as passionate about trains as I was.
I've just spent a wonderful hour trawling the Internet for photos for some of the exact trains I owned. Pure and utter, glorious nostalgia.
I brought my train collection with me to Sydney but a couple of years ago, I gave them to Andreas's son, Sebastian. They really are meant to be played with rather than collecting dust. He was so ecstatic.
