Many toys which arrived on xmas day would simply not make it through the holiday unscathed, either due to overzealous play or carelessness. Sometimes some of the cheaper Hong Kong toys would just give up the ghost after a few revs of the friction drive across the rug, or would lose their appeal after all the missiles had disappeared down the back of the couch or into the fireplace.
So in contrast to Scoops earlier gallery of beautifully complete and pristine Thunderbird toys, here are the remains of my childhood collection.
The Dinky Tb2 has fared quite well, although the pod door has been replaced. The Tb3 has lost its motor and the decals have rubbed off after many a sweaty hand revved it across the floor. Tb2 had gone now apart from the nacelles and the grey hulled Tb1 arrived from a jumble sale in about 1969. The blue one came from a stateside ebay win.
Sad but toys are to made to be played with and they've obviously given many hours of fun.
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