Can You Still Buy.....?

rizla01

What about a list of things that we used to have fun with that you can't find anywhere.
I would be interetsed to know if anyone has seen the clear resin kits that used to be very popular. You could make brooches, keyrings, Paperwieghts. Etc.

The 'Demo' model was usually an old watch, dismantled and all of the parts cast in a clear plastic cube. they were also very good for giving mum/nan a picture of yourself encased in hard plastic.

Anyone else have memories of things from the past that they would like to find again? Someone on here might have a solution for you.

RufusA

You can still get clear casting resin, though I suspect it is a different product to the ones remember due to H&S regs.

http://www.homecrafts.co.uk/html/product.asp?cat1=1&cat2=1493&cat3=4200

or

http://www.kereds.co.uk/model-making-2.htm

From memory the stuff I used to use stank like anything, I'd forgotten all about it!

Rufus.

dc

Exchange and Mart was the place to look

Fifer

I had one of those kits as a child. It was called something like 'Plasticraft'. My memory is that the resin smelled very strongly of solvents and probably would fall foul of current legislation.

RufusA

Plasticraft - good call - Toy of the Year 1972!

http://www.toyretailersassociation.co.uk/toty/toty65.htm

The above URL lists a good few "had fun with" things!

Spirograph
Mastermind board game
etc.

Rufus.

fatboyonadiet

I onced owned a Playstation One - boy were those the good old days!!!

Rhyburgh

rizla01 wrote:

What about a list of things that we used to have fun with that you can't find anywhere.
I would be interetsed to know if anyone has seen the clear resin kits that used to be very popular. You could make brooches, keyrings, Paperwieghts. Etc.

The 'Demo' model was usually an old watch, dismantled and all of the parts cast in a clear plastic cube. they were also very good for giving mum/nan a picture of yourself encased in hard plastic.

Anyone else have memories of things from the past that they would like to find again? Someone on here might have a solution for you.

I had one of those kits. I rather stupidly encased an unusual coin in it, then changed my mind. Try as I might sawing off the excess plastic with a hacksaw I never managed to get it out, and still have it to this day - a plastic lump, covered with hacksaw marks!! Anyone know how I can reverse the effect without damaging the contents?!!

marct10

Has anyone seen cider ice lollies on sale anywhere? , you remember those amber coloured lollies that you really believed made you drunk when you were six!

StephenB_2

Rhyburgh wrote:

I had one of those kits. I rather stupidly encased an unusual coin in it, then changed my mind. Try as I might sawing off the excess plastic with a hacksaw I never managed to get it out, and still have it to this day - a plastic lump, covered with hacksaw marks!! Anyone know how I can reverse the effect without damaging the contents?!!

One way to remove resin from reinforcing fibres is to burn it off. It's usually done in a high temperature oven.

SJB

Burlesque_Babe

I had one of the Plasticraft kits!!!! loved it!!! Apparently they were banned because of the fumes. Made my Dad some Liverpool FC cufflinks and and my nana a shell filled paper weight.

Cider lollies.........now you're talking..........they were lovely.....

Just had a look a the list - the Mastermind game was great - I played with it for years.

I had a Peter Powell kite as well, but it tore on holiday when I was 6 :-( Apparently they are like gold dust now.

And....I have to confess that after being given one of the original Rubik's Cubes, I cheated and started moving the stickers around so it looked like I had completed more than the one side that most people could do! Unfortunately (and I was only 10!!), when I proudly showed my teacher, he pointed out that two sides had a white sticker in the centre.........whoops......... :rotfl: