Bruder Trucks - the new Tonka?

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Lifer
Feb 8, 2000
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Aw, I want one. Always wanted the crane set as a kid. Was too expensive. Now I'm too old. Shite. Going to get me a baby mama...
 

AstroManLuca

Lifer
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Aw, I want one. Always wanted the crane set as a kid. Was too expensive. Now I'm too old. Shite. Going to get me a baby mama...

This is why I'm looking forward to being a parent. I'm totally playing with Legos again once my kid is old enough.
 

ch33zw1z

Lifer
Nov 4, 2004
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This is why I'm looking forward to being a parent. I'm totally playing with Legos again once my kid is old enough.

My 5 year old calls them the "skinny blocks". Him, my 18 month old, and myself love to play legos. We don't use the directions, and he's better at creating things than I am. It's awesome, you will have a blast.
 

Fritzo

Lifer
Jan 3, 2001
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I still have a huge Tonka dump truck and fire truck (that actually squirts water!) from when I was 5. They were so sturdy you could ride on them :)

Shows how well they built that stuff. The new Tonka products are all plastic. It's a shame. I had all of these at one time:

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<-- was my favorite!

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<--string kept breaking, mom would fix it with twine.
 

alent1234

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Dec 15, 2002
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i have a bunch for my older son, mostly bought by his grandparents. he loves them. make up a wish list on amazon because they go for like 50% off outside of the holidays
 

Sho'Nuff

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Jul 12, 2007
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So the crane I ordered for my son arrived at my office today. I did not appreciate how big it was going to be. With the boom extended,the height of the crane is 51.2 inches, or slightly more than 4 feet.
 

destrekor

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I enjoyed tearing up part of our little median strip in our driveway as a child with all my old-school Tonka trucks. Those were a blast and survived pretty much everything you subjected them too... though, after being left partially exposed to the elements for quite a few years, rust could become an issue like we discovered with ours - improper storage is to blame, of course - steel is obviously something you have store properly if you want to avoid rust.
 

manimal

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I just remembered burying three large tonka trucks in the backyard of the house that my family lived in the late 70s.

Wonder if they are still there.