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Old 11-08-2009, 2:37 PM   #1
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Red face What is this 80's toy?
I've been driving myself crazy trying to remember the name of this construction set a friend of mine had when we were young. It was comprised of red pipes, some about a metre long, some about half a metre, black connectors including L shaped, X shaped and simple extenders, and there were also black panels you could slot onto the pipes.

Ring any bells?
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Re: What is this 80's toy?
Meccano?
Bionical?
Knex?

Sounds a bit too basic to be any of them.
In fact, it sounds like the most basic toy ever!
Just some pipes that can be joined together?
To make nothing in particular?

God, that must have been crap.
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Re: What is this 80's toy?
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Meccano?
Bionical?
Knex?

Sounds a bit too basic to be any of them.
In fact, it sounds like the most basic toy ever!
Just some pipes that can be joined together?
To make nothing in particular?

God, that must have been crap.
The tubes up to a meter long! you could make structure to climb on, you could make a den! My mate had this, and at school we had miniature versions
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Old 11-08-2009, 2:56 PM   #4
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The tubes up to a meter long! you could make structure to climb on, you could make a den! My mate had this, and at school we had miniature versions
exactly! Those were the glory days where my imagination still worked. Why is it everyone's mate who has it and never us i might have known what it was called if i owned it myself!
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Re: What is this 80's toy?
Quadro?

Looks a bit more colourful now.

We've still got some of the original stuff in the loft!
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Quadro?

Looks a bit more colourful now.

We've still got some of the original stuff in the loft!
That's the stuff!! Thanks Now to see if i can get hold of some for a christmas present!
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Re: What is this 80's toy?
I can see the point of it in that ad, because they have slides and stuff attached to it.
Your mate just had the framework?
Haha, what a shame!
Like giving him some handlebars and a bell, and that's it.
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Re: What is this 80's toy?
Hi,
Was it half a Tent ??
How about Playskool Pipeworks ? : http://www.hasbro.com/common/instruc...-2000-3000.pdf
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Re: What is this 80's toy?
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I can see the point of it in that ad, because they have slides and stuff attached to it.
Your mate just had the framework?
Haha, what a shame!
Like giving him some handlebars and a bell, and that's it.
Might not be as good as a PS3 but it was a little fun!
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Re: What is this 80's toy?
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Quadro?

Looks a bit more colourful now.

We've still got some of the original stuff in the loft!
As a parent my first thought was "God, that looks pricey"
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Re: What is this 80's toy?
yeah. looks like a bit more than i want to pay! Hopefully i can pick up a large set 2nd hand
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