What is this 80's toy?

[Marc]

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?

[FZR400RRSP]

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.

[Dancook]

Originally Posted by bowfer

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

[Marc]

Originally Posted by Dancook

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!

[lockers]

Quadro?

Looks a bit more colourful now.

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

[Marc]

Originally Posted by lockers

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!

[FZR400RRSP]

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.

[Chett]

Hi,
Was it half a Tent ??
How about Playskool Pipeworks ? : http://www.hasbro.com/common/instruc...-2000-3000.pdf

[Dancook]

Originally Posted by bowfer

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!

[sniffer66]

Originally Posted by lockers

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"

[Marc]

yeah. looks like a bit more than i want to pay! Hopefully i can pick up a large set 2nd hand