# Anyone remember this toy (early-mid 70's) "cubes and tubes" ball track **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 9, 2012, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this-toy-early-mid-70s-cubes-and-tubes-ball-track/634247 "2012-09-09T22:42:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Jtrade34](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bcef8e/32.png) [@Jtrade34](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jtrade34)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this-toy-early-mid-70s-cubes-and-tubes-ball-track/634247/21 "2022-12-16T06:59:02Z")
If you Google Quercetti Cuboga Cubes and Tubes Marble Run Deluxe you will find they still manufacture this toy in updated colors ---
**Author:** ![SBehanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@SBehanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SBehanna)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2025, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this-toy-early-mid-70s-cubes-and-tubes-ball-track/634247/22 "2025-05-10T08:19:36Z")
I’ve had this toy almost all my life. It’s definitely called “Cubes & Tubes” by Samsonite. The rubber belt with metal tabs in the elevator has dry rotted on mine. I would love to find someone that could make a custom belt for this. Such a fun toy. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2025, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this-toy-early-mid-70s-cubes-and-tubes-ball-track/634247/23 "2025-05-10T10:32:28Z")
> [@SBehanna](#): > > I would love to find someone that could make a custom belt for this. I expect one could be made. Could you post a picture of the belt ? (Welcome to the sdmb btw !) ---
**Author:** ![SBehanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@SBehanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SBehanna)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this-toy-early-mid-70s-cubes-and-tubes-ball-track/634247/24 "2025-05-10T16:25:15Z")
It told me that new members cannot post photos 🤷🏼‍♂️ I think that is ridiculous ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this-toy-early-mid-70s-cubes-and-tubes-ball-track/634247/25 "2025-05-10T16:37:23Z")
Ah. I’d forgotten about that “feature” ! Maybe if you post a bit more you’ll achieve the next security level… ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this-toy-early-mid-70s-cubes-and-tubes-ball-track/634247/26 "2025-05-10T16:54:42Z")
..and it appears that you don’t need to do much to get to the next “trust level”, as they’re known. Just read a few more threads ! Also, in case you didn’t know, you can’t upload pictures to this site. You need to put them on an image hosting site (eg [ImgBB](https://imgbb.com/)) and post a link to it here. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this-toy-early-mid-70s-cubes-and-tubes-ball-track/634247/27 "2025-05-10T17:00:25Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > Also, in case you didn’t know, you can’t upload pictures to this site. Just to be clear: _none of us_ can upload pictures directly to the SDMB; it has nothing to do with being a new member. The automated error message that you received, @SBehanna , is unfortunately a bit misleading. As noted, to share a picture in your post, you need to insert a URL to where the picture currently exists elsewhere on the web; if it’s a picture you’ve taken yourself, this means uploading the picture to a photo-sharing site (e.g., Imgur, ImgBB, Flickr, etc.), and getting the URL from that site. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this-toy-early-mid-70s-cubes-and-tubes-ball-track/634247.md?page=1)