# \#toys-models **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/toys-models/64.md [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) --- ## [Toy Collectors--all Female Cobra Troops figure set--GI Joe line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toy-collectors-all-female-cobra-troops-figure-set-gi-joe-line/1013345)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toy-collectors-all-female-cobra-troops-figure-set-gi-joe-line/1013345 "2025-01-25T19:53:25Z")
My memory grows dim. There was a box set, possibly for collectors-only, of all female Cobra Vipers. I cannot recall the name. Can you? --- ## [Barbie - Teaser Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbie-teaser-trailer/976667)
**Author:** [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbie-teaser-trailer/976667 "2024-05-04T04:34:12Z")
Barbie - Teaser Trailer I’m not sure I’m interested in the movie, the stars are OK, I do like the director’s work, but that is hands down the best teaser trailer ever! --- ## [Did you ever or do you now possess a pogo stick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-or-do-you-now-possess-a-pogo-stick/991919)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-or-do-you-now-possess-a-pogo-stick/991919 "2023-12-13T13:44:33Z")
Questions for Pogo Stick owners (past and present): Are they fun? Do you (did you) play with it a lot? Were you any good at Pogo Sticking? What qualifies as an amazing Pogo-related achievement? --- ## [Are "smart" toys such as drones a danger to kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-smart-toys-such-as-drones-a-danger-to-kids/993291)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2023, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-smart-toys-such-as-drones-a-danger-to-kids/993291 "2023-11-17T20:06:48Z")
There have been “scares” about toys that could record or spy on children, such as Furbys. Is this article more of the same unwarranted fears, or is there a legitimate concern here? --- ## [Ok lego kids how did you build your lego sets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-lego-kids-how-did-you-build-your-lego-sets/952115)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2023, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-lego-kids-how-did-you-build-your-lego-sets/952115 "2023-07-23T22:16:51Z")
inspired by the "favorite toy thread " numerous mentions of legos I thought id ask this : you got a full sized lego box for a holiday so you poll I only made what was on the box maybe once if ever then my bad guys bl… --- ## [Domino set a la Domino Rally (late 80s/early 90s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domino-set-a-la-domino-rally-late-80s-early-90s/981551)
**Author:** [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domino-set-a-la-domino-rally-late-80s-early-90s/981551 "2023-03-23T17:01:24Z")
The other day I was thinking about that brief phase in the 80s or thereabouts of domino sets for toppling. One of them was Domino Rally (Wikipedia tells me it also went by the name Domino Express in Europe). When I was a… --- ## [Lego dimensions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lego-dimensions/979632)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lego-dimensions/979632 "2023-02-11T18:16:08Z")
This is an FQ, but I’m putting it in Cafe Society for expanded discussion about making things with Lego®. As everyone probably knows, I have a new nixie tube clock that needs a case. I want something retro/industrial-l… --- ## [Question about barbies and dolls in general](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-barbies-and-dolls-in-general/976669)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2022, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-barbies-and-dolls-in-general/976669 "2022-12-18T03:16:07Z")
in the trailer shown in this thread: It says barbie was the first doll for kids that was an teenager/adult is that true ? --- ## [Using "Kragle" on Adult Lego Kits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-kragle-on-adult-lego-kits/965509)
**Author:** [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-kragle-on-adult-lego-kits/965509 "2022-06-03T11:32:49Z")
A few months ago I bought one of the Lego Creator Kits for the Titanic: LEGO® Titanic 10294 | LEGO® Icons | Buy. I’ve been fascinated with that ship since I was a little kid so as soon as I saw the kit I knew I had to bu… --- ## [So you want to build an Orlan-10 drone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-to-build-an-orlan-10-drone/965037)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-to-build-an-orlan-10-drone/965037 "2022-05-25T15:08:12Z")
Ukrainians have famously taken apart a Russian Orlan-10 UAV, revealing it’s made of off-the-shelf, non-Russian, consumer components. The contractor charged as much as $120,000. The Ukrainians said they could build it f… --- ## [Rocketeer finishes a couple of kits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocketeer-finishes-a-couple-of-kits/964313)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2022, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocketeer-finishes-a-couple-of-kits/964313 "2022-05-13T17:31:45Z")
I haven’t posted any completed model projects here for the longest time; but today I’m planning to post pictures of two of my recent completions. Both are from the same company, Ramshackle Games, out of England. Their… --- ## [Smoking Wolf toy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-wolf-toy/957601)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2022, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-wolf-toy/957601 "2022-03-26T15:34:17Z")
(I didn’t really where to put this so…) When I was a wee lad, my grandfather had a small toy wolf that smoked cigarettes. As I remember the wolf was realistic(ish) and stood about 2" tall. The cigarettes were long and t… --- ## [What was this toy dinosaur-skeleton kit? (80s or 90s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-toy-dinosaur-skeleton-kit-80s-or-90s/551452)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-toy-dinosaur-skeleton-kit-80s-or-90s/551452 "2022-01-08T05:00:55Z")
…after another odd conversation, I’m trying to ID a toy set I had as a kid. This was in about the late 80s or early 90s. The toy set was little snap-together dinosaur skeletons—several pieces of generic skeleton compone… --- ## [Plastic model builders - can I remove glue from a clear plastic part?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plastic-model-builders-can-i-remove-glue-from-a-clear-plastic-part/957271)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plastic-model-builders-can-i-remove-glue-from-a-clear-plastic-part/957271 "2022-01-08T02:15:00Z")
Been doing this for a long time and continue to be a klutz at the wrong time. Dropped a bit of plastic cement onto a clear car windshield. Is there a way to remove it without dulling the “glass” finish, or am I destine… --- ## [Model railroaders, advice for a newb, please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/model-railroaders-advice-for-a-newb-please/954455)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/model-railroaders-advice-for-a-newb-please/954455 "2021-12-28T01:37:34Z")
Now that the Holidays are around the corner, I started waxing nostalgic for a model railroad around the ol’ tree. The problem is, I used to have some modelling skils, more to keep up with another hobby of mine–BattleTec… --- ## [Silly quick model completed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-quick-model-completed/956566)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-quick-model-completed/956566 "2021-12-24T17:19:16Z")
At IPMS a couple months ago, a friend showed off a completed model of a Triebflugel which took my fancy. The Triebflugel is a suicidally stupid proposed design for a VTOL interceptor using ramjets to spin a three-winged… --- ## [How much did the classic 1970s Frisbees weigh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-the-classic-1970s-frisbees-weigh/956132)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-the-classic-1970s-frisbees-weigh/956132 "2021-12-17T14:50:10Z")
The question is in the title. Were they 130 grams? I have a couple of 175 g ones, and they seem big. --- ## [Rocketeer finishes an airboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocketeer-finishes-an-airboat/955597)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocketeer-finishes-an-airboat/955597 "2021-12-09T19:19:03Z")
I just wrapped up a model project, and thought I’d share the results. This is actually a sequel to another model I built, a floating island hotel with a bit of a macabre twist: Miss Blomstel Meets With a Terrible Accid… --- ## [Solution for Pufferfish Puzzlebox from PuzzleGeniusInc.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solution-for-pufferfish-puzzlebox-from-puzzlegeniusinc-com/955614)
**Author:** [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2021, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solution-for-pufferfish-puzzlebox-from-puzzlegeniusinc-com/955614 "2021-12-07T21:30:17Z")
Do any of you know how to work the Pufferfish Puzzlebox (manufactured by PuzzleGeniusInc.com)? It’s a puzzle thing where you have to remove a string with wooden balls at each end from a wooden disk where the string pass… --- ## [What toys and games did you want when you were a child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-toys-and-games-did-you-want-when-you-were-a-child/952321)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-toys-and-games-did-you-want-when-you-were-a-child/952321 "2021-11-22T02:51:01Z")
A story of some things I got and one thing I didn’t: When I was a kid, I was big into the TV show Knight Rider, with David Hasselhoff. What I wanted more than anything was the talking KITT car set with the Michael Knig… --- ## [Please help, looking for old toy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-looking-for-old-toy/953627)
**Author:** [@Greathouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greathouse)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2021, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-looking-for-old-toy/953627 "2021-11-03T07:15:24Z")
When I was a child we would go to my grandmother’s house (40 years ago approx) and she had these toys that my brother and I loved playing with. I have been looking for them and cannot seem to find them, or anything like … --- ## [What was your favorite toy as a kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-toy-as-a-kid/952046)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-toy-as-a-kid/952046 "2021-10-24T23:03:19Z")
Something just reminded me of the smell of Tinkertoys. The real ones. The wood ones. That lead to thinking about my favorite toys. Legos are up there. Silly Putty. But I’m sticking with Tinkertoys. So what was your fav…