The Best Legion of Power Toys from the 80s
I've been digging through my parents' attic recently, and I finally came onto my aged legion of power toys that have been sitting in a dirty cardboard box for decades. It's funny how a particular smell—that old plastic material and slightly oxidized battery contact scent—can just teleport a person back to 1986. If you grew upward in that period, you probably remember this stuff, though they will usually lived within the shadow of giants like Transformer repair or G. We. Joe. But intended for a specific kind of kid, the type who liked to build things yet wanted them in order to actually move , these Tonka sets were the peak of playtime technology. ...