When you were a kid what was your best present for Christmas?

[b5blue]

  My best ever Christmas present was a "Johnny Seven One Man Army" gun. The J7 OMA was seven toy guns in one rifle. A true masterpiece of toy weaponry with bullets, grenade launcher, a cap gun pistol that detached from the stock. We played Army growing up and for a 9 year old boy, that thing changed the balance of power in the neighborhood instantly.
  Our little rag tag rat patrol of 4 guys Jeff, Billy, Ricky and I had been getting our collective butts beat by the rich kids down the block with their get anything they wanted anytime they wanted it procurement system and larger group of slightly older guys.
  It was normal for us to go out to play only to be blind sided ambushed by them (all in great "Combat" style play!) so you always had at least a cap or squirt gun, fully loaded and a trusty rubber dagger. (Preferably the green one with the ball holding claw handle) The battles would end in final hand to hand close quarter screaming tussles, followed by arguments and reviews of who shot who, where and when while drinking RC cola out of plastic canteens and munching on our C rations. (packs of crackers and small bags of peanuts)
  That all changed with the Johnny Seven, the hail storm grenades missiles and orange bullets left an impenetrable shield of play power around us forcing retreat or die an indisputable death of dominance. We went on the offensive, hunting down our prey with relentless hit and run attacks until their only desire was baseball.  Good times oft remembered this time of year, What was yours and why?     

[chargerboy69]

That is a tough one. In 1979, when I was 6, I received a Star Wars Millennium Falcon from The Empire Strikes Back. I also believe that same year, I also received a huge Tyco racetrack.  Still have both items to this day.

[twodko]

I was 11 and my brother was about 6 and like many kids at the time we loved playing "war". There was an "army" toy kit that had a plastic put tent, canteen, knife, helmet and a rifle. We both wanted our own in the worst way. Well, dear old Mom who just happened to be a former Korean War era lady Marine DI bought us both this "dream" toy. Christmas morning opening our gifts was less than fulfilling and we were grumpy. "Sarg" takes us out the backyard where she had set up both pup tents next to each other in a miltary manner with all our cool new gear meticulously layed out just inside each tent. Its was the best Christmas ever AND we didn't shoot our eyes out!!

[stripedelete]

Lionel train when I was 4.  Still have it.

[TruckDriver]

My Hot Wheels & Matchbox cars/trucks. And my all steel Tonka Trucks.

[learical1]

1967, I was 12 and I got my first guitar, a Royal Artist by Bruno.  It's a POS, but I still have it. (Mom traded in her S&H green stamps to get me an amp.)

[68X426]

 

[1969chargerrtse]

Torn between the new Hot Wheel set with dual power houses or when I was 14 my dad bought a 1965 Honda CA110 50cc bike. At the time once again I was punished for something so I had to just look at it in the basement.  

[learical1]

Torn between the new Hot Wheel set with dual power houses

Still have mine, but it was a birthday present.

[1969chargerrtse]

Torn between the new Hot Wheel set with dual power houses

Still have mine, but it was a birthday present.

My mom hid the box in our dryer.  When she went out to go shopping my brother and I pulled it out applied the stickers to the houses etc... and played with them.

[saltdog]

Ruger 10/22 when I was 11.

[rattlehead_74]

Strech Armstrong !  LMAO

[flyinlow]

Train set age 6.  I still play with trains!

[4cruzin]

When I was 8, I got a Polaris snow mobile.   Lived on an 80 acre dairy farm so I had a lot of room to ride.  Can't say I still have it.   

[skip68]

my green machine, and my western show saddle. best gifts ever! Mrs.skip68.

[nvrbdn]

1962, a lionel train set and lincoln logs. when i was 6. would build buildings and crash the train into them. still have the train. thanks mom for saving it for me

[rrob]

  YES! I had a one man army when I was a kid, it was great!

[BBKNARF]

Eldon, slot car race track.

[skip68]

Ok, now we have a new favorite toy! The wii system and it came with two games! Wii fit and wii resort. Fricken awesome!!! I feel like a kid again..........oh yeah, .......the "real kids liked it too!" lol! Thank god for grandparents! Mrs.skip68.

[Old Moparz]

GI Joe stuff was the best.

[elacruze]

I had one of these Buddy L Station Wagon with Camping Trailers-


It mysteriously disappeared after a year or so...I was pretty young. Very disappointed though.

[69bronzeT5]

It would most definitley have to be my Charger. I got it for Christmas in 1998 when I was 6 years old

[tan top]

 loved this  when  i was little  ,  my mum / dad & grandparents  got me this  , along with a few games !!  christmas  78 i think   !!
     

[KS71owner]

for me it was probably the year we got an NES. But I still have a Robotech toy I got when I was 7 or 8 - the 1/6 scale Scott Bernard w/ transformable Cyclone armor.

[nvrbdn]

GI Joe stuff was the best.

nice collection moparz now i see what my headquarters is missing. that rack thing isnt there.

[Old Moparz]

GI Joe stuff was the best.

nice collection moparz now i see what my headquarters is missing. that rack thing isnt there.

Those pics I had found on line, but I do still have them in boxes in my attic. Some of the boxes are the originals & probably worth more than the toy itself. 

I pulled it all out of the attic once a few years ago to show my daughter when she was about 8 years old. She thought they were pretty cool. 

[learical1]

G.I. Joe was OK, but Captian Action, now that was something!

[mikesbbody]

My best gift was a Chopper Bicycle very similar to the one in the pic. I rode down a steep hill on Xmas day, got the speed wobbles and wrecked!  I ended up in Hospital the bike was Totalled.

[BigBlackDodge]

G.I. Joe was OK, but Captian Action, now that was something!

That Captain Action figure looks like he's a little constipated.....


BBD

[68X426]

That Captain Action figure looks like he's a little constipated.....
BBD

[69bronzeT5]

 

[Old Moparz]

My best gift was a Chopper Bicycle very similar to the one in the pic. I rode down a steep hill on Xmas day, got the speed wobbles and wrecked!  I ended up in Hospital the bike was Totalled.

Bummer about wrecking it, those bikes were cool. I had the exact same one in blue that my grandmother got me one year. I don't recall if it was a Christmas or Birthday present since both dates are close together.

Raleigh reissued the Chopper bikes, but they are slightly different due to mandated safety crap. Saw it in the local bike shop when I got my mountain bike a couple of years ago, also a Raleigh.

[learical1]

That Captain Action figure looks like he's a little constipated.....


BBD

You'd be thinking about $h!ttin& a brick if a costume change was supposed to give you super powers, too!

[mikesbbody]

Bummer about wrecking it, those bikes were cool. I had the exact same one in blue that my grandmother got me one year. I don't recall if it was a Christmas or Birthday present since both dates are close together.

Raleigh reissued the Chopper bikes, but they are slightly different due to mandated safety crap. Saw it in the local bike shop when I got my mountain bike a couple of years ago, also a Raleigh.
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That one does look a little different the seat's different, and gear the shifter is in a different location I had a "aftermarket" speedo on mine  which got smashed when I came off. If you were a real hardcore Chopper "nerd" there was a flag that could be attached too I don't recall if I had that though

[b5blue]

COOL STUFF Guys! Thanks for sharing it's been great fun reading reply's!  Now if I just still had my Creepy Crawlers and Vacu-Form machines! ( Along with my Fireball XL-5 and Matt Mason astronaut!)