HotWheels Track

[[AK]Bribo]

I ruined many a Hot Wheels car by creating some MASSIVE jumps using that orange track in my driveway.

You can still buy the "big tub o' Lego". As recently as a few years ago I bought one for Joe.

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index...entPage=search

[[AK]Squidly]

Many changes were made for protection from lawsuit. Maybe kids were swallowing connectors or something. :P

[[AK]Hylander]

I was a lego kid for sure. Every christmas I looked forward to a new box of legos. I can only remember one kit, it was a car with a working engine/pistons/suspension, etc. You are right, all the kits now seem to take the creativity out of it. Back then, most were pretty much 'parts' with some lego men thrown in here and there. I remember building huge space ships and buildings, and cars. My friends and I use to have demolition derby cars. You built cars out of the parts bin and then smash them into one another. The last car with at least 3 wheels was the winner.

As far as matchbox, I too had all the matchbox cars with tracks. I had the loop with connector corners, etc. However, my favorite matchbox track was I believe the "superspeedway" one where you had to long straights and big banked blue corner pieces. On the front stretch you had handles where you had to time hit the back of your car with the launcher on every lap. I had a blast with that thing!

I was also into the slot cars, remote control cars, etc. I was pretty much into anything that had cars involved.

[[AK]Bribo]

The Lego kits are not that bad, however they are really only good for one build. Ultimately, the car/spaceship/whatever is broken into a jillion pieces by your kid and the parts make their way into "ye olde tub of parts".

[[AK]Bribo]

However, my favorite matchbox track was I believe the "superspeedway" one where you had to long straights and big banked blue corner pieces. On the front stretch you had handles where you had to time hit the back of your car with the launcher on every lap. I had a blast with that thing!

My friend had this exact track in his basement and we spent hours playing with it. We would also take our cars outside and make elaborate roads, houses, etc in the dirt. Great fun for a 10 year old.

[[AK]Nuts]

With 75ft, I'm planing on going down the stairs, through the library and then hooking through the dining room. The kit comes with 3 clamps too (I always used Pops' glass ashtrays) so I can get some good hills using kitchen chairs.

Of course in a few years, those very tracks are going to be used by Lil' Nuts to whack his sister... oh joy.