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This has been a fascinating read for me considering my tender age in comparison to some of you chaps. <cough> Vicar <cough>

I grew up in the nineties and early 2000's and I remember that I used to love Action Men. I used to have a new one every month pretty much. My late Mother also bought me a big teddy bear when I was like 11, which I chose in the shop, that we called Arthur and I still have him now 18 years later. She even created a backstory for him and how he came to be in the shop when she bought him. Having Arthur is still one of my favourite memories from my childhood because if reminds me of my Mum in her element, the way her mind worked and the world that she created that she could escape to.

When it comes to toys later on in my childhood, physical toys were replaced by electric toys and eventually games consoles. I remember my older brother introducing me to computer games and we still play them together now.

I think it was about 1967/68 when I had my first Action Man, i remember having it before we won the cup in 1968, because Action Man scored that goal over and over again that evening.

Its lovely when you have a toy like your Teddy, I remember about 30 years ago I had been in Switzerland on business and had not had the chance to pick up a little something for my son, so I got him a little Swiss Air dog at the airport, as he got bigger he passed it on to his little brother, who it turn passed it on to his little sister. As you can imagine after 30 years of love he was looking a little grubby, so recently my daughter who had him full restored before passing him back to my eldest son for his first born and the saga continues.

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This has been a fascinating read for me considering my tender age in comparison to some of you chaps. <cough> Vicar <cough>

I grew up in the nineties and early 2000's and I remember that I used to love Action Men. I used to have a new one every month pretty much. My late Mother also bought me a big teddy bear when I was like 11, which I chose in the shop, that we called Arthur and I still have him now 18 years later. She even created a backstory for him and how he came to be in the shop when she bought him. Having Arthur is still one of my favourite memories from my childhood because if reminds me of my Mum in her element, the way her mind worked and the world that she created that she could escape to.

When it comes to toys later on in my childhood, physical toys were replaced by electric toys and eventually games consoles. I remember my older brother introducing me to computer games and we still play them together now.

I think it was about 1967/68 when I had my first Action Man, i remember having it before we won the cup in 1968, because Action Man scored that goal over and over again that evening.

Its lovely when you have a toy like your Teddy, I remember about 30 years ago I had been in Switzerland on business and had not had the chance to pick up a little something for my son, so I got him a little Swiss Air dog at the airport, as he got bigger he passed it on to his little brother, who it turn passed it on to his little sister.  As you can imagine after 30 years of love he was looking a little grubby, so recently my daughter had him full restored before passing him back to my eldest son for his first born and the saga continues.