OT: Reclaiming my youth...

[billb]

...was in my folks' basement the other day, and found my old Darda car (I've since found out it is a Stratos model), actually made in West Germany. Junior loved watching it go across the floor on its own (actually moved pretty well for 20+ yrs old). So of course I had to go out and find a track today for us to play with it on. The old diecast car can actually do both loops shown here. Amazed me!

[dacoyote]

very cool

[billb]

...my wife and I were at Tuesday Morning, the discount home goods place. I ran across a Darda track, missing the cars, but marked down to $7 from $40 (if it included the two $7 cars). Amazingly, it was all there. Talked 'em down to $5, and took it home.

Looks like this, minus the cars:
http://www.onlytoys.com/prodimages/full/darda/11126.jpg

Junior already loves it. Now we just need a second car, and we can go racin'!

[brodee]

I need to find soem of those tracks. I had a ton of them growing up but now everything is theme based with a bunch of extra crap. I just want nice simple tracks like those you posted. My son loves those things.

[Springfield1952]

One of the great joys of being a parent is the chance to play with toys again. My son and I had a blast with radio controlled cars when he was younger. Have fun!

Curt.

[emw525E34]

Great!. My 6 year old daughter wanted an iMac !. The 5 year old wanted the Mac Mini!. Now I am gonna go out a get two mac Minis and a couple of nifty LCD screens on the cheap to make 'em work.

[McWatters]

haha i have a crap load of those darda track pieces in a chest here. I think all my cars were tottalled so i have nothin to use em with.

good memories tho

cheers

J.McWatters

[Traian]

How is it powered? Do you just give it a toss?

[Ted K]

You pull them back to wind them up and away they go.

[HDhandyman]

My Dad and I used to build rockets (estes) and take em out to a field every weekend. Before Christmas I was thinking about them again and guess what Grandpa Santy brought for Christmas. Estes!

My daughter's gonna love em.

Stephen