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FunkrusherPlus t1_iwscq3a wrote

Semi-related but that website reminded me of a childhood memory I haven't thought of in ages...

Does anyone remember from the 90s these pre-cut styrofoam planes -- usually of WWII era fighter planes -- that you assembled yourself? It was super simple... there were only about 3 or 4 pieces that you attached at the pre-cut notches, and they came in packaging similar to the size and shape of a Hershey's Bar. I remember I used to buy them from the icecream truck as a kid.

Edit: I just did a quick search after this post and it came right up! nostalgic "paper planes" from the past

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bigdon199 t1_iwsf6cv wrote

They had those at the arcade ticket counter. Only $5 worth of tickets from skeeball and you could have your very own 25 cent foam airplane.

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Eternal_Revolution t1_iwsinaj wrote

I bought a couple boxes as a kid from oriental trading company.

Edit : they still have the big ones. https://www.orientaltrading.com/large-war-plane-gliders-12-pc--a2-5_1572.fltr?keyword=Plane The ones I got before were 48 packs

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FunkrusherPlus t1_iwsjahq wrote

Ah, you were “that” kid in the neighborhood weren’t you. I bet you had every video game too. (just pulling your chain 🙃)

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Eternal_Revolution t1_iwsjnth wrote

Video games were the devil, so no. :(

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Mindless-Fix-4651 t1_iwsoxak wrote

Well hope you have a non-blowey-uppy 4090 for all your troubles

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FullForceBareAss t1_iwt0ndq wrote

Is there something about 4090s I should know about

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I_HAVE_SEEN_CAT t1_iwtc56m wrote

the power adapter tends to melt around the pins, I'm not kidding go check it now if you're using it

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NuQ t1_iwtn73q wrote

Ah, so your experience was like mine? video games were the devil, children should play outside... so here's a huge box of some of your favorite toys! go outside!

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thechilipepper0 t1_iwv4wc5 wrote

I like Vickie Valencourt and she showed me her boobies and I liked them too!

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thechilipepper0 t1_iwv4sm7 wrote

Oh man I forgot about the “propellers” that were entirely for show

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AlxSTi t1_iwsxdo6 wrote

Those were awesome! I remember I had one with some sort of rubber band propeller too... Maybe that was made of really thin wood instead of Styrofoam.

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SnowTinHat t1_iwt8uww wrote

Santa brought a few of them for my kids last year. Crazy what happens in his workshop.

I also happened to see something similar at my ace hardware store where they sold old timey gifts.

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Standard_Wooden_Door t1_iwta4i3 wrote

My parents used to get us those, they usually ended up on a roof or exploding into the hood of a truck

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CAFunked t1_iwtjosc wrote

I do remember those, some of them even had rubberband propellers.

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BaconDragon69 t1_iwtogyw wrote

They existed in the early 2000s too I remember, some of them also had little propellers with a rubber band to power them!

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ThaiJohnnyDepp t1_iwtr30f wrote

"Remember?" My kid still comes home with them from school goodie bags.

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NaoPb t1_iwtjvfj wrote

I think these should still be around. Though maybe old stock.

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dontthink19 t1_iwuqgm6 wrote

Every single time i go to the air mobility command museum at my local base, i get at least 2 of those

https://amcmuseum.org/

Totally worth checking out if you're ever passing through delaware for whatever reason

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ForTheHordeKT t1_iwv2hyk wrote

My god haha, I remember these. We also used to cut little notches in the bottom of the "fuselage" at the front of the plane and then use rubber bands to sling them into flight.

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Kahlandar t1_iwvj7zg wrote

I found these about this time last year at the canadian tire checkout line, with the impulse purchases.

Got a bunch for my family as a nostalgia thing. The dentist used to give us this as kids if we were good and sat still. Or rubber bouncy balls

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