If anything breaks do NOT try super glue to repair it. It literally dissolved the wing. Tape is the only option.
We used to buy tonnes of these on holiday when we were in a chalet. Then the family would fucking leather them at each other. Good times.
Our daughter gets them as gifts at nursery if she follows all the golden rules! Love it when she brings one home.
Can still hear the squeak of putting the wings through
You need to: give it some right rudder, make a slight adjustment to the rear elevators, and put some blu-tac on the nose
Nice! That’s a fancy one!!! Where is it from!?
Always go for the P38…. two props!
I distinctly remember having a green Mitsubishi Zero that flew like a dream
Whenever I see things like this that haven’t changed for decades I always wonder if there’s someone who’s worked at the factory their whole lives. A whole career just making little polystyrene gliders seems quite nice.
They have different ones now too like unicorn flyers
I loved these as a kid then forgot all about them, then my own kids loved them when they were little, then I forgot about them again until just now
I buy them from Poundland for my nephews. They ate a 9 pack, or at least the last lot I’ve brought were. They are cheap so I’m never bothered if they break them.
What is it supposed to be? Kinda looks like a Kawasaki Ki-61
God this brought back memories I didn’t even know I had
There is a little model train shop in Betws Y Coed. They had them in there. I bought 5. My grandson loves them. I hadnt seen them for maybe 40 years!
Where did you pick that up?
I got the propeller of one of these stuck in my ear when I was little. Required a hospital visit to get it removed.
Mum was NOT happy.
I remember working out the perfect angle to throw it so it would loop the loop. My brother and my dad couldn’t. I felt such a sense of achievement.
Man these things were shit. Never flew straight, broke after a couple of throws. Didn’t stop me buying them from every little country corner shop!
Oh wow! I used to get one of these in every school trip. Only lasted as far as 30 mins on the bus journey back to school but was iconic
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Nostalgia rush holy shit. Remember the rubber band powered ones
You’ve forgotten to snap the wing
Oh damn this takes me back. Bloody loved those things as a nipper.
Now bite it 😈
I haven’t thought about these things in like 30 years!
Thanks to you I’m about to start my own air force.
When I was younger I accidentally took my brothers tooth out trying to bicycle kick one out of the air lmao
Loved these. I had a four engined bomber at one point
The big foam 1s from home bargains are quite good on a not so windy day.
Weird…I haven’t seen these for years, and went to a model aircraft display just today where there was a stall selling them.
That’s some true nostalgia right there. Still going strong!
I remember spending all my pocket money on these and it being a gateway to Airfix models
Had a wooded hillside close to ours as a kid side to get them to go for ages if you got the flaps just right.
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If anything breaks do NOT try super glue to repair it. It literally dissolved the wing. Tape is the only option.
We used to buy tonnes of these on holiday when we were in a chalet. Then the family would fucking leather them at each other. Good times.
Our daughter gets them as gifts at nursery if she follows all the golden rules! Love it when she brings one home.
Can still hear the squeak of putting the wings through
You need to: give it some right rudder, make a slight adjustment to the rear elevators, and put some blu-tac on the nose
Nice! That’s a fancy one!!! Where is it from!?
Always go for the P38…. two props!
I distinctly remember having a green Mitsubishi Zero that flew like a dream
Whenever I see things like this that haven’t changed for decades I always wonder if there’s someone who’s worked at the factory their whole lives. A whole career just making little polystyrene gliders seems quite nice.
They have different ones now too like unicorn flyers
I loved these as a kid then forgot all about them, then my own kids loved them when they were little, then I forgot about them again until just now
I buy them from Poundland for my nephews. They ate a 9 pack, or at least the last lot I’ve brought were. They are cheap so I’m never bothered if they break them.
What is it supposed to be? Kinda looks like a Kawasaki Ki-61
God this brought back memories I didn’t even know I had
There is a little model train shop in Betws Y Coed. They had them in there. I bought 5. My grandson loves them. I hadnt seen them for maybe 40 years!
Where did you pick that up?
I got the propeller of one of these stuck in my ear when I was little. Required a hospital visit to get it removed.
Mum was NOT happy.
I remember working out the perfect angle to throw it so it would loop the loop. My brother and my dad couldn’t. I felt such a sense of achievement.
Man these things were shit. Never flew straight, broke after a couple of throws. Didn’t stop me buying them from every little country corner shop!
Oh wow! I used to get one of these in every school trip. Only lasted as far as 30 mins on the bus journey back to school but was iconic