tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842699720560061705.post6845757495974918753..comments2024-03-12T06:09:24.585-07:00Comments on The Copycat Collector: COLLECTION #18: Building ToysStefanie Eskanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10617748439244008688noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842699720560061705.post-53654451125787242522013-04-01T08:19:08.641-07:002013-04-01T08:19:08.641-07:00Those Auburn flexible bricks are identical to the ...Those Auburn flexible bricks are identical to the ones that were marketed as "Sta-lox" here in Canada, even to the picture on the tube. I still have my childhood set in its tube, surprisingly the tube is still quite full, considering they were one of my very favourite toys that I played with for many years. Sta-lox bricks crop up on eBay regularly - I think they are still popular with scale modelers as well as collectors.Goldieloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01787685030334225140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842699720560061705.post-58116808776154797152011-07-26T18:21:07.192-07:002011-07-26T18:21:07.192-07:00Surprisingly, Lego blocks are much older than most...Surprisingly, Lego blocks are much older than most of us realize: they were developed in the late '40s. I first remember playing with Lego blocks in the early '60s. I swear my older brother had a set, but he thinks I'm nuts. Oh well, SOME BOY that I knew had them!Stefanie Eskanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10617748439244008688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842699720560061705.post-87463549952527027802011-07-26T12:30:55.545-07:002011-07-26T12:30:55.545-07:00My brother and I had a great set of plastic buildi...My brother and I had a great set of plastic building bricks (pre-lego) that could be melded with the army men set and some of the little metal cars. Despite 6 years difference in our ages, we bonded over those toys.Jean Hibbenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813845510501696487noreply@blogger.com