Rupert_Baehr Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 ... Did you make peg guns, tod twangers and French arrows too? .....I doubt that such things wouldn't be allowed these days but gave us ours of fun. Peg guns? - didn't bother. My brother and I had cap-powered spud guns. You took the front 'bullet' end out of the cartridge, stuck it in a potato then put a cap in the 'cartridge case' end, put it back together and fired it. - The detonation of the cap blew the piece of potato out of the gun. Well, that was the original idea, anyway. If you put about half a dozen (or more) caps in the back and a small stone in the front, you had a gun just like the cowboys did! -You could even make splinters of wood fly off the wooden barrier your brother was hiding behind. - Just like the cowboys did on TV! Good fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubydazzler Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 No, never heard of them, please explain! Don't know what the tod twanger is, but if you google the others, there are instructions for making them. Do they still play French cricket? Got so many bruises from playing that! Fun though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isabelle Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Found one! http://www.smythstoys.com/kitchens-household-44sc/mr-frosty-122280itm.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteMorris Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Anyone remember making those little sort of 'walking machines' out of a cotton reel, and elastic band, some candle wax and some matchsticks? No idea what they were called, but I remember making them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteMorris Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Don't know what the tod twanger is, but if you google the others, there are instructions for making them. Do they still play French cricket? Got so many bruises from playing that! Fun though! I don't think you were supposed to actually use a cricket ball!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggletail Posted August 26, 2012 Author Share Posted August 26, 2012 Anyone remember making those little sort of 'walking machines' out of a cotton reel, and elastic band, some candle wax and some matchsticks? No idea what they were called, but I remember making them! We made those, we used to cut notched 'V' shapes out of the cotton reel edges for extra traction. We called them tanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteMorris Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 I looked on ebay for Mr Frosty...there seems to be loads on there! http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_trksid=p3984.m570.l1313&_nkw=Mr+Frosty&_sacat=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubydazzler Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 I don't think you were supposed to actually use a cricket ball!! Even with a tennis ball, if your big brothers are bowling, it's surprising what injuries they can inflict on a 7 yr old girl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteMorris Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Even with a tennis ball, if your big brothers are bowling, it's surprising what injuries they can inflict on a 7 yr old girl! :hihi::hihi: @ruby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggletail Posted August 26, 2012 Author Share Posted August 26, 2012 Don't know what the tod twanger is, but if you google the others, there are instructions for making them. Do they still play French cricket? Got so many bruises from playing that! Fun though! The French Arrow could have someones eye out! The Peg Gun is now on the list of stuff to do before school starts - we only have plastic pegs so I might have to come and see if you have some wooden ones rubydazzler. Bet you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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