In the 1980s, Uncle Pete’s Toys was the toy shop that every kid who lived around Sydney wanted to visit. While a few smaller Uncle
Category: Nostalgia
Vintage Australian Christmas Commercials
With Christmas approaching once more, I always find myself reminiscing about old Christmas memories in the 1980s in Australia – hot summers, cool toys, and
Teddy Ruxpin and Jet Hopper – the hot toys for Christmas 1986
Just for fun, here are two old Australian TV commercials in which the Metro/Taiyo Jet Hopper R/C buggy is shown as one of the hot
Racing drivers and R/C cars
Did you know that Ayrton Senna owned a Tamiya? Or that Peter Brock once opened an off-road R/C track?
Tyco/Taiyo Turbo Hopper in R/C Car Action, 1986
Back in 1986, R/C magazines were a lot more unassuming than they are today. And even the Turbo Hopper was featured in one such “hobby” magazine.
Tomy Air Jammer Road Rammer (1980)
A toy powered by nothing but air? How cool was that? Answer: very cool, particularly if it was released in 1980 and looked like some
A merry retro-toy Christmas!
Well it’s that time of year again. And if certain news articles are to be believed, retro toys are popular. But how many can you find at retail stores?
Tomy Digital Derby Auto Raceway (1978)
Before handheld LCD games, there were handheld LED games. And before LED games, well… games weren’t so much ‘electronic’ as ‘motorized’.
Lost Hobby Shops: Tandy Electronics at Christmas
The last Tandy stores were closed or rebranded quite recently in Australia. But many will remember Tandy as the place they got their first R/C car.
Lost Hobby Shops: Yennora Hobbies – Part 2
Part two about the lost Sydney hobby shop “Yennora Hobbies”, with information from former owner and co-founder Brent Fox, who ran the store for 30 years.
Lost Hobby Shops: ZIGZAG
ZIGZAG was a chain of toy stores that existed in Australia from the 1980s through until sometime in the 1990s. They seemed to be great little toy shops.
Lost Hobby Shops: Yennora Hobbies
Yennora Hobbies near Sydney in Australia was just one of many great, old hobby shops that have disappeared over the years. And I really miss those places.
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