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Tag: 1985

Toy & Novelty - toy store in Queensland, Australia, 1985

Lost Hobby Shops: Toy & Novelty

June 21, 2015 R/C Toy Memories

A small toy shop chain from Queensland, Australia that is all but forgotten – “Toy & Novelty” had three locations in the mid 1980s. Here’s

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Tamiya Commercial - Australia (1985)

Australian Tamiya TV commercials from 1985 and 1987

June 16, 2015 R/C Toy Memories

Most vintage Tamiya fans will be familiar with the early promotional clips they made for each car, that were often aired on TV sets in

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Nikko Black Fox

Nikko Black Fox (1985)

June 3, 2014 R/C Toy Memories

The Nikko Black Fox was a popular 2WD off-roader, and one of the first of it’s kind to mimic the larger, kit buggies in ready-to-run form.

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Uncle Pete's Toys

Lost Hobby Shops: Uncle Pete’s Toys

January 8, 2014 R/C Toy Memories

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

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Tamiya Hotshot

Tamiya Hotshot (1985)

December 18, 2012 R/C Toy Memories

In hobby-grade R/C, 1985 was the year when four-wheel-drive buggies hit the mainstream. Tamiya was quick to the market with the phenomenal Hotshot.

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Welcome

R/C Toy Memories. Since 2012.

This is a nostalgia blog run by a long-time collector. If you grew up with R/C cars sometime between the late 1970s and early 1990s, then you're sure to find something fun to read about here. I also write about other retro toys sometimes. Feel free to look around, participate in the forums, or leave a comment beneath any article if you have a memory to share.

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Smaller posts about my latest R/C activities, toy finds, and other news.

  • Sentimental broken childhood toys…
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    February 26, 2024
    Do you ever feel the need to fix one of your most broken childhood toys?
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  • Vintage toy finds: Nikko Super Tiger 4WD (1988)
    by R/C Toy Memories
    February 20, 2024
    A lucky find last weekend of a near-mint Nikko Super Fox 4WD from an antique shop.
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  • Matchbox ‘World 4 Kids’ Ford Bronco
    by R/C Toy Memories
    February 17, 2024
    Who remembers the huge Australian toy store chain, World 4 Kids?
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Latest comments

  1. sconner6062 on Vintage toy finds: Nikko Super Tiger 4WD (1988)August 19, 2024

    Looks fantastic mate, you've done a fantastic job bringing this back to life and it looks like it came straight…

  2. jjt50 on Lost Hobby Shops: Toy & NoveltyJuly 31, 2024

    Toy and Novelty was a discount toy store originally closer to the city at Woolloongabba then at Annerley I started…

  3. Marcus M on Sentimental broken childhood toys…March 20, 2024

    I feel that way about restoring my Mini-z monster clone the Iwaver 04, bought it in 2008, was in storage…

  4. R/C Toy Memories on LEGO Audi Sport Quattro S1 (2020) & Michèle Mouton minifigureMarch 19, 2024

    Thanks Dave! Yeah, I did see the E-Tron recently too... looks quite good! I have a few models in the…

  5. Dave on LEGO Audi Sport Quattro S1 (2020) & Michèle Mouton minifigureMarch 19, 2024

    Grabbed this set as soon as I found out about it :) Didn't know about the MM minifig though. You're…

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