As a young kid, I loved my Matchbox (and Hot Wheels) cars, but as I got older, I played with my Lego (and Capsela, and other construction) toys more.
I still have all of my toy cars (and cases) - and my last recent addition to my "collection" was three versions of the Isuzu VehiCROSS that Hot Wheels put out; I purchased four of them - one out of the packaging, which I keep on my keyboard as a "fidget toy" - and three others in packaging (sadly, one of the colors wasn't "Ebony Black" - which is the color of my VX - I've been thinking about getting another Hot Wheels VX and custom painting it).
I also still have all of my Lego; in fact, I actually still own most of my childhood toys. I don't know how common this is. I've gotten rid of some of them (I gave away all of my Capsela to a former boss' son who seemed to have an interest in such toys - so maybe that kid will grow up to be another engineer in some form). I also still own my first microcomputers, too (TRS-80 Color Computer 2 and 3).
Has anyone else done this? I just wonder how common (or not) keeping such kinds of stuff is...
I still have every one of my Hot Wheels cars from my childhood collecting years (approximately 1968 - 1972). Except for the dozen or so I repainted in youthful folly, the other ~70 are in fine shape. After my mother passed away, I found another 4 or 5 still in the blister packs that she had hidden away as handy rewards for me or my brother. My plan was to hand these (and some other childhood toys) down to my adult children, but they aren't settled enough yet to care for them.
I still have all of my toy cars (and cases) - and my last recent addition to my "collection" was three versions of the Isuzu VehiCROSS that Hot Wheels put out; I purchased four of them - one out of the packaging, which I keep on my keyboard as a "fidget toy" - and three others in packaging (sadly, one of the colors wasn't "Ebony Black" - which is the color of my VX - I've been thinking about getting another Hot Wheels VX and custom painting it).
I also still have all of my Lego; in fact, I actually still own most of my childhood toys. I don't know how common this is. I've gotten rid of some of them (I gave away all of my Capsela to a former boss' son who seemed to have an interest in such toys - so maybe that kid will grow up to be another engineer in some form). I also still own my first microcomputers, too (TRS-80 Color Computer 2 and 3).
Has anyone else done this? I just wonder how common (or not) keeping such kinds of stuff is...