tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419319790436512043.post1444046414311931938..comments2023-10-16T21:55:45.095+08:00Comments on Open The Toy: Vintage Parachute TrooperLEonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16294819890642127601noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419319790436512043.post-24922315954100788652023-08-14T15:45:55.402+08:002023-08-14T15:45:55.402+08:00Monday August 13,2023 ,I'm sitting in my chair...Monday August 13,2023 ,I'm sitting in my chair thinking about when I was a kid growing up ,I had this army guy with paroshoot,plastic if I remember correctly,and I looked it up and found this blog. I'm 49 now and it had too be 1982ish when I was at least 7 when the parashoot army guy came out.Remember getting it ready and going up in a 2nd level apartment landing and throwing it off I watching it float down. Those were the days👍I'm going too buy one and leave it in package ,for a keepsake. TomTake your time ,all the Time.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01111597124253174542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419319790436512043.post-10166277296206101482010-01-21T11:37:53.485+08:002010-01-21T11:37:53.485+08:00@David John
Yes I found this recently in Singapore...@David John<br />Yes I found this recently in Singapore but it was the only one left. If I happen to see it again, I will get one for you. :)LEonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16294819890642127601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419319790436512043.post-48471477724161148872010-01-21T11:33:22.413+08:002010-01-21T11:33:22.413+08:00Damn... now that is a cool classic toy... I think ...Damn... now that is a cool classic toy... I think I do have one when I was a kid... don't know where is it now or what happen to it though..<br /><br />Can we still buy this in Singapore nowadays? I would love to buy one, this parachute guy is fun to play...David John Shewsburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12482847032588547173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419319790436512043.post-54468889958564623302010-01-19T16:12:41.485+08:002010-01-19T16:12:41.485+08:00@desmond
I just got this. It is a update version o...@desmond<br />I just got this. It is a update version of a old toy concept. :) I remember the soldier back then was green too.LEonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16294819890642127601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419319790436512043.post-89133065572469925122010-01-19T15:37:58.507+08:002010-01-19T15:37:58.507+08:00Wah bro, you still keep this. super vintage leh. I...Wah bro, you still keep this. super vintage leh. I played it during my childhood time. My soldier was in green colour.desmondnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419319790436512043.post-73569002179448276242010-01-18T13:04:25.500+08:002010-01-18T13:04:25.500+08:00@Bubbashelby
Ya it should be cheaper back then. Gl...@Bubbashelby<br />Ya it should be cheaper back then. Glad it is still general available there over your end.<br /><br />@chubbybots<br />You are welcome. It's a timeless design.LEonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16294819890642127601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419319790436512043.post-37660748599015517682010-01-18T07:30:03.569+08:002010-01-18T07:30:03.569+08:00Ah I played with these before!! haha. Now looking ...Ah I played with these before!! haha. Now looking back that is one heck of a helmet to be able to hold up the parachute like that in real life haha^^<br /><br />Nice find man :Dchubbybotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12983352626003312574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419319790436512043.post-50372274863999229152010-01-18T01:17:25.007+08:002010-01-18T01:17:25.007+08:00I just saw a pack of parachute guys at Toys R Us y...I just saw a pack of parachute guys at Toys R Us yesterday - 4 for a dollar. Almost picked them up.<br /><br />As cool and cheap as these are, I remember being even cheaper as a kid and taking thread and a sandwich baggie and making parachutes myself for little green army men (and anyone else small enough - like MUSCLE wrestlers.) Hours and hours of fun!<br /><br />Great post!Bubbashelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05304403353153855498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419319790436512043.post-63313192761384664952010-01-17T21:49:32.466+08:002010-01-17T21:49:32.466+08:00@Juliana
Yes now that you mention, I remember I go...@Juliana<br />Yes now that you mention, I remember I got most from Kaka Snack!<br /><br />@Mock!<br />I wouldn't be surprise as the design is timeless. I hope in time to come my kid gets to play with this toy too!LEonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16294819890642127601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419319790436512043.post-56423835224214060982010-01-17T20:55:21.320+08:002010-01-17T20:55:21.320+08:00The place we bowl on Sundays has a game room where...The place we bowl on Sundays has a game room where kids win tickets and trade them in. My boy ALWAYS spends his tickets on the new version of this guy. Loves the concept...MOCK!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02854497329647596811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419319790436512043.post-2066152238995743262010-01-17T19:43:27.384+08:002010-01-17T19:43:27.384+08:00I remember playing with this kind of toy in my chi...I remember playing with this kind of toy in my childhood. It came as a free toy with the "Kaka" crackers or "Doraemon" chocolates back then! Very nostalgic indeed, thanks for post! :DJulianahttp://www.julianaheng.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419319790436512043.post-9069149069898131062010-01-17T18:28:39.360+08:002010-01-17T18:28:39.360+08:00@Ant Sized Man
You have that over there in your ch...@Ant Sized Man<br />You have that over there in your childhood too? Cool!<br /><br />@Dennis<br />Ya that how I used to play too but for me I think I made louder noise than you because I remember my parents asked me to lower my volume. :PLEonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16294819890642127601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419319790436512043.post-75422218103643944902010-01-17T18:14:37.039+08:002010-01-17T18:14:37.039+08:00Bro, I bring me back to my childhood years again. ...Bro, I bring me back to my childhood years again. Yes! Yes! Yes! I love playing this parachute together with my combat toy soldiers in the past! My mother even told me I kept talking to myself and create scenarios playing my toy soldier.Dennis aka Katsudenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09825757147715627465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419319790436512043.post-67253537204865035092010-01-17T17:45:56.143+08:002010-01-17T17:45:56.143+08:00Sweet, old skool fun.
Remember getting these and ...Sweet, old skool fun. <br />Remember getting these and droping them from the bedroom window. Endless innocent fun.Ant Sized Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08733858435917132856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419319790436512043.post-62065545152447502312010-01-17T13:14:12.962+08:002010-01-17T13:14:12.962+08:00@moemoekyun
Hm...I remember the solider I got was ...@moemoekyun<br />Hm...I remember the solider I got was plastic. Maybe that's another upgraded version?<br /><br />@Jacqueline<br />You played this before?LEonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16294819890642127601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419319790436512043.post-58060997607237309642010-01-17T11:44:52.219+08:002010-01-17T11:44:52.219+08:00Wow cool :) liked that one!Wow cool :) liked that one!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03726690418931199061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419319790436512043.post-38797385964051299252010-01-17T11:27:05.084+08:002010-01-17T11:27:05.084+08:00thanks leon this bring back old memory but I think...thanks leon this bring back old memory but I think the old one not using plastic soldier but a foam or something with picture of a soldierAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419319790436512043.post-82309516772688240262010-01-17T10:46:31.805+08:002010-01-17T10:46:31.805+08:00@alafista
Ah! I have found another friend of my er...@alafista<br />Ah! I have found another friend of my era. LOL<br /><br />@chrismandesign<br />道锐玩具 = Dao Zhuan Wang Ju<br />Dao zhuan = Name of the company I guess<br />Wang Ju = Toy<br />:DLEonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16294819890642127601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419319790436512043.post-46330671483453336942010-01-17T09:33:07.822+08:002010-01-17T09:33:07.822+08:00this is as vintage as u can imagine... i think i h...this is as vintage as u can imagine... i think i had one of them (obviously without that mandarin caption... LOL) & this is fun in the old & real way... coul u translate 道锐玩具 ??? (for my sounds like Chin, Chung, Chang, or something like that kjakjakjkajkajkja) i had infancy as u did, & i have a new infancy right now (as i guess u do as well) N O S T A G I A...chrismandesignhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463831151993042088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419319790436512043.post-1170681106362299632010-01-17T08:45:50.378+08:002010-01-17T08:45:50.378+08:00Wow that brings back memories! I used to have one ...Wow that brings back memories! I used to have one too.alafistahttp://www.alafista.comnoreply@blogger.com