Capturing our nerdy childhood - artist Craig Davison

[get2grips]

Just shows the power of context. I was quite impresses with an Aniti-Aircraft pedal car. 

How about a Buick Centurion?

[Steve J]

Those are brilliant Nik, so thanks for sharing . When the first plastic dustbins came out, sometime in the late 60s, we used to empty them of bin bags and use them as Daleks .

[Nosher]

Those are brilliant Nik, so thanks for sharing . When the first plastic dustbins came out, sometime in the late 60s, we used to empty them of bin bags and use them as Daleks .

Give that young ruffian an ASBO!

I googled the artist and he has some pretty damn fine stuff - I particularly like one with a kid on a chopper and the shadow is an Indian Warrior on Horseback. I can remember exactly the same thoughts and games going through my age growing up in Scarborough

[Zippee]

Cripes, what on earth has Star Wars to do with childhood?

At that age, sticks were swords and stens not light sabres and blasters

Cleary far too many of you are far too young 

[fsn]

How about a Buick Centurion?

Looks like something Gerry Anderson designed!

At that age, sticks were swords and stens not light sabres and blasters

I was always Major Howard -"hold until relieved" - at Pegasus Bridge.

Life was so much happier in black and white. I blame colour for the decline in standards - that and being able to get strawberries in winter.

[Techno]

Cripes, what on earth has Star Wars to do with childhood?
At that age, sticks were swords and stens not light sabres and blasters
Cleary far too many of you are far too young 

Hear, hear......Damn young whippersnappers !
Cheers - Phil.

[Ithoriel]

Cripes, what on earth has Star Wars to do with childhood?

At that age, sticks were swords and stens not light sabres and blasters

Cleary far too many of you are far too young 

Dan Dare vs The Mekon followed by the Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire. It wasn't all Commando comics or 'Clickey Ba'. Good old "Eagle."

[Zippee]

I never really did comics as a kid - I was vaguely aware of Eagle and Dan and Saturday RKO serials but really I moved almost straight from "Peter and Jane" books to Roger Zelazny, one week it was Stig of the Dump the next Desolation Alley - never really looked back, must've been about 7 or 8 - I  was fortunate that my local library had a very good SF/Fantasy collection for a small Yorkshire market town.

Oh and the school library had several books by some chap called Featherstone - they were essentially on permanent loan to me throughout 

[fsn]

Dan Dare vs The Mekon followed by the Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire. It wasn't all Commando comics or 'Clickey Ba'. Good old "Eagle."

The Trigan Empire! I loved the Trigan Empire in "Look and Learn". Ancient Rome with blasters! 

[GordonY]

And horses with only two legs, classic.