obstacles - Anything In Particular https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/product-tag/obstacles/ From antique to vintage, from decorative to downright bizarre. Sat, 25 Nov 2023 16:59:44 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.10 Waddingtons Raleigh Burner BMX Board Game (1985) https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/product/waddingtons-raleigh-burner-bmx-board-game-1985/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=waddingtons-raleigh-burner-bmx-board-game-1985 Wed, 02 Nov 2022 19:39:07 +0000 https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=61763 A VERY 1980s board game, this is Waddingtons' collaboration with Raleigh: "Raleigh Burner BMX" a dice-rolling, card-pulling game centred around the BMX bikes of the same name. It features obstacles, jumps and other racing incidents in order to determine the winning rider. The game is almost complete in terms of the playing side, but it is lacking the promotional stickers and poster which originally were included. One of the six BMX gameplay pieces requires some attention to be fully usable - it's present but has a broken base, so please bear that in mind. The playing cards are all present, the dice too, and all of the plastic board elements are there as well. The board itself is in good shape, though slightly warped. Instructions are provided.

An unusual game which is sure to take some people right back to a time of stunt pegs, whitewall tyres, and bunny hops. Ahem.

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]]> Palitoy Fun Flyer – flying toy for younger children, 1979 – Made in Japan https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/product/palitoy-fun-flyer-flying-toy-for-younger-children-1979-made-in-japan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=palitoy-fun-flyer-flying-toy-for-younger-children-1979-made-in-japan Tue, 02 Aug 2022 19:42:32 +0000 https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=57803 Immune to the vagaries and unpredictableness of modern air travel, this is the Palitoy "Fun Flyer" from their "Discovery Time" range. It's a colourful battery-powered toy for the younger child which consists of a rotating aeroplane, controls to pilot it, and some cardboard obstacles (a mountain and an office building) to avoid. Originally made in Japan, this is a very fun toy to play with, notably due to these obstacles and also the ability to perform loop-the-loop aerobatics with the plane!  This one is in very good condition - a couple of minor issues only. One, is the lack of instructions but that's not a problem, given that it's so simple to use. Second, the missing stickers on the aircraft wings. Again, in our opinion, a very minor flaw. The stickers elsewhere are in excellent condition.

There are no chips or cracks to the casing and mechanically everything works as it should. It does benefit hugely from using the best possible batteries (size "C") you can lay your hands on.  The battery compartment itself is nice and clean - no corrosion. The box is a little bit worn and the original owner, Nicola - hello Nicola! - has written her name on the front of it. We hope she doesn't mind that we're selling it on after having had a good old play with it.

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