I got this Erector Set for Christmas when I was something like twelve years old. The rocket launcher set. How cool. Obviously kid's toys have changed a lot since then. I spent hours in my bedroom floor building models, and got yelled at for leaving them around the house for too long. I made everything in the instruction book that could be built with my particular set, then moved on to my own creations. The book showed models for all of the available sets, not just this one, so I couldn't build them all. I haven't been quite right since. Parents, it pays to be careful what you put in your kid's hands during their formative years. Most of the parts are still in the box, including the rocket, and the motor with gearbox, and the box is still in good shape, with just a little corrosion at one corner. The illustrations are a hoot. It's a miracle it survived this long.
It has occurred to me that I'm still bolting together erector set projects forty some odd years later, except now I make most of my own parts. This has nothing to do with lathes or mills or metalwork, but I thought someone might enjoy seeing it.
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