ORIGINAL: warbird addict

I was always under the impression that TOYS were something you could give to a child so that he/ she could amuse themselves without much supervision or fear of them injuring themselves, (IE) no sharp edges , no small parts to be broken off and swallowed, no motorized moving parts to to fetch up and grind or pinch little fingers etc. etc.
to me the term TOY implies something that is used for amusement but has been deemed fairly if not completely harmless to the user, with that said I really don't believe that anyone here would hand one of their planes to their 5 YO grandkid and say here have at it, ANYTHING capable of causing severe injury and or death is anything BUT a TOY and should be respected as such.
However it all depends on the end users definition of toy in that am I able to make money with it or do I depend on it to make a living etc. etc.


Plaything for a child or infant. Toys survive from the remote past and from a great variety of cultures. They range from the simple to the complex, from a stick or piece of string that becomes a toy in a child's hands to complex mechanical and electronic devices. Perennial favorites include balls, jump ropes, dolls, drums, whistles, dice, jackstones, board games, marbles, play weapons, and costumes. In the modern era the toy industry has grown tremendously, especially with the advent of computer games.

ORIGINAL: quiltsfly

Blhollo2, I agree with you 100%, I say to my wife that I'am going to the garage to work on planes and she say, ''play with you planes''. I have put a stop to that, she is a quilter and I say to her are you going to play with your material and sewing machine, she got the point. I've been in the hobby for 20 years and have enjoyed every day if I fly or work on a plane.

Happy building with your HOBBY.
Quiltsfly

ORIGINAL: PHall

My planes are only toys and her grandmother's china is only plates and cups.

ORIGINAL: acerc

According to Websters dictionary the word toy is '' A trifle''. According to the same the word trifle is ''Something of little value or importance''.
Little value/ little importance, good luck selling that.
Time to get back to my toy's!

ORIGINAL: PLANE JIM

I often have people poke fun about ''My Toys''-but the icing on the cake is when my 25 year old daughter comes into my hangar and points at the scale pilot for my 1/3rd cub and ask's
''So Dad are you now playing with dolls?''

ORIGINAL: rgm762


you have taken her out of your will right?

ORIGINAL: rcguy56

I was asked one day Do you fly them little airplanes and held her hands about 16'' apart. yes I counted to ten then said theses planes are not little. some range from small to as long as the little car you drive. yes they are big boy toys and not cheap. some people just have no idea in ther own little world.

ORIGINAL: pmerritt

The wife collects Barbies so we have our fun being kids again with our ''toys''. She gets on me a lot because she says she is at least smarter than me because she doesn't take her Barbies out in the field that throw them up in the air hoping they don't come down and crash.
I think she makes a good point!