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Arkos and I were having our wee regular Tuesday evening cup o tea and blether in the 'Keld the other night and happened to remember the Letraset panorama things we bought back in the day.
Custers last stand, space exploration and fitba were all given the" rub on- Letraset" treatment back then.
We used to buy them fi a shop next to Bratisanni's, a sheet of card printed wi a background and a set o' wee rub on transfers. The idea being that you completed the picture by rubbing the transfers in the appropriate places. Minutes of endless fun.
Sometimes you rubbed too hard and a Sioux brave would lose his bow arm or a U.S Marine wi a flame thrower would get his gas cut off.
We would also indulge in 70's Decoupage by rubbing them onto bedroom furniture and the broon paper round yer school jotters.
I said to Arkos I was sure I minded having the Hibs on these sets. After a bit I dismissed it as a vague romanicised wish, and being a non football man Arkos could not add anything to the debate. However, by the power of Google I have since been proved correct, as can be seen by clicking on the above photos (and straining your eyes at the blue yin).
The other yin is a Captain Scarlett set, half completed.
What I wouldnae give for a #4 Soccer Action Replay, Hibs v Celtic Jimmy O'Rourke set, a #5 Scotland v England, John Brownlie, or especially a #7 Hearts v Hibs (0-7) Donald Ford set (nae offence Naldo, our adopted High Wall brother).
For more nostalgic sticker nonsense head for the excellent
http://www.seven-wonders.co.uk/atranges.html
1 comment:
Ah wiz really surprised tae read aboot tae letraset pictures again.
Ah reckon ah hud forgot oh aboot thum.
The captain Scarlet one wiz one ah um sure thit ah hud but as Arkos wiz sayin it didnae last fur long an the things ye coud dae wi it wir kinda shall wi say limited! Apart fae rubbin ye could only wonder at the finished picture. But still ah mind buyin quite a few o thum. Thanks fur remindin me.
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