Toys that have a Secret Projects aspect

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Back in the 80s I purchased some toy plastic block sets made by a Spanish firm called TENTE.

Tente (toy) - Wikiwand

Tente is a line of construction toys created in 1972 by EXIN-LINES BROS S.A., a plastics and toy company based in Barcelona, Spain, which ceased operation in 19...

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I used it to make rough models of CVA01 and Typhon cruisers. I still have the sets stashed away.

TENTE went on to make special sets which allowed you to build real ships like the Franch carrier De Gaulle.

 

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With today’s advances, you might be able to build a cubesat the same way.

The CPU block, the camera block.

The antenna block really hurts when you step on it.