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  Re: Nearly 30 Years of Juniorization!
 
I tried to take that into consideration in my post, but I don't think you totally got that impression... While there are some special pieces in several (well a lot of) town models, my ultimate point was that within the period of 1980 and 1996, there (...) (24 years ago, 17-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Nearly 30 Years of Juniorization!
 
(...) That is perhaps so, but again, my main point is that many people seem to think that SPUDs and POOPs are something of the 90s. They aren't. Heck, in some ways, SPUDs have been with LEGO since before the advent of the tube. Windows and doors (...) (24 years ago, 18-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Nearly 30 Years of Juniorization!
 
Great....sounds like we are hitting some common ground. Not to detract from what you've said, and I've purposely erased the previous messages just so I can add one more highlight. I think SPUD's and POOP's are (were) a great marketing tool for Lego. (...) (24 years ago, 18-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Nearly 30 Years of Juniorization!
 
(...) FREESTYLE? What an awful bunch of parts that introduced! Elephant head SPUDs, horse head SPUDs, doggy head SPUDs, those awful printed faces and patterns on some of the rounded-top bricks, oversized and ugly doors and windows that don't fit (...) (24 years ago, 18-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Nearly 30 Years of Juniorization!
 
(...) There were minifig Freestyle sets also. Freestyle/Classic/Basic in the past several years have always had a range of sets. The SPUDlike pieces come in the 3+ sets. The minifig Freestyle sets were an awesome source of 1x4x3 windows in colors (...) (24 years ago, 18-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)

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