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    Juniorized? —Mike Kelly
   I've seen mention of this and was curious, how do you know if a part has been juniorized? -- ~mek~ (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.reviews)
   
        Re: Juniorized? —Scott Arthur
     (...) Compare and contrast these 2 sets: 6340 Hook & Ladder (Fire Engine) (URL) Fire Fighters' Lift Truck (URL) Jr sets are aimed at younger kids - so they have fewer parts and are easier to build. This is not such a bad thing, apart from the fact (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.reviews)
    
         Re: Juniorized? —Mike Petrucelli
     (...) Actually a better set to compare the crappy new Fire Lift Truck with is the original Fire Lift Truck. (URL) (...) <sigh> -Lord Insanity (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.reviews)
    
         Re: Juniorized? —Mike Kelly
     I must be slow, I see lots of parts in both the two versions of the lift truck, but the Hook & Ladder truck seems to be lacking in comparison. -- ~mek~ (remove cc from atkincc to email me) Mike Petrucelli wrote in message ... (...) has (...) that is (...) (24 years ago, 25-May-00, to lugnet.reviews)
   
        Re: Juniorized? —Adrian Drake
   Typically, the easiest way to tell sets are juniorized is the large-scale use of vehicle chassis (chassises, chassi, whatever) with axles and slopes, etc, built in. The worst culprit, by far, of this syndrome are the Rock Raiders sets, which contain (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.reviews)
   
        Re: Juniorized? —Mike Kelly
   Thanks. I've come across a few of these combo units already. Kinda thought they wasted the ABS. -- ~mek~ (remove cc from atkincc to email me) Adrian Drake wrote in message ... (...) use (...) etc, (...) that (...) (24 years ago, 25-May-00, to lugnet.reviews)
 

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