In 1990 LEGO released 1 Model Team sets. The largest Model Team set from 1990 was
5590 Whirl and Wheel Super Truck with a piece count of 1063 and a retail price of $79.99. The current estimated value of all these Model Team sets from this year is about $1,031.34 which represents a 1289.3% growth.
The LEGO Model Team theme introduced in 1986 included larger scale vehicle models with more attention to details, such as steering and drive functionality as well as visual realism of the vehicles. Model Team was discontinued after 1999 and replaced by the Creator theme.
1990 LEGO Sets
In 1990, LEGO released several new sets and themes, including the LEGO Pirates theme, which introduced models of pirate ships, islands, and treasure. 1990 was also the year that LEGO introduced the LEGO Fabuland theme, which was a line of sets featuring anthropomorphic animal characters living in a fictional town. The Fabuland theme was targeted towards younger children and was popular for its cute, colorful designs.