Scala is a theme that started in the late 1970s then again the late 1990 that primarily targeted at younger girls. The earlier Scala sets where a series of jewelry and beauty accessories built out of LEGO bricks, usually plates. However, in the second wave the Scala theme shifted focus to doll-like Scala Figures, their homes and interests and contained sets that included doll house like features and Scala Figure accessories such as doll clothing.
1980 LEGO Sets
1980 refreshed the 12V Train system with remote-controlled points, signals, lighting, and decouplers, creating one of LEGO’s most sophisticated play ecosystems. Classic Space continued its rapid growth with larger craft, bases, and color-varied astronauts. Expert Builder (the forerunner to Technic) advanced functional builds with more gears and linkages, while LEGO Dacta was established to bring learning-through-play into classrooms.