Random set of the day: F1 Hauler
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random set is 6484 F1 Hauler, released during 1995. It's one of 21 Town sets produced that year. It contains 269 pieces and 3 minifigs, and its retail price was US$49.5.
It's owned by 1,453 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you should find it for sale at BrickLink, where new ones sell for around $220.30, or eBay.
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What a cool set. I just love those 1990's sets. one of the best LEGO eras.
And that jack piece looks cool too! Sad it's retired.
"I told you, stop driving them things into the barricades! It's getting expensive!"
@Maxbricks14 said:
"That jack piece looks cool!"
I actually had it in the LEGO collection my dad gave me. No idea where the piece is now, but I found it very fun to play with!
Fun bit of trivia. There were originally going to be three numerical companion sets (Formula 2, Formula 3, etc) to a prototype of our RSotD here. Apparently the fourth model caused the designers so many headaches that they were forced to quit work on the project. It took a total restart to get a new perspective, and it ultimately led to the 6484 we have now.
I'm just glad they didn't pull the plug on the design entirely. It's a very charming set.
@AverageChimaEnjoyer said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
"That jack piece looks cool!"
I actually had it in the LEGO collection my dad gave me. No idea where the piece is now, but I found it very fun to play with!"
Indeed, it was a lot of fun. I'm sad that I only ever got one of those, from 6561.
Is this truck one of the first 6-wides?
At first glance, the truck looks like a boat.
I honestly have no memory of this set. I can't say I have ever looked at it before. It's pretty cool, and I kinda want it.
Maybe I'll build a Blacktron version...
That seems an excessively large tow truck to haul such a tiny little go-cart.
@PurpleDave said:
"That seems an excessively large tow truck to haul such a tiny little go-cart."
It has a motor and lights. It's big because they have to accommodate the 9V battery box.
It's a great set. I have it and, as a F1 fan since I was a kid, this set was charming.
@Spritetoggle said:
"Fun bit of trivia. There were originally going to be three numerical companion sets (Formula 2, Formula 3, etc) to a prototype of our RSotD here. Apparently the fourth model caused the designers so many headaches that they were forced to quit work on the project. It took a total restart to get a new perspective, and it ultimately led to the 6484 we have now.
I'm just glad they didn't pull the plug on the design entirely. It's a very charming set."
Where'd you find that out?
@lluisgib said:
" @PurpleDave said:
"That seems an excessively large tow truck to haul such a tiny little go-cart."
It has a motor and lights. It's big because they have to accommodate the 9V battery box.
It's a great set. I have it and, as a F1 fan since I was a kid, this set was charming."
It’s a triple-axle design. It looks like the tow trucks that they use to pull fully loaded 18-wheelers out of ditches. Except I’ve never seen a blunt-nose tow truck of any style in real life.
I don't do 6 stud, but having motor annd lights, I can make an exception in this case.
@Maxbricks14 said:
"What a cool set. I just love those 1990's sets. one of the best LEGO eras.
And that jack piece looks cool too! Sad it's retired."
I've got one of those around here, somewhere. Never knew what it was for.
@PurpleDave said:
" @lluisgib said:
" @PurpleDave said:
"That seems an excessively large tow truck to haul such a tiny little go-cart."
It has a motor and lights. It's big because they have to accommodate the 9V battery box.
It's a great set. I have it and, as a F1 fan since I was a kid, this set was charming."
It’s a triple-axle design. It looks like the tow trucks that they use to pull fully loaded 18-wheelers out of ditches. Except I’ve never seen a blunt-nose tow truck of any style in real life."
heavy tow trucks in Europe are, generally, blunt nosed cab-overs, just like the trucks they're for pulling.
@Maxbricks14 said:
" @Spritetoggle said:
"Fun bit of trivia. There were originally going to be three numerical companion sets (Formula 2, Formula 3, etc) to a prototype of our RSotD here. Apparently the fourth model caused the designers so many headaches that they were forced to quit work on the project. It took a total restart to get a new perspective, and it ultimately led to the 6484 we have now.
I'm just glad they didn't pull the plug on the design entirely. It's a very charming set."
Where'd you find that out?"
Rereading it now, I probably should have tried to make the keywords more obvious, not to mention I outright failed to fit the word "alternative" or "alt" into the tale. Or I should have just remembered my skillset doesn't include crafting good prank stories!
Oh well! Sorry if I misled anyone too much.
I almost didn’t see the wheels with the minifigs milling around them and thought for a minute this was a boat; I suppose that would have made it an F1 Trawler
A great set. This one not only contains a battery box, but it also contains one of only a handful of the 90s micro motors ever made.
Look up the instructions. This set is about as good as lego engineering gets in Town in the mid 90s.
@Spritetoggle so your source is that you made it all up? Thanks for telling us at least I guess...
@Binnekamp said:
"A great set. This one not only contains a battery box, but it also contains one of only a handful of the 90s micro motors ever made.
Look up the instructions. This set is about as good as lego engineering gets in Town in the mid 90s.
@Spritetoggle so your source is that you made it all up? Thanks for telling us at least I guess..."
It was an attempt, and that's putting it nicely, to make a joke in a short amount of time around the terms ALT and F4. Considering I failed to even include an "alt" reference, I'd say I completely blew my first real go at the format.
So I'll stick to what I'm good at: The occasional dumb joke relying on vague wordplay, that are likely funny to no one but me.
...And puns.
^ Better luck next time, but don’t give up the day job just yet.
I have one and LOVED the action and the hauling of the car (and trucks, although the motor really wasn't; up to pulling much more than the teensy car in the set). Bought it myself after saving up my allowance money when I was 12.
Our nanny's husband once saw me playing with it and asked me to borrow the motor to show it in his class (he was a arts-and-crafts-teacher in a middle school), which i let him.
I got it returned broken (the top part's connection point broke and I think the motor burned out) and at the time the motor couldn't be ordered from Lego (i think). The pieces of the set are still in my collection.
Still one of the highlights and lowlights of 12 y-o MJ.
I'm a simple man, I see System logo, I press like.
@Maxbricks14 said:
"What a cool set. I just love those 1990's sets. one of the best LEGO eras.
And that jack piece looks cool too! Sad it's retired."
I own the jack piece in: 6397
What a classic 90s System set! I love the old Light and Sound sets. I have 5 different ones including this one. I wish I could afford them all!
This was one of my absolute favourite sets growing up. That mini motor got used in so many other builds once it was finally broken up into parts.
Still have this assembled, such an awesome play set. The little micro motor brackets to turn them sideways were very fragile though. And speaking of the micro motor, I've never heard a louder thing.
One of my favourite sets of all time. Liked.
Superior LEGO
@Al_S said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @lluisgib said:
" @PurpleDave said:
"That seems an excessively large tow truck to haul such a tiny little go-cart."
It has a motor and lights. It's big because they have to accommodate the 9V battery box.
It's a great set. I have it and, as a F1 fan since I was a kid, this set was charming."
It’s a triple-axle design. It looks like the tow trucks that they use to pull fully loaded 18-wheelers out of ditches. Except I’ve never seen a blunt-nose tow truck of any style in real life."
heavy tow trucks in Europe are, generally, blunt nosed cab-overs, just like the trucks they're for pulling."
I assumed. I know that cab-over rigs in Europe are standard for the same reason Japan has kei cars, which is laws setting specific limits on the total length of the vehicle.
Owned it. Enjoyed it. But the extra features seemed pretty pointless. I remember the newer F1 car most with those slick little tyres. Phew.
Huh. I didn't know that the printed slope I had from 8216 had been used in any other sets, much less system-scale ones. Maybe I should have realised, at least with hindsight, since it's the only print in that technic set; the other decals there were applied with stickers, and I assume the front number would have been too if they hadn't been using an already-existing design for it.
According to Bricklink that print was in three other sets too; although two of them are more general packs of bricks rather than specific models, (and the other was a jack-stone-figure-era creator set), so I'm not surprised I didn't know about them before!
Beautiful set--and a nice reminder that Technic parts in System sets is nothing new.
I had the jack in 6369 which from memory was 1st town set I had with removable wheels (before that they had metal axles). Also the building had virtually no walls. I had the light system in 6480 and 6481 but until today didn't know the micro motor existed
@Maxbricks14 said:
"What a cool set. I just love those 1990's sets. one of the best LEGO eras.
And that jack piece looks cool too! Sad it's retired."
I still have mine from 6655
I have the jack (and other great parts) from 6381, and it is currently in use at 10264.
Regarding that motor: JK Brickworks used one in a conversion of 21305 to a minigolf course. He hooked it up to a Lego Trains speed regulator to give the course a windmill:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NENVmLvBX70
That looks straight up awesome