Random set of the day: Dump Truck
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random set is 4434 Dump Truck, released during 2012. It's one of 41 City sets produced that year. It contains 222 pieces and 2 minifigs, and its retail price was US$19.99/£14.99.
It's owned by 8,450 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 $57.30, or eBay.
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From the tail end of City's golden era.
City brand truck. City is a manufactuerer in LEGO City. That's gotta be a little weird.
@Maxbricks14 said:
"From the tail end of City's golden era."
The very tail end, evidently. They're just about done cleaning up the rubble.
@Maxbricks14 said:
"From the tail end of City's golden era."
"You are affected by nostalgia too much. Lego is peaking right now. In terms of quality, design, everything."
-Maxbricks14
@MCLegoboy said:
"City brand truck. City is a manufactuerer in LEGO City. That's gotta be a little weird."
I smell governmental monopoly...
@Tupperfan said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
"From the tail end of City's golden era."
"You are affected by nostalgia too much. Lego is peaking right now. In terms of quality, design, everything."
-Maxbricks14"
Yeah, but that was the 90s. I mean, come on. At least these sets here weren't over-saturated designs like in the 90s, and are somewhat modern in design, compared to the juniorised 90s Town sets. Clearly though, nobody agrees with me.
Don't have it...which is 'odd', as I have 4432: Garbage Truck, 4431: Ambulance, and even 4435: Car and Caravan (and that's just the land vehicles of the year:))...I guess it's just a case of not going after construction sets...which is an irony in and of itself. :D
Pretty great little dump truck. This is firmly on my wanted list but I don't have a copy yet. Better head to Bricklink!
Still holds up to this day
Oh I am always here for the Great Vehicles.
I didn't buy this when it was released, but I tracked down a copy some years later, and I remember absolutely loving it. It's a brilliant set. Great to play with, and it looks beautiful.
@Tupperfan said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
"From the tail end of City's golden era."
"You are affected by nostalgia too much. Lego is peaking right now. In terms of quality, design, everything."
-Maxbricks14"
It was the tail end of City's golden era. The vehicles from the early 2010s were dynamite.
It would be perfect if is 8-wide!
...but how do you get things from the wheelbarrow into the dump truck?
Nice design. It has been more than a decade since this came out but you can still blend it in with current sets.
@Maxbricks14 said:
"From the tail end of City's golden era."
Indeed.
Unfortunately I had just emerged from my dark ages a short while before back then (thanks to our daughter getting old enough for Duplo), but City wasn't in the focus at the time (see above).
I'm still in the process of tracking down many of the great sets that were released around that time. Compared to most of what we get these days, those old offerings were absolute gold.
This truck in particular is awesome. Looks highly realistic (and it even has doors).
One of the first Great Vehicles. And great they were! More realistic and focussed on the subject matter than ever before. I never got any (I'm not a City guy), but that ambulance from this wave is one of my favourites. This set introduced a new panel type for the bucket at the back.
@Maxbricks14 said:
" @Tupperfan said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
"From the tail end of City's golden era."
"You are affected by nostalgia too much. Lego is peaking right now. In terms of quality, design, everything."
-Maxbricks14"
Yeah, but that was the 90s. I mean, come on. At least these sets here weren't over-saturated designs like in the 90s, and are somewhat modern in design, compared to the juniorised 90s Town sets. Clearly though, nobody agrees with me."
The 90s were 30 years ago. How is that ‘now’?
If you ask me, we’ve probably been in City’s Golden era since 2022 or so, whenever it was when they stopped overusing the police.
Similar to the truck in the mine 4204 which had a great way of loading the round bricks.
@gsom7 said:
"It would be perfect if is 8-wide!"
7998 was pretty cool.
Just ordered another off Vinted. Will go well with my recent construction modulars based around 60409, 60401, 60420 which are equally excellent.
@Brickalili said:
"...but how do you get things from the wheelbarrow into the dump truck?"
4203-1
@WolfpackBricksStudios said:
" @MCLegoboy said:
"City brand truck. City is a manufactuerer in LEGO City. That's gotta be a little weird."
I smell governmental monopoly..."
Or, at the very least, somebody's getting kickbacks.
I added a second front axel and moved the rear wheels one stud back in keeping with European style dump trucks.
@Binnekamp said:
"One of the first Great Vehicles. And great they were! More realistic and focussed on the subject matter than ever before. I never got any (I'm not a City guy), but that ambulance from this wave is one of my favourites. This set introduced a new panel type for the bucket at the back. "
Actually, it introduced two panels, one of which is sadly no longer around.
One of the SOTD I actually have! I picked this up off eBay when I was establishing my town set up as part of a used job lot; its still a fixture of the town now, still looks good!
It’s pretty weird that city makes automobiles too. No wonder they only make 100 bills.
@GothamConstructionCo said:
"I added a second front axel and moved the rear wheels one stud back in keeping with European style dump trucks."
What the actual heck are you talking about? Two axles under the cab?
Really nice truck for its age. Although I would probably leave the City sticker off if I was building it today
@PurpleDave said:
" @GothamConstructionCo said:
"I added a second front axel and moved the rear wheels one stud back in keeping with European style dump trucks."
What the actual heck are you talking about? Two axles under the cab?"
I think they call that "Twin Steer". Supposedly, it's to give extra turning radius as I understand. It seems to show up in the US on larger semi-based dump trucks, cement mixers, and especially tow trucks.
Some European trucks even have three steer axles (two in the front, and the front rear axle as well).
Pierre Normandin design. He makes great town vehicles.
https://brickset.com/sets/designer-Pierre-Normandin
@PurpleDave said:
" @GothamConstructionCo said:
"I added a second front axel and moved the rear wheels one stud back in keeping with European style dump trucks."
What the actual heck are you talking about? Two axles under the cab?"
42043
Or if 4 axles is not enough: https://www.modderaandebanden.nl/images/ginaf_x/Ginaf_X5450_S_VanDalen_01.jpg
@cody6268 said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @GothamConstructionCo said:
"I added a second front axel and moved the rear wheels one stud back in keeping with European style dump trucks."
What the actual heck are you talking about? Two axles under the cab?"
I think they call that "Twin Steer". Supposedly, it's to give extra turning radius as I understand. It seems to show up in the US on larger semi-based dump trucks, cement mixers, and especially tow trucks.
Some European trucks even have three steer axles (two in the front, and the front rear axle as well). "
This Scania 8-legger is basically a real life version of @GothamConstructionCo ‘s mod of today’s Random Set and what we’re talking about here.
https://youtu.be/vz7Xi6O07jI?si=Chg7rHTSZoiVnOwp
Dumps like a truck, truck, truck.
This was the set that started my 'why not build a city one day' mission. As some of us get afflicted by....