Random set of the day: Racer
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random set is 8219 Racer, released during 1998. It's one of 27 Technic sets produced that year. It contains 101 pieces.
It's owned by 381 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 $20.00, or eBay.
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Ghost Racer!
That looks very fun to ride
Is that the Tesla Model 3? I thought it would be bigger.
Learning that that weird flexible part was designed for a steering gear was such an aha moment... my only set with it was a later Life on Mars sets that used it for visual detail.
It is really crazy how cheap some of these vintage technic sets are from this late 90s/early 2000s era
The classic look always gets me. I can spot couple of new pieces (they were new in '90's) but the set still has that oldschool Technic vibe. I wasn't quite on board with the clear build on the new cylinder block mold but it's ok.
@Lyichir said:
"Learning that that weird flexible part was designed for a steering gear was such an aha moment... my only set with it was a later Life on Mars sets that used it for visual detail."
Whereas it gave me a bit of nostalgia when I saw it in 7316, as I first encountered it in 8832, which was my first Technic set.
For once the go-kart is actually not an impulse set or a B-model but a fully realized technic model! And it's a nice one! It even has break disks!
This kind of wheel was used n a lot of sets back then, but it makes a lot of sense on this one too!
The decal on the front looks like an uno card
@stevild3 said:
"The decal on the front looks like an uno card"
Cannot unsee that now.