Random set of the day: Mud Hopper
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random set is 8492 Mud Hopper, released during 2008. It's one of 21 Racers sets produced that year. It contains 59 pieces, and its retail price was US$9.99/£6.99.
It's owned by 777 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 $36.70, or eBay.
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What kind of monster takes their LEGO sets outside and plays with them in the mud?
I don't see how that is a mud hopper. It's a car, not mud!
My streak is broken. Also, the side panels would scoop up the mud, slowing down the car.
@PurpleDave said:
"What kind of monster takes their LEGO sets outside and plays with them in the mud?"
Especially ones with stickers!
@PurpleDave said:
"What kind of monster takes their LEGO sets outside and plays with them in the mud?"
Imagination
The image doeesn't even show the ramp! The cars from this line came with a frame covered in a paper cover, each with a unique road design.
Combined with those weird new panels thus line introduced, this was quite a memorable group of racers (IMHO).
@PurpleDave said:
"What kind of monster takes their LEGO sets outside and plays with them in the mud?"
Kids. You know, lego's primary audience, especially for sets of this theme and age range.
So it can get airborne if it jumps a ramp, not sure that counts as hopping
One of the sponsors is StreamX. That's sounds... NSFW.
My first Lego set 8491 was from the same wave as this.
@MCLegoboy said:
"One of the sponsors is StreamX. That's sounds... NSFW."
If you look at the other side of the spoiler, you'll see that it's supposed to be XStream. I have no idea why they decided to reverse the logo like that lol.