Random set of the day: Dump Truck
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random set is 8451 Dump Truck, released in 2003. It's one of 6 Technic sets produced that year. It contains 183 pieces, and its retail price was US$20/£14.99.
It's owned by 832 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you might find it for sale at BrickLink or eBay.
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This set is so boring, nobody has somthing to say about it.
I don't know. It's kind of cute. But Technic's never been my thing. Growing up, I remember my cousins all graduating from Lego to Technic, but I never did, I never cared much for Technic stuff.
Actually looks pretty decent, especially at that price point. Technic is one of those themes I'd love to collect if space, and more importantly cash, weren't an issue. Unfortunately there are so many other things that I would rather get first.
Technic is not my thing, but if it was, I'd probably focus on large models with lots of functions. I understand the need for multiple pricepoints but not sure if they need vehicles at all pricepoints?
One of the sets that brought me back from the Dark Ages!
Super cool truck!
I like the wheels...
There wouldn't be much of the load left in the bed by the time it gets to its destination.
Not a bad wee set, though I'm really an old-school Technic person. Not a fan of the balloon tyres, even now - they're one of those things I ended up with a whole pile of...
Not that great, really. Those old panels don't work here at all.
Why is there no ‘Technic’ on the box?
@LEGO Museum Bricks and Beans: The picture here is actually of the manual. The box did say Technic, oddly, where we'd normally expect the set name to be: https://img.bricklink.com/ItemImage/ON/0/8451-1.png
This was during a weird part of LEGO's history where instead of themes like Technic and Creator having their own distinct brand identity, LEGO was trying to unify their creative construction themes (Technic, Designer Sets, Inventor Sets, Creator, and X-Pods) under shared "Make and Create" branding. Also, what we now think of as "Creator" is closer to what were then branded as the Designer Sets — "Creator" sets back then were bulk brick boxes like the Basic and Free-Style sets of the 90s or today's Classic sets.
This and 8453 are some of the best small studless sets if you ask me.