Random set of the day: Front End Loader
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random set is 8828 Front End Loader, released in 1992. It's one of 6 Technic sets produced that year. It contains 175 pieces, and its retail price was US$21.
It's owned by 1766 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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Solid heavy tyres were the best.
So many studs. Technic's really come a long way since then.
Even B model works for me. It would have been even better if it had a straight blade though.
Ah, I think this is the set that got me out of my dark ages. So darn cute!
Technic bricks perpendicularly pinned to other Technic bricks...
The mere sight of them & the requisite 2 plates between the bricks portals me straight back to childhood.
I remember this set very well, because the at the time new "flex-system" in the tilting was a bit fiddling - and I think, it is now broken. Also the turnig circle was quite large, for a loader that small. But it has nice looks and was affordable for a ten year old me.
Easy enough to figure out what the top model is, but what is the one underneath supposed to be? Why have a scoop tucked away like that?
@Brickalili said:
"Easy enough to figure out what the top model is, but what is the one underneath supposed to be? Why have a scoop tucked away like that?"
I think it’s supposed to be a grader, but in real life, they have blades that are long and flat, not an actual scoop.
@Zordboy said:
"So many studs. Technic's really come a long way since then."
Yes. Unfortunately.
@BlueCreeper512: definitely a grader. Perhaps they should have turned the scoop upside down to make it look more like the blade used on a grader.
I have this one! Tiny compared to many others, but still a fun one :-)
Beautiful!
For me it's a beautiful set and I dreamed about it when I was 10 or 11 years old. Now I have it in MISB condition. It's time to break the seals finally. ;-)
I've still got this, complete with box - it was a reward from my folks for doing well in swimming at school!