2004

Motorcycle

Details: Category: Sets; Hits: 297

2004

Set Year: 2004
Set Number: 8453
Set Parts: 214
Building Instruction: No
Currency: na

Details: Category: Sets; Hits: 445

2004

Set Year: 2004
Set Number: 8439
Set Parts: 592
Building Instruction: No
Currency: na

Set 8439 is nearly the perfect Front End Loader and as such recognized by Lego because the set is released 3 times. In fact, it is so good that it was re-released in in 2004 again. The list of firsts and bits of scale accuracy are large. There had been many front end loaders before, but this is the first and only pneumatic version. It is the first with four wheel drive and the first Technic model with an articulated chassis. It does nearly everything right including the scale range of motion, scale cabin, drive system, steering wheel, and accurate side and rear details. The huge 18x10 bucket was new for this model. It still stand up easily to the much newer and larger loaders of decades later.