Random set of the day: Snow Groomer
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random set is 8263 Snow Groomer, released during 2009. It's one of 11 Technic sets produced that year. It contains 590 pieces, and its retail price was US$49.99/£39.99.
It's owned by 1,897 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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Uhhh... I'm from Florida, so I'm just going to accept this is accurate. Not sure what it is and what it does, but it looks like it's a thing that exists and it does its job well.
Can confirm, this vehicle, in fact, can, and does, groom snow.
There's a joke that can be made out of that title, but I'm not going to do it.
So that's certainly a big ... thing.
Ages 9-16... oh no...
@MCLegoboy:
Assuming a 1:1 exchange rate between bits and pieces, it can give a shave and a haircut to 295 yetis.
We have things like this managing the snowmobile trails around here. Most often orange but there are red ones as well. I guess you need high visibility when drunken snowmobilers whip along the trails at 3am.
Not gonna lie, if I ever get a car with a spoiler on it, I'd want it to have buzzsaw functionality like this one.
I remember seeing this in the catalogs when I started getting into Lego at about 8-9 years old. Not the most particularly interesting set but it is nostalgic to see it
Looks vaguely similar to 42144, was it summoned by that review? :D
I remember building this from parts in my collection & not being very impressed with it.
"Call Mr. Plow,
That's my name.
That name again is Mr. Plow."
Except it should be plough!
:p
It looks simple yet beautiful.
@Shadowcloner said:
"Not gonna lie, if I ever get a car with a spoiler on it, I'd want it to have buzzsaw functionality like this one. "
If I ever get a car with a spoiler on it shoot me.
This was my first big Technic set, and I really liked it.
Now that's a kind of vehicle that hasn't been done a million times! Apparently only another one from City, and it was the B-model for 42032. And there has been a pretty spectacular one on Ideas, but as to be expected, that wasn't approved.
This doesn’t look anything like the groomers I see on Libs of TikTok.
Yes, for those who reside in warmer climes these groomers are not found in Hollywood, but rather the snowy mountains of the Rockies, Alps, etc... Amazing machines! I'm jealous of their operators - they have wonderful jobs. Research the Prinoth and Pisten Bully manufacturers - lots of great videos of the machines in action on the slopes.
I have a couple 8263 sets, one sealed. Underrated set, we need a big Technic Power Functions version - so many possibilities.
@lost_scotsman said:
""Call Mr. Plow,
That's my name.
That name again is Mr. Plow."
Except it should be plough!
:p"
Ploof?
I wonder how it makes the snow look nice and groomed?
Is this a barber for snow?
"Just shave off the top"
*removes everything from the surface it was on
For some reason I barely recognize this one. I guess I looked at the technic section of the 2009 section less often than that of the previous years?
@QuaintCrane2290 said:
"inflation prices: fjb____silence if you will, but it's true"
You're blaming James Bond for inflation? You know it's a fictional character, right?
One of my favorite technic sets from the era, even if I have never seen the actual vehicle in person.