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1986: Set #8620

Name: Ski Buggy (a.k.a. Snow Scooter)
Series: LEGO TECHNIC Arctic Rescue
Ages: 8 and up
Launched: 1986
Discontinued: 1989

The smallest of the Arctic Rescue sets: a buggy with rack-and-pinion steering, and a place to mount the driver's skis and poles on the back. A real one-man all-terrain-vehicle! And of course, it can be rebuilt to have skis on the front and wheels on the back. Even though it's small, it can be motorized, just like all of the LEGO TECHNIC models in this series.


LEGO TECHNIC Arctic Rescue

The new LEGO TECHNIC theme for 1986 was a polar expedition -- with the new LEGO TECHNIC figures as action heroes equipped to deal with challenging tundra and mountain environments.

"Imagine a Mountain Rescue Base with a pneumatic powered helicopter platform. Or Snow Ranger vehicles with snow ploughs, and the new action figures which can even wear skis. They all add up to a really exciting new build-and-play idea."

Nine centimeters high, the LEGO TECHNIC figures were designed to be men of action able to take on any challenge. They have more flexible joints than minifigs, and have a stiff, masculine look in their posture and faces. The very first edition of the LEGO TECHNIC figure head sported a pointed chin, unlike the later versions -- in Denmark, they said he looked too much like Jens Otto Krag, a famous Danish prime minister with a distinctive chin.





The Ski Buggy box design.


A LEGO TECHNIC figure watches patiently while his vehicle takes shape.


Looking into the horizon while skimming snow drifts.


Preparing for another rescue mission.


Attach a motor and watch him go! (Helmet strongly recommended.)


These skis come in handy in deep snow...