# LEGO 8490-1 — Desert Hopper (2008)

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The LEGO Racers 8490-1 Desert Hopper presents a desert buggy built for jumps. It includes a pull-back motor, launching this Power Racer forward with quick acceleration. The set features a kangaroo-crossing jump ramp and a gate, allowing the Desert Hopper to get airborne for competitive play. This racer measures 13 cm (5 inches) long. For expanded functionality, the Desert Hopper combines with LEGO set 8491 Ram Rod, creating a 4-wheel-drive pull-back racer and a larger ramp setup. This configuration facilitates more advanced stunt challenges.

## Set facts

- Set number: 8490-1
- Name: Desert Hopper
- Theme: Racers › Power Racers
- Released: 2008
- Pieces: 92
- Distinct part + colour lots: 41
- Build difficulty: beginner
- Repairability: 7.3% of this set's lots are hard to replace (3 of 41 part+colour combinations appear in three or fewer sets in the entire LEGO catalog).

## Complete parts list (41 lots, 92 pieces)

Prices are the official LEGO Pick a Brick price per individual part, where LEGO publishes one.

| Qty | Part | Colour | Part no. | LEGO element ID | LEGO price each |
| ---: | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | Tile Special 1 x 2 Grille with Bottom Groove | Dark Bluish Gray | 2412b | 4210631 | €0,06 |
| 1 | Tile Special 1 x 2 with Handle | Yellow | 2432 | 243224 | €0,11 |
| 2 | Tile Special 2 x 2 with Top Pin | Dark Bluish Gray | 2460 | 4211129 | — |
| 12 | Technic Pin with Friction Ridges Lengthwise and Center Slots | Black | 2780 | 278026 | — |
| 1 | Brick 2 x 3 | Black | 3002 | 300226 | €0,17 |
| 1 | Plate 2 x 2 | Dark Bluish Gray | 3022 | 4211094 | €0,10 |
| 1 | Plate 4 x 4 | Yellow | 3031 | 4243817 | €0,21 |
| 1 | Plate 2 x 8 | Yellow | 3034 | 303424 | €0,29 |
| 1 | Technic Axle and Pin Connector Angled #2 - 180° | Black | 32034 | 6484676 | €0,11 |
| 2 | Technic Pin Long with Friction Ridges Lengthwise and Stop Bush [3 Lateral Holes, Big Pin Hole] | Black | 32054 | 3205426 | — |
| 12 | Technic Bush 1/2 Smooth with Axle Hole Semi-Reduced | Yellow | 32123b | 6271167 | €0,04 |
| 2 | Technic Beam 2 x 4 L-Shape Thick | Yellow | 32140 | 6271828 | €0,15 |
| 2 | Technic Axle and Pin Connector Perpendicular 3L with Centre Pin Hole | Black | 32184 | 6276951 | €0,12 |
| 2 | Technic Beam 1 x 3 Thick | Yellow | 32523 | 4153707 | €0,10 |
| 2 | Technic Beam 1 x 7 Thick | Light Bluish Gray | 32524 | 4495930 | €0,25 |
| 2 | Technic Brick 1 x 8 [7 Pin Holes] | Black | 3702 | 370226 | €0,36 |
| 2 | Technic Axle 6 | Black | 3706 | 370626 | €0,12 |
| 2 | Technic Axle 8 | Black | 3707 | 370726 | €0,22 |
| 1 | Plate 2 x 6 | Dark Bluish Gray | 3795 | 4211002 | €0,19 |
| 2 | Technic Brick 1 x 6 [5 Pin Holes] | Light Bluish Gray | 3894 | 4211466 | €0,29 |
| 2 | Equipment Signal Paddle | White | 3900 | 390001 | €0,12 |
| 2 | Cone 2 x 2 x 2, Open Stud | White | 3942c | 6044601 | €0,22 |
| 2 | Technic Beam 1 x 9 Thick | Black | 40490 | 4645732 | €0,29 |
| 1 | Tile 1 x 8 with Groove | Light Bluish Gray | 4162 | 4211481 | €0,15 |
| 6 | Technic Axle Pin with Friction Ridges Lengthwise | Black | 43093 | 4206482 | €0,06 |
| 1 | Slope Curved 4 x 4 x 2/3 Triple Curved with 2 Studs | Yellow | 45677 | 4193073 | — |
| 1 | Pullback Motor 9 x 4 x 2 2/3 | Dark Bluish Gray | 47715 | 4221427 | — |
| 1 | Wheel Arch, Curved Wedge 4 x 3 with 2 x 2 Opening and 4 Studs | Dark Bluish Gray | 47755 | 4294289 | — |
| 2 | Slope Curved 3 x 1 No Studs | Dark Bluish Gray | 50950 | 4246896 | €0,12 |
| 2 | Slope 30° 1 x 1 x 2/3 (Cheese Slope) | Trans-Clear | 54200 | 6245250 | €0,08 |
| 1 | Sticker Sheet for Set 8490-1 | Unknown | 54889 | 4518319 | — |
| 2 | Tyre 37 x 22 ZR | Black | 55978 | 4499234 | €1,62 |
| 2 | Wheel 18mm x 14mm with Axle Hole, Fake Bolts and Shallow Spokes | Black | 55982 | 4517737 | €0,22 |
| 2 | Wheel 30.4 x 20 without Pinholes, with Reinforced Rim | Black | 56145 | 4299389 | €0,50 |
| 2 | Tyre 30.4 x 14 VR Solid | Black | 58090 | 4550937 | €0,77 |
| 2 | Technic Engine Block Half / Side Intake Panel | Yellow | 61069 | 4518335 | — |
| 1 | Technic Car Spoiler 3 x 8 [Three Holes] | Black | 61073 | 4518336 | — |
| 2 | Plate Round 1 x 1 with Solid Stud | Trans-Red | 6141 | 6208450 | €0,04 |
| 1 | Ramp Cover, with Tyre Tracks and 'JUMP AHEAD' Kangaroo Sign Print | Unknown | 61768 | 4519393 | — |
| 2 | Technic Pin Long with Friction Ridges Lengthwise, 2 Center Slots | Black | 6558 | 4514553 | — |
| 2 | Technic Axle 3 with Stud | Dark Bluish Gray | 6587 | 4211086 | — |

## Notes

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