# LEGO 8496-1 — Desert Hammer (2008)

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Prepare for the ultimate desert showdown with set 8496-1, Desert Hammer! Unleash two tough Power Racers into an exhilarating match of speed and timing. Use the pull-back motor and power slammer launcher to send your racers blazing up the ramps. Watch them hurtle through the wild Western ring, but beware the swinging hammer pendulum! The challenge is to jump the racers through the ring without crashing into the hammer. Who will win this high-stakes desert race, and who will get smashed down? This action-packed set includes 2 racers, ramps, a ring with a swinging pendulum, and a slammer for endless competitive fun.

## Set facts

- Set number: 8496-1
- Name: Desert Hammer
- Theme: Racers › Power Racers
- Released: 2008
- Pieces: 510
- Distinct part + colour lots: 116
- Build difficulty: intermediate
- Repairability: 4.3% of this set's lots are hard to replace (5 of 116 part+colour combinations appear in three or fewer sets in the entire LEGO catalog).

## Complete parts list (116 lots, 510 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 |
| ---: | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4 | Tile Special 1 x 2 Grille with Bottom Groove | Metallic Silver | 2412b | 6051422 | €0,19 |
| 2 | Tile Special 1 x 2 Grille with Bottom Groove | Orange | 2412b | 4125254 | €0,06 |
| 1 | Tile 1 x 4 with Groove | White | 2431 | 243101 | €0,12 |
| 2 | Tile 1 x 4 with Groove | Lime | 2431 | 4164021 | €0,12 |
| 6 | Plate Special 2 x 2 with Pin on Bottom | Light Bluish Gray | 2476a | 6276848 | €0,16 |
| 67 | Technic Pin with Friction Ridges Lengthwise and Center Slots | Black | 2780 | 278026 | — |
| 1 | Plate Special 2 x 2 with 2 Pin Holes | Red | 2817 | 281721 | €0,15 |
| 2 | Technic Beam Triangle Thin [Type I] | Dark Bluish Gray | 2905 | 4210689 | — |
| 2 | Brick 2 x 4 | Black | 3001 | 300126 | €0,22 |
| 1 | Brick 2 x 2 | White | 3003 | 300301 | €0,13 |
| 5 | Plate 2 x 4 | Black | 3020 | 302026 | €0,15 |
| 1 | Plate 2 x 4 | White | 3020 | 302001 | €0,15 |
| 1 | Plate 2 x 4 | Orange | 3020 | 4158355 | €0,15 |
| 2 | Plate 2 x 3 | White | 3021 | 302101 | €0,13 |
| 2 | Plate 2 x 2 | Red | 3022 | 302221 | €0,10 |
| 2 | Plate 2 x 2 | White | 3022 | 302201 | €0,10 |
| 1 | Plate 1 x 2 | White | 3023 | 302301 | €0,08 |
| 1 | Plate 4 x 4 | White | 3031 | 4243812 | €0,21 |
| 2 | Plate 2 x 8 | White | 3034 | 303401 | €0,29 |
| 2 | Slope 45° 2 x 3 | Black | 3038 | 303826 | — |
| 2 | Technic Pin 3/4 | Dark Bluish Gray | 32002 | 32002199 | — |
| 1 | Technic Axle and Pin Connector Angled #1 | Dark Bluish Gray | 32013 | 6296856 | €0,08 |
| 6 | Technic Beam 1 x 5 Thin | Dark Bluish Gray | 32017 | 6215176 | €0,15 |
| 2 | Technic Brick 1 x 14 [13 Pin Holes] | Black | 32018 | 4107558 | €0,56 |
| 1 | Wedge Plate 4 x 6 Cut Corners | Black | 32059 | 4129572 | €0,53 |
| 4 | Technic Axle 2 Notched | Red | 32062 | 4142865 | €0,07 |
| 4 | Technic Axle 5 | Light Bluish Gray | 32073 | 4211639 | €0,11 |
| 24 | Technic Bush 1/2 Smooth with Axle Hole Semi-Reduced | Light Bluish Gray | 32123b | 6271165 | €0,04 |
| 2 | Technic Bush 1/2 Smooth with Axle Hole Semi-Reduced | Yellow | 32123b | 6271167 | €0,04 |
| 2 | Technic Pin Double with Axle Hole | Black | 32138 | 4119589 | — |
| 2 | Technic Beam 2 x 4 L-Shape Thick | Black | 32140 | 6271825 | €0,15 |
| 2 | Technic Beam 2 x 4 L-Shape Thick | Light Bluish Gray | 32140 | 6271831 | €0,15 |
| 2 | Technic Axle and Pin Connector Angled #4 - 135° | Dark Bluish Gray | 32192 | 6262899 | €0,19 |
| 2 | Technic Beam 1 x 9 Bent (7 - 3) Thick | Black | 32271 | 6276835 | €0,33 |
| 2 | Technic Beam 1 x 15 Thick | Dark Bluish Gray | 32278 | 4542576 | €0,42 |
| 4 | Technic Axle and Pin Connector Perpendicular Double | Black | 32291 | 6280394 | €0,15 |
| 2 | Technic Axle and Pin Connector Perpendicular Double | Light Bluish Gray | 32291 | 6280396 | €0,15 |
| 4 | Technic Beam 1 x 5 Thick | Yellow | 32316 | 4142133 | €0,19 |
| 1 | Technic Beam 1 x 5 Thick | Black | 32316 | 4142135 | €0,19 |
| 2 | Technic Beam 1 x 5 Thick | Dark Bluish Gray | 32316 | 4210686 | €0,19 |
| 2 | Technic Beam 1 x 7 Bent (4 - 4) Thick | Lime | 32348 | 4140838 | — |
| 8 | Technic Beam 1 x 7 Bent (4 - 4) Thick | Light Bluish Gray | 32348 | 6278129 | €0,27 |
| 6 | Technic Beam 1 x 3 Thick | Yellow | 32523 | 4153707 | €0,10 |
| 2 | Technic Beam 1 x 3 Thick | Light Bluish Gray | 32523 | 4211655 | €0,10 |
| 1 | Technic Beam 1 x 7 Thick | Light Bluish Gray | 32524 | 4495930 | €0,25 |
| 2 | Technic Beam 1 x 11 Thick | Black | 32525 | 6029578 | €0,33 |
| 3 | Technic Beam 3 x 5 L-Shape Thick | Yellow | 32526 | 4144022 | €0,24 |
| 2 | Technic Beam 3 x 5 L-Shape Thick | Lime | 32526 | 6286222 | €0,24 |
| 10 | Technic Pin Long without Friction Ridges | Tan | 32556 | — | — |
| 4 | Plate 1 x 8 | Yellow | 3460 | 346024 | €0,18 |
| 3 | Slope Inverted 45° 2 x 2 [Ovoid Bottom Pin, Bar-sized Stud Holes] | Orange | 3660 | 4118829 | €0,15 |
| 4 | Slope Inverted 45° 2 x 1 | Black | 3665 | 366526 | €0,11 |
| 4 | Technic Brick 1 x 2 [1 Pin Hole] | Black | 3700 | 370026 | €0,12 |
| 8 | Technic Brick 1 x 4 [3 Pin Holes] | Black | 3701 | 370126 | €0,17 |
| 2 | Technic Brick 1 x 16 [15 Pin Holes] | Black | 3703 | 370326 | €0,82 |
| 4 | Technic Axle 4 | Black | 3705 | 370526 | €0,08 |
| 7 | Technic Axle 6 | Black | 3706 | 370626 | €0,12 |
| 3 | Technic Axle 12 | Black | 3708 | 370826 | €0,27 |
| 4 | Plate 1 x 4 | Black | 3710 | 371026 | €0,12 |
| 18 | Technic Bush | Red | 3713 | 6271820 | €0,05 |
| 1 | Plate 6 x 6 | Black | 3958 | 395826 | €0,53 |
| 2 | Animal Body Part / Plant, Tail / Claw / Horn / Branch / Tentacle, End Section | White | 40379 | 6110023 | €0,21 |
| 3 | Technic Beam 1 x 9 Thick | Black | 40490 | 4645732 | €0,29 |
| 2 | Brick Special 1 x 1 with Headlight | White | 4070 | 407001 | €0,07 |
| 2 | Plate Special 1 x 1 with Clip Light, Bar Hole [Thick Ring] | Light Bluish Gray | 4081b | 6281998 | €0,10 |
| 24 | Technic Beam 1 x 13 Thick | Black | 41239 | 4522933 | €0,39 |
| 4 | Technic Tooth 1 x 3 with Axle Hole [Rounded Underside] | Trans-Red | 41669 | 4163567 | — |
| 2 | Technic Beam 1 x 2 Thin | Black | 41677 | 6338428 | €0,13 |
| 2 | Brick Curved 6 x 1 | Orange | 42022 | 4169347 | — |
| 53 | Technic Axle Pin with Friction Ridges Lengthwise | Black | 43093 | 4206482 | €0,06 |
| 2 | Wedge Curved Inverted 6 x 4 | Black | 43713 | 4180469 | €0,52 |
| 1 | Wedge Plate 3 x 2 Right | White | 43722 | 4179874 | €0,15 |
| 1 | Wedge Plate 3 x 2 Left | White | 43723 | 4179875 | €0,15 |
| 1 | Technic Axle 3 | Light Bluish Gray | 4519 | 4211815 | €0,05 |
| 1 | Windscreen 10 x 6 x 2 Curved | Dark Bluish Gray | 45705 | 4194213 | — |
| 1 | Pullback Motor 9 x 4 x 2 2/3 | Dark Bluish Gray | 47715 | 4221427 | — |
| 2 | Wedge Curved 4 x 4 No Top Studs | Black | 47753 | 4219107 | €0,40 |
| 2 | Slope Curved 4 x 6 x 2/3 Triple Curved with 4 Studs | Lime | 52031 | 6146890 | €0,56 |
| 2 | Large Figure Limb Cover, Upper Leg Section (Piraka) | Orange | 53566 | 4519677 | — |
| 4 | Slope 30° 1 x 1 x 2/3 (Cheese Slope) | Trans-Yellow | 54200 | 6245272 | €0,08 |
| 2 | Slope 30° 1 x 1 x 2/3 (Cheese Slope) | Trans-Orange | 54200 | 6245265 | €0,08 |
| 4 | Tyre 37 x 22 ZR | Black | 55978 | 4499234 | €1,62 |
| 4 | Wheel 30.4 x 20 without Pinholes, with Reinforced Rim | Light Bluish Gray | 56145 | 4297210 | €0,50 |
| 4 | Wheel 30.4 x 20 without Pinholes, with Reinforced Rim | Black | 56145 | 4299389 | €0,50 |
| 1 | Slope 33° 3 x 6 No Inner Walls | Trans-Brown | 58181 | 4498370 | — |
| 2 | Technic Axle 5.5 with Stop [Rounded Short End] | Dark Bluish Gray | 59426 | 4508553 | €0,11 |
| 2 | Technic Axle Connector Smooth [with x Hole + Orientation] | Light Bluish Gray | 59443 | 4512360 | €0,06 |
| 8 | Technic Axle Connector Smooth [with x Hole + Orientation] | Black | 59443 | 4512363 | €0,06 |
| 2 | Brick Curved 1 x 2 x 1 1/3 with Curved Top | Light Bluish Gray | 6091 | 6285778 | €0,08 |
| 4 | Technic Engine Block Half / Side Intake Panel | Dark Bluish Gray | 61069 | 4518854 | — |
| 1 | Technic Panel Car Mudguard Right | Lime | 61070 | 4518814 | — |
| 1 | Technic Panel Car Mudguard Left | Lime | 61071 | 4518816 | — |
| 4 | Plate Special 1 x 4 with Angled Tubes | Black | 61072 | 4516196 | — |
| 2 | Plate Special 1 x 4 with Angled Tubes | Pearl Light Gray | 61072 | 4518406 | — |
| 3 | Technic Car Spoiler 3 x 8 [Three Holes] | Black | 61073 | 4518336 | — |
| 2 | Plate Round 1 x 1 with Solid Stud | White | 6141 | 614101 | €0,05 |
| 2 | Plate Round 1 x 1 with Solid Stud | Trans-Neon Green | 6141 | 3005749 | — |
| 4 | Tyre 43.2 x 26 Balloon Small | Black | 61481 | 4518826 | — |
| 4 | Slope Curved 4 x 1 No Studs [Stud Holder with Asymmetric Ridges] | Black | 61678 | 4540048 | — |
| 2 | Slope Curved 4 x 1 No Studs [Stud Holder with Asymmetric Ridges] | Very Light Bluish Gray | 61678 | 4568974 | — |
| 2 | Plate Special 4 x 6 with Studs on 3 Edges | Black | 6180 | 4100378 | €0,31 |
| 5 | Technic Pin Connector Round [Slotted] | Light Bluish Gray | 62462 | 6173127 | €0,06 |
| 1 | Brick Special 2 x 4 with Pins | Light Bluish Gray | 6249 | 6356158 | €1,19 |
| 1 | Sticker Sheet for Set 8496-1 | Unknown | 63061 | 4527043 | — |
| 2 | Technic Brick 1 x 1 with Pin Hole | White | 6541 | 654101 | €0,07 |
| 4 | Technic Axle 1.5 with Perpendicular Axle Connector (Technic Pole Reverser Handle) | Black | 6553 | 4107765 | €0,19 |
| 29 | Technic Pin Long with Friction Ridges Lengthwise, 2 Center Slots | Black | 6558 | 4514553 | — |
| 2 | Wedge 3 x 2 Right | Black | 6564 | 4526931 | €0,34 |
| 2 | Wedge 3 x 2 Left | Black | 6565 | 4527766 | €0,33 |
| 2 | Technic Pin with Friction Ridges Lengthwise and Towball | Black | 6628 | 4184169 | — |
| 4 | Technic Beam 1 x 9 Bent (6 - 4) Thick | Black | 6629 | 6279881 | €0,34 |
| 3 | Technic Beam 1 x 9 Bent (6 - 4) Thick | Yellow | 6629 | 6524459 | €0,34 |
| 2 | Technic Beam 1 x 3 Thin | Black | 6632 | 6331723 | €0,25 |
| 2 | Hose, Ribbed 7mm D. 4L / 3.2cm | Pearl Light Gray | 78c04 | 4143704 | — |
| 2 | Ramp with Tire Tracks and White Arrow Print | Unknown | 8496cdb01 | — | — |
| 2 | Technic Rubber Belt Medium [26mm ID] [Round Cross Section] | Black | 85545 | 4286126 | — |

## Notes

- Track which of these parts you own and see what is missing: https://www.brickmissing.com/sets/8496-1-desert-hammer
- Inventory data is based on official LEGO inventories via the Rebrickable catalog, updated daily.
- Part images, minifigure lists and related sets are on the set page: https://www.brickmissing.com/sets/8496-1-desert-hammer