# LEGO 8957-1 — Mine Mech (2009)

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The LEGO Power Miners Mine Mech (8957-1) introduces an experimental mining walker, designed for subterranean exploration. This mech navigates treacherous caverns, ideal for emergency rescues where other Power Miners vehicles cannot go. It features movable legs, enabling the model to walk or pose dynamically. A spinning saw blade, functioning as a plasma cutter, pairs with a crushing claw arm, proving effective against rock formations and any Rock Monster minifigure. An opening cockpit provides access for the included Miner minifigure. For creative building, the Mine Mech combines with the 8956 Stone Chopper, forming the Cave Cutter alternate model.

## Set facts

- Set number: 8957-1
- Name: Mine Mech
- Theme: Power Miners
- Released: 2009
- Pieces: 68
- Distinct part + colour lots: 37
- Build difficulty: easy
- Repairability: 5.4% of this set's lots are hard to replace (2 of 37 part+colour combinations appear in three or fewer sets in the entire LEGO catalog).

## Complete parts list (37 lots, 68 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 | Lever Small Base with Black Lever | White | 298c02 | 73737 | €0,19 |
| 2 | Brick 2 x 2 | Lime | 3003 | 4220632 | €0,13 |
| 1 | Plate 2 x 4 | Lime | 3020 | 4537936 | €0,15 |
| 2 | Plate 2 x 3 | Light Bluish Gray | 3021 | 4211396 | €0,13 |
| 2 | Plate 1 x 2 | Lime | 3023 | 4164037 | €0,08 |
| 1 | Rock 1 x 1 Crystal 5 Point | Trans-Green | 30385 | 4541539 | — |
| 1 | Tile 1 x 2 with Groove | Lime | 3069b | 4500125 | €0,07 |
| 1 | Plate Special 3 x 2 with Rounded End, Hole | Black | 3176 | 317626 | €0,12 |
| 2 | Technic Axle 2 Notched | Black | 32062 | 4109810 | €0,07 |
| 1 | Technic Gear 12 Tooth Double Bevel | Black | 32270 | 4177431 | €0,18 |
| 1 | Technic Beam 1 x 3 Thick | Dark Bluish Gray | 32523 | 4210751 | €0,10 |
| 3 | Slope Inverted 45° 2 x 2 [Ovoid Bottom Pin, Bar-sized Stud Holes] | Lime | 3660 | 4529679 | €0,15 |
| 1 | Technic Brick 1 x 4 [3 Pin Holes] | Black | 3701 | 370126 | €0,17 |
| 1 | Technic Axle 8 | Black | 3707 | 370726 | €0,22 |
| 1 | Technic Bush | Light Bluish Gray | 3713 | 6275844 | €0,05 |
| 1 | Tool Pickaxe | Dark Bluish Gray | 3841 | 4211007 | €0,15 |
| 1 | Bracket 2 x 2 - 2 x 2 | Light Bluish Gray | 3956 | 6254807 | €0,28 |
| 2 | Brick Special 1 x 1 with Headlight | Lime | 4070 | 6315194 | €0,07 |
| 2 | Tile Round 2 x 2 with Bottom Cross | Lime | 4150 | 4541957 | — |
| 1 | Propeller 8 Blade 5 Diameter | Orange | 41530 | 4538376 | — |
| 2 | Technic Beam 1 x 2 with Ball Joint Angled | Dark Bluish Gray | 50923 | 4289258 | €0,21 |
| 2 | Large Figure Weapon Blade, Mahri Matoran | Orange | 57563 | 4541469 | — |
| 1 | Technic Brick Special 2 x 2 with 10.2mm Balls [Center Mold Indention] | Dark Bluish Gray | 57908 | 4498096 | — |
| 2 | Technic Brick Modified 2 x 2 with Solid Ball and Axle Hole | Dark Bluish Gray | 57909a | — | — |
| 4 | Technic Brick Special 2 x 2 with Ball Socket and Axle Hole | Dark Bluish Gray | 57910 | — | — |
| 1 | Light Cover 1 x 1 Round with Internal Bar / Bionicle Barraki Eye | Trans-Orange | 58176 | 6507868 | €0,07 |
| 2 | Brick Special 1 x 1 with Clip Horizontal | Black | 60476 | 6320309 | €0,19 |
| 2 | Brick Curved 1 x 2 x 1 1/3 with Curved Top | Lime | 6091 | 6411328 | €0,08 |
| 1 | Technic Axle and Pin Connector 2 x 7 with Two Ball Joint Sockets [Squared Ends] | Black | 61054 | 4519224 | — |
| 4 | Slope 18° 2 x 1 x 2/3 with 4 Slots / Grate | Lime | 61409 | 4521216 | — |
| 2 | Technic Pin Connector Round [Slotted] | Orange | 62462 | 6173129 | €0,06 |
| 2 | Plate Special 1 x 2 with Clip Horizontal on End | Light Bluish Gray | 63868 | 6319336 | €0,15 |
| 1 | Roll Cage 6 x 4 x 3 1/3 | Black | 64450 | 6240526 | €0,83 |
| 1 | Equipment Dynamite Sticks | Red | 64728 | 6270088 | €0,15 |
| 2 | Technic Axle and Pin Connector Perpendicular | Lime | 6536 | 4163264 | — |
| 3 | Technic Pin Long with Friction Ridges Lengthwise, 2 Center Slots | Black | 6558 | 4514553 | — |
| 1 | Sticker Sheet for Set 8957-1 | Unknown | 85076 | 4542506 | — |

## Notes

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- 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/8957-1-mine-mech