Does Rally Support Truck include a minifigure?

Yes, one minifigure is included with the 360 pieces.

What year was set 8850 released?

It dates from 1990 and belongs to the Technic range.

How many different parts are in the set?

The inventory lists 86 distinct part types.

Technic

Rally Support Truck

Rally Support Truck is Technic set 8850 from 1990. It combines 360 pieces with one minifigure and shows the service vehicle that keeps a rally team running.

Set number: 8850
Year: 1990
Pieces: 360
Minifigures: 1
Theme: Technic
Different parts: 86

What can I build with it?

Parts list 86

As BrickLink list (XML)

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Minifigures 1

Technic Figure White Legs, White Top with Blue Braces Print, Blue Arms, Red Helmet fig-0110313 pieces × 1

Alternative models

Fan models by Rebrickable users that you can build (mostly) from this set’s parts. Instructions are available from the designers.

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What can I build with it?

Description

The team behind the car

Rally cars get the attention, but every team depends on support vehicles carrying tools, spare parts and mechanics. This set picks that less obvious side of motorsport as its subject, which sets it apart from the many Technic models that show the race car itself. The included figure gives the truck a crew member and makes it a set you can play with as well as display. Parked beside a rally car from your own collection, it turns into a small service-area scene.

Colours to watch

Black and light grey form the base, with yellow and white listed as the other main colours. On a used copy, those two lighter colours need the most attention, because both can yellow or darken over three decades. The light grey is also the older, warmer shade from before the mid-2000s switch to bluish grey, so modern replacement parts may look slightly off. If a consistent appearance matters to you, it is worth hunting for vintage parts rather than new ones.

A varied inventory

There are 86 distinct part types among 360 pieces, a wide range for a set of this size. On average each type appears only a little over four times, so the build relies on variety more than on repeated basic elements. The year 1990 falls in a period of change for Technic, when studless beams were beginning to join the familiar studded bricks. The parts list on this page shows which of these the truck uses, along with every colour and quantity.

Rebuilding it today

If you still have Technic from around 1990, the What can I build? feature on this page compares your collection with this set and lists any gaps. With 86 part types, the list of missing items may be longer than for simpler sets, but many of them are pins, axles and connectors that are easy to buy individually. That makes restoring an incomplete copy a realistic project rather than a long search for rare pieces.

FAQ

Does Rally Support Truck include a minifigure?: Yes, one minifigure is included with the 360 pieces.
What year was set 8850 released?: It dates from 1990 and belongs to the Technic range.
How many different parts are in the set?: The inventory lists 86 distinct part types.

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