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8879-1 IR Speed Remote Control

8879-1

IR Speed Remote Control

IR Speed Remote Control is LEGO set 8879-1. It has a score of 80. This is average compared to all other sets. The set is recommended by 1 reviews, based on 4 scored reviews and 4 reviews total. It is ranked in the top 49.03% scored sets on Brick Insights. We know this set was released in 2009, and it is categorised in Power Functions.

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Average rating

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Recommendations

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Price Per Part (PPP)

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All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as Robotics & Electronics. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPP is a guide, not a rule, and affected by the type of parts included. A set containing small generic parts generally have better PPP than one containing larger specialized parts.

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All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as Robotics & Electronics. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPM only takes the number of minifigs into account and discards everything else. It's a guide, not a rule.

Review breakdown

Scored reviews

LEGO Recommendation: no 4.22 / 5 → 84 / 100

amazon.com Recommendation: no 4 / 5 → 80 / 100

Lugnet Recommendation: yes 79 / 100 → 79 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: meh 3.8 / 5 → 76 / 100

Set information

Set ID: 8879-1
Name: IR Speed Remote Control
Parts: 1

Retail price (USD):
Original: 12.99
Inflation adjusted: 15.48

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Recommendation: no 4.22 / 5 from 32 reviews

Not only is this remote control good for trains, but it is also useful for RC cars, as well. This remote makes the steering more realistic, and it feels comfortable to hold. It's time to push the pedal to the metal with the the RC Speed Remote Control! Let us all hope that LEGO continues with Power Functions.

This score from LEGO is an aggregate of 32 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.
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Recommendation: no 4 / 5 from 67 reviews

My 8 year old son was thrilled to get this! Works great! Super fast shipping. Thank you.

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 67 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.
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Lugnet

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Recommendation: yes 79 / 100 from 7 reviews

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Brickset

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Recommendation: meh 3.8 / 5 from 2 reviews

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