4990 Rock Raiders HQ

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Rock Raiders HQ
Item №:	4990
Pieces:	402
Minifigures:	Bandit Docs Jet Sparks Rock Monster
Price:	$79.99
Ages:	6-12
Released:	July 1999
Theme:	Rock Raiders
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4990 Rock Raiders HQ is a Rock Raiders set that was released in 1999. It contains 402 pieces and includes four minifigures and a Rock Monster big fig. This is the largest set released in the Rock Raiders theme.

A 2000 USA catalog page featuring the RR HQ

Description

This set contains a base and two vehicles. The vehicle is a small 4-wheeler, with a bucket for carrying boulders. It is piloted by one of the Rock Raiders. It goes into a small part of the base, which fits it perfectly. Its colour scheme is yellow, teal, and dark grey. The air vehicle is much like a cross between a Hover Scout and a Hoverboard. It is piloted by Jet. It uses hover propulsion, so it doesn't have a propulsion system like larger air vehicles. This vehicle has a docking station for itself on the base.

The Base itself is on a unique baseplate. It has multiple parts: an energy production/storage area with a power crystal, a crane station for dropping boulders onto vehicles, a boulder splitter underneath the crane, and a rotating laser perched at the highest point for drilling or fighting off Rock-Monsters. The base uses the same colour palette as the vehicle.

Background

The Rock Raiders, travelers from a distant planet, landed on Planet U because they were running out of fuel. Luckily, they discovered that the crystals used to power their ship could be found there. However, those same crystals were the food supply of Rock, Ice, and Lava Monsters. They had to fight them to get the power crystals and return back home.

Notes

• A Rock Raiders comic was included in the first-edition releases of this set.
• Part:30271px3 is unique to this set.
• This is one of the two sets in which Part:6134 is Teal.
• This is the only set in which Part:2350 is Dark Grey.
• Part:973pah comes in 3 sets.
• Part:973pak comes in 3 sets.
• Part:973pag comes in 3 sets.
• This is one of the two sets in which Part:2540 is Teal.
• This is the only set in which Part:3037 is Teal.

Minifigures included

Bandit	Docs	Jet	Sparks	Rock Monster

Gallery

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  The back of the box

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  The set built

See also

• 8709 Underground Mining Station - a similar set from Power Miners, the spiritual successor to Rock Raiders

External links

• Brickset
  
• Rebrickable
• Lugnet
  
• Peeron