Set:8501

Ice Slizer / Ski
Medium
Set number	8501
Subtheme	Slizer/Throwbots
Release date	1999
Pieces	32
MSRP	$6.75 or $5.99 (US)
Ages	7+

Set 8501 Ice Slicer, also called 8501 Ice, and known in America as 8501 Ski, is a Slizer canister set released in 1999 portraying the Ice Slizer (internationally), or the Throwbot Ski (in America).

Product Description

The following is a product description taken directly from LEGO. View the source here

Super Hero of the Ice World Special Power: Super Fast Skis Transforms into a ski mobile. 32 pieces.

Set Information

The Slizer version of the set packaging

The Ice Slizer set was released in 1999 as part of the Slizer line. The set was known as Ski in America, where it was instead part of the Throwbots line. In addition to its 32 pieces, the set comes with a white-and-blue carrying case.

The pieces of the set can be combined with three other Slizer sets - 8500 Fire Slizer, 8502 City Slizer, and 8503 Sub Slizer - to make the Super Slizer, known in American markets as the Super Throwbot RoboTops. Each of the component sets provides one-fourth of the instructions for the combiner model.

Features

The Throwbots version of the set packaging

The Ice Slizer has a flexible arm which can launch one of the included throwing discs. Turning a gear on the Ice Slizer's back moves its head up and down and transforms it into "compact mode," described as a "ski mobile." This form allows it to fit inside its carrying case for storage.

In the story, the set's carrying case represents a flying transport. The carrying case also includes indentations to store extra disc, and can be attached to a belt.

Collectibles

The Ice Slizer set contains two printed discs: A level 2 disc in its primary color white, and a level 3 disc in yellow themed after 8503 Sub Slizer.