[CADA] CADA General Discussion Topic

[icm]

Cada is doing an 8w licensed Speed Racer Mach V? That's a must-buy for sure!

[R0Sch]

27 minutes ago, icm said:

Cada is doing an 8w licensed Speed Racer Mach V? That's a must-buy for sure!

Yes and the Speed Racer Shooting Star.
The green one is Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2, the red one Pagani Imola and the orange one a McLaren Solus GT.

Edited November 7 by R0Sch

[MarkyMark42]

On 11/6/2025 at 3:57 AM, R0Sch said:

The only thing I don't like which I only noticed today (and no I can't unsee it). The lower black stripe on the side that goes all the way into the air duct on the real car stops at the door on the model

[Liang]

The packaging is exquisite!

[MarkyMark42]

Does anyone know the release date for the AMG GT3?

[Aleh]

Am I right that this is an officially licensed model? 
And I wonder do they have only MB or both MB and AMG license??

[Auroralampinen]

Now the gt3 is up for preorder:). 

https://decadastore.com/products/cada-master-1-8-mercedes-amg-gt3-c64008w?utm_campaign=C64008W+新品发布_6290687&utm_medium=SMS&utm_reference=438affb1-20ca-391b-8edd-e50c116b40f2&wtbae=ZWVtaWxsYW1waW5lbjc3NUBnbWFpbC5jb20%3D&utm_source=campaign&y_b_lid=7

[R0Sch]

8 hours ago, Aleh said:

Am I right that this is an officially licensed model? 
And I wonder do they have only MB or both MB and AMG license??

Just the AMG license. Never mind, they have both licenses, but show only AMG on the box.

Cool. With the 10% off discount code, it cost me only 271€. Will keep you posted when it arrives.

Edited November 14 by R0Sch

[Aleh]

I have messed feelings:

- The model is terrific with it's attention to details and design, no doubds

- Costs just a bit less than original lego supercars (not in official TLG stores)

- For me it's very sad this is not a TLG. Why? Because this is the moment when 3rd party companies (Ok, CaDa already is not a 3rd aprty company, but a Name on the market) became producing sets that are better than TLG ones, IMO.

[Tonzy]

3 hours ago, Aleh said:

- For me it's very sad this is not a TLG. Why? Because this is the moment when 3rd party companies (Ok, CaDa already is not a 3rd aprty company, but a Name on the market) became producing sets that are better than TLG ones, IMO.

IMO it has been happening for quite some time now, tlg simply produces way too many sets and other than big IPs doesnt excel at much. 3rd party brands are often specialised on specific themes and overall make better sets on their specific theme, with cada being the prime example of this

[R0Sch]

A technical masterpiece! Don't know how TLG will compete with this. Maybe in 10 years from now...

Edited November 15 by R0Sch

[Ngoc Nguyen]

That thing is a Lego fan's wet dream!

[R0Sch]

Looks like CaDA made a new heavy duty differential too. Thank goodness it's not orange again.

[gyenesvi]

1 hour ago, R0Sch said:

Looks like CaDA made a new heavy duty differential too. Thank goodness it's not orange again.

To me those gears look like a different size than Lego's yellow gears are (the large gear looks thicker and the small one looks smaller). Maybe two of those yellow gears can mesh at a 90 degree angle? Unlike Lego's..

[Aleh]

10 hours ago, Tonzy said:

IMO it has been happening for quite some time now, tlg simply produces way too many sets and other than big IPs doesnt excel at much. 3rd party brands are often specialised on specific themes and overall make better sets on their specific theme, with cada being the prime example of this

TLG the same time has a way more employees the CaDa I suppose and a separate independent from each other designers team for each theme..

[Xfing]

Gotta say, I absolutely despise the CCP and am loathe to support it financially (supporting any Chinese-own business is tantamount to helping perpetuate the regime), but daaaamn are some of those Cada models amazing. They surpass Lego both in terms of functionality and aesthetics-wise, and that's even with Lego's current (misguided in my opinion) obsession with making Technic about looks rather than functions. 

That AMG GT3 is an absolute masterpiece

Edited November 15 by Xfing

[R0Sch]

30 minutes ago, Xfing said:

Gotta say, I absolutely despise the CCP and am loathe to support it financially (supporting any Chinese-own business is tantamount to helping perpetuate the regime), but daaaamn are some of those Cada models amazing. They surpass Lego aesthetics-wise, and that's even with Lego's current (misguided in my opinion) obsession with making Technic about looks rather than functions. 

Have you checked the tag showing where your electronics and clothes were made?

Edited November 15 by R0Sch

[efferman]

2 hours ago, R0Sch said:

Looks like CaDA made a new heavy duty differential too. Thank goodness it's not orange again.

The new bevel gears have a good benefit in almost the size of a 12z bevel

[Xfing]

14 minutes ago, R0Sch said:

Have you checked the tag showing where your electronics and clothes were made?

Not exactly the same thing. Western companies using Chinese manufacturers is regrettable but often unavoidable, but it's still not the same as the company having Chinese capital and all proceeds from the final product eventually making their way to China. 

Still, apart from that gotta say that CaDA are relentlessly innovative in a way that TLG can't match, not sure if due to their self-imposed constraints or whatever else.

[AVCampos]

6 hours ago, R0Sch said:

Don't know how TLG will compete with this. Maybe in 10 years from now...

@kbalage and others have said several times in their reviews that CaDa sets tend to be more complicated to assemble, and therefore more catered towards the hardcore fan community whereas LEGO sets tend to be more carefully designed to be easier to build by a more casual audience.

[gyenesvi]

4 hours ago, efferman said:

The new bevel gears have a good benefit in almost the size of a 12z bevel

That's what I suspected! So those axles are properly spaced on grid positions, right? (you just did not include a frame)

That's a very useful gear to have, and I don't understand why Lego missed this opportunity when designing the yellow differential.

[efferman]

23 minutes ago, gyenesvi said:

So those axles are properly spaced on grid positions, right? (you just did not include a frame)

This is correct.

[Xfing]

1 hour ago, AVCampos said:

@kbalage and others have said several times in their reviews that CaDa sets tend to be more complicated to assemble, and therefore more catered towards the hardcore fan community whereas LEGO sets tend to be more carefully designed to be easier to build by a more casual audience.

Well, this might be a legitimate concern if the flagship Technic sets weren't being marketed as "16+" in the first place...

[Auroralampinen]

1 hour ago, AVCampos said:

@kbalage and others have said several times in their reviews that CaDa sets tend to be more complicated to assemble, and therefore more catered towards the hardcore fan community whereas LEGO sets tend to be more carefully designed to be easier to build by a more casual audience.

Yeah. But then why the 18+ line up excist if it's not for the advanced builders but for the casual builders. Lego should bring back the 14+ and 16+ age rating for the casuals. Or overhaul the 18+ lineup. Because 18+ should be the pinicale of complexity and advanced mechanics. Not something a casual builder would be able to build;). 

[Xfing]

It might seem like a hot take, but to be perfectly honest,  I don't think there is such a thing as building difficulty. There is only such a thing as instructions clarity. You can deliberately make your instructions clear and unambiguous to follow, or you can make figuring them out a task. I'm under the impression that the difficulty of building the "hardest" sets has always been about deciphering the suboptimally designed instructions.