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I bought the Porsche. Built it, and sold it very soon after as it really wasn't for me. Features: The same differential and 6 cylinder engine as since 30 years Very wobbly suspension Steering with ridiculous play due to so many gears between the rack and the steering wheel. Many many gaps in the bodywork and an invisible floor. Really ugly headlights. That's all. That being said - if you want a shelf stander, it's ok.

Feels like we've shuffled away from the point a bit far here? My 2c: CaDA doesn't have to publish instructions (for which they've paid money) without charge. Particularly not in order to help people build it using parts from another manufacturer. Yes, the parts list forms an integral part of the instructions and no, they don't have to gift you that either. Yes you can get a free parts list for Lego sets, which is part of them publishing instructions for free. No, it's not the same nor particularly relevant. Yes you get a free parts list on rebrickable since of course every afol needs to check his stock to see if he's close to having enough parts, before buying instructions. No, it's not the same nor particularly relevant. We don't get to tell CaDA how to do its business. If we want their copyrighted material (instructions or parts lists which form part thereof) we can pay money for it. Is that less generous than Lego? Yes, it is. But still, you can buy this kit with a Bluetooth box and 4 motors for around half the cost of an equivalent static Lego supercar. I think CaDA is generous enough. For my part, I've now ordered the set and am really looking forward to be building it. Of course I'll report back with my findings. You can expect an honest review, if nothing else everyone here will have noted I don't hold my words !

I know you mentioned a golf mk3 on the streams, and it seems to be your preference. There's only one problem with it, it's not a cool car. It's not cult like a mk1, it's not the first comfortable one that you'd still use daily now like a MK4 is... It's just the ugly sister. How about (in a similar architecture) a Renault 5 turbo, Williams Clio, any civic R... Something, anything, where the car itself is cool.

How do the overall dimensions compare to a Lego 1:8 supercar? I guess a little bigger, as those tyres while the same overall diameter as supercar tyres, are representing a smaller irl wheel ?

Looks great! It looks almost like you could have a height adjustable steering wheel here? Does the use of a LA cause the steering wheel to telescope towards the driver at all?

Fair point and well made. Takes me back many many years when I worked at a Burger King, and some kids came in to take some "free" milk from the coffee making station. I told them "it's not free, it's complimentary, it comes with your coffee". Fair use must always be considered! Very interesting point! At what point to speed-build issues stray from fair use? I'd have to assume this one is/was sanctioned by CaDA, since ALF is a big proponent of CaDA and seems to be an affiliate or theirs. But if so, I bet CaDA didn't consider they could potentially lose sales due to it. You'd still have a hard time without a parts list though, unless you went through the video and generated one first. Sounds like way more work than just buying the CaDA set.

That being said, @Didumos69's Greyhound is also a paid-for MOC, but, having added descriptions and pictures to the MOC thread with various mods, I don't feel I've infringed on (C). So maybe photographing the section in question before and after a mod doesn't infringe (C)? There's definitely not enough to build the whole model from those kind of shots, so seems like a case of "fair use"? IDK... I'm not a (C) lawyer.

@astyanax I'd love to see a "pimp my pista" thread, but I think @LvdH makes a more valid point. While Lego instructions are immediately in the public domain, CaDA instructions are not. You wouldn't make a free instruction set to modify @T Lego's blue supercar which has paid for instructions on rebrickable, or @eric trax's Claas which is the same, the only difference here is that (for whatever reason), @brunojj1's instructions aren't on rebrickable, but they're still copyrighted, paid-for material.

Since the author wrote he isn't permitted to share it, maybe best stop asking?

Looking good!

Nice solution, if it fits the gap. Still needs something to stop it spinning but should be possible.

I'd like to see a classic mini. There's some real technical challenges such as fwd with "correct" suspension, and the rear swingarm setup is wild. All that with some sort of elastomer suspension (rubber 2l connectors maybe?) should keep your interest in building it.

It's possible to test the capacitors with a basic multimeter. Not something I'm an expert in, but YouTube taught me it can be done.

Are there any capacitors visible on the board? They don't last forever. Otherwise maybe the fuse is failing? I know there is one, but nothing more than that.

Yes. There's a video of this on YouTube.

@MinusAndy what's treebling? Google doesn't help me unless it's tree bling. I'm familiar with farkling, is it like that?

Try this one https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/180071-how-to-fix-servos/

@2GodBDGlory Perhaps you could go out of the motor directly into one of the new reduction hubs? That would reduce your speed by 5.4:1.

Also: not a stolen MOC, arocs tyres, and blue seats. If anything from MouldKing could make it on to the Held der Steine Channel (=Hero of the Stones, a German Lego YouTuber) this could.

That's awesome, no other word for it! I'd definitely be interested in the RC solution for models like Greyhound, Koncept Mantis. I guess it's two channel so you'd stick to models like this without extra functions. Wonder how much it will sell for? If it can give plenty of juice to 2x buggy motors, seems like it will replace 2x Buwizz, so it doesn't need to be cheap.

Thank you for sharing. Looks great! Impressive power too. I didn't get a sense from the video of if/when you changed gear, was it going up those hills in high or does it have even more speed to give than that?? Wonder what batteries it'll come with from MouldKing? As long as they leave space for 2 buwizz then all good.

Nope. To make it a fair comparison you'd have to gear the pf XL to get 50% more speed, so it would be closer to 10n.cm than 15n.cm. If you're talking about power, you need to compare the mechanical power number, not the torque number. Even so, the numbers do tell that the pf XL motors were ≈12% stronger (napkin maths) That graphic makes me seriously wonder why bother with the larger powered up XL motors if they don't give more power than L motors.

Looking amazing! I recommend to look into brickcontroller2 for controlling the model. You'll be able to manage all your hubs from one gamepad, which will make it even more impressive when you present the model. Congratulations on your promotion ?

I'm not sure they are? There is a comparison of 42099 and 9398, and if you gear them for similar speeds the new one can get up more. The motors are bulkier, but they're also more usefully shaped, so more typically used as a structural element of the model. My problem with c+ is the hubs are expensive. As Lego has patented the connectors, there will presumably also be no compatible parts any time soon. No buwizz, no sbrick, only c+ hubs. At least brickcontroller2 can already give you a physical control for your toys. Using a phone to control models is no fun.

Good idea. How did I not think of that? It would remove some play, as the locked diff part does have some slack in it.