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@brunojj1 do these supplementary instructions solve the bug fixes amorti mentions? As I haven't watched his video yet

I can never remember, when do we usually start seeing more details or pics of the upcoming 2024 sets?

Are either of these in the technic style or the brick style?

I guess that's the downside with making licensed sets, you have to answer to someone else. Lego might be able to get away with it being a well-known brand but CaDA don't have that same cache so they may have to do more to appease manufacturers. The upside of them not using your solution for the AMG is a printed piece i guess

After doing some research and listening to what the good people here have had to say I went and made my first CaDA purchase a few weeks ago. For anyone wondering about the CaDA Alfa Romeo F1 and the Lego McLaren F1 counterpart I thought I'd do a bit of a comparison. I don't know if anyone is interested or even cares but i'll do it anyway. I'm from Australia so anyone in my region wondering I bought it about 2 and a half weeks ago. It took about 5 days to change from purchased to sent but from there shipping was very fast. CaDA Alfa Romeo F1 vs Lego McLaren F1 Price - I paid $210 delivered for the Alfa vs $250 for the McLaren Presentation - The Alfa is presented like the Lego 1:8 supercars vs the McLaren is presented like a standard set. The materials with which the box is made of look/feel a little lower quality to that of Lego but that's neither here nor there when you look at the overall presentation Parts - I'll start by saying I'm still early in the build but, CaDA seem to manufacturing a lot more unique parts for their sets rather than Lego "use what we have" approach. Depending on where you stand will determine how you feel about that. This could be due to manufacturing costs giving them more freedom to do so or CaDA continuing to build inventory since they're not at the same level as Lego. However the wheels and slicks for the Alfa are by far superior to that of the McLaren (Lego take note). So far the rest of the parts look to be of a good quality, and the pins give a satisfying click when pressed into the bricks, beams, panels etc. The axles have a feeling like they're not quite as good a quality as Lego but time will tell. With the Alfa being a display piece more than anything this may be inconsequential (this may be an issue with the power functions sets), time will tell. Also looks like a lot less colour vomit compared to Lego Stickers - I'm not up to having to apply any yet but again this will be something that you won't find out until 6-12 months into the future. I'm a little worried about the clear stickers compared to the coloured stickers of Lego. I feel like any imperfections will be very noticeable. I think a lot of care will need to be taken during application (someone with more experience may be able to elaborate). Little disappointed that there is no option to sticker it as Valtarri Bottas but being a Chinese company with a Chinese driver I can understand. Summary - Seems like a very good product and I'll have no issue with buying from them again. For anyone looking for a supercheap alternative to Lego, this is not the product you're looking for, and that's a good thing. Finally - It's not Lego :) Also if I knew how to attach decent photos I would have added a couple

I got my Alfa F1 today, I will unbox it a bit later. Reasonably quick delivery to Australia

Hopefully mine arrives in the mail this week. @brunojj1 I'm assuming bought from the official CaDA site they get shipped in the original box?

I am aware of this, my point was that the road car is an AMG ONE much like the AMG GT. You and I both know they are a Merc but they don't call the road car a MERC AMG GT or ONE. And like I said, I could be entirely wrong. Just a thought as to why the Mercedes symbol is not emblazoned on the front of the box

I'm thinking this might be because it's technically an AMG not a Mercedes per se. Much like the AMG GT, it's an AMG ONE not a Mercedes AMG ONE. I could also be entirely wrong :) Good review so far, looking forward to the build review and a chance to get my own. Going by the previous video if the doors and wing are driven by electronics rather than manual that's a pretty cool feature

Thank you

Mine is only going to be a shelf queen anyway so I'm not overly bothered about the performance of the systems. Don't get me wrong, I still want them to work as intended

Pardon my ignorance but what is TC25?

I just bought the Alfa F1. I'm in Australia so I'll let you know when it arrives and report back for anyone that might be interested. It will be a nice "toe in the water" exercise for me before the AMG is released

Obviously that mentioned Aug 15 release date for the AMG is not the case

Would be much happier with a non-rc version. I only want one as a shelf queen

While I won't be getting the space sets myself, it is good to see Lego branch out of their recent trend of vehicles. My wallet will appreciate the lack of cars and bikes at the beginning of 2024

Thanks for the update @brunojj1. Looking forward to trying to get my hands on one

Am I the only one starting to think that the AMG One is never coming? Or is there news to the contrary?

Wouldn't mind a Toyota hypercar to go next to the Peugeot

Cheers and yeah I should have used compensate not acknowledge

I'm very new to the whole CADA blocks thing so i was just wondering on a few things from people more in the know. In peoples opinion, if not buying Lego is CADA the best alternative? I've heard their sets are not so much straight copies like some of the others out there and they acknowledge the designers. Is this true? Obviously the upcoming AMG ONE has got my attention, does anyone know a release date for it?

Where can you buy the yellow version?

The only news I've seen (true or otherwise) is that the advertised price of $680 has changed to $699

Not sure why the release of the same set in a different colour. In saying that, if I see it at a good price on sale I'll most likely buy it so I have the matching set :)

The Peugeot 9X8 looks great I think. Hope the headlights are the glow-in-the-dark pieces too just to give it that extra touch