42109 Technic CONTROL+ App-Controlled Top Gear Rally Car Model Building Set, RC Racing Car Toy

My son purchased this car with his birthday money and absolutely loved assembling it and driving it through the app. I thought it was great value for money. You get lego, remote control car and use of app technology all in one. Would definitely buy similar again.

Loved this kit - bought an additional light kit, ready for night rallies. It's easy to make, well designed for hiding the cables, it doesn't go too fast, which I like, the app makes great sounds reversing etc. We've had fun parallel parking between a pair of shoes. A truly fab toy with lots of play value.

Very enjoyable product. The build time was a couple of hours, but plenty more fun after. Good value for money considering it’s not just a model and can be controlled using the mobile phone app. I wasn’t expecting radio control car quality, but it’s sturdy and responsive!

Great build. Took a while to build as normally I do not build technic lego but enjoyed this and the concept of a remote controlled lego car. The fact that I got this on offer and then got from the warehouse even cheaper was awesome. The controls take a little getting used to and the fact that you can have automatic or manual is hilarious as it makes it a bit tricky. There are challenges built into the app which is good but need to explore these a bit more. The overall installation was pretty easy once you have downloaded the app. Seemed to sync mostly on its own. What I would say is it does not feel like the fastest in the world. Going to try it on a couple of different surfaces to see if this affects things. The motion control is good and makes things a bit easier when driving.

What a great Lego / Top Gear Rally Car. Younger boys with Lego experience can assemble it securely too (Recommendation is 9+). The set up of the App was totally easy and it is very convenient to use then with a phone (or without). Not just a great toy for children but also adults!

I love app controlled cars. Had to add this to my list. It was very easy to assemble all in all around 3-4 hrs (off and on). It wasn’t too fiddly either to put together. A lot of bigger parts. Smaller when compared with the expert builds like the Mustang. Looks great with all the stickers. You just buy the lights too to go with this build. Definitely recommend for enthusiasts out there that live lego builds/Cars and even more the app-controlled ones. I have now 3 of the app controlled ones. I’m an adult but love the Lego experts/app-controlled. They look fab placed on shelves to show off. Gutted that I bought this full price when it was reduced later 2 weeks later. I’d already built and too late to send back. Buy buy buy.

I am unable to give you a review on this as it is a Christmas present for my grandson. Once he has built the model I will be able to give a review. I expect it to be a very good model after reading other reviews.

Excellent quality product as you would expect from a Lego model. Realistic age range, my 7 year old Grandson had it built in approximately 6 hours and controlled from his dads mobile phone.

From the looks, it seems like all is there but the box I received did not appear to be in good condition (scuffs, scratches, etc.)

Este set nos ha dejado sensaciones encontradas. Lo que prometía ser una genial idea de construir un coche de Lego Technic, que fuera teledirigido y además homenajear un personaje muy estimado, se ha quedado ensombrecido por una serie de pequeños fallos de diseño indignos de la marca y sobre todo de la gama. Se recibe en una caja mediana de 38 x 26 x 9 cm, algo grande para las pocas piezas del set, aunque luego sirve para guardar el coche a modo de garaje… HOMENAJE: Simula uno de los coches de rally utilizados en el famoso programa de televisión Top Gear de la BBC y pretende ser un recuerdo del enigmático piloto de pruebas “The Stig”. Incluso en este aspecto Lego no acierta, ya que la serie se dejó de emitir en ese formato allá por el año 2015 y este set pertenece al catálogo de las navidades del 2019, o sea, cuatro años de retraso y sin incluir por lo menos una mini-figura conmemorativa. El montaje es bastante rápido, aunque recomiendo ir repasando cada paso con detalle, ya que tiene piezas muy pequeñas, muchos encajes justos y un espacio reducido, lo que dificultará realizar correcciones posteriores. El coche montado mide 14,5 cm. de ancho, 27 cm. de largo y 10,5 cm. de altura en el alerón trasero. Una gran decepción que su ancho no fuera el estándar de sets como Lego Technic 42098 (www.amazon.es/review/R28Y5X34FC0ZQY/) o el Lego Technic 42093 (www.amazon.es/review/R3NZ6CTSDCS5Y3/) ni con otros coches de esa serie que tienen entre 12 y 13 cm. de ancho, todas las demás medidas coinciden… Evidentemente la calidad de cada pieza, los detalles del montaje y como se resuelve el diseño final están muy logrados, con una hoja de pegatinas que dan mucha personalidad al modelo. A destacar el innovador diferencial de transmisión trasero, muy similar a los sistemas reales de coches de carreras. La otra novedad muy destacable es el motor y la dirección motorizada, que crean un nuevo espacio de juego. Hay que bajar el aplicativo desde la plataforma de nuestro móvil y el emparejamiento vía BlueTooth es rápido y eficiente. Aquí debo mencionar que el botón de encendido queda dentro del coche entre los cables que van a los motores, otro pequeño fallo de diseño nunca visto en otros modelos de Lego. El manejo del coche teledirigido es fácil de aprender, no tiene una gran velocidad y la maniobra tiene unos tiempos de respuesta algo lentos, pero lo que para unos parece ser un gran fallo, personalmente creo que es irrelevante, dentro de la experiencia que supone para una niña o un niño, montar su propio coche teledirigido y que luego funcione desde el móvil… En resumidas cuentas, es un set divertido de montar, con grandes alicientes para explicar el funcionamiento de la mecánica de un coche y una gran experiencia de aprendizaje y superación, consiguiendo finalmente un producto acabado y funcional. En términos generales nos ha gustado este set, mi hija ha disfrutado con el montaje, pero ahora se divierte mucho intentando “adiestrarse” manejando el coche. A pesar de algunos fallos que nunca he visto con anterioridad y de un coste excesivo para el contenido, puede ser un gran regalo para familias aficionadas al motor y al mundo del montaje, aunque seguro que los entusiastas de Lego Techinic quedarán ligeramente desencantados … ¡Saludos a todas las familias!

Poor condition on delivery, looked tampered with

Il set è ben fatto, soprattutto considerando la dimensione ridotta e l'ingombro dei componenti elettronici. Presa con un notevole sconto, trovo che il prezzo di listino sia troppo alto. La colpa è del sistema Control+ (che altro non è che la versione Technic del Powered Up), i cui componenti sono più costosi di quello del precedente sistema Power Functions. Basti pensare che il solo hub Technic sul sito Lego costa un'ottantina di euro... quasi quanto questo set a prezzo scontato! I nuovi componenti sono più versatili, tramite app se ne può aggiornare il firmware, inoltre i motori "comunicano" con l'hub indicando la loro velocità effettiva di rotazione (come succedeva precedentemente solo con i Mindstorms) e questo permette in questo caso all'app di poter eseguire in automatico il raddrizzamento dello sterzo. Per i più arditi c'è anche la possibilità di connettere l'hub all'app Powered Up e usare la programmazione visuale. Il rovescio della medaglia è che se i nostri nipoti recupereranno questo set tra qualche decennio, per comandarlo dovranno procurarsi un emulatore dove far girare le vecchie app...

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