LEGO 42143 Technic - Ferrari Daytona SP3

I'll start off with the positives. The finished set looks okay. The gear assembly works well. Better instructions would help.. It hard to tell where many parts go and the rendering in the printed manual of the blue is hard to see the studs. I used Lego builder for this. I don't like the way the back spoilers (the ones connected with the rubber pieces ) mount. The back that flips up is too heavy for the design and so are the doors to a lesser extent the doors and they don't stay open. I love building Lego especially Technic. I have registered over 65 sets. I don't feel this set has true Technic quality. I previously built the Mclaren P1. It was a much more fun build and the finished set looked much better.

Even though the car looks great Lego def overlooked the quality control on this build at least my box. Lego did replace all the missing parts but I had to wait weeks on end to finish the build. My box had duplicate Lego bags and missing others. Some of the bags were missing key pieces which I either had lego send them to me or J picked up at the Lego store. Paying this much for a set and having this many issues tend to frustrating. I really wish this set had bag number that showed what bags were for what step for Instance bag 1 of 5 2 of 5 etc which would have taken out the guess work when calling in.

A great build However it was very frustrating due to 3 missing parts so far… and not completely finished as it is taking quite a long time to get the parts. I now have an incomplete model waiting parts that have been requested as I find them missing. Hugely frustrating considering the cost of this kit. It takes the joy out of it.

average tedious technic set but the features in this build are so sick. if you can get it on sale its worth

The car itself is beautiful, a great representation of the SP3. The details are really great, like the working, shiftable gearbox and functional steering and engine/pistons. The front and rear of the car really capture the design elements of the actual car. The wheels are stunning and really tie the whole thing together. The build was a little more unorganized than other Technic builds. There were multiple bags per step, step 1 had something like 6 bags, so there were hundreds of pieces on the table at once. As opposed to other builds, like the P1, where each step was only a single bag or two. The car also isn't quite as polished as the P1 was once completed. There is a lot more flex in the body and the gaps are bigger than usual. Overall it was a fun build, if not a little on the expensive side. If you can find this on sale or clearance, it would definitely be worth it. At full price it leaves a little to be desired.