Technic 42171 Toy Building Set, 1642 Pieces
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Web ID: 19631417My experience
I have built loads of Lego sets before this but this is my first technics f1 set. And overall it’s an amazing set. The building techniques used and the details are amazing. I’m a massive f1 fan. But I did feel like there was a step missing when it came to adding the front wing from underneath the car. And there was a couple other steps that weren’t as clear as they could be. Other than these tho this set is a must have for any f1 fan
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Amazing
Took a bit to get round this build as not used to building cars!! However it is awesome and would happily do more!!
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Mercedes F1 Experience
It's a great kit to build and, although it's not yet finished I can tell it will be a super model for all ages
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Mercedes F1 Car
I have never built a Lego set this big before but I am really enjoying building it and really looking forward to seeing it finished
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Response from LEGO
Thanks for sharing! We love hearing that you're having a wonderful experience building your new Mercedes F1 racer!
Very realistic
Really fun to build. Very realistic. The steering actually works, and the pistons go up and down when you spin the wheels. My only complaint is the price.
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Checks all the boxes
As an F1 fan, and a Lewis Hamilton fan, and a black-Mercedes fan - this set was a must! It predates the official Lego partnership with F1 but it still compares favourably with the Red Bull and Ferrari cars that came out of that partnership. It also compares very favorably against the McLaren Technic F1 car, in that this model is based off of the actual W14E, it has a removable engine cover, and it utilizes the stronger red springs (my McLaren's floor is resting directly on the shelf at this point). Only comment I'll make is that it was difficult to line up some of the built parts during the build, due to there being multiple pins that needed to be engaged simultaneously. Also the connection point for some of these built parts is not always easy to discern from the printed instructions. The digital instructions might make this easier - BUT - I welcomed the challenge and I'm sure you can figure it all out if you just pay close attention and try to make sense of what you're doing. Overall very happy with this set. The McLaren is now at the office and the Merc is on display at home.
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Great product
This was my second car build having completed the Ford GT both were great the detail is fantastic great fun building the Mercedes I would recommend having a go
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F1
Great experience building, handling during build is not for kids, Only bad thing one of the pieces in bag 8 came in gray should be black made it work from another bag still looks great
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Response from LEGO
We're glad the parts mix up worked out! Any time there's an issue when building a set, get in touch at LEGO.build/Service-BV and we'll be happy to help!