42095 Technic Remote-Controlled Tracked Stunt Racer Toy, 2 in 1 Race Car Model with Power Functions Motor Building Set, Racing Vehicles Collection

I love this set, and it's a steal at 70. It comes with two large motors, a controller, and a receiver. It is a proper RC car. This took about an hour to put together, and you would need 6 AA and 3 AAA batteries. It is actually bigger than I had imagined, which made it even better. But the best part? It is fast. I thought that the model, especially with the six batteries aboard wouldn't he particularly speedy. But this thing leaves my daughter's Minnie Mouse RC in the dust. This is a great set. Love it. Thanks Lego for making it affordable, if you haven't noticed, Technic sets are expensive...

NB: THIS WORKS BEST ON CARPET, NOT GOOD FOR USE ON POLISHED FLOORS OR LAMINATE The cat tracks in this set don't ship with the little rubber grommet grippy things that I have seen on other sets, which means it's very very very noisy and has very little traction on hard floor surfaces. I haven't tried adding grips to it, I confidently predict it will result in black rubber scuff marks all over the floor... which isn't the end of the world but probably falls foul of the DBAD principle of living with other people. I modified the design very slightly as the IR receiver module is attached in an odd way that makes it liable to fall off when moving around and fiddly to reattach (yes, I got the build right :-P) - however this can be easily fixed with spares to which everyone looking at buying this kit will have access. It's also worth adding some form of roll bar - it doesn't self-right when you roll it, but the position of the battery pack and CoG is just about low enough that this can be fixed fairly simply and solidly. Uses quite a lot of batteries (not necessarily a bad thing) - haven't run a set of Duracell ultras out yet so not honestly sure what battery life is like, but I'd say we've had at least 3hrs run time total so far and it isn't showing any sign of running down yet. I suspect that using 1.2V rechargeables won't work well as the voltage drop over 6 cells will significantly impact motor performance. Any other 9V DC supply could be trivially substituted with a soldering iron.

This is an amazing set, moves fast, builds relatively easy, sturdy (except for a few connections in the back), and very well designed. The continuous track, is also durable and makes it so much fun to use it at home. The only downside is, the track is made out of a hard plastic, and is a bit loud when used on top of hard wood or concrete.

Currently just over £60, well worth it, fun to build, great fun to drive. I bought it for me to build with my 11 and 8 year old to play with and we all enjoyed it, just the right length and complexity. I feel a bit mean giving it 4 stars, it's more of a 4.5, the only reason is the badly designed battery box, one of the batteries is horrible to get in and out, also 2 9v batteries or a lithium pack would make way more sense weighing less and allowing a longer life.

The kids absolutely love this lego set. I wouldn't say it's an easy one to assemble. My boys are 10 and it kept them occupied for a good couple of hours. I think they enjoyed the challenge. One thing to watch out for is that the battery box takes three batteries in each side. They put three in the top of the box after they has finished the build and wondered why it wouldn't work. Once we'd figured this out and got it working they played with it for days. Lego is expensive these days but they are still getting a lot of play out of it.

got this for a relative and he loved it

Ease to assemble is a difficult one, I gave it 5 stars because.... yer it was a bit fiddly, I think a child would struggle, I bought it for my son and ended up doing a lot of it with him. I found it easy, he didn’t.... depends on your age! Really good value compared to the Lego store, about half the price, but let’s be honest, all Lego is double expensive! It’s really robust, it’s been endlessly driven into stuff in my house and it’s not broken, the power it puts out is impressive!

Absolutely fantastic. A few hours of building and plenty more playing. This kit is an ideal entry for children into the work of Technic Lego and stepping up from basic modelling. This kit was not too fiddly, but still has the quality elements of more advanced Technic. Instructions are clear and concise and the finished vehicle was faster and more fun than anticipated. My only warning is to get plenty of batteries or stock up on rechargeable ones; it requires 6xAA batteries for the motors and 3xAAA batteries for the controller.