Nifeliz Valor Sports Car Building Set, Scale Model Car Gift for Adults, Authentically Detailed Build and Display Model for Home or Office Décor (3374PCS, NF10268)

I have been a Lego Technic enthusiast for many years. I have built several of their "big cars" including the Bugatti, Lamborghini, and Ferrari. I also used to get Lego sets all the time for my two sons. However, over the last couple of years I have moved away from purchasing Lego products because of their insane prices. Somehow I stumbled on the Nifeliz building sets and was immediately intrigued by their designs. They are not knock offs of Lego designs, but are all original concepts. I purchased one of their top end car builds, called the Valor. The price was only $129 which is approximately 75% less than the new Lego Technic McLaren ($450). I was somewhat skeptical that the quality would not match Lego, but I was mistaken. Although the Nifeliz Valor is not designed from a real sports car, it has every bit of the detail of the big Lego sets. Even the packaging was beautiful. It came with 3 smaller boxes nestled in the big box. The color manual was detailed and easy to understand. Like Lego Technic cars, The Nifeliz Valor is a very time consuming build made for experienced Lego Technic enthusiasts.. I worked on it at my leisure for the last 6 weeks and it is now complete. Dare I say it is actually a better product than the big Lego Technic cars? The answer is yes. This thing is was brilliantly designed and engineered. If you take price into consideration, it is no contest, Nifeliz wins hands down. As I was building it, I felt that the developer of this set was probably a past Lego engineer that perhaps wanted to venture out on his own. I will be purchasing more Nifeliz products in the future. I only wish they were able to market their products better in the US so more people knew about this company. Anyone who builds one of these will never go back to Lego.

This is the fourth Nifeliz build I’ve done and the quality is outstanding. No missing parts, nice packaging, parts fit well, no weak points, really good build instructions, includes containers for parts, unique color, and overall a great value. A Lego equal would be three times as much and less parts. Take your time and double check your steps. My only criticism would be that a few of the photos could be clearer. Some of the photos don’t show all the attachment points for the sub assemblies to the main structure but you figure it out and no big deal . Step 24 has a mistake. You’re going to have to add one more peg to the left piece with the two round posts on it or it won’t stay ridged when you attach the rubber band. I was worried that later in the build instructions that hole I used would block another piece but everything worked out. I highly recommend this build. It’s not for kids. I’d say a level 5.

This is a difficult build. It took me about 10 hours to complete.The good:* Large, beautiful design* Great features such as2 gear transmissionSteering linkageAdjustable seatsDouble wishbone suspension6 cylinder engine* You can choose clear or white headlightsThe not so good:* The instructions are decent but hard to follow at times. The instructions for the Nifeliz Sanna where the pieces already in place parts are grayed is better.* Some pieces of the front assembly are not sturdily connected and easily falls off.* The brake calipers easily fall off* The paddle shifter mechanism on step 160 is tricky. I had to take it apart and redo it until the shifter worked properly.* The universal joint for the drive shaft broke. This piece should be made out of steel* The center portion of the hood often comes off * One of the 2x3 green smooth panels for the trunk was discolored. I used this piece in the door where it is not visible.Some tips:* Double check each step, make sure all connections are complete before moving forward.* On step 545 I had to trim the gray 5 length connector rod about 1.5mm with a scissors because the gray axle to axle connector is shallow and the connecting hood fascia for step 552 had gaps between panels. After trimming the rod, the panels fit tightly together.Overall, I rate this model as 8/10