Hi, I'm a huge fan of Mclaren and Lego, and this car looks amazing. I'd like to build the RC version but there's a huge problem: I'm a beginning AFOL and as such I have no parts at all (except 42042 but I like to keep that one on display)! Going to rebrickable I see there are only 95% of the parts available to buy and it costs more than 1k$ which is too much for an incomplete set imo (still missing 200 pieces). What is the best/easiest/cheapest way to get all required parts for this MOC (orange version preferably)?
I also saw on youtube that this MOC has been illegally copied and sold as a whole, but they're poor copies. This model is also available on theblockzone.com but not as cheap as the other fakes, so I was wondering:
Is this the same model or also a poor copy? (my guess is that it's a copy but just checking)
Does the author get a cut when I'd purchase that set? (If not I'd buy the instructions out of principle to support the creativity)
Is it a good idea to buy this set to get the parts?
With this set, am I able to follow the instructions of the original and build the original? (or does anyone have an indication how much parts are missing?)