Yeah, I think those are going to be your best bet. If connection speed is an issue, using the multi-rar method instead of the manual method will help, since you can obtain the projects in smaller pieces. It will still take forever, but at least a download that might glitch at 99% will only cost you minutes instead of hours.

Just have persistence and patience. You can find what you seek without torrents.

Also, you’ve probably already found this guide (https://goo.gl/1WGHBA) and this list of download links (https://goo.gl/5Sif60), but here they are again just in case you haven’t.