#LEGO people, I want to commission a #MOC of a real-world vehicle, however I’m not sure where to turn to ask. I thought I could message the designers of previous MOCs I bought on Rebrickable, but the website policies forbid soliciting work from users.

I don’t have the direct contact of these designers, and I’m running out of ideas. Is there a centralized platform where LEGO designers can be commissioned to create specific MOCs I wouldn’t know about?

Reshare welcome!

#LEGO #MOC (My Own Creation) theft is when a LEGO knockoff manufacturer will just "appropriate" an independent designer's MOC manual and part list and create a boxed set out of it, even using the original designer's model pictures as cover art.

Seen on Rebrickable, a popular MOC website:

To some Chinese MOC thieves, please do not directly sell my instructions without my permission, I have added some politically sensitive words to them. If you sell it, you will have an incorrect political stand for your government because you support Taiwan's independence.

LEGO MOC-143618 2022 F1 - LEGO Technic 42154 Ford GT alternate build (Technic 2023)

Build a LEGO Technic F1 Racer like never before with our alternate instructions for 42154! Realistic design and functioning features for a thrilling building...

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Tonight I finished building my largest #LEGO #MOC in terms of number of parts (2100+) and it's a model from a movie that's dear to my 14-year old heart, The Fifth Element (1997). I watched it so many time dubbed in French that I was disappointed when I first heard Bruce Willis' actual voice, much softer than the French voice actor's.

The model itself is sizeable and sturdy, with a detailed interior and intricate body curves. The roof is appropriately busted through and the bottom is fully detailed even though it's quite hard to see when the model rest on its accompanying stand.

The instructions aren't cheap, but they are almost 300 pages long with nearly 600 steps to accommodate the number of parts. A separate PDF can be printed on sticker paper to add the final visual touches to this model.

Finally, the parts, they cost me about US $160 to buy the parts I didn't have from my own collection, so count about US $200-250 starting from scratch. There are a few elements that are somewhat rare, but the rest is available and cheap.

I used to like #LEGO Ideas.

But it was before discovering #MOC designs.