Lipko

This is my experience as well. And even as a MOC designer with machine designer background (I only ever built one MOC, it was Crowkillers' Vampire, which was THE legend of that era), one of the most important design requirement that the end result have to look good on the shelf. At the end, these models (in the best case scenario) will end up on the shelf and on exhibitions and 99% of their complete lifecycle will be sitting on the shelf. Practically nobody will be actually interested how it was biuld, nobody cares how much fun you had while designing it. Another important design aspect for me is sturdiness, because I let kids play with my models on exhibitions. But the point is: the end product matters, building experience is a matter of preference. Having no colors in a build is a terrible experience for me, because it makes the building exhausting, most other builders hate colors. Can't please everyone. That's why I offer building instructions (if there's any) and 3D files freely. Being known is more important than making a few dollars.

Even the most popular MOC builders with 200+ sold instructions per model cannot make a living of it. I recall a thread a few months ago, and they said that they could make a living in the covid era, but it's gone now. Maybe you can try to apply/appeal to alternative brands, I don't know if it's enough to make a living. I consider myself a strong medicore designer, I made I think 7 dollars, and won an Unimog once here on Eurobricks. I can feel your frustration, my job is not that demanding but my family is. So (after 5 years of nothing), I design one model per year. A model costs me about 150-200 hours (rushed, not polished, not even digitized these). So yup, that's 150-250 hours per year I can spend on modelling, plus a few weekends participating in exhibitions. I even come to the idea that I will take my Lego parts to the exhibition and just continue to designe there. Either in the easier periods with a few/no visitors, or even as a show elemet: people can join me, help me, or just build something for themselves from the parts as an informal workshop activity.

You did not give the same inpression.

Well, a banner stating that the issue is known is a perfeclty valid situation in government applications in Hungary, so I from my point of view: Job finished and well done!

This function is a gag, and I simply feel this gag alone is not enough to justify the existence of this model. This is the single function and is not really engaging/possible to play with it more than actuating once. No point in looping it (like a galopping horse, or butterfly flapping its wings). And it doesn't look good. Compare it to some of Nico's kinetic sculptures.

I don't like this model at all. Has a function, yes, which makes it more of a kinetic sculpture, but doesn't look good enough to be a sculpture. But based on the comments, I'm alone with that, I guess I have a bad taste

This is super awesome, but somehow the photos are not on the level the model would deserve. Even the renders are messy... The shaping is mindblowing but it's hard to appreciate it because of the photo quality.

Not the liftarm, but the fact the headlight is a transparent and featureless dish. Something behint it even if it moves it forward, half stud may be enough without compromising the proportions too much. But maybe it's just me. I remember struggling with the headlight for my latest motorcycle for at least 10 hours and having like 3 major versions and who know how many sub-versions.

Beautiful model, my only complaint is that the headlight looks a bit cheap being that transparent. I know it contains actual light, but it just looks off in the otherwise awesome bodywork.

Thank you! The tables are also self made, they are relatively easy to assemble and transport, though horribly imprecise, I threw them together in a few hours, and I have no patience for handcraft.

Hi All, Just a quick video report about the latest Lego Exhibition event I attended in Hungary (15-16.11.2015). I made the "Technic petting zoo" as usual, and it went well as usual. I remade the backhoe from 10 years ago with an external manual pump, and also the walking crab with the windup mechanism removed. I was reculant about tossing my newest model, the motorcycle into the lineup, but it did surprisingly well.

I can ask him for you. But give me 1-2 days.

CUSTOM, non licenced. I wasn't talking about abot MOCs ingeneral.

Be honest, most Lego fans are not interested in custom design MOCs anymore. Even though it was the "standard" a decade ago, it became a niche. Ever wondered why Crowkillers disappeared and Madoca went silent for almost a decade? Even the more hardcore fans are only interested in licenced sets for their shelf.

Oh man, you are alive! I literally thought you passed away but never dared to check. And a very neat model! Great to have a legend back in business.