Anio

Not a big fan of the ship, but you did a good job ! I like how you achieved the textures (good balance with studs and tiles).

True. The rule is more or less 10€ / kg for a random bunch of parts. 4500 kg is not worth more than 45000€ (50K$), at best. Very, very far from the 1M he asks...

Very, very good work ! I did some ships like that in the past, and it has always been a pain to make the right structure with the right angles. By far the most difficult part of the design process. When I read you WIP descriptions, it seems that getting the right angles was simple. It even looks like you were lucky sometimes. Was it some kind of happy accident ?

Thank you. :) That is the key when designing Lego models. :)

Thank you for the tip !

Hi guys, Any idea how to add a link in a picture ? And note to the EB team : when we click on profile, I think it would be more interesting to have the "about me page" first rather than the "activity page".

No, I am not much into Lego Ideas. You can see my other creations in my FlickR : https://www.flickr.com/photos/anio-ucs/albums

Hi, FYI, the Chateau of Cheverny model and the other creations will stay in the Chateau of Cheverny. So you will be able to see them at any time if you visit the castle in the future. ;)

Thank you guys for your praise. :)

miss click, delete please.

Thanks ! It will remain built for a long time. Indeed, it will be displayed in the showroom of an architect for 1 year, and then, it is supposed to go to the townhall of Limoges. It's cool you noticed that. :) There was some 3D work for it (3DS Max, if I remember correctly).

Thank you guys. ;) And thank you to the EB team for frontpaging the model. :) I am ! :D Among all the creations I did over the last 12 months, I think this one is my favorite. :) Nope. Nothing like that in the pipe at the moment. :)

Hi there ! Here is my latest creation, completed about 1 month ago. It is the railway station of Limoges, obviously made for the city of Limoges (France). It is made out of 12,500 elements and required 90 hours of work, trip to Limoges included. Railway Station of Limoges by Régis Gamba, sur Flickr Railway Station of Limoges by Régis Gamba, sur Flickr Railway Station of Limoges by Régis Gamba, sur Flickr Railway Station of Limoges by Régis Gamba, sur Flickr Railway Station of Limoges by Régis Gamba, sur Flickr Railway Station of Limoges by Régis Gamba, sur Flickr Railway Station of Limoges by Régis Gamba, sur Flickr Railway Station of Limoges by Régis Gamba, sur Flickr Railway Station of Limoges by Régis Gamba, sur Flickr The design process was very interesting. Plenty of details, and some were tricky to achieve. I had a lot of fun doing the model. All the documents I had about the building (plans, and TONS of photo) were very helpful. Note that the new Big Ben was quite helpful to design my own tower. :) Not to mention that I could have nice printed dishes thanks to that set. And 2 others creations, still for the city of Limoges. Porcelain, and a basketball of the CSP, the famous basketball club of the city.. 2200 elements : Basketball of Limoges CSP by Régis Gamba, sur Flickr Basketball of Limoges CSP by Régis Gamba, sur Flickr And 800 pieces : Porcelain of Limoges by Régis Gamba, sur Flickr Porcelain of Limoges by Régis Gamba, sur Flickr Porcelain of Limoges by Régis Gamba, sur Flickr Porcelain of Limoges by Régis Gamba, sur Flickr Porcelain of Limoges by Régis Gamba, sur Flickr Porcelain of Limoges by Régis Gamba, sur Flickr More photo on my FlickR albums : Railway station of Limoges : https://www.flickr.com/photos/anio-ucs/sets/72157673272055611 Basketball of Limoges : https://www.flickr.com/photos/anio-ucs/sets/72157674376748336 Porcelain of Limoges : https://www.flickr.com/photos/anio-ucs/albums/72157671081355904 Hope you enjoyed that presentation. And if you have any question, feel free to ask. :) Régis

Good news ! Those thieves are such a pain... :/

So true.

Normal.

The best regarding what ? Regarding printed elements vs sticker, certainly. Regarding sturdiness, most Creator are better (F40, mini, beetle, camper van), cause the nose is weak. Regarding details, it is very good, like F40. Regarding building techniques, like F40. Regarding the price... hum, I don't care about the price.

I did a short review : http://www.techlug.fr/Forum/post180280.html#p180280 To sum it up : except the nose which is weak, the model is totally awesome. Both technically and visually speaking. And printed parts everywhere, that is really, really cool ! I give it a 5/5. :o

Tracks : 125:3 Conveyor / Wheel : 35:1 Superstructure : 875:1

Note that a full yellow ring has 140 teeth, not 136. It works much better with regular 24t.

Same goes with the wings of 10212, 75095, and the tail of 75060... So I guess now it is common in the UCS line.

But when it is not big enough, then people can do some reverse engineering and built it without buying the instruction... Things are not simple.

I highly doubt a mobile crane is the kind of vehicle you must do to sell a lot of instructions. There are tons of cranes on the Internet. And there is 42009, which is fine for many people. Just my 2 cents.

I am not a Technic Builder. My stuff is rather related to Star Wars and Architecture. From my experience : Regarding the instructions : If you sell instruction, it has to be a professional work. Forget low quality instruction, or instruction made with photos, etc. You must provide top quality. You can make some money by selling instructions, but certainely not enough to make a living. Regarding real models : Sometime people want the model delivered as a kit, sometimes they want it delivered already built. In any case, if you design the right model (Lego skills) and sell it well to the right client (business skills, and the need to develop a profesionnal network), I think it is easy to make enough money from it to live. Note that the right model essentially means the models other people can not do. In any field, when you are one of a kind to do something, it is not so hard to make money. True. And so, it requires a permanent surveillance on the Internet, which is tedious and boring. True, but... in fact it doesn't work like that. When you provide a service and ask money for it, having mistakes is not an option. As I said, if you want to be successful, it has to be a professional and reliable work. Exactly ! Try yourself, and you will figure out yourself if it is worth the effort or not. ;)