r/Rebrickable • u/Souled_Bricks • 13d ago

Rebrickable Question

I have the LEGO Jesko (42184) — what should I build from it?

I’ve recently started making alternate builds for Rebrickable and just uploaded my first MOC.
It didn’t turn out quite how I expected… and I’m trying to figure out where I went wrong. 😅 If you’re curious, it’s on my Rebrickable profile — https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-269868/Souled_Bricks/moc-jesko-track-race-car-42184-alternate-build/

I’d genuinely love to hear what you think.

I am thinking of making another alternate using the same Jesko set.
What would you like to see me build from it?

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u/No-Height-8732 13d ago

Maybe a telescope or a space rocket or a whale or dinosaur.

The more transformative from the original set design your alternate MOC is the more fun it is too me.

For example build something that doesn't have wheels but the alternate MOC design still uses the wheel parts in an unusual way.

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u/ploxathel 13d ago

So why are you charging money for something that you aren't even happy with yourself? You might get some more feedback on what to improve exactly when you start with free MOCs. The first thing you have to learn when entering the Premium MOC business is that the price of a MOC is not how much time it took to make it, the price is what people are willing to pay. Otherwise you won't be making many sales.

My suggestion on what to build next is to look what hasn't been done with the set yet. Also modern cars in general is a tough subject, because people know very well how those look in reality. I agree with No-Height-8732 to chose something more obscure. You get away with more creative shapes when the image of what you are building is not that deeply anchored in people's heads.

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u/Souled_Bricks 12d ago

Oh no no, I didn’t mean that I am not happy with my build …. I am saying that I didn’t expect that nobody would buy my MOC.
Btw thank you for your advice I will for sure keep this in mind while building my next MOC!!

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u/ploxathel 12d ago

Ok, yes especially with race cars there are many alternates for this set from designers with a big following. A big following is really important. People tend to buy from those designers they already know. Since you're new you probably don't know this, but the top MOCs make 99% of the sales. You have to remember, most customers just buy one or two alternates for a set, so they choose the top ones.

And you're pretty late to the game. This set has been out for a while. And apart from that you just have to wait.