I can do a custom LEGO instructions for your car based on your exact specifications and pictures. If you don’t have any experience ordering individual LEGO parts for custom models – no worries, I will guide you every step. Read all the information here, and if you have more questions – contact me 🙂
Scale: Right now I can only do City (minifigure) scale cars in 6 stud wide, or trucks in 8 stud wide, because that’s the scale I have the most experience.
Delivery formats: You will get:
– Render images of your model from all sides (you can use these as references and you can print them out and prepare on gift box or something if needed). Upon request I can prepare as many images as needed (both normal JPG formats and transparent PNG formats). No extra cost for that.
– PDF Instruction file that will contain step by step building instructions
– Bricklink Source Files to order all parts from Bricklink automatically (see Bricklink Ordering tutorial on how part ordering works, or you can send me message if you have more questions about this process )
Price: Standard price for instructions is $15 (that includes cars, SUVs, vans, pickup trucks). For large vehicles like trucks, buses, RVs, heavy duty commercial vehicles it will be $20
*If you want me to design vehicle with trailer, trailer will count as separate vehicle.
Time frame: Depending on my schedule my usual time frame is around 3 to 7 days to deliver instruction files (once payment is received). If vehicle already exist in my collection and I’m doing only few modifications it might be sooner than that. You can always send me a message and ask for my current schedule and expected time frame for new projects.
How to start and how all this ordering process will work:
Its very easy – contact me here , let me know what model you want and add some refence images. I will check everything and get back to you within 24 hours with my estimate for part costs, time frame and general info how good I can recreate your model and with my price for instructions.
*reference images – 2 or 3 images is enough, I just need to see car from all angles. You can use your own real images, or take images from internet. I will look at color, wheels, bumpers and additional features like fog lights etc. So its important to see the exact specification car from all sides, because even same model vehicles may look a bit different in different trim levels.
If you want to order instructions as gift for someone else:
– My recommendations would be – You can buy a blank gift box, once you order and get all the parts – put them inside (if needed you can divide them in several ziplock bags) and print out my render images on sticker paper and put them on box to make nice little gift (I recommend to use white box). I can also help you and prepare printable files with any additional texts you want to put on box (it won’t cost any extra).
FAQ
– Can I order full kit that will also include parts? No! I don’t have any extra parts, I only sell instructions. I don’t know if I can ever get enough parts to sell full kits, there are too much choices and combinations for parts, and managing all that would be really difficult, so it would be very expensive on your side. So I better keep this simple.
– Can I know the exact price I will pay for my model in advance? I will tell you my estimate price for parts before you order, but your exact final price will depend on your location and shipping methods sellers will give you. So your calculation will look something like this: My cost for instructions + cost for parts + cost for shipping. For example $15 for instructions + $20 for parts + $15 for shipping = Total $50. Of course if you already have your own LEGO collection your only costs will be my instructions. Most of my designs will cost around $20 in parts. And on average it will require 2 or 3 sellers to get all the parts needed.
– What happens if I can’t find all the parts needed? I will always check part availability before sending final, design, so it won’t include rare parts, although If you have trouble getting some parts I will modify my model and replace them with alternatives. Same thing will happen, if when you order you see that costs are higher than expected – I can modify my model, and make it a bit simpler and cheaper.
– Do you accept other scales? Right now I only accept City scale. Larger scales take too much time, and I often get stuck on larger designs. So I can’t accept them at this moment.
– What about cars that are 8 stud wide like new Speed Champion sets? I don’t work on 8 stud wide cars (only trucks), because they don’t match the regular City scale vehicles and buildings. So all my City scale models will use 6 stud wide designs.
– Do you accept requests other than cars? Buildings, figures, aircraft? Right now I can only do cars. At this moment – no, need more experience to do other types of models.
