My Own Creation

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This article is about personal creations. If you are interested in the My Own Creation LEGO theme consider going to My Own Creation Theme.

MOC is an acronym for My Own Creation and is typically pronounced just like the word "mock", although once in a while you'll hear people say "em-oh-cee". A MOC is something built of LEGO elements without using instructions provided in a set or idea book (aka stock model). Usually an original creation, the term is often used to describe copies of another person's creation (Note: credit should be given to the original creator when displaying such a work online or in real life.)

It's a term you'll hear a lot in the ALE community. People will ask you about what MOCs you have built lately, what you think of their MOC and so forth. There is even a site called MOCpages that offers a place to host writeups (with embedded references to Brickshelf hosted images) about your MOCs.

There is a group on LUGNET called announce.moc where people announce their MOCs if they think they're significant enough.

Don't confuse MOC with mock. Although people make MOCs that mock, they're not the same thing.