Hey I completed my own mod (soon to be seen in RP 1.3) just by hard work and love. I never announced it officially until it was finished, that way I had something to show and discuss.
But without scripting talent you have no chance of producing a mod, and plenty people can tweak a critter, or artwork, but complex scripting well that’s another matter all together, that’s why I say a mod is not worth shit without good scripting. The Fallout 1+2 modding scene is lucky to have those few talented individuals that understand the structure of the game, if they leave, then the whole Fallout 1+2 scene dies. So I say - be nice to them…