Builds · Animals
Animals built from bricks
Pets, farm animals and a few from the sea. These builds lean on small details — ears, a mane, a beak, a fin — placed on a body plan that is deliberately simple, so the character comes from one or two well-placed parts rather than hundreds.
Small animals like the rabbit and the owl are good first builds: under 60 pieces and a single evening of work. The elephant and the giraffe are the opposite end, and both need shelf headroom.
Cat
97 pieces · 15.4 cm tall
Dog
88 pieces · 12.5 cm tall
Penguin
65 pieces · 13.4 cm tall
Fish
58 pieces · 6.7 cm tall
Horse
112 pieces · 17.3 cm tall
Cow
100 pieces · 14.4 cm tall
Elephant
149 pieces · 19.2 cm tall
Giraffe
149 pieces · 23 cm tall
Unicorn
112 pieces · 19.2 cm tall
Rabbit
52 pieces · 10.6 cm tall
Teddy Bear
107 pieces · 14.4 cm tall
Owl
38 pieces · 10.6 cm tall
Shark
59 pieces · 6.7 cm tall
Whale
78 pieces · 8.6 cm tall
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