Dolphin

Published · No. 31

A small blue dolphin built from LEGO® bricks, with curved slopes for its back and a light bluish gray belly, in 3 steps and 13 pieces.

Free building instructions for small models built from LEGO® bricks.

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Dolphin minibuild, building instructions, cover

Steps

  1. Step 1 of 3: Start the back with two blue curved 4 x 1 slopes, a blue 1 x 3 plate and a small slope for the fin. 4 parts in this step.
  2. Step 2 of 3: Add the light bluish gray inverted curved slope for the belly, a jumper plate, the tooth plate and blue plates. 5 parts in this step.
  3. Step 3 of 3: Finish with the tail: a double jumper plate, two light bluish gray 1 x 1 plates and the blue round half plate. 4 parts in this step.
  4. Dolphin minibuild, building instructions, closing page: the WLWYB chip, a credit line for the design and the trademark notice that is also in the footer of this page.

Parts and steps as text

Everything the slides show, in words.

The steps as text
  1. Step 1 Start the back with two blue curved 4 x 1 slopes, a blue 1 x 3 plate and a small slope for the fin. (4 parts)
  2. Step 2 Add the light bluish gray inverted curved slope for the belly, a jumper plate, the tooth plate and blue plates. (5 parts)
  3. Step 3 Finish with the tail: a double jumper plate, two light bluish gray 1 x 1 plates and the blue round half plate. (4 parts)
The parts list, 13 pieces in total
  • 1 x Plate, Round 1 x 2 Half with 1 Stud (Jumper), Blue1745
  • 1 x Plate 1 x 1, Blue3024
  • 2 x Plate 1 x 3, Blue3623
  • 1 x Plate, Modified 1 x 1 with Tooth Horizontal, Blue49668
  • 1 x Slope 30 1 x 1 x 2/3, Blue54200
  • 2 x Slope, Curved 4 x 1, Blue61678
  • 1 x Slope, Curved 4 x 1 Inverted, Light Bluish Gray13547
  • 1 x Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud with Groove and Bottom Stud Holder (Jumper), Light Bluish Gray15573
  • 2 x Plate 1 x 1, Light Bluish Gray3024
  • 1 x Plate, Modified 1 x 3 with 2 Studs (Double Jumper), Light Bluish Gray34103

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