Hippo

Published · No. 33

A small hippo built from LEGO® bricks, light bluish gray with a big curved back, round feet and a wide head with white teeth.

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

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Hippo minibuild, building instructions, cover

Steps

  1. Step 1 of 8: Start the body with two 1 x 2 plates and two plates with a bar handle on the side. 4 parts in this step.
  2. Step 2 of 8: Add two 2 x 2 plates and the brick with studs on the sides and ends. 3 parts in this step.
  3. Step 3 of 8: Add a 2 x 2 plate, a 1 x 2 plate and an inverted bracket on the side. 3 parts in this step.
  4. Step 4 of 8: Put on a 2 x 2 plate, the round 2 x 2 tile and the dark bluish gray round tile with a bar for the tail. 3 parts in this step.
  5. Step 5 of 8: Clip on the two tiles with a clip for the front legs and add a round 2 x 2 plate under the body. 3 parts in this step.
  6. Step 6 of 8: Build the four feet from light bluish gray round plates, dark bluish gray 1 x 1 plates and half circle tiles. 12 parts in this step.
  7. Step 7 of 8: Cover the back and the sides with six curved slopes and two 2 x 2 plates. 8 parts in this step.
  8. Step 8A of 8: Start the head with a 2 x 2 plate, a 1 x 2 plate and a plate with a clip on the side. 3 parts in this step.
  9. Step 8B of 8: Add an inverted bracket and two 2 x 2 plates for the snout. 3 parts in this step.
  10. Step 8C of 8: Put on the 2 x 2 tile, the two bricks with a headlight and the two eyes. 5 parts in this step.
  11. Step 8D of 8: Add the two white round plates for the teeth and a round 2 x 2 plate under the jaw. 3 parts in this step.
  12. Step 8 of 8: Put the finished head on the front of the body.
  13. Hippo 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 body with two 1 x 2 plates and two plates with a bar handle on the side. (4 parts)
  2. Step 2 Add two 2 x 2 plates and the brick with studs on the sides and ends. (3 parts)
  3. Step 3 Add a 2 x 2 plate, a 1 x 2 plate and an inverted bracket on the side. (3 parts)
  4. Step 4 Put on a 2 x 2 plate, the round 2 x 2 tile and the dark bluish gray round tile with a bar for the tail. (3 parts)
  5. Step 5 Clip on the two tiles with a clip for the front legs and add a round 2 x 2 plate under the body. (3 parts)
  6. Step 6 Build the four feet from light bluish gray round plates, dark bluish gray 1 x 1 plates and half circle tiles. (12 parts)
  7. Step 7 Cover the back and the sides with six curved slopes and two 2 x 2 plates. (8 parts)
  8. Step 8A Start the head with a 2 x 2 plate, a 1 x 2 plate and a plate with a clip on the side. (3 parts)
  9. Step 8B Add an inverted bracket and two 2 x 2 plates for the snout. (3 parts)
  10. Step 8C Put on the 2 x 2 tile, the two bricks with a headlight and the two eyes. (5 parts)
  11. Step 8D Add the two white round plates for the teeth and a round 2 x 2 plate under the jaw. (3 parts)
  12. Step 8 Put the finished head on the front of the body.
The parts list, 50 pieces in total
  • 1 x Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with Clip on Side (Horizontal Grip), Light Bluish Gray11476
  • 6 x Slope, Curved 2 x 2 x 2/3, Light Bluish Gray15068
  • 2 x Tile, Modified 1 x 1 with Open O Clip, Light Bluish Gray15712
  • 1 x Tile, Round 2 x 2 with Open Stud, Light Bluish Gray18674
  • 2 x Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with Bar Handle on Side - Free Ends, Light Bluish Gray2540
  • 2 x Plate, Round 2 x 2 with Rounded Bottom (Boat Stud), Light Bluish Gray2654
  • 9 x Plate 2 x 2, Light Bluish Gray3022
  • 4 x Plate 1 x 2, Light Bluish Gray3023
  • 1 x Tile 2 x 2, Light Bluish Gray3068
  • 2 x Brick, Modified 1 x 1 with Headlight, Light Bluish Gray4070
  • 8 x Plate, Round 1 x 1, Light Bluish Gray4073
  • 1 x Brick, Modified 1 x 2 x 1 2/3 with Studs on Side and Ends, Light Bluish Gray67329
  • 2 x Bracket 1 x 2 - 1 x 2 Inverted, Light Bluish Gray99780
  • 1 x Tile, Round 1 x 1 with Bar and Small Pin Hole, Dark Bluish Gray20482
  • 2 x Tile, Round 1 x 1 Half Circle Extended, Dark Bluish Gray24246
  • 2 x Plate 1 x 1, Dark Bluish Gray3024
  • 2 x Plate, Round 1 x 1, White4073
  • 2 x Tile, Round 1 x 1 with Black Eye with Pupil Pattern, White98138pb007

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