Polar bear

Published · No. 14

A small white polar bear built from LEGO® bricks, standing on all four legs, in 11 steps and 77 pieces.

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

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Polar bear minibuild, building instructions, cover

Steps

  1. Step 1 of 11: Start with a white 1 x 8 plate and a 1 x 2 plate under its front end. 2 parts in this step.
  2. Step 2 of 11: Add the bricks with studs on the sides along the plate, and a 1 x 2 plate at the front. 6 parts in this step.
  3. Step 3 of 11: Start the head at the front with the bracket, the slopes and the plates. 4 parts in this step.
  4. Step 4 of 11: Add the wedge plates and the plates on top of the body and the head. 8 parts in this step.
  5. Step 5 of 11: Build the snout: the black nose, the half circle tiles, the tiles and the slopes. 8 parts in this step.
  6. Step 6 of 11: Add the eyes and the plates and slopes around them. 6 parts in this step.
  7. Step 7 of 11: Add the ears and the small plates on top of the head. 7 parts in this step.
  8. Step 8 of 11: Add the 1 x 3 and 1 x 1 plates along the body. 6 parts in this step.
  9. Step 9 of 11: Cover the back with the curved slopes. 8 parts in this step.
  10. Step 10 of 11: Add the plates under the belly and on the sides. 6 parts in this step.
  11. Step 11 of 11: Build the four legs; the two on the far side match the two in front. 16 parts in this step.
  12. Polar bear 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 with a white 1 x 8 plate and a 1 x 2 plate under its front end. (2 parts)
  2. Step 2 Add the bricks with studs on the sides along the plate, and a 1 x 2 plate at the front. (6 parts)
  3. Step 3 Start the head at the front with the bracket, the slopes and the plates. (4 parts)
  4. Step 4 Add the wedge plates and the plates on top of the body and the head. (8 parts)
  5. Step 5 Build the snout: the black nose, the half circle tiles, the tiles and the slopes. (8 parts)
  6. Step 6 Add the eyes and the plates and slopes around them. (6 parts)
  7. Step 7 Add the ears and the small plates on top of the head. (7 parts)
  8. Step 8 Add the 1 x 3 and 1 x 1 plates along the body. (6 parts)
  9. Step 9 Cover the back with the curved slopes. (8 parts)
  10. Step 10 Add the plates under the belly and on the sides. (6 parts)
  11. Step 11 Build the four legs; the two on the far side match the two in front. (16 parts)
The parts list, 77 pieces in total
  • 1 x Tile, Round 1 x 1 Quarter, Black25269
  • 9 x Slope, Curved 2 x 1 x 2/3, White11477
  • 4 x Slope, Curved 2 x 2 x 2/3, White15068
  • 1 x Plate, Modified 1 x 1 with Tooth Vertical, White15070
  • 2 x Tile, Round 1 x 1 Half Circle Extended, White24246
  • 1 x Wedge, Plate 2 x 2 Left, White24299
  • 1 x Wedge, Plate 2 x 2 Right, White24307
  • 4 x Slope, Inverted 75 2 x 1 x 3, White2449
  • 2 x Plate 2 x 4, White3020
  • 4 x Plate 2 x 3, White3021
  • 12 x Plate 1 x 2, White3023
  • 10 x Plate 1 x 1, White3024
  • 2 x Tile 1 x 2, White3069
  • 1 x Plate 1 x 8, White3460
  • 3 x Plate 1 x 3, White3623
  • 3 x Plate 1 x 4, White3710
  • 1 x Brick, Modified 1 x 1 with Headlight, White4070
  • 1 x Brick, Modified 1 x 1 with Studs on 4 Sides, White4733
  • 2 x Brick, Modified 1 x 1 with Studs on 2 Sides, Opposite, White47905
  • 2 x Plate, Modified 1 x 1 with Tooth Horizontal, White49668
  • 1 x Slope, Curved 3 x 1, White50950
  • 1 x Brick, Modified 1 x 2 with Studs on 2 Sides, White52107
  • 6 x Slope 30 1 x 1 x 2/3, White54200
  • 1 x Bracket 1 x 1 - 1 x 2 Inverted, White73825
  • 2 x Tile, Round 1 x 1 with Black Eye with Pupil Pattern, White98138pb007

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