Seal

Published · No. 34

A small dark bluish gray seal built from LEGO® bricks, lying on its belly with whiskers, round eyes and flippers, in 10 steps and 49 pieces.

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

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Seal minibuild, building instructions, cover

Steps

  1. Step 1 of 10: Start the head with two bricks with studs on two sides, two 2 x 3 plates and two 1 x 2 plates. 6 parts in this step.
  2. Step 2 of 10: Add the round snout with the black nose, the two eyes, and the whiskers held in two clips. 8 parts in this step.
  3. Step 3 of 10: Cover the top of the head with two curved slopes, and add the bracket and a plate below it. 4 parts in this step.
  4. Step 4 of 10: Build down the side of the head with two bricks with studs on one side, a curved slope, a tile and a plate. 5 parts in this step.
  5. Step 5 of 10: Start the body with the brackets, a 2 x 2 plate, a brick with studs on one side and a tile. 6 parts in this step.
  6. Step 6 of 10: Lay the long curved slope for the back, with the plates, a 1 x 2 brick and a curved slope under it. 5 parts in this step.
  7. Step 7 of 10: Shape the belly with two curved slopes, a 2 x 3 plate, a 1 x 2 plate and a tile. 5 parts in this step.
  8. Step 8 of 10: Add two inverted slopes and a brick with studs on one side at the tail end. 3 parts in this step.
  9. Step 9 of 10: Build the tail flippers from two curved slopes, two inverted slopes and a 1 x 4 plate. 5 parts in this step.
  10. Step 10 of 10: Attach the two front flippers. 2 parts in this step.
  11. Seal 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 head with two bricks with studs on two sides, two 2 x 3 plates and two 1 x 2 plates. (6 parts)
  2. Step 2 Add the round snout with the black nose, the two eyes, and the whiskers held in two clips. (8 parts)
  3. Step 3 Cover the top of the head with two curved slopes, and add the bracket and a plate below it. (4 parts)
  4. Step 4 Build down the side of the head with two bricks with studs on one side, a curved slope, a tile and a plate. (5 parts)
  5. Step 5 Start the body with the brackets, a 2 x 2 plate, a brick with studs on one side and a tile. (6 parts)
  6. Step 6 Lay the long curved slope for the back, with the plates, a 1 x 2 brick and a curved slope under it. (5 parts)
  7. Step 7 Shape the belly with two curved slopes, a 2 x 3 plate, a 1 x 2 plate and a tile. (5 parts)
  8. Step 8 Add two inverted slopes and a brick with studs on one side at the tail end. (3 parts)
  9. Step 9 Build the tail flippers from two curved slopes, two inverted slopes and a 1 x 4 plate. (5 parts)
  10. Step 10 Attach the two front flippers. (2 parts)
The parts list, 49 pieces in total
  • 4 x Brick, Modified 1 x 2 with Studs on 1 Side, Dark Bluish Gray11211
  • 4 x Slope, Curved 2 x 2 x 2/3, Dark Bluish Gray15068
  • 4 x Slope, Inverted 45 2 x 1 with 2/3 Cutout, Dark Bluish Gray2310
  • 2 x Slope, Curved 3 x 2, Dark Bluish Gray24309
  • 2 x Brick, Modified 1 x 1 with Studs on 2 Sides, Adjacent, Dark Bluish Gray26604
  • 1 x Brick 1 x 2, Dark Bluish Gray3004
  • 4 x Plate 2 x 3, Dark Bluish Gray3021
  • 2 x Plate 2 x 2, Dark Bluish Gray3022
  • 5 x Plate 1 x 2, Dark Bluish Gray3023
  • 3 x Tile 1 x 2, Dark Bluish Gray3069
  • 1 x Plate 1 x 4, Dark Bluish Gray3710
  • 2 x Minifigure, Utensil Seat / Chair 2 x 2, Dark Bluish Gray4079
  • 2 x Plate, Modified 1 x 1 with Open O Clip Thick (Vertical Grip), Dark Bluish Gray4085d
  • 1 x Bracket 1 x 2 - 2 x 2, Dark Bluish Gray44728
  • 2 x Slope, Curved 3 x 1, Dark Bluish Gray50950
  • 1 x Brick, Round 2 x 2 Dome Top, Dark Bluish Gray553
  • 2 x Bracket 1 x 1 - 1 x 2 Inverted, Dark Bluish Gray73825
  • 1 x Slope, Curved 4 x 2, Dark Bluish Gray93606
  • 1 x Bracket 1 x 2 - 2 x 2 Inverted, Dark Bluish Gray99207
  • 1 x Tile, Round 1 x 1, Black98138
  • 2 x Minifigure, Weapon Bladed Claw, Spread, Flat Silver10187
  • 2 x Tile, Round 1 x 1 with Black Eye with Pupil Pattern, White98138pb007

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