How to build a brick T. rex
To build a brick T. rex, stand two green legs on tan feet with white claws, add a tan belly and a green body, a long tail and tiny arms, build open jaws with white fangs, then add yellow eyes behind the snout and black nostrils at its tip. 29 pieces, 5 steps, ages 4–9.
The T. rex build at a glance
| Pieces | 29 (14 kinds) |
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| Steps | 5 |
| Ages | 4–9 |
| Colors | green, white, tan, black, yellow |
| Finished size | 19 × 6 studs, about 7.7 cm (3.0 in) tall |
| Special pieces | None: plain bricks |
Parts you need
4× green 2×2 brick
4× white 1×2 brick
3× green 2×4 brick
3× green 2×3 brick
3× green 1×6 brick
2× tan 2×4 brick
2× black 1×1 brick
2× yellow 1×1 brick
1× green 2×8 brick
1× green 2×6 brick
1× green 1×8 brick
1× tan 2×3 brick
1× green 1×4 brick
1× green 1×2 brick
Step-by-step instructions
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1 Strong legs
Put two tan feet down, add white claws, stack green legs, then lay the long green brick across both legs!
Find: 4 green 2×2 bricks, 2 tan 2×4 bricks, 2 white 1×2 bricks, 1 green 2×6 brick
Did you know? A T-Rex's legs were so strong they held up an animal as heavy as an elephant.
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2 The big body
Place a tan belly in front and a green tail start behind. Then press the long green brick on top!
Find: 1 green 2×8 brick, 1 green 2×4 brick, 1 tan 2×3 brick
Did you know? T-Rex lived about 66 million years ago, near the very end of the dinosaur age.
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3 Long tail and tiny arms
Click green bricks under and behind the tail so it sticks out long. Add a skinny green brick under the chest for arms!
Find: 2 green 2×3 bricks, 1 green 2×4 brick, 1 green 1×4 brick
Did you know? T-Rex held its heavy tail straight out behind, like a seesaw, to balance its big head.
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4 Open toothy jaws
Two long green bricks make the bottom jaw. Add a green neck and white fangs, then lay long green bricks on top!
Find: 3 green 1×6 bricks, 2 white 1×2 bricks, 1 green 2×4 brick, 1 green 1×8 brick, 1 green 1×2 brick
Did you know? A T-Rex had about 60 teeth, and some were as long as a banana!
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5 Eyes and nose
Press a green brick on the snout, two yellow eyes behind it and two black nostrils in front. ROAR!
Find: 2 black 1×1 bricks, 2 yellow 1×1 bricks, 1 green 2×3 brick
Did you know? T-Rex had a super sense of smell, so it could sniff out food from far away.
Questions parents ask
How many pieces do you need for a brick T. rex?
29: 4 green 2×2 bricks, 4 white 1×2 bricks, 3 green 2×4 bricks and 11 more kinds. The full list is in “Parts you need”.
Are these T. rex instructions free?
Yes. Every step is on this page.
What if I’m missing a color?
Use a brick of the same size in another color. The shapes hold the model together; the colors are only for looks.
