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Pocket penguin

10 pieces · 8 steps

A little penguin with a bright beak and broad feet, ready for a waddle across the table.

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Pocket penguin - finished model

Before you build

Find the pieces

Match the shapes and quantities. The pictures show our colours. Use the pictured part and stud dimensions to find the same shape.

Count the studs

Studs are the round bumps on top. Count the lines of studs across and along a piece. When a step leaves a clear row or column, keep that space empty. Match the picture to keep the model facing the same way.

Follow the colour

New pieces keep their colour in each step. Earlier pieces are lighter so you can see what to add. The finished-model picture shows all the colours together.

Choose how to play

Choose one model and check its pieces first. Take it apart to reuse those pieces for another model. Pack-wide lists are optional planning tools; the exact-colour list follows the pictured palette.

Gather your pieces

Match the shapes and quantities. The pictures show our colours. Colour names in the steps refer to the pictures. Keep useful contrasts, such as a light belly against a dark body.

1 × Curved brick (2 × 3 studs)
Black / 2302b
2 × Curved brick (2 × 3 studs)
Yellow / 2302b
1 × Long brick (2 × 4 studs)
Black / 3011
1 × Small plate (2 × 4 studs)
Black / 40666
1 × Small plate (2 × 4 studs)
Yellow / 40666
2 × Square brick (2 × 2 studs)
White / 3437
2 × Wall brick (1 × 2 studs, double height)
Black / 4066b

Shape-only checklist

Match these shapes and quantities. The full checklist above shows our pictured colours.

3 × Curved brick (2 × 3 studs)
1 × Long brick (2 × 4 studs)
2 × Small plate (2 × 4 studs)
2 × Square brick (2 × 2 studs)
2 × Wall brick (1 × 2 studs, double height)

Build step by step

Step 1. Set two yellow curved feet side by side, rounded toes pointing towards you.

Pocket penguin - step 1, new pieces in colour

Step 2. Join the feet with a black small plate turned across their two flat rows. Keep both rounded toes visible.

Pocket penguin - step 2, new pieces in colour

Step 3. Centre the white square belly on the front row of the black plate. One row projects towards the toes.

Pocket penguin - step 3, new pieces in colour

Step 4. Place a black wall brick on each side of the belly for the flippers. Their backs line up with the black plate.

Pocket penguin - step 4, new pieces in colour

Step 5. Stack a second white square on the belly.

Pocket penguin - step 5, new pieces in colour

Step 6. Bridge the belly and flippers with a black long brick running from left to right.

Pocket penguin - step 6, new pieces in colour

Step 7. Centre a yellow small plate on the head, running towards you. Two rows project forward as the beak.

Pocket penguin - step 7, new pieces in colour

Step 8. Finish with a black curve over the back of the beak, rounded end pointing towards you. Leave the last yellow row showing.

Pocket penguin - step 8, new pieces in colour

Ready to play

Draw an iceberg on paper and help your penguin reach it.
Count its two flippers and two wide feet.
Tell a story about a penguin looking for a friend.

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Sources and credits

Original model and instructions by Little Build Club. Piece geometry from the LDraw Parts Library.

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