Ava in 3D LEGO® brick letters

About this build

Ava has 3 letters, stands 7 layers tall and adds up to 39 bricks. Every horizontal run uses 2×N bricks LEGO actually sells, and consecutive layers stagger their joints — a real brick bond — so the letters stand on their own. At this piece count it helps to build letter by letter and check the spacing as you go.

Piece inventory

Building Ava takes 39 bricks in 5 different sizes: 24 of 2×2, 5 of 2×1, 5 of 2×3, 3 of 2×4 and 2 of 2×6. The 2×2 ones are 62% of the total, so those are the ones to keep spare. By colour that is 11 blue, 11 red, 9 yellow and 8 green. The same name as a flat mosaic drops to 25 pieces, 14 fewer, and needs 1 baseplate instead of 1.

Letter by letter

All 3 letters of Ava cost the same, 13 bricks each — a very even name to build.

Size and space

Standing up, Ava is 23 studs wide — about 18.4 cm — and 7 layers tall, which is 6.7 cm. Each letter is 2 studs deep, so it stands unsupported. You need 1 baseplate of 32 × 16.

S, M or L: what changes

In the generator, Ava costs about the same at S and M — what changes there is the width — and jumps at L: 40 bricks at S, 39 at M and 72 at L. At L the name stretches to 35.2 cm and needs 2 baseplates, so it's the choice to make before buying any bricks.

Ideas for this 3D name

• Standing letters for Ava on a desk or a wide shelf.
• Birthday decoration that stands up without any support.
• Build it in pairs of letters and split the work.

How to build it

1. Open the generator with Ava pre-filled, in the 3D view.
2. Gather the 39 pieces — most of them are 24 of 2×2.
3. Get 1 baseplate of 32 × 16 studs ready for the 3 letters.
4. Stack the 7 layers, staggering the joints like a real brick bond.

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