Emma in 3D LEGO® brick letters

About this build

Emma has 4 letters, stands 7 layers tall and adds up to 60 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 Emma takes 60 bricks in 5 different sizes: 34 of 2×2, 14 of 2×1, 6 of 2×6, 5 of 2×3 and 1 of 2×4. The 2×2 ones are 57% of the total, so those are the ones to keep spare. By colour that is 17 red, 16 green, 16 yellow and 11 blue. The same name as a flat mosaic drops to 35 pieces, 25 fewer, and needs 2 baseplates instead of 1.

Letter by letter

The 4 letters of Emma don't cost the same: E with 11, M with 18, M with 18 and A with 13. M is the priciest at 18 bricks and E the cheapest at 11.

Size and space

Standing up, Emma is 31 studs wide — about 24.8 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, Emma costs about the same at S and M — what changes there is the width — and jumps at L: 61 bricks at S, 60 at M and 120 at L. At L the name stretches to 47.2 cm and needs 2 baseplates, so it's the choice to make before buying any bricks.

Ideas for this 3D name

• Standing letters for Emma 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 Emma pre-filled, in the 3D view.
2. Gather the 60 pieces — most of them are 34 of 2×2.
3. Get 1 baseplate of 32 × 16 studs ready for the 4 letters.
4. Stack the 7 layers, staggering the joints like a real brick bond.

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