Liam in 3D LEGO® brick letters

About this build

Liam has 4 letters, stands 7 layers tall and adds up to 51 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 Liam takes 51 bricks in 5 different sizes: 25 of 2×2, 12 of 2×1, 7 of 2×6, 6 of 2×3 and 1 of 2×4. The 2×2 ones are 49% of the total, so those are the ones to keep spare. By colour that is 16 red, 13 green, 11 blue and 11 yellow. The same name as a flat mosaic drops to 29 pieces, 22 fewer, and needs 2 baseplates instead of 1.

Letter by letter

The 4 letters of Liam don't cost the same: L with 9, I with 11, A with 13 and M with 18. M is the priciest at 18 bricks and L the cheapest at 9.

Size and space

Standing up, Liam 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, Liam costs about the same at S and M — what changes there is the width — and jumps at L: 50 bricks at S, 51 at M and 100 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 Liam 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 Liam pre-filled, in the 3D view.
2. Gather the 51 pieces — most of them are 25 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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