Noah in 3D LEGO® brick letters

About this build

Noah has 4 letters, stands 7 layers tall and adds up to 55 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 Noah takes 55 bricks in 5 different sizes: 36 of 2×2, 7 of 2×1, 6 of 2×6, 3 of 2×3 and 3 of 2×4. The 2×2 ones are 65% of the total, so those are the ones to keep spare. By colour that is 18 red, 14 blue, 12 yellow and 11 green. The same name as a flat mosaic drops to 36 pieces, 19 fewer, and needs 2 baseplates instead of 1.

Letter by letter

The 4 letters of Noah don't cost the same: N with 14, O with 14, A with 13 and H with 14. N is the priciest at 14 bricks and A the cheapest at 13.

Size and space

Standing up, Noah 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, Noah costs about the same at S and M — what changes there is the width — and jumps at L: 56 bricks at S, 55 at M and 108 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 Noah 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 Noah pre-filled, in the 3D view.
2. Gather the 55 pieces — most of them are 36 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.

More names in 3D

• Olivia
• Emma
• Oliver
• Ava