What is the mine scene in 21269 based on?

It's a small mining scene from the LEGO® Minecraft range, built around rock, earth and ore shapes and featuring an armadillo model.

What is an armadillo in Minecraft?

It's an animal found in savannah biomes that curls into a ball when threatened and drops scutes used to craft wolf armour.

How many pieces and unique parts does the set have?

21269 uses 247 pieces in total, made up of 98 unique parts, plus one minifigure.

Minecraft

LEGO® The Armadillo Mine Expedition

Set 21269 builds a small mining scene around an armadillo from the LEGO® Minecraft range. It's made from 247 pieces and 98 unique parts and includes one minifigure.

Set number: 21269
Year: 2025
Pieces: 247
Minifigures: 1
Theme: Minecraft
Different parts: 98

What can I build with it?

View the official building instructions at LEGO® ↗

Parts list 98

As BrickLink list (XML)

Import on BrickLink: Wanted → Upload, upload the file (or paste its content), pick a Wanted List and add the parts.

Spare parts (15)

These extra parts come with the set in case one gets lost.

Minifigures 1

Armadillo Miner fig-0159044 pieces × 1

Description

A compact mining scene

The set is built around a compact mining scene rather than a single structure, combining rock and earth formations with the blocky look that defines the Minecraft theme in LEGO form. At 247 pieces it's a mid-sized build for the range, with enough parts to cover a few distinct areas of the scene – tunnels, ore-like formations and small equipment details – without stretching into a large multi-part set.

The armadillo mob

Armadillos are one of the animals found in savannah biomes in the Minecraft game, known for rolling into a ball when threatened; the scutes they drop can be used to craft wolf armour. This set turns that animal into a small, posable model placed alongside the mine, giving players a physical version of a mob that's relatively recent to the game. The armadillo naturally takes some creative liberties in LEGO form while staying recognisable to anyone who knows it from the game.

The included minifigure

One minifigure is included, equipped for a mining expedition and sized to work through the scene's tunnels and open areas. Because Minecraft sets tend to share common building techniques and accessory pieces, this figure and its equipment can generally be mixed with other sets from the theme to build out a larger shared landscape rather than staying limited to this one scene.

Colours and parts

The colour palette leans on reddish brown, light bluish grey, dark orange and black, a mix that reads as rock, earth and ore rather than a single flat surface. The parts list on this page shows exactly which of the 98 unique elements appear in each colour, which is a practical way to check a secondhand set for missing pieces or to plan out a similar rock-and-ore build of your own.

FAQ

What is the mine scene in 21269 based on?: It's a small mining scene from the LEGO® Minecraft range, built around rock, earth and ore shapes and featuring an armadillo model.
What is an armadillo in Minecraft?: It's an animal found in savannah biomes that curls into a ball when threatened and drops scutes used to craft wolf armour.
How many pieces and unique parts does the set have?: 21269 uses 247 pieces in total, made up of 98 unique parts, plus one minifigure.

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