Are all three birds built at the same time?

No, the three bird models share the same stand and are built one after another from the same pieces.

How many pieces does set 21301 have?

Birds contains 580 pieces, including 177 unique parts.

Is Birds a regular themed set or a fan design?

Birds comes from the LEGO Ideas range and is based on a design originally submitted by a fan.

LEGO Ideas and CUUSOO

Birds

Birds is a 2015 LEGO® Ideas set based on a fan design, showing three different bird species mounted on a shared stand. With 580 pieces and 177 unique parts, the focus sits squarely on getting each model's shape right.

Set number: 21301
Year: 2015
Pieces: 580
Minifigures: 0
Theme: LEGO Ideas and CUUSOO
Different parts: 177

What can I build with it?

View the official building instructions at LEGO® ↗

Parts list 177

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 (22)

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

Description

Three birds, one stand

What makes this set unusual is its build concept: rather than one fixed model, Birds includes instructions for three different bird species, built one after another on the same branch-shaped stand. Once a model is finished, you take it apart again and use the same pieces to shape the next bird. The set comes from the LEGO Ideas range, where fan-submitted designs that gather enough support get turned into official sets, which sets Birds clearly apart from a typical themed set.

Precise shapes over sheer piece count

With 580 pieces and 177 unique parts, the emphasis lies less on scale and more on accurately capturing each bird's posture, plumage and beak shape. Small, often unconventionally placed pieces create the characteristic curves, which makes the build more demanding than many other sets of a similar size, and tends to appeal more to builders with a bit more experience under their belt with delicate, detail-heavy models than with large play sets.

A model built for the desk

Because only one bird is assembled at any given time, Birds works especially well as a display piece for a desk or shelf rather than an everyday play set. The shared stand means all three variants keep the same base shape and presentation, even though only one is ever on show. Some builders choose to photograph the finished birds before taking each one apart to build the next, so all three end up documented in the end.

A restrained base, colour in the detail

The listed main colours – black, light bluish grey, reddish brown and white – mostly cover the branch stand and structural core, while the bird models themselves draw on further colour accents from the full parts list. All 177 part types, along with their colours, are set out further down this page, handy for looking up a specific shade before you start building or hunting for one particular part you may be missing.

FAQ

Are all three birds built at the same time?: No, the three bird models share the same stand and are built one after another from the same pieces.
How many pieces does set 21301 have?: Birds contains 580 pieces, including 177 unique parts.
Is Birds a regular themed set or a fan design?: Birds comes from the LEGO Ideas range and is based on a design originally submitted by a fan.

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