What is the St. Bernard historically known for?

The breed was used by monks in the Alps as a rescue dog, trained to find travellers lost or buried in the snow.

What colours define this set?

Dark Orange and white form the recognisable two-tone coat, with Dark Brown and black used for darker details.

How many unique pieces does the build use?

92 of the 236 total pieces are unique elements, largely accounting for the ears, jowls and forehead wrinkles.

Brickheadz

St. Bernard

St. Bernards are best known for their history as alpine rescue dogs, bred by monks to find travellers lost in the Swiss Alps. This Brickheadz figure rebuilds the breed's distinctive two-tone coat from 236 pieces and 92 unique elements.

Set number: 40543
Year: 2022
Pieces: 236
Minifigures: 0
Theme: Brickheadz
Different parts: 92

What can I build with it?

View the official building instructions at LEGO® ↗

Parts list 92

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 (16)

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

Description

A Coat Built for Recognition

Dark Orange and white together form the breed's signature two-colour coat pattern, the detail most people associate with a St. Bernard at a glance. Dark Brown and black add darker shading around the ears, eyes and nose. Compared with many other Brickheadz animals, this palette leans noticeably warmer, matching the breed's cosy, sturdy image rather than going for a more neutral or muted look.

A Rescue Dog's Reputation

St. Bernards were historically bred and kept by monks at the Great St Bernard Pass to search for travellers caught in the Swiss Alps, a history that still shapes the breed's reputation as a calm, dependable giant. Brickheadz figures are stylised and small by design, so this set cannot capture the dog's real-world scale, but it leans on that same instant recognisability through the coat pattern instead of trying to convey size. That focus on colour over scale is common across the range whenever a breed's real proportions would be impractical to reproduce.

92 Elements in a Single Animal Figure

236 pieces and 92 unique elements puts this build in line with other single-animal Brickheadz figures, suggesting a balance between repeated basic bricks and more specific detail parts. The ears, jowls and the breed's characteristic forehead wrinkles likely account for a good share of that variety, since those features are exactly what sets a St. Bernard apart visually from other large dogs. The full parts list further up this page breaks it all down by colour and shape.

A Big Breed in a Small Format

Unlike the real St. Bernard, one of the largest dog breeds around, this set stays just as compact as any other figure in the range and takes up no more shelf space than a smaller breed would. For anyone building a collection of Brickheadz dog breeds, it adds a clear visual contrast to slimmer or smaller figures without actually needing extra room to display, making a mixed shelf of breeds more visually varied overall.

FAQ

What is the St. Bernard historically known for?: The breed was used by monks in the Alps as a rescue dog, trained to find travellers lost or buried in the snow.
What colours define this set?: Dark Orange and white form the recognisable two-tone coat, with Dark Brown and black used for darker details.
How many unique pieces does the build use?: 92 of the 236 total pieces are unique elements, largely accounting for the ears, jowls and forehead wrinkles.