LEGO® Bug Project Set

Description

Made for classrooms

The Dacta range was aimed at schools and educational institutions rather than the ordinary toy shop. The Bug Project Set belongs to it: it provides just enough pieces for a group or a single child to build an animal model while thinking about body structure, legs and feelers. With 83 pieces the scale stays small enough for a lesson or an afternoon, without the result turning out too plain. That leaves time to talk about the model.

Green, black and two greys

The main colours are green, black, dark grey and light grey. That suits an insect, whose body might be bright green while the legs and joints stand out in darker tones. The parts list on this page shows how the 30 different element types are shared between those colours and which ones appear most often. If you already own the set, it also reveals pieces that could be reused in entirely different models, such as legs, joints or panels.

Building with a question in mind

Project sets like this encourage you to change and investigate a model, not only copy it. How many legs does a beetle have? How does it move? A model made of bricks makes such questions tangible. Because the set contains no figures, the creature itself is the focus, and it is easy to turn into another insect, a spider or an imaginary animal whenever you want to bring in ideas of your own. Groups can compare different variants in that way.

For collectors and tinkerers

Dacta sets were rarely seen in ordinary shops, which makes them interesting to collectors. The “What can I build?” tool on Bricoria can tell you which further models become possible with your stock plus the parts from this set. The Bug Project Set is small, but thanks to its large number of different part types it is surprisingly versatile for its size, which also makes it a useful addition to other sets, for example for animal models or small machines.

FAQ

How many pieces does the Bug Project Set have?

Set 970676 contains 83 pieces in 30 different types. No minifigures are included.

What was it designed for?

It comes from the Educational and Dacta range and was intended for schools and project work.

Which colours does it use?

Mainly green, black, dark grey and light grey.