LEGO SET 75940 - Alternate build | Gallimimus and Pteranodon Breakout
Unleashing Jurassic Creativity: Alternative Builds for LEGO 75940 Gallimimus and Pteranodon Breakout
From the moment you slide open the box of LEGO 75940-1 — the Gallimimus and Pteranodon Breakout set — you’re transported into a vibrant Cretaceous world, full of sleek plains runners and enormous winged predators. With the set’s signature bright orange cage and lush foliage, it vividly recreates the cinematic chase, but it’s only the beginning of what these 289 pieces can become. Imagine repurposing those long, curved wings into the sweeping fronds of a prehistoric fern, or transforming the barrier beams into ribbing for a hulking, mechanized behemoth.
This set is a playground for creativity. The Gallimimus elements — slender neck pieces, clawed feet, and feather-like plumes — beg to form new species: perhaps a micro-scale flock of agile raptors darting through a jungle canopy, or a giant feathered theropod mech, part machine, part living creature. The Pteranodon’s distinct jaw and wing structure can be reinterpreted into futuristic gliders or subterranean drilling machines, while the cage’s bars could become the ribbed hull of an armored exploration rover.
By embracing an alternative-build mindset, you unlock hidden potential. The bright orange plates could become flame-jet engines on a high-speed pursuit vehicle. Technic pins and joints repurposed from the set’s door hinges can animate articulated limbs on a robotic triceratops. Even the smallest tile or slope can be a scale on an armored dinosaur or a panel on a reconnaissance drone.
Below are standout MOCs — crafted by talented that demonstrate just how far your imagination can stretch. Each design uses primarily the original 75940 parts, showing how versatile these pieces really are. Dive in, and let your inner paleontologist and engineer collaborate to forge something truly unique.
Alternate Builds
Jurassic Egg Tank
By dorianbricktron
Get the instructions with link to the model.
Jurassic Bronco SUV
By jimbox13
Get the instructions with link to the model.
Jurassic Mini Pursuer (alt of 75940)
By jimbox13
Get the instructions with link to the model.
Stegosaurus MECHS (alt 75940)
By jimbox13
Get the instructions with link to the model.
With these creations as a springboard, you can experiment further: blend the Egg Tank’s turret with the Bronco’s chassis, or convert the Pteranodon’s wings into sweeping solar panels for your Jurassic drones. Each part carries its own history, but in the hands of a builder, they tell new tales. Happy building!
