LEGO SET 76967 - Alternate build | Little Eatie: T. rex

April 27, 2025

LEGO building comes alive when you set the instructions aside and ask, “What else can these pieces become?” With the parts from LEGO SET 76967-1, you’ve got a toolkit of small-scale beams, curved slopes, hinged elements, and accent pieces just waiting to be reimagined. Here are a few directions to spark your creativity:

1. New Dinosaur Species
Transform the jaw pieces and limb elements into a fleet of prehistoric beasts—build a horned Triceratops with sweeping frills, a speedy Velociraptor with an articulated tail, or a plated Stegosaurus complete with rising back plates. By mixing and matching curves and plates, each dinosaur gains its own personality and poseability.

2. Mechanical Critters
Break down the frame and repurpose the joints into gear-driven creatures: imagine a clockwork scorpion whose tail whips back, or a piston-powered crab that scuttles sideways. Small gears and axle connectors can power miniature movements, bringing your mechanical wildlife to life.

3. Micro Construction Vehicles
Use the sturdy plates and hinge bricks to craft tiny work machines—a compact excavator with a tilting bucket, a flatbed hauler with drop-down ramps, or even a six-wheeled off-road buggy. Experiment with wheel placement and hinge functions to practice real-world engineering on a micro scale.

4. Tiny Animal Friends
Shift from dinosaurs to more familiar fauna: build a lumbering mammoth with curved tusks, a playful monkey swinging from bar elements, or a delicate hummingbird in mid-hover. The same pieces that created one creature can easily form another, simply by rethinking connection points.

5. Miniature Dioramas & Scenes
Combine plants, rock plates, and small bricks to craft a fossil dig site, complete with brush tools and uncovered “bones.” Or design a prehistoric watering hole with reeds and stepping stones—your critters can explore a fully realized micro-world.

Every slope, hinge, and plate in this set is an invitation to experiment. By mixing functions, tweaking proportions, and blending themes—natural, mechanical, or environmental—you’ll discover that these bricks unlock endless adventures. So grab your pieces, sketch out wild ideas, and watch your builds evolve far beyond a single model.

MOC - 76967 Alt build Mech