10 Inspiring Totoro LEGO MOCs: Instructions, Tips and Ideas

LEGO Totoro MOCs – 10 Inspiring Fan Builds You’ll Want on Your Shelf

There’s a special kind of quiet magic in My Neighbor Totoro: a rumbling bus that’s also a cat, an umbrella shared at a moonlit stop, soot sprites zipping across the floor. Translating that warmth into LEGO is pure joy—rounded bellies, gentle smiles, and tiny leaves that read instantly as Totoro’s “umbrella hat.” In this guide, you’ll find hand-picked Totoro MOCs that span cute BrickHeadz-style figures, poseable desk models, mosaics for the wall, and even a clever alternate build you can make from a single Creator set. Whether you’re designing your first Ghibli scene or expanding an existing display, these builds showcase smart parts usage for curves (think SNOT bricks, hinge plates, and curved slopes), expressive eyes, and that iconic chest pattern.

If you’re building your own, start with silhouette: Totoro is basically overlapping ovals. Layer plates and curved slopes to round the cheeks and tummy, then add a ½-plate lip for the smile and whiskers with rigid hose or bar elements. Color blocking helps too—dark bluish gray for the body, light gray for the belly, and a pop of green for the leaf. Diorama storytellers can frame with a bus stop sign, a lamppost, and rain spatter using trans-clear bars. Prefer a flat display? A mosaic captures Totoro’s charm with simple color fields and crisp outlines that look great above a desk.

Below you’ll find tips, theme ideas, and a visual list of 10 excellent Totoro MOCs—each with an image, model name, designer credit, and a direct link to instructions. Scroll to the end for a larger image section you can copy straight into your blog editor.

Build Tips 

• Start round, finish smooth: stack plates to rough the shape, then “skin” with curved slopes and tiles.

• Eyes sell the character: 1x1 round tiles with off-center pupils give that soft Totoro gaze.

• Whiskers that don’t droop: use 3L bars or rigid hose clipped into side-stud brackets.

• Leaf & umbrella: palm leaves, large plant plates, or a 4x4 radar dish on a bar for rainy-day scenes.

• Tiny texture: wedge tiles for the belly chevrons; tooth plates add soft fur edging.

• Poseability: ball joints for arms/ears; a simple hinge for a smiling mouth or open pose.

Ideas for Types of Totoro MOCs

• Desk figures & sculptures – compact, display-ready characters.

• BrickHeadz-style – chibi proportions, easy to pose and collect.

• LEGO Art / mosaics – flat wall pieces with strong room presence.

• Bus stop dioramas – lamppost, sign, umbrellas, soot sprites.

• Alternate builds – reimagine Totoro using parts from a single retail set (budget-friendly).

• Catbus companions – pair Totoro with the Catbus or forest friends for a mini lineup.

Mocs:

Totoro

Designer: Superesc
Get the instructions: Totoro — Superesc. 

Totoro

Designer: Julie-v
Get the instructions: Totoro — Julie-v. 

Totoro Model

Designer: OneBrickPony
Get the instructions: Totoro Model — OneBrickPony. 

Totoro Brick Art Mosaic

Designer: OneBrickPony
Get the instructions: Totoro Brick Art Mosaic — OneBrickPony. 

My Neighbor Totoro Creator Cat Alt Build 31163

Designer: WillsBuilds
Get the instructions: My Neighbor Totoro Creator Cat Alt Build 31163 — WillsBuilds. 

Lego Totoro

Designer: Limbert
Get the instructions: Lego Totoro — Limbert. 

TOTORO

Designer: FredL45
Get the instructions: TOTORO — FredL45. 

My Neighbor Totoro

Designer: Brick.Ninja
Get the instructions: My Neighbor Totoro — Brick.Ninja. 

Ghibli’s “New Neighbor Totoro” – Totoro

Designer: Pabst Creations
Get the instructions: Ghibli’s “New Neighbor Totoro” – Totoro — Pabst Creations. 

Totoro – My Neighbor Totoro

Designer: Brickdusa
Get the instructions: Totoro – My Neighbor Totoro — Brickdusa.