How many pieces are in the Beautiful Horse?

Beautiful Horse contains 685 pieces.

What age is the Beautiful Horse recommended for?

This set is recommended for ages 9+.

When was the Beautiful Horse released?

Beautiful Horse was released in 2025.

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🏛 Creator 3-in-1

Set #31166

Beautiful Horse

The Beautiful Horse is a surprisingly elegant LEGO Creator 3-in-1 model.

Before you buy

Who it's for: Ages 9+ · Intermediate build Animal lovers and LEGO fans who enjoy building display models
Build: 685 pieces · about 4.5 hours Build time is an estimate.
Price: $54.99 list price · 8.0¢ per piece
Availability: Current release · expected exit Dec 31, 2027

★★★☆☆ 3.8 community rating from 9 ratings

Fans praise the realistic design and the clever use of parts to create the horse's shape. Some find the color palette a bit bland, but overall, it's considered a well-designed and enjoyable build for animal lovers.

$54.99

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📝 Our Take

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The Beautiful Horse is a surprisingly elegant LEGO Creator 3-in-1 model. Its graceful lines and realistic color palette capture the essence of a majestic horse, making it a standout display piece.

This set is perfect for animal lovers and LEGO builders of all ages. The build is engaging without being overly complex, and the alternate models offer great replay value.

Skip this if you prefer minifigure-scale sets or highly detailed, complex builds. Consider the LEGO Ideas Globe (21332-1) for a challenging display model or the LEGO City Horse Transporter (60327-1) for minifigure play.

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🧱 Building Experience

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685

Pieces

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4.5h

Estimated Build Time

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Intermediate

Difficulty

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23cm × 24cm × 8cm

Dimensions

Build Highlights:

Intricate shaping using curved slopes and plates to create realistic horse anatomy
Creative use of SNOT (Studs Not On Top) techniques to achieve smooth surfaces
The 3-in-1 design offers three different animal builds for extended play
The finished horse model makes an eye-catching display piece

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Investment Grade

⏳ Current release

The Beautiful Horse set presents a moderate investment opportunity. As a Creator 3-in-1 set, it appeals to a broad audience, including animal enthusiasts and LEGO collectors. The set's piece count and price point are reasonable, and the alternate build options enhance its long-term value. While not a licensed theme, the set's aesthetic appeal and potential for display could drive demand after retirement. However, the risk of similar animal-themed sets being released in the future could limit appreciation.

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The Beautiful Horse competes with other LEGO Creator 3-in-1 animal sets in the same price range. It offers a more realistic and detailed horse model compared to some of the more cartoonish animal builds in other sets. If you're looking for a challenging build with more complex techniques, consider a larger LEGO Technic vehicle. However, if you prefer a displayable animal model with multiple building options, the Beautiful Horse is an excellent choice.

📦 Parts Inventory

Official piece count: 685
Parts cataloged in this inventory: 139 unique parts, 685 pieces

Missing a piece? Check this set piece by piece, with look-alike colors flagged and element IDs for replacements.

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 11211 8× Black

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 11211 10× Medium Nougat

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 11458 2× Light Bluish Gray

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 11476 1× Tan

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 11476 4× White

Brick Curved Inve...

Part #: 13547 8× Medium Nougat

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 14417 1× Dark Bluish Gray

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Part #: 14418 2× Light Bluish Gray

Plate Special 1 x...

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Part #: 14769 3× Dark Bluish Gray

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 15208 4× Tan

Brick Sloped 45° ...

Part #: 15571 4× White

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Brick Sloped 45° ...

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Part #: 1748 1× Dark Bluish Gray

Brick Curved Inve...

Part #: 1750 1× Reddish Brown

Plate Round Half ...

Part #: 18646 1× Green

Bar 2L with Towball

Part #: 22484 1× Dark Bluish Gray

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 22890 2× Dark Bluish Gray

Plate 2 x 2 Corner

Part #: 2420 14× Tan

Brick Curved Inve...

Part #: 24201 2× Green

Brick Curved Inve...

Part #: 24201 11× Medium Nougat

Tile Round 1 x 1 ...

Part #: 24246 8× Medium Nougat

Wedge Plate 2 x 2...

Part #: 24299 2× Medium Nougat

Wedge Plate 2 x 2...

Part #: 24307 2× Medium Nougat

Brick Curved 3 x ...

Part #: 24309 20× Medium Nougat

Tile 1 x 4 with G...

Part #: 2431 2× Tan

Plant, Flower Ste...

Part #: 24855 1× Green

Plant, Flower, Pl...

Part #: 24866 4× Medium Lavender

Tile Round 1 x 1 ...

Part #: 25269 17× Tan

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 26047 1× Green

Plate Round 2 x 2...

Part #: 2654 1× Light Bluish Gray

Plate Round 2 x 2...

Part #: 2654 4× White

Plate Round 2 x 2...

Part #: 2654 2× Reddish Brown

Part #: 28802 6× Medium Nougat

Brick Wedged, Cur...

Part #: 29119 3× Medium Nougat

Part #: 29120 3× Medium Nougat

Brick 2 x 4

Part #: 3001 6× Medium Nougat

Brick 2 x 3

Part #: 3002 3× Yellow

Brick 2 x 2

Part #: 3003 2× Medium Nougat

Brick 1 x 2

Part #: 3004 8× Bright Green

Brick 1 x 4

Part #: 3010 1× Medium Nougat

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 30136 4× Dark Orange

Plate 2 x 4

Part #: 3020 6× Medium Azure

Plate 2 x 4

Part #: 3020 8× Medium Nougat

Plate 2 x 3

Part #: 3021 6× Dark Tan

Plate 2 x 2

Part #: 3022 9× Reddish Brown

Plate 2 x 2

Part #: 3022 6× Red

Plate 1 x 2

Part #: 3023 7× Bright Green

Plate 1 x 2

Part #: 3023 4× White

Plate 1 x 2

Part #: 3023 29× Medium Nougat

Plate 1 x 1

Part #: 3024 3× Reddish Brown

Plate 1 x 1

Part #: 3024 3× Tan

Plate 4 x 6

Part #: 3032 1× Green

Plate 2 x 8

Part #: 3034 1× Tan

Plate Round Corne...

Part #: 30357 2× Green

Plate Round Corne...

Part #: 30357 2× Reddish Brown

Brick Sloped 18° ...

Part #: 30363 2× Medium Nougat

Brick Sloped 45° ...

Part #: 3039 1× Dark Bluish Gray

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 30414 11× Reddish Brown

Brick Round 1 x 1...

Part #: 3062b 3× Medium Azure

Plate Special 3 x...

Part #: 3176 1× Medium Nougat

Technic Axle 2 No...

Part #: 32062 4× Red

Plant, Plate 1 x ...

Part #: 32607 1× Bright Green

Brick Curved Inve...

Part #: 32803 3× Tan

Plate Special Rou...

Part #: 32828 2× Medium Nougat

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 32952 2× Medium Azure

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 3386 2× Black

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 3386 4× White

Plate Special 2 x...

Part #: 33909 7× Medium Nougat

Plate 1 x 8

Part #: 3460 1× Tan

Plate 1 x 8

Part #: 3460 7× Medium Nougat

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 35480 14× Dark Pink

Brick Curved 1 x ...

Part #: 3573 2× Bright Green

Brick 1 x 3

Part #: 3622 6× Green

Plate 1 x 3

Part #: 3623 19× Green

Plate 1 x 6

Part #: 3666 1× Green

Bracket 1 x 1 - 1...

Part #: 36840 5× Medium Nougat

Bracket 1 x 1 - 1...

Part #: 36840 2× Tan

Technic Brick 1 x...

Part #: 3701 4× Dark Bluish Gray

Technic Axle 4

Part #: 3705 1× Red

Brick Sloped Inve...

Part #: 3747b 1× Medium Nougat

Plate Special 1 x...

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Crown / Flower / ...

Part #: 39262 1× Yellow

Plate Angled 3 x ...

Part #: 39613 1× Bright Green

Plate Round 2 x 2...

Part #: 4032a 1× Light Bluish Gray

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 4070 8× Dark Tan

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 41740 2× Reddish Brown

Technic Pin Long ...

Part #: 42924 2× Blue

Plate Special 2 x...

Part #: 4304 6× White

Wedge Plate 3 x 2...

Part #: 43722 1× Green

Wedge Plate 3 x 2...

Part #: 43723 1× Green

Hinge Plate 1 x 2...

Part #: 44301b 1× White

Plate 1 x 10

Part #: 4477 1× Green

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 44865 3× Dark Bluish Gray

Brick Curved 2 x ...

Part #: 47457 2× Reddish Brown

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 4920 2× White

Brick Curved 1 x ...

Part #: 49307 2× Reddish Brown

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Part #: 50950 12× Medium Nougat

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Animal Body Part,...

Part #: 53451 4× Tan

Technic Ball Join...

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Part #: 54200 4× Bright Green

Hinge Plate 1 x 2...

Part #: 54657 1× Reddish Brown

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Part #: 5520 6× Medium Nougat

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Part #: 61332 1× Black

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Part #: 6141 7× Bright Green

Tile 1 x 3

Part #: 63864 4× Medium Nougat

Tile Round 2 x 4

Part #: 66857 2× Medium Nougat

Tile Round 3 x 3

Part #: 67095 2× Medium Nougat

Technic Axle Conn...

Part #: 67695 2× Reddish Brown

Brick Curved 1 x 6

Part #: 6801 2× Bright Green

Rotation Joint Di...

Part #: 6991 2× Light Bluish Gray

Brick Curved 1 x 1

Part #: 7126 8× Light Bluish Gray

Plate Special 2 x...

Part #: 72132 2× Reddish Brown

Brick Sloped Inve...

Part #: 72454 2× Medium Nougat

Technic Brick Spe...

Part #: 73109 4× White

Technic Brick 1 x...

Part #: 73230 6× Reddish Brown

Bracket 1 x 1 - 1...

Part #: 73825 16× Green

Plate 2 x 3 with ...

Part #: 73831 1× Medium Nougat

Bracket 5 x 2 x 2...

Part #: 76766 2× Black

Brick Round Corne...

Part #: 76797 6× Medium Nougat

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 77845 4× White

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 77845 4× Reddish Brown

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 77850 3× Dark Tan

Plate 1 x 5

Part #: 78329 5× White

Plate 1 x 5

Part #: 78329 14× Medium Nougat

Brick Curved 2 x ...

Part #: 78666 4× Medium Nougat

Bracket 1 x 1 - 1...

Part #: 79389 8× Medium Nougat

Brick Curved 1 x ...

Part #: 79756 4× White

Brick Wedged, Cur...

Part #: 80177 4× Medium Nougat

Brick Wedged, Cur...

Part #: 80178 4× Medium Nougat

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 80431 2× Dark Bluish Gray

Rotation Joint So...

Part #: 80563 2× Dark Bluish Gray

Plate Round 1 x 1...

Part #: 85861 3× Dark Tan

Plate Round 1 x 1...

Part #: 85861 1× Yellow

Brick Sloped 30° ...

Part #: 85984 5× Tan

Plate 1 x 1 x 2/3...

Part #: 86996 14× Medium Nougat

Plate 1 x 1 x 2/3...

Part #: 86996 4× Red

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 87087 6× Green

Musical Instrumen...

Part #: 90370 2× Black

Brick Curved 4 x ...

Part #: 93273 6× Medium Nougat

Brick Round 3 x 4...

Part #: 93604 2× Medium Nougat

Brick and Axle Se...

Part #: 96874 1× Orange

Tile Round 1 x 1

Part #: 98138 4× Dark Bluish Gray

Tile Round 1 x 1 ...

Part #: 98138pr0107 2× Black

Bracket 1 x 2 - 2...

Part #: 99207 5× Reddish Brown

Tile Special 1 x ...

Part #: 99563 1× Tan

Bracket 1 x 2 - 1...

Part #: 99780 6× Dark Tan

Bracket 1 x 2 - 1...

Part #: 99781 8× Tan

The set features a high concentration of Medium Nougat parts, ideal for builders looking to expand their collection of this versatile color. The curved slopes and plates are particularly useful for creating organic shapes and smooth surfaces in MOCs.

Community Insights

Real opinions from Reddit and YouTube

What Reddit Says

No Reddit discussions found for this set.

What YouTubers Say

Based on 5 videos

4.6 /5

Very Positive

80% positive

BlockTalk AI

LEGO YouTubers express overwhelmingly positive sentiment towards the Beautiful Horse (31166) set, praising its design and the variety offered by the 3-in-1 build options. Reviewers like JediJACPenguin appreciate the alternative models like the deer and bear, alongside the primary horse build.

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JAYSTEPHER • 1.1K views Unboxing

Community Sentiment

Based on 5 YouTube reviews

Not enough Reddit data

YouTube

4.6 /5

Very Positive

80% positive

Positive

Mixed

Critical

Common Feedback

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BlockTalk AI Analysis

What the Community Says

3 YouTube reviews

BlockTalk AI Summary

JAYSTEPHER's unboxing highlights the 685-piece count and building possibilities, while Top Brick Builder provides step-by-step instructions for the deer and bear alternatives. The general consensus is the set offers engaging builds and appealing animal models.