LEGO Minecraft 21121 The Desert Outpost

LEGO Minecraft 21121, The Desert Outpost, depicts a desert outpost inspired by the Minecraft world. Released in 2015 as part of the Minecraft theme, the set contains 519 pieces and includes 4 figures for exploration and defence scenes.

The Desert Outpost translates a fortified desert location from Minecraft into a LEGO model. It belongs to the LEGO Minecraft theme, where the game’s block based environments, characters and hostile mobs are represented through brick built scenery and figures.

The build is centred on an outpost made from 519 pieces. This mix supports a clear play setup, with player characters and skeletons placed around a desert structure.

The set works for story play, display or collecting within the Minecraft range.

Inventory of set 21121

The inventory of set 21121 lists 519 pieces, spare parts excluded: 121 different lots (one shape in one color) for 82 part shapes. The box also contains 11 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 21121

Main color: light bluish gray, making up 36% of the parts, followed by tan (17%) and reddish brown (11%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 21121

70 of the 82 part shapes in this set have their own page on Setopedia, with their colors, element numbers and the other sets that use them. See all LEGO parts

No part in set 21121 is exclusive: each one is found in at least one other set, which makes replacing a lost element easier.

Rebuilding set 21121 from another set

Share of the parts of set 21121 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

No similarly sized set goes above 44%: the model relies on a little-shared assortment, most of which has to be gathered piece by piece.

Size of set 21121 within its line

With 519 pieces, set 21121 ranks #41 out of 155 Minecraft sets in our database, which have an average of 393 parts. Among the 448 sets released in 2015, it ranks #77.