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Grand viaduct

66 pieces 11 steps · One little step at a time.

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A little before you begin

This is a model bridge with fixed rails. No matching vehicle clearance has been checked.

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A LITTLE PREPARATION

Gather your pieces

Match the shapes and quantities. The pictures show our colours. Colour names in the steps refer to the pictures; keep useful contrasts, such as a light belly against a dark body.

66pieces in total

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01

STEP 1 OF 11

Set four green wide plates side by side to make a long sixteen-by-six-stud base.

Set four green wide plates side by side to make a long sixteen-by-six-stud base. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
02

STEP 2 OF 11

Start eight pillars with cream square bricks: four along the front edge and four along the back. Start at the left edge and leave two stud columns between neighbouring pillars.

Start eight pillars with cream square bricks: four along the front edge and four along the back. Start at the left edge and leave two stud columns between neighbouring pillars. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
03

STEP 3 OF 11

Add one yellow square brick directly above each cream pillar. Keep the gaps between the pillars clear.

Add one yellow square brick directly above each cream pillar. Keep the gaps between the pillars clear. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
04

STEP 4 OF 11

Add one cream square brick directly above each yellow brick. All eight pillars should now be three bricks high.

Add one cream square brick directly above each yellow brick. All eight pillars should now be three bricks high. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
05

STEP 5 OF 11

Join the pillars with three cream arches along each side. Each arch starts one stud column in from its left pillar, sharing the middle pillars with its neighbour.

Join the pillars with three cream arches along each side. Each arch starts one stud column in from its left pillar, sharing the middle pillars with its neighbour. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
06

STEP 6 OF 11

Lay two blue medium plates end to end over each row of arches, starting one stud column in from the left edge.

Lay two blue medium plates end to end over each row of arches, starting one stud column in from the left edge. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
07

STEP 7 OF 11

Bridge the front and back strips with four yellow wide plates, lined up over the base plates.

Bridge the front and back strips with four yellow wide plates, lined up over the base plates. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
08

STEP 8 OF 11

Add a row of blue wall bricks along the back edge of the deck, turned across the bridge.

Add a row of blue wall bricks along the back edge of the deck, turned across the bridge. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
09

STEP 9 OF 11

Add a row of blue wall bricks along the front edge of the deck, turned across the bridge.

Add a row of blue wall bricks along the front edge of the deck, turned across the bridge. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
10

STEP 10 OF 11

Cap the back rail with four cream double-curved bricks. Their rounded ends follow the length of the bridge.

Cap the back rail with four cream double-curved bricks. Their rounded ends follow the length of the bridge. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
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STEP 11 OF 11

Cap the front rail with four cream double-curved bricks. Their rounded ends follow the length of the bridge.

Cap the front rail with four cream double-curved bricks. Their rounded ends follow the length of the bridge. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.

THE LAST STEP OF THE GUIDE

Room for a little more imagination.

Count the arches from both sides. Imagine what lies beneath the bridge. Tell a story about someone crossing the walkway.

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