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Little satellite

13 pieces 8 steps · One little step at a time.

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A little before you begin

The satellite is supported by a fixed stand. Its panels and receiver do not turn.

Lift the model by the stand and central body, keeping the long panels clear.

Build away from the screen

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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.

13pieces in total

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01

STEP 1 OF 8

Lay a white 4 × 4 plate flat. Centre a white double-height square brick on it.

Lay a white 4 × 4 plate flat. Centre a white double-height square brick on it. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
02

STEP 2 OF 8

Centre a white 4 × 4 plate on the stand, lined up with the plate below.

Centre a white 4 × 4 plate on the stand, lined up with the plate below. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
03

STEP 3 OF 8

Place two blue 2 × 8 plates across the body, end to end. Each overlaps the body by two columns and projects six columns out to its side.

Place two blue 2 × 8 plates across the body, end to end. Each overlaps the body by two columns and projects six columns out to its side. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
04

STEP 4 OF 8

Cover the exposed left wing with a blue 2 × 4 plate at its outer end and a blue square brick beside it, next to the white body.

Cover the exposed left wing with a blue 2 × 4 plate at its outer end and a blue square brick beside it, next to the white body. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
05

STEP 5 OF 8

Mirror the blue panels on the right: a square beside the body and a 2 × 4 plate at the outer end.

Mirror the blue panels on the right: a square beside the body and a 2 × 4 plate at the outer end. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
06

STEP 6 OF 8

Join the wings with a white 4 × 4 plate centred above the body.

Join the wings with a white 4 × 4 plate centred above the body. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
07

STEP 7 OF 8

Centre a blue round plate on the white body.

Centre a blue round plate on the white body. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
08

STEP 8 OF 8

Put a yellow round tower in the middle of the blue circle. Add a yellow square directly on top.

Put a yellow round tower in the middle of the blue circle. Add a yellow square directly on top. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.

THE LAST STEP OF THE GUIDE

Room for a little more imagination.

Send a three-word message to the moon base. Invent a weather report for a planet with two suns. Count the blue panel sections, then give each one a pretend job.

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