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Moon rover

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

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A little before you begin

The solar panels and antenna are fixed brick details. They do not fold or turn.

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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.

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01

STEP 1 OF 11

Set two white wheeled bases in a line with two clear rows between them. Cover each chassis with a white small plate; the eight black wheels are already attached.

Set two white wheeled bases in a line with two clear rows between them. Cover each chassis with a white small plate; the eight black wheels are already attached. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
02

STEP 2 OF 11

Make the blue body floor with two wide plates end to end. Align the back of the floor with the back chassis; the front projects two rows beyond the front chassis.

Make the blue body floor with two wide plates end to end. Align the back of the floor with the back chassis; the front projects two rows beyond the front chassis. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
03

STEP 3 OF 11

Bridge the middle floor seam with two white long bricks side by side.

Bridge the middle floor seam with two white long bricks side by side. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
04

STEP 4 OF 11

Fill the back and front floor sections with eight white square bricks, two across each row.

Fill the back and front floor sections with eight white square bricks, two across each row. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
05

STEP 5 OF 11

Start the cabin with two white round tower bricks side by side, directly in front of the middle seam. Add two blue squares in front of them as the lower windscreen.

Start the cabin with two white round tower bricks side by side, directly in front of the middle seam. Add two blue squares in front of them as the lower windscreen. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
06

STEP 6 OF 11

Raise the windscreen with two more blue squares. Add two white curves to the nose in front, rounded ends pointing forward.

Raise the windscreen with two more blue squares. Add two white curves to the nose in front, rounded ends pointing forward. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
07

STEP 7 OF 11

Cap the cabin with the white square plate, spanning the round pillars and blue windscreen.

Cap the cabin with the white square plate, spanning the round pillars and blue windscreen. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
08

STEP 8 OF 11

Centre the yellow long plate across the back half of the cabin roof as the solar-panel beam. It reaches two stud columns beyond each side of the cabin.

Centre the yellow long plate across the back half of the cabin roof as the solar-panel beam. It reaches two stud columns beyond each side of the cabin. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
09

STEP 9 OF 11

Add a blue small plate across each end of the yellow beam as a solar panel. Each panel has two columns on the beam and two projecting beyond it; leave the four columns over the cabin clear.

Add a blue small plate across each end of the yellow beam as a solar panel. Each panel has two columns on the beam and two projecting beyond it; leave the four columns over the cabin clear. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
10

STEP 10 OF 11

Stand the white round tower brick on the middle of the rear deck. Cap it with the blue round plate, centred over the tower.

Stand the white round tower brick on the middle of the rear deck. Cap it with the blue round plate, centred over the tower. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
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STEP 11 OF 11

Centre the yellow cone on the blue round plate as the rover’s antenna. Leave its small top stud free.

Centre the yellow cone on the blue round plate as the rover’s antenna. Leave its small top stud free. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.

THE LAST STEP OF THE GUIDE

Room for a little more imagination.

Name your rover. Draw three places for it to explore. Send a pretend message back to Earth.

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