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Plate-backed stegosaurus, a brick build

LET’S MAKE A LITTLE SOMETHING

Plate-backed stegosaurus

17 pieces 8 steps

A row of orange back plates runs from the long tail towards a small green head. This low dinosaur stands on four broad feet.

Free instructions. No account needed.

Have these shapes handy: Curved brick, Roof slope.

A little before you begin

The back plates, tail and head are fixed.

Support the body and long tail together when moving it.

Count studs to check gaps and overhangs. New pieces keep their colour; earlier pieces look lighter. Before you build →

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.

17pieces in total

See the original colours

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Build away from the screen

Save or print the guide, including every step, the parts list and play ideas. For an offline copy, download the ZIP, extract it and open index.html. No bricks included.

WHEN THE BUILDING IS DONE

Now for the little story.

Count the back plates from tail to head. Follow a paper path to the fern grove. Compare its small head with the broad frill of the triceratops.