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Plate-backed stegosaurus

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

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A little before you begin

The back plates, tail and head are fixed.

Support the body and long tail together when moving it.

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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.

17pieces in total

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01

STEP 1 OF 8

Set out four green squares in two pairs, with two clear columns between the sides and two clear rows between the back and front pairs.

Set out four green squares in two pairs, with two clear columns between the sides and two clear rows between the back and front pairs. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
02

STEP 2 OF 8

Lay a green 4 × 8 plate across the four feet, running from back to front. Each foot projects one column outside the plate.

Lay a green 4 × 8 plate across the four feet, running from back to front. Each foot projects one column outside the plate. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
03

STEP 3 OF 8

Put a blue 2 × 8 plate down the middle, projecting six rows beyond the back of the floor. Add a green 2 × 4 plate directly in front of it.

Put a blue 2 × 8 plate down the middle, projecting six rows beyond the back of the floor. Add a green 2 × 4 plate directly in front of it. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
04

STEP 4 OF 8

Put two green 2 × 4 bricks side by side over the middle spine. Their back edges line up with the back edge of the broad floor.

Put two green 2 × 4 bricks side by side over the middle spine. Their back edges line up with the back edge of the broad floor. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
05

STEP 5 OF 8

Put a green 2 × 4 brick directly in front of the body, centred left to right. Its back two rows sit on the green spine plate.

Put a green 2 × 4 brick directly in front of the body, centred left to right. Its back two rows sit on the green spine plate. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
06

STEP 6 OF 8

Put a green square on the front two rows of the neck. Add a green curved brick on top, rounded end pointing forwards.

Put a green square on the front two rows of the neck. Add a green curved brick on top, rounded end pointing forwards. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
07

STEP 7 OF 8

Put three orange slopes in a row down the middle of the back, starting at the back edge of the body. Their high edges face backwards.

Put three orange slopes in a row down the middle of the back, starting at the back edge of the body. Their high edges face backwards. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
08

STEP 8 OF 8

Put a green curved brick at the far end of the tail plate, rounded end pointing backwards. Add a green square directly in front of it.

Put a green curved brick at the far end of the tail plate, rounded end pointing backwards. Add a green square directly in front of it. 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 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.

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