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Space lander

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

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A little before you begin

The four legs are fixed. The model is for tabletop landings, not dropping.

You need two 4 × 8 plates for the deck. Check the support connections before lifting the finished model.

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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.

21pieces in total

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01

STEP 1 OF 8

Set out four orange square bricks at the corners of a square. Leave four empty stud columns between left and right feet and four empty rows between front and back feet.

Set out four orange square bricks at the corners of a square. Leave four empty stud columns between left and right feet and four empty rows between front and back feet. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
02

STEP 2 OF 8

Put a white square brick on each orange foot.

Put a white square brick on each orange foot. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
03

STEP 3 OF 8

Bridge the left pair of legs with a white 4 × 8 plate. Put another beside it across the right pair. Their edges meet in the middle.

Bridge the left pair of legs with a white 4 × 8 plate. Put another beside it across the right pair. Their edges meet in the middle. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
04

STEP 4 OF 8

Join the deck halves with a white 4 × 6 plate, centred left to right and one row in from both the front and back.

Join the deck halves with a white 4 × 6 plate, centred left to right and one row in from both the front and back. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
05

STEP 5 OF 8

Put two white 2 × 4 bricks side by side in the middle of the white plate. Leave one white row clear at the front and back.

Put two white 2 × 4 bricks side by side in the middle of the white plate. Leave one white row clear at the front and back. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
06

STEP 6 OF 8

Add two white squares at the back of the cabin and two blue squares at the front for the windows.

Add two white squares at the back of the cabin and two blue squares at the front for the windows. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
07

STEP 7 OF 8

Centre the white round plate on the cabin. Add the orange cone in its centre as the landing beacon.

Centre the white round plate on the cabin. Add the orange cone in its centre as the landing beacon. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
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STEP 8 OF 8

Put a yellow round tower brick on the right side of the deck, halfway between the legs, as a removable survey canister. Add an orange cone in the matching space on the left as a marker.

Put a yellow round tower brick on the right side of the deck, halfway between the legs, as a removable survey canister. Add an orange cone in the matching space on the left as a marker. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.

THE LAST STEP OF THE GUIDE

Room for a little more imagination.

Land beside your moon rover or on a paper planet. Lift off the survey canister, collect an imaginary sample and decide what to report home.

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