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Little dinosaur

35 pieces · 16 steps

A long neck, curved feet and an orange ridge make a bright dinosaur. Build the broad body first, then add its tail and curious-looking head.

Little dinosaur

Before you build

Match the shapes

Compare each part with its picture and count its rows of studs. A square brick has two rows of two studs; a long brick has two rows of four. Use the full parts list for the exact shapes and quantities.

Follow the colours

Match the shapes and quantities. The pictures show our colours. Colour names in the steps refer to the pictures. Keep contrasting colours where they help you recognise the model.

Count the studs

The bumps on top are called studs. Count them when a step asks for a gap or an overhang. Put the build on a flat surface and keep its front facing the same way as in the pictures.

Add a little at a time

New pieces keep their colour in each step. Earlier pieces look lighter so you can see what has changed. Each list tells you exactly what to add.

Build together

An adult can read the steps while a child finds the pieces. The counts are for this one model. For two models to stay built, add their parts lists together.

The neck, legs and tail are fixed. Support the body when moving the model.

Gather pieces

Match the shapes and quantities. The pictures show our colours. Choose your own colours for the same parts; changing a part’s shape is a different substitution.

A wheeled base counts as one complete part, including its attached wheels.

Shape-only checklist

Total: 35 pieces

Build

STEP 1 OF 16

Set out four green curved feet in a rectangle. Leave two stud columns between the left and right feet, and three clear rows between the front and back feet. All toes point forward.

Set out four green curved feet in a rectangle. Leave two stud columns between the left and right feet, and three clear rows between the front and back feet. All toes point forward.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 2 OF 16

Stand a yellow round leg on the flat rear part of each foot.

Stand a yellow round leg on the flat rear part of each foot.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 3 OF 16

Turn two green wide plates across the legs, end to end, to form a six-by-eight-stud belly.

Turn two green wide plates across the legs, end to end, to form a six-by-eight-stud belly.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 4 OF 16

Cover the back half of the belly with three green long bricks side by side.

Cover the back half of the belly with three green long bricks side by side.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 5 OF 16

Cover the front half of the belly with three green long bricks side by side.

Cover the front half of the belly with three green long bricks side by side.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 6 OF 16

Join the body halves with an extra-long green brick down the centre, starting two rows in from the back. Add green double-curved bricks beside it, centred over the belly seam.

Join the body halves with an extra-long green brick down the centre, starting two rows in from the back. Add green double-curved bricks beside it, centred over the belly seam.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 7 OF 16

Add the green long plate behind the centre brick to make the tail. Its front two rows attach to the body; the rest projects backward.

Add the green long plate behind the centre brick to make the tail. Its front two rows attach to the body; the rest projects backward.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 8 OF 16

Cover the back six rows of the tail with two green curved bricks, pointing backward.

Cover the back six rows of the tail with two green curved bricks, pointing backward.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 9 OF 16

Add green slopes over the back hips, with the low ends pointing toward the tail.

Add green slopes over the back hips, with the low ends pointing toward the tail.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 10 OF 16

Add green curved bricks over the front hips, curving forward beyond the belly.

Add green curved bricks over the front hips, curving forward beyond the belly.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 11 OF 16

Centre the yellow round plate on the middle of the back. Its front and back edges line up with the central four rows of the belly.

Centre the yellow round plate on the middle of the back. Its front and back edges line up with the central four rows of the belly.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 12 OF 16

Add two orange slopes across the round plate, with their low ends pointing outward, to make a colourful ridge.

Add two orange slopes across the round plate, with their low ends pointing outward, to make a colourful ridge.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 13 OF 16

Stack two green round bricks at the front of the centre body brick for the long neck.

Stack two green round bricks at the front of the centre body brick for the long neck.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 14 OF 16

Set the green small plate on the neck, with two rows projecting forward for the nose.

Set the green small plate on the neck, with two rows projecting forward for the nose.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 15 OF 16

Add a cream square over the neck for the eyes, then a green square in front for the nose.

Add a cream square over the neck for the eyes, then a green square in front for the nose.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 16 OF 16

Finish the head with a green double-curved brick, lined up over both squares.

Finish the head with a green double-curved brick, lined up over both squares.

Add these pieces

Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

READY TO PLAY

Your little story

Give the dinosaur a name.

Imagine what it likes to eat.

Tell a story about a footprint it discovers.

Sources and credits

Original assembly. Part geometry adapted from the LDraw Parts Library; attribution and source notices retained. Colours are illustrative.

Revision: c3970bf50a4502ea34d507443c0c3f3b80d4fbb8e972fb48f4b859b694b0dc6d

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