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Stepped lookout
7 pieces · 4 steps
Three bright levels rise to a small lookout platform. This seven-piece build is a simple way to explore height and count the steps together.
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 top plate overhangs at both ends. Press it into place before playing.
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.
1 × Base plate (4 × 8 studs)
Green
Part 4672a
1 × Small plate (2 × 4 studs)
Cream
Part 40666
1 × Square brick (2 × 2 studs)
Blue
Part 3437
2 × Square brick (2 × 2 studs)
Orange
Part 3437
1 × Square brick (2 × 2 studs)
Yellow
Part 3437
1 × Tall square brick (2 × 2 studs, double height)
Blue
Part 31110
Shape-only checklist
- 1 × Base plate (4 × 8 studs)
- 1 × Small plate (2 × 4 studs)
- 4 × Square brick (2 × 2 studs)
- 1 × Tall square brick (2 × 2 studs, double height)
Total: 7 pieces
Build
STEP 1 OF 4
Place the green base plate on the table with its long edge running away from you.
Add these pieces
- 1 × Base plate (4 × 8 studs) (Green)
Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.
STEP 2 OF 4
Leave one stud column free along each side. Place the yellow square at the front, the orange square behind it, and the tall blue square behind the orange brick.
Add these pieces
- 1 × Square brick (2 × 2 studs) (Orange)
- 1 × Square brick (2 × 2 studs) (Yellow)
- 1 × Tall square brick (2 × 2 studs, double height) (Blue)
Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.
STEP 3 OF 4
Add an orange square on the orange brick, and a blue square on the tall blue brick. The three levels now rise like steps.
Add these pieces
- 1 × Square brick (2 × 2 studs) (Blue)
- 1 × Square brick (2 × 2 studs) (Orange)
Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.
STEP 4 OF 4
Place the cream small plate on the highest blue brick. Leave one row of the plate overhanging at both the front and the back. Press it into place.
Add these pieces
- 1 × Small plate (2 × 4 studs) (Cream)
Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.
READY TO PLAY
Your little story
Count the three levels.
Imagine what can be seen from the platform.
Take turns describing something near and something far away.
Sources and credits
Original assembly. Part geometry adapted from the LDraw Parts Library; attribution and source notices retained. Colours are illustrative.
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