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Airport fire engine

51 pieces · 13 steps

A long red vehicle with blue cab lights and an equipment rack is ready for a pretend airport rescue. Two wheeled bases carry its broad body.

Airport fire engine

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 blue lights, equipment shutters and roof water nozzle are fixed brick details. The nozzle does not spray or turn.

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.

3 × Curved brick (2 × 3 studs)
Red
Part 2302b
2 × Picket fence (6 × 1 studs)
Cream
Part 6497
8 × Log wall brick (2 × 1 studs)
White
Part 18783
2 × Long brick (2 × 4 studs)
Red
Part 3011
2 × Small plate (2 × 4 studs)
Red
Part 40666
1 × Square brick (2 × 2 studs)
Black
Part 3437
5 × Square brick (2 × 2 studs)
Blue
Part 3437
16 × Square brick (2 × 2 studs)
Red
Part 3437
2 × Square brick (2 × 2 studs)
White
Part 3437
1 × Square brick (2 × 2 studs)
Yellow
Part 3437
3 × Square plate (4 × 4 studs)
Red
Part 14721
2 × Wall brick (1 × 2 studs, double height)
Yellow
Part 4066b
2 × Wheeled vehicle base (4 × 4 studs)
Red
Part 42093
2 × Wide plate (4 × 6 studs)
Red
Part 25549

Shape-only checklist

3 × Curved brick (2 × 3 studs)
2 × Picket fence (6 × 1 studs)
8 × Log wall brick (2 × 1 studs)
2 × Long brick (2 × 4 studs)
2 × Small plate (2 × 4 studs)
25 × Square brick (2 × 2 studs)
3 × Square plate (4 × 4 studs)
2 × Wall brick (1 × 2 studs, double height)
2 × Wheeled vehicle base (4 × 4 studs)
2 × Wide plate (4 × 6 studs)

Total: 51 pieces

Build

STEP 1 OF 13

Set two red wheeled bases in a line, with a four-stud gap between them. Each base already includes four black wheels; keep the two rows of top studs running along the vehicle.

Set two red wheeled bases in a line, with a four-stud gap between them. Each base already includes four black wheels; keep the two rows of top studs running along the vehicle.

Add these pieces

2 × Wheeled vehicle base (4 × 4 studs) (Red)

Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 2 OF 13

Place a red small plate on the eight studs of each chassis. These raise the body above the tyres.

Place a red small plate on the eight studs of each chassis. These raise the body above the tyres.

Add these pieces

2 × Small plate (2 × 4 studs) (Red)

Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 3 OF 13

Make the body floor with two red wide plates, end to end. Each rests on one chassis and projects toward the middle, spanning twelve studs overall.

Make the body floor with two red wide plates, end to end. Each rests on one chassis and projects toward the middle, spanning twelve studs overall.

Add these pieces

2 × Wide plate (4 × 6 studs) (Red)

Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 4 OF 13

Join the middle seam with two red long bricks side by side, then fill the front and rear with eight red square bricks. Press the pieces across the seam into both floor plates.

Join the middle seam with two red long bricks side by side, then fill the front and rear with eight red square bricks. Press the pieces across the seam into both floor plates.

Add these pieces

2 × Long brick (2 × 4 studs) (Red)
8 × Square brick (2 × 2 studs) (Red)

Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 5 OF 13

Add two white square bricks at the back of the cab. At the front, place a yellow wall brick at each side and a black square between them for the grille.

Add two white square bricks at the back of the cab. At the front, place a yellow wall brick at each side and a black square between them for the grille.

Add these pieces

1 × Square brick (2 × 2 studs) (Black)
2 × Square brick (2 × 2 studs) (White)
2 × Wall brick (1 × 2 studs, double height) (Yellow)

Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 6 OF 13

Add three blue square bricks for the cab windows: two above the white bricks and one over the black grille, between the yellow pillars.

Add three blue square bricks for the cab windows: two above the white bricks and one over the black grille, between the yellow pillars.

Add these pieces

3 × Square brick (2 × 2 studs) (Blue)

Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 7 OF 13

Roof the cab with a red square plate, then put two blue square lights along its back edge.

Roof the cab with a red square plate, then put two blue square lights along its back edge.

Add these pieces

2 × Square brick (2 × 2 studs) (Blue)
1 × Square plate (4 × 4 studs) (Red)

Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 8 OF 13

Add two red curves in front of the blue lights. Their rounded ends point forward over the windscreen.

Add two red curves in front of the blue lights. Their rounded ends point forward over the windscreen.

Add these pieces

2 × Curved brick (2 × 3 studs) (Red)

Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 9 OF 13

Build the rear equipment bay walls with eight white log bricks: four along each side. Their horizontal ridges suggest roller shutters.

Build the rear equipment bay walls with eight white log bricks: four along each side. Their horizontal ridges suggest roller shutters.

Add these pieces

8 × Log wall brick (2 × 1 studs) (White)

Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 10 OF 13

Fill the centre of the equipment bay with four red square bricks, then stack four more directly above them. The top should align with the white shutters.

Fill the centre of the equipment bay with four red square bricks, then stack four more directly above them. The top should align with the white shutters.

Add these pieces

8 × Square brick (2 × 2 studs) (Red)

Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 11 OF 13

Cap the equipment bay with two red square plates, aligned with the body sides.

Cap the equipment bay with two red square plates, aligned with the body sides.

Add these pieces

2 × Square plate (4 × 4 studs) (Red)

Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 12 OF 13

Make a roof equipment rack with two cream fences, one along each side. Keep a row clear between the rack and cab.

Make a roof equipment rack with two cream fences, one along each side. Keep a row clear between the rack and cab.

Add these pieces

2 × Picket fence (6 × 1 studs) (Cream)

Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 13 OF 13

Add a yellow square brick to the centre of the rear roof, then a red curved brick pointing forward, to suggest a water nozzle.

Add a yellow square brick to the centre of the rear roof, then a red curved brick pointing forward, to suggest a water nozzle.

Add these pieces

1 × Curved brick (2 × 3 studs) (Red)
1 × Square brick (2 × 2 studs) (Yellow)

Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

READY TO PLAY

Your little story

Make up a call for help at an imaginary airport.

Choose a clear route to the scene.

Tell the crew when the pretend job is finished.

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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