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Little duck
8 pieces · 6 steps
A bright beak and rounded yellow body turn eight pieces into a little duck. Build it together and start a story beside a pretend pond.
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.
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 × Curved brick (2 × 3 studs)
Yellow
Part 2302b
2 × Double curved brick (2 × 4 studs)
Yellow
Part 98223b
2 × Long brick (2 × 4 studs)
Yellow
Part 3011
1 × Small plate (2 × 4 studs)
Orange
Part 40666
1 × Square brick (2 × 2 studs)
Yellow
Part 3437
1 × Square plate (4 × 4 studs)
Orange
Part 14721
Shape-only checklist
- 1 × Curved brick (2 × 3 studs)
- 2 × Double curved brick (2 × 4 studs)
- 2 × Long brick (2 × 4 studs)
- 1 × Small plate (2 × 4 studs)
- 1 × Square brick (2 × 2 studs)
- 1 × Square plate (4 × 4 studs)
Total: 8 pieces
Build
STEP 1 OF 6
Place the orange square plate on the table for the feet.
Add these pieces
- 1 × Square plate (4 × 4 studs) (Orange)
Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.
STEP 2 OF 6
Make the yellow body with two long bricks across the feet, side by side. The body projects one row behind the feet; one orange row remains showing at the front.
Add these pieces
- 2 × Long brick (2 × 4 studs) (Yellow)
Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.
STEP 3 OF 6
Add two yellow double-curved bricks along the body, with their rounded ends facing the front and back.
Add these pieces
- 2 × Double curved brick (2 × 4 studs) (Yellow)
Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.
STEP 4 OF 6
Centre the yellow square on the body for the head. It joins the two curved bricks.
Add these pieces
- 1 × Square brick (2 × 2 studs) (Yellow)
Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.
STEP 5 OF 6
Place the orange small plate on the head for the bill. Its back edge lines up with the head; two rows project forward.
Add these pieces
- 1 × Small plate (2 × 4 studs) (Orange)
Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.
STEP 6 OF 6
Add the yellow curved brick above the beak, with its rounded end facing forward. Leave the front row of the orange plate showing as the beak.
Add these pieces
- 1 × Curved brick (2 × 3 studs) (Yellow)
Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.
READY TO PLAY
Your little story
Give the duck a name.
Make a pond from blue paper.
Describe where it waddles after its pretend swim.
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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