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Forklift with fixed forks

20 pieces · 12 steps

Make a little forklift with fixed forks, an open mast and a parcel you can lift off by hand.

Forklift with fixed forks - finished model
Before you build

Find the pieces

Match the shapes and quantities. The pictures show our colours. Use the pictured part and stud dimensions to find the same shape.

Count the studs

Studs are the round bumps on top. Count the lines of studs across and along a piece. When a step leaves a clear row or column, keep that space empty. Match the picture to keep the model facing the same way.

Follow the colour

New pieces keep their colour in each step. Earlier pieces are lighter so you can see what to add. The finished-model picture shows all the colours together.

Choose how to play

Choose one model and check its pieces first. Take it apart to reuse those pieces for another model. Pack-wide lists are optional planning tools; the exact-colour list follows the pictured palette.

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. Compare your wheeled base with the picture before starting. We have not confirmed every real chassis and wheel version.

Shape-only checklist

Match these shapes and quantities. The full checklist above shows our pictured colours.

Build step by step

Step 1. Put the red wheeled base down and cover its eight studs with a yellow small plate.

Forklift with fixed forks - step 1, new pieces in colour

Step 2. Centre the yellow base plate over the chassis, with two rows projecting at each end.

Forklift with fixed forks - step 2, new pieces in colour

Step 3. Build a rear counterweight with two yellow long bricks side by side.

Forklift with fixed forks - step 3, new pieces in colour

Step 4. Put a black small plate across the front half of the counterweight for a plain driver seat.

Forklift with fixed forks - step 4, new pieces in colour

Step 5. Lay two yellow long bricks side by side along the front half of the vehicle for the mast supports.

Forklift with fixed forks - step 5, new pieces in colour

Step 6. Lay two yellow long plates forward over the mast supports for fixed forks. Leave two clear columns between the forks; each grips one column of its support.

Forklift with fixed forks - step 6, new pieces in colour

Step 7. Build the mast with two yellow wall bricks, one over each inner column of the forks near their back ends. Keep the middle two columns open.

Forklift with fixed forks - step 7, new pieces in colour

Step 8. Put a yellow tall square at each rear corner for roof supports. Cover them with a yellow small plate across the vehicle.

Forklift with fixed forks - step 8, new pieces in colour

Step 9. Lay two yellow long plates side by side over the rear supports and front mast for the safety roof.

Forklift with fixed forks - step 9, new pieces in colour

Step 10. Join the roof halves with a black small plate across the front mast.

Forklift with fixed forks - step 10, new pieces in colour

Step 11. Lay the brown small plate across the front half of the forks for a removable parcel base. It grips one column of each fork.

Forklift with fixed forks - step 11, new pieces in colour

Step 12. Put a brown long brick across the parcel base. Lift the two brown pieces together by their base to unload.

Forklift with fixed forks - step 12, new pieces in colour

Ready to play

  1. Lift the brown parcel off the forks by hand.
  2. Park beside the loading dock and stack it on the dock parcel.
  3. Take turns sending and receiving a pretend delivery.
Sources and credits

Original model and instructions by Little Build Club. Piece geometry from the LDraw Parts Library.

Source and software notices · Image records

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