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Pancake stack

8 pieces · 8 steps

Stack four round pancakes with brown syrup layers between them, then add a little yellow butter topping.

Pancake stack - 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.

Shape-only checklist

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

Build step by step

Step 1. Put a yellow round plate on the table for the first pancake.

Pancake stack - step 1, new pieces in colour

Step 2. Centre a brown small plate from back to front for a layer of pretend syrup.

Pancake stack - step 2, new pieces in colour

Step 3. Add another yellow round plate for pancake 2. Line its edges up with the pancake below.

Pancake stack - step 3, new pieces in colour

Step 4. Centre a brown small plate from back to front for a layer of pretend syrup.

Pancake stack - step 4, new pieces in colour

Step 5. Add another yellow round plate for pancake 3. Line its edges up with the pancake below.

Pancake stack - step 5, new pieces in colour

Step 6. Centre a brown small plate from back to front for a layer of pretend syrup.

Pancake stack - step 6, new pieces in colour

Step 7. Add another yellow round plate for pancake 4. Line its edges up with the pancake below.

Pancake stack - step 7, new pieces in colour

Step 8. Centre the yellow square on top for butter. Lift this first, then lift each pancake with its brown syrup plate underneath.

Pancake stack - step 8, new pieces in colour

Ready to play

  1. Lift off the butter, then serve a pancake with its brown syrup plate underneath.
  2. Count the pancakes as you stack them again.
  3. Take a breakfast order and choose a pretend topping.
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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