Step 1 of 8
Add: 4 × green 2 × 2 brick
Set out four green squares in two pairs, with two clear columns between the sides and two clear rows between the back and front pairs.
See the model
Plate-backed stegosaurus
A row of orange back plates runs from the long tail towards a small green head. This low dinosaur stands on four broad feet.
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Before you build
Find the right shape
Match the shape, size and colour to the parts pictures. A stud is a round bump on top. Count rows and columns from one edge.
Follow the pictures
New pieces keep their full colour. Earlier pieces are lighter. Keep the front of the model facing you unless a step says to turn it.
Build and play together
Gather all the pieces first, then take each step at your own pace. Help your child press pieces together and lift removable parts gently.
The back plates, tail and head are fixed.
Support the body and long tail together when moving it.
Gather pieces
Everything you need
Colours show the pictured version. Brown represents Reddish Brown. Match shapes and quantities first; other colour choices have not been checked for this edition.
Shape-only checklist
- 1 × 4 × 8 plate
- 2 × 2 × 3 curved brick
- 3 × 2 × 4 brick
- 1 × 2 × 8 plate
- 1 × 2 × 4 plate
- 3 × 2 × 2 sloping brick
- 6 × 2 × 2 brick
Total: 17 pieces
Build
One step at a time
New pieces are in colour. Earlier pieces are lighter.
Step 2 of 8
Add: 1 × green 4 × 8 plate
Lay a green 4 × 8 plate across the four feet, running from back to front. Each foot projects one column outside the plate.
Step 3 of 8
Add: 1 × blue 2 × 8 plate; 1 × green 2 × 4 plate
Put a blue 2 × 8 plate down the middle, projecting six rows beyond the back of the floor. Add a green 2 × 4 plate directly in front of it.
Step 4 of 8
Add: 2 × green 2 × 4 brick
Put two green 2 × 4 bricks side by side over the middle spine. Their back edges line up with the back edge of the broad floor.
Step 5 of 8
Add: 1 × green 2 × 4 brick
Put a green 2 × 4 brick directly in front of the body, centred left to right. Its back two rows sit on the green spine plate.
Step 6 of 8
Add: 1 × green 2 × 2 brick; 1 × green 2 × 3 curved brick
Put a green square on the front two rows of the neck. Add a green curved brick on top, rounded end pointing forwards.
Step 7 of 8
Add: 3 × orange 2 × 2 sloping brick
Put three orange slopes in a row down the middle of the back, starting at the back edge of the body. Their high edges face backwards.
Step 8 of 8
Add: 1 × green 2 × 3 curved brick; 1 × green 2 × 2 brick
Put a green curved brick at the far end of the tail plate, rounded end pointing backwards. Add a green square directly in front of it.
Ready to play
Make a little story
- Count the back plates from tail to head.
- Follow a paper path to the fern grove.
- Compare its small head with the broad frill of the triceratops.
Sources and credits
Geometry: LDraw Parts Library. Part sources · Model and inventory · Render record
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