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Space lander

21 pieces · 8 steps

Four broad feet support a white and blue landing cabin, with orange markers and removable survey equipment. Make a landing site for a new space mission.

Space lander

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 four legs are fixed. The model is for tabletop landings, not dropping.

You need two 4 × 8 plates for the deck. Check the support connections before lifting the finished model.

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.

  • White 4 × 8 plate
  • Orange 2 × 2 cone
  • White 2 × 4 brick
  • White 4 × 4 round plate
  • Yellow 2 × 2 round tower brick
  • Blue 2 × 2 brick
  • Orange 2 × 2 brick
  • White 2 × 2 brick
  • White 4 × 6 plate

Shape-only checklist
  • 2 × 4 × 8 plate
  • 2 × 2 × 2 cone
  • 2 × 2 × 4 brick
  • 1 × 4 × 4 round plate
  • 1 × 2 × 2 round tower brick
  • 12 × 2 × 2 brick
  • 1 × 4 × 6 plate

Total: 21 pieces

Build

One step at a time

New pieces are in colour. Earlier pieces are lighter.

Step 1 of 8

Add: 4 × orange 2 × 2 brick

Step 1: Set out four orange square bricks at the corners of a square. Leave four empty stud columns between left and right feet and four empty rows between front and back feet.

Set out four orange square bricks at the corners of a square. Leave four empty stud columns between left and right feet and four empty rows between front and back feet.

Step 2 of 8

Add: 4 × white 2 × 2 brick

Step 2: Put a white square brick on each orange foot.

Put a white square brick on each orange foot.

Step 3 of 8

Add: 2 × white 4 × 8 plate

Step 3: Bridge the left pair of legs with a white 4 × 8 plate. Put another beside it across the right pair. Their edges meet in the middle.

Bridge the left pair of legs with a white 4 × 8 plate. Put another beside it across the right pair. Their edges meet in the middle.

Step 4 of 8

Add: 1 × white 4 × 6 plate

Step 4: Join the deck halves with a white 4 × 6 plate, centred left to right and one row in from both the front and back.

Join the deck halves with a white 4 × 6 plate, centred left to right and one row in from both the front and back.

Step 5 of 8

Add: 2 × white 2 × 4 brick

Step 5: Put two white 2 × 4 bricks side by side in the middle of the white plate. Leave one white row clear at the front and back.

Put two white 2 × 4 bricks side by side in the middle of the white plate. Leave one white row clear at the front and back.

Step 6 of 8

Add: 2 × white 2 × 2 brick; 2 × blue 2 × 2 brick

Step 6: Add two white squares at the back of the cabin and two blue squares at the front for the windows.

Add two white squares at the back of the cabin and two blue squares at the front for the windows.

Step 7 of 8

Add: 1 × white 4 × 4 round plate; 1 × orange 2 × 2 cone

Step 7: Centre the white round plate on the cabin. Add the orange cone in its centre as the landing beacon.

Centre the white round plate on the cabin. Add the orange cone in its centre as the landing beacon.

Step 8 of 8

Add: 1 × yellow 2 × 2 round tower brick; 1 × orange 2 × 2 cone

Step 8: Put a yellow round tower brick on the right side of the deck, halfway between the legs, as a removable survey canister. Add an orange cone in the matching space on the left as a marker.

Put a yellow round tower brick on the right side of the deck, halfway between the legs, as a removable survey canister. Add an orange cone in the matching space on the left as a marker.

Ready to play

Make a little story

The yellow survey canister and orange marker lift off the deck. The four landing legs stay fixed.
The yellow survey canister and orange marker lift off the deck. The four landing legs stay fixed.
  1. Draw a landing circle and guide the lander down by hand.
  2. Lift off the survey canister and describe an imaginary moon sample.
  3. Set up a meeting with the Moon alien, using its separate guide.
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Sources and credits

Geometry: LDraw Parts Library. Part sources · Model and inventory · Render record

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