How to build a brick drill rig
To build a brick drill rig, lay two black tracks and join them with long gray, red and yellow bricks, build a gray and white engine with a black exhaust and a blue cab with light-blue windows, then a black drill bit and a tall yellow mast with a red top. 45 pieces, 5 steps, ages 7–9.
The drill rig build at a glance
| Pieces | 45 (19 kinds) |
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| Steps | 5 |
| Ages | 7–9 |
| Colors | yellow, blue, light blue, black, white, light gray, dark blue, orange, red |
| Finished size | 10 × 8 studs, about 12 cm (4.9 in) tall |
| Special pieces | None: plain bricks |
Parts you need
5× yellow 2×4 brick
4× blue 2×4 brick
4× yellow 2×2 brick
4× light blue 1×2 brick
3× black 2×4 brick
3× white 2×4 brick
3× black 2×2 brick
3× light gray 2×2 brick
2× light gray 2×8 brick
2× light gray 2×6 brick
2× dark blue 2×4 brick
2× white 2×2 brick
2× orange 1×1 brick
1× red 2×8 brick
1× yellow 2×8 brick
1× red 2×4 brick
1× red 2×2 brick
1× black 1×2 brick
1× black 1×1 brick
Step-by-step instructions
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1 Crawler tracks
Lay two long black tracks side by side, with a gap between them. These are the crawler's feet!
Find: 3 black 2×4 bricks, 2 black 2×2 bricks, 1 light gray 2×8 brick, 1 red 2×8 brick, 1 yellow 2×8 brick, 1 light gray 2×6 brick
Did you know? Crawler tracks spread a heavy machine's weight, so it doesn't sink into mud.
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2 Strong deck
Lay four long bricks across both tracks: two gray, then red, then yellow at the front. Now the tracks are joined!
Find: 1 light gray 2×8 brick
Did you know? The deck of a drill rig carries the engine, the cab and the heavy mast.
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3 Engine house
Build a gray and white engine on the left side, then add a little black exhaust pipe on top!
Find: 3 white 2×4 bricks, 1 light gray 2×6 brick, 1 black 1×2 brick, 1 black 1×1 brick
Did you know? Big drill rigs use powerful diesel engines to spin the drill.
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4 Driver's cab
Build a blue cab on the right with light-blue windows and a blue roof. Add orange lights and dark blue weights!
Find: 4 blue 2×4 bricks, 4 light blue 1×2 bricks, 2 dark blue 2×4 bricks, 2 orange 1×1 bricks
Did you know? A heavy counterweight at the back keeps the tall mast from tipping the rig over.
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5 Super-tall mast and drill
Start with the black drill bit, then stack the yellow mast way up high. Top it with the red crown!
Find: 5 yellow 2×4 bricks, 4 yellow 2×2 bricks, 3 light gray 2×2 bricks, 2 white 2×2 bricks, 1 red 2×4 brick, 1 black 2×2 brick, 1 red 2×2 brick
Did you know? Some drill rigs can bore holes deeper than ten school buses standing end to end.
Questions parents ask
How many pieces do you need for a brick drill rig?
45: 5 yellow 2×4 bricks, 4 blue 2×4 bricks, 4 yellow 2×2 bricks and 16 more kinds. The full list is in “Parts you need”.
Are these drill rig instructions free?
Yes. Every step is on this page.
What if I’m missing a color?
Use a brick of the same size in another color. The shapes hold the model together; the colors are only for looks.
