Build on something hard
The blade rests on the floor, so a table or a wooden floor keeps the whole bulldozer steady.
How to build a magnetic tile bulldozer
Sloping tracks, a little cab with a yellow roof and a big blade out front: this bulldozer is ready to push a pile of toys across the table. It uses only squares and triangles, so it works with almost any box of magnetic tiles.
- Tiles
- 40
- Level
- Hard
- Ages
- 6+
- Time
- 20–30 minutes
Last updated
Drag to turn it
Every tile in place 40 of 40
Step by step
- Tiles 1–12
Stand the side walls
Stand four squares on their edges in parallel rows, one square apart. Snap a triangle onto the front and the back edge of each, pointing outward at the middle.
- Tiles 13–26
Slope the body
Close each of the three gaps between the walls with four sloping squares, two at the front and two at the back, resting on the triangles. The outer two gaps are the tracks; the middle one is the body. Finish each track with a flat square on top.
- Tiles 27–31
Build the cab
Stand four squares on the middle section as the walls of the cab, and cap them with a yellow roof.
- Tiles 32–40
Fit the blade
Lay three squares on the ground in front as the floor of the blade, and one more flat under the nose of the body to hold it in place. Lean three squares up from the back edge of the floor, tilting forward, and close each end with a triangle.
The 3D guide above places every one of the 40 tiles in this order. In the app it also counts your tiles, swaps in the colours you own and shows the bulldozer on your table in AR.
Tips
Make your bulldozer even better
Go construction yellow
Use yellow and orange squares for a bulldozer that looks like the real ones.
Push something
Fill the blade with small toys and push it across the table: the blade is made for it.
Make a building site
Build a small house and a tower next to it and you have a whole building site.
Questions
About the magnetic tile bulldozer
How many magnetic tiles do you need to build a bulldozer?
This bulldozer takes 40 tiles: 30 squares and 10 triangles. It is the smallest build on this site.
What age is this bulldozer for?
The sloping body makes it one of the harder builds, best from about six, or younger with a grown-up. Each step places a single tile, so it is easy to stop and carry on later.
Will it work with my magnetic tiles?
It uses the two most common shapes, squares and triangles, so it works with most magnetic tile sets.
Do the colours have to match?
No. Any colours work; the ones shown are only a suggestion. Magitile can also repaint a build in the colours you own.
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