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Castle gatehouse

30 pieces 12 steps · One little step at a time.

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A little before you begin

The arch is a small opening. Check a toy’s size before planning a journey through it.

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A LITTLE PREPARATION

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.

30pieces in total

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STEP 1 OF 12

Set two green square plates side by side for an eight-by-four entrance base.

Set two green square plates side by side for an eight-by-four entrance base. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
02

STEP 2 OF 12

Add a cream long brick at each outside edge, running from back to front, to build the two towers.

Add a cream long brick at each outside edge, running from back to front, to build the two towers. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
03

STEP 3 OF 12

Add a yellow long brick at each outside edge, running from back to front, to build the two towers.

Add a yellow long brick at each outside edge, running from back to front, to build the two towers. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
04

STEP 4 OF 12

Place the cream arch between the towers, centred front to back on the green base. The opening faces forward.

Place the cream arch between the towers, centred front to back on the green base. The opening faces forward. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
05

STEP 5 OF 12

Add a cream long brick to each tower, then one across the top of the arch. All three tops should be level.

Add a cream long brick to each tower, then one across the top of the arch. All three tops should be level. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
06

STEP 6 OF 12

Cover both towers and the arch with two blue square plates, side by side and aligned with the green base. They join the entrance.

Cover both towers and the arch with two blue square plates, side by side and aligned with the green base. They join the entrance. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
07

STEP 7 OF 12

Build up each tower with a yellow long brick, centred front to back over the blue deck.

Build up each tower with a yellow long brick, centred front to back over the blue deck. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
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STEP 8 OF 12

Build up each tower with a cream long brick, centred front to back over the blue deck.

Build up each tower with a cream long brick, centred front to back over the blue deck. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
09

STEP 9 OF 12

Centre a red square plate on each tower. Each roof overhangs by one stud on its left and right sides.

Centre a red square plate on each tower. Each roof overhangs by one stud on its left and right sides. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
10

STEP 10 OF 12

Put a yellow round brick in the centre of each roof, then cap each round brick with a red roof slope pointing forward.

Put a yellow round brick in the centre of each roof, then cap each round brick with a red roof slope pointing forward. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
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STEP 11 OF 12

Add cream battlements to the back half of both roofs, along their outer left and right edges.

Add cream battlements to the back half of both roofs, along their outer left and right edges. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
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STEP 12 OF 12

Add cream battlements to the front half of both roofs, along their outer left and right edges.

Add cream battlements to the front half of both roofs, along their outer left and right edges. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.

THE LAST STEP OF THE GUIDE

Room for a little more imagination.

Name the castle. Invent a password for a visitor. Tell a story about a parcel arriving at the gate.

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