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Harbour lighthouse

28 pieces 11 steps · One little step at a time.

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A little before you begin

The lantern is a coloured brick detail; it does not light up.

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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.

28pieces in total

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STEP 1 OF 11

Place the green wide plate with its six-stud length running from back to front.

Place the green wide plate with its six-stud length running from back to front. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
02

STEP 2 OF 11

Start the tower with four cream square bricks, leaving one clear row at the front and back of the green plate.

Start the tower with four cream square bricks, leaving one clear row at the front and back of the green plate. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
03

STEP 3 OF 11

Add a red stripe with two long bricks side by side, running from back to front.

Add a red stripe with two long bricks side by side, running from back to front. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
04

STEP 4 OF 11

Add another cream layer with four square bricks.

Add another cream layer with four square bricks. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
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STEP 5 OF 11

Add a red stripe with two long bricks side by side, running from back to front.

Add a red stripe with two long bricks side by side, running from back to front. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
06

STEP 6 OF 11

Add another cream layer with four square bricks.

Add another cream layer with four square bricks. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
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STEP 7 OF 11

Cover the tower with the blue wide plate, aligned with the green base, to make a balcony.

Cover the tower with the blue wide plate, aligned with the green base, to make a balcony. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
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STEP 8 OF 11

Make the lantern room with four yellow square bricks, directly above the tower.

Make the lantern room with four yellow square bricks, directly above the tower. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
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STEP 9 OF 11

Put the red square plate over the yellow lantern room.

Put the red square plate over the yellow lantern room. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
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STEP 10 OF 11

Add four red roof slopes. Point the low ends outward to the left and right, with the high edges meeting in the middle.

Add four red roof slopes. Point the low ends outward to the left and right, with the high edges meeting in the middle. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
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STEP 11 OF 11

Centre the blue square brick across the top ridge to finish the beacon.

Centre the blue square brick across the top ridge to finish the beacon. 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 harbour. Make up a slow flashing-light pattern with your hands. Describe a boat arriving before bedtime.

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