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Storybook castle

73 pieces 15 steps · One little step at a time.

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A little before you begin

The arch is a small opening, and the turrets are fixed. No matching vehicle clearance has been checked.

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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.

73pieces in total

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01

STEP 1 OF 15

Set two green large base plates side by side to make a twelve-by-twelve-stud courtyard.

Set two green large base plates side by side to make a twelve-by-twelve-stud courtyard. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
02

STEP 2 OF 15

Start the four corner towers. At each corner, place two cream long bricks side by side to make a four-by-four square.

Start the four corner towers. At each corner, place two cream long bricks side by side to make a four-by-four square. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
03

STEP 3 OF 15

Add a yellow layer to each tower using two long bricks side by side. Line up the edges with the cream layer below.

Add a yellow layer to each tower using two long bricks side by side. Line up the edges with the cream layer below. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
04

STEP 4 OF 15

Add another cream layer to each tower using two long bricks side by side.

Add another cream layer to each tower using two long bricks side by side. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
05

STEP 5 OF 15

Add another yellow layer to each tower using two long bricks side by side. All four towers should now be four layers high.

Add another yellow layer to each tower using two long bricks side by side. All four towers should now be four layers high. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
06

STEP 6 OF 15

Join the rear towers with a blue wall, then join each pair of towers along the sides. Leave the front middle open.

Join the rear towers with a blue wall, then join each pair of towers along the sides. Leave the front middle open. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
07

STEP 7 OF 15

Add another blue long brick to each connecting wall.

Add another blue long brick to each connecting wall. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
08

STEP 8 OF 15

Place the cream arch across the front entrance, between the two front towers. Its opening faces out of the courtyard.

Place the cream arch across the front entrance, between the two front towers. Its opening faces out of the courtyard. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
09

STEP 9 OF 15

Cap each tower with a red square plate.

Cap each tower with a red square plate. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
10

STEP 10 OF 15

Centre one yellow round tower brick on each tower roof.

Centre one yellow round tower brick on each tower roof. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
11

STEP 11 OF 15

Add cream battlements to the rear half of each tower: one wall brick on each outside edge.

Add cream battlements to the rear half of each tower: one wall brick on each outside edge. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
12

STEP 12 OF 15

Add cream battlements to the front half of each tower: one wall brick on each outside edge.

Add cream battlements to the front half of each tower: one wall brick on each outside edge. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
13

STEP 13 OF 15

Add a red roof slope to each round turret, with all four slopes pointing toward the front entrance.

Add a red roof slope to each round turret, with all four slopes pointing toward the front entrance. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
14

STEP 14 OF 15

Lay the blue long plate down the centre of the courtyard. It starts two rows in from the back wall and stops before the gate.

Lay the blue long plate down the centre of the courtyard. It starts two rows in from the back wall and stops before the gate. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.
15

STEP 15 OF 15

Add three yellow stepping stones along the courtyard plate, starting at its back end.

Add three yellow stepping stones along the courtyard plate, starting at its back end. 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 friendly visitor and a reason for their journey. Tell a story that begins in the courtyard.

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