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Treasure ship

40 pieces · 19 steps

A cream sail rises above a brown ship with a rounded bow, deck rails and a hidden treasure hold. Lift the cream rear deck as one piece to discover the three treasures inside.

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Treasure ship

Before you build

Find the right shape

Match the shape, size and colour to the parts pictures. A stud is a round bump on top. Count rows and columns from one edge.

Follow the pictures

New pieces keep their full colour. Earlier pieces are lighter. Keep the front of the model facing you unless a step says to turn it.

Build and play together

Gather all the pieces first, then take each step at your own pace. Help your child press pieces together and lift removable parts gently.

The cream sail and mast are fixed. The cream rear deck lifts off as one connected piece.

Three square bricks are the treasures. The separate Treasure chest model is not included and is not claimed to fit inside.

Use the ship for dry tabletop play. It is not designed to float.

Gather pieces

Everything you need

Colours show the pictured version. Cream represents Tan and brown represents Reddish Brown. Match shapes and quantities first; other colour choices have not been checked for this edition.

Shape-only checklist
  • 5 × 2 × 3 curved brick
  • 4 × 2 × 6 brick
  • 2 × 6 × 1 fence
  • 1 × 6 × 12 plate
  • 4 × 2 × 4 brick
  • 1 × 2 × 8 plate
  • 1 × 2 × 4 plate
  • 5 × 2 × 2 brick
  • 1 × 2 × 2 double-height brick
  • 14 × 1 × 2 double-height wall brick
  • 2 × 4 × 6 plate

Total: 40 pieces

Build

One step at a time

New pieces are in colour. Earlier pieces are lighter.

Step 1 of 19

Add: 1 × black 6 × 12 plate

Step 1: Lay the black 6 × 12 plate lengthways. The near short end will become the bow.

Lay the black 6 × 12 plate lengthways. The near short end will become the bow.

Step 2 of 19

Add: 5 × brown 1 × 2 double-height wall brick

Step 2: Build the left side with five brown 1 × 2 double-height wall bricks, end to end along the outer column. Leave the front two rows clear.

Build the left side with five brown 1 × 2 double-height wall bricks, end to end along the outer column. Leave the front two rows clear.

Step 3 of 19

Add: 5 × brown 1 × 2 double-height wall brick

Step 3: Build the matching right side with five more brown wall bricks on the opposite outside column.

Build the matching right side with five more brown wall bricks on the opposite outside column.

Step 4 of 19

Add: 2 × brown 1 × 2 double-height wall brick

Step 4: Close the back between the sides with two brown wall bricks turned across the four-column gap.

Close the back between the sides with two brown wall bricks turned across the four-column gap.

Step 5 of 19

Add: 2 × brown 1 × 2 double-height wall brick

Step 5: Close the front of the hold with two brown wall bricks across the gap, on the row immediately behind the two clear front rows.

Close the front of the hold with two brown wall bricks across the gap, on the row immediately behind the two clear front rows.

Step 6 of 19

Add: 2 × brown 2 × 3 curved brick; 1 × brown 2 × 4 brick

Step 6: Put a brown curved brick at each side of the clear front rows. Point their rounded ends forwards. Between them, add a brown 2 × 4 brick running forwards, with its rear half on the black base.

Put a brown curved brick at each side of the clear front rows. Point their rounded ends forwards. Between them, add a brown 2 × 4 brick running forwards, with its rear half on the black base.

Step 7 of 19

Add: 3 × brown 2 × 3 curved brick; 1 × brown 2 × 2 brick

Step 7: Stack a brown curve on each side curve. Put a brown square on the back half of the middle brick, then a brown curve on its front half. The middle curve makes the projecting bow.

Stack a brown curve on each side curve. Put a brown square on the back half of the middle brick, then a brown curve on its front half. The middle curve makes the projecting bow.

Step 8 of 19

Add: 1 × yellow 2 × 2 brick; 1 × blue 2 × 2 brick; 1 × red 2 × 2 brick

Step 8: Put the yellow and blue square bricks side by side on the floor, two rows from the back. Put the red square in front of them, centred across the hold.

Put the yellow and blue square bricks side by side on the floor, two rows from the back. Put the red square in front of them, centred across the hold.

Step 9 of 19

Add: 1 × cream 4 × 6 plate

Step 9: Lay the cream 4 × 6 plate across the front four rows of the hold. Its long edges reach the side walls and its front edge meets the rounded bow.

Lay the cream 4 × 6 plate across the front four rows of the hold. Its long edges reach the side walls and its front edge meets the rounded bow.

Step 10 of 19

Add: 1 × brown 2 × 6 brick

Step 10: Put a brown 2 × 6 brick across the back two rows, resting on the back wall and both side walls.

Put a brown 2 × 6 brick across the back two rows, resting on the back wall and both side walls.

Step 11 of 19

Add: 1 × cream 4 × 6 plate

Step 11: Close the rear hold with the second cream 4 × 6 plate, laid across the side walls. Start it just in front of the stern ledge. Its front edge meets the fixed deck.

Close the rear hold with the second cream 4 × 6 plate, laid across the side walls. Start it just in front of the stern ledge. Its front edge meets the fixed deck.

Step 12 of 19

Add: 2 × cream 2 × 6 brick

Step 12: Put two cream 2 × 6 bricks across the removable deck, one behind the other. These planks join to the cream plate beneath and lift off with it.

Put two cream 2 × 6 bricks across the removable deck, one behind the other. These planks join to the cream plate beneath and lift off with it.

Step 13 of 19

Add: 1 × black 2 × 2 double-height brick

Step 13: Stand the black double-height square brick in the middle of the fixed deck, one row in from its back edge.

Stand the black double-height square brick in the middle of the fixed deck, one row in from its back edge.

Step 14 of 19

Add: 1 × cream 2 × 8 plate

Step 14: Put the cream 2 × 8 plate across the mast. Centre it so three stud columns project on either side of the mast.

Put the cream 2 × 8 plate across the mast. Centre it so three stud columns project on either side of the mast.

Step 15 of 19

Add: 2 × cream 2 × 4 brick

Step 15: Cover the sail plate with two cream 2 × 4 bricks turned across the ship, end to end.

Cover the sail plate with two cream 2 × 4 bricks turned across the ship, end to end.

Step 16 of 19

Add: 1 × cream 2 × 6 brick

Step 16: Put a cream 2 × 6 brick across the sail, lining up its left edge with the row below. Leave two columns visible at the right.

Put a cream 2 × 6 brick across the sail, lining up its left edge with the row below. Leave two columns visible at the right.

Step 17 of 19

Add: 1 × cream 2 × 4 brick; 1 × cream 2 × 2 brick

Step 17: Add a cream 2 × 4 brick, then a cream square above it, both lined up with the left edge. Each row leaves two more columns clear on the right, making a triangular sail.

Add a cream 2 × 4 brick, then a cream square above it, both lined up with the left edge. Each row leaves two more columns clear on the right, making a triangular sail.

Step 18 of 19

Add: 1 × red 2 × 4 plate

Step 18: Put the red 2 × 4 plate across the top square. Leave two columns projecting to the right for a small flag.

Put the red 2 × 4 plate across the top square. Leave two columns projecting to the right for a small flag.

Step 19 of 19

Add: 2 × white 6 × 1 fence

Step 19: Finish with a white fence across the stern ledge and another across the front edge of the fixed deck. Both run across the full width of the ship.

Finish with a white fence across the stern ledge and another across the front edge of the fixed deck. Both run across the full width of the ship.

Ready to play

Make a little story

Lift the cream rear deck, then take out the three treasures. The mast and front deck stay on the ship.
Lift the cream rear deck, then take out the three treasures. The mast and front deck stay on the ship.
  1. Hide the yellow, red and blue treasures in the hold, then close the deck.
  2. Make a paper treasure map. Sail to the island and unload the treasures by hand.
  3. Give the ship a name and tell a story about who found the first clue.
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Geometry: LDraw Parts Library. Part sources · Model and inventory · Render record

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