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Castle gatehouse
30 pieces · 12 steps
Build a colourful entrance with twin towers and a little archway. Striped walls and rooftop battlements make a grand welcome for a small adventure.
Before you build
Match the shapes
Compare each part with its picture and count its rows of studs. A square brick has two rows of two studs; a long brick has two rows of four. Use the full parts list for the exact shapes and quantities.
Follow the colours
Match the shapes and quantities. The pictures show our colours. Colour names in the steps refer to the pictures. Keep contrasting colours where they help you recognise the model.
Count the studs
The bumps on top are called studs. Count them when a step asks for a gap or an overhang. Put the build on a flat surface and keep its front facing the same way as in the pictures.
Add a little at a time
New pieces keep their colour in each step. Earlier pieces look lighter so you can see what has changed. Each list tells you exactly what to add.
Build together
An adult can read the steps while a child finds the pieces. The counts are for this one model. For two models to stay built, add their parts lists together.
The arch is a small opening. Check a toy’s size before planning a journey through it.
Gather pieces
Match the shapes and quantities. The pictures show our colours. Choose your own colours for the same parts; changing a part’s shape is a different substitution.
A wheeled base counts as one complete part, including its attached wheels.
1 × Arch brick (2 × 4 studs)
Cream
Part 11198
7 × Long brick (2 × 4 studs)
Cream
Part 3011
4 × Long brick (2 × 4 studs)
Yellow
Part 3011
2 × Round tower brick (2 × 2 studs)
Yellow
Part 98225
2 × Roof slope (2 × 2 studs)
Red
Part 6474
2 × Square plate (4 × 4 studs)
Blue
Part 14721
2 × Square plate (4 × 4 studs)
Green
Part 14721
2 × Square plate (4 × 4 studs)
Red
Part 14721
8 × Wall brick (1 × 2 studs, double height)
Cream
Part 4066b
Shape-only checklist
- 1 × Arch brick (2 × 4 studs)
- 11 × Long brick (2 × 4 studs)
- 2 × Round tower brick (2 × 2 studs)
- 2 × Roof slope (2 × 2 studs)
- 6 × Square plate (4 × 4 studs)
- 8 × Wall brick (1 × 2 studs, double height)
Total: 30 pieces
Build
STEP 1 OF 12
Set two green square plates side by side for an eight-by-four entrance base.
Add these pieces
- 2 × Square plate (4 × 4 studs) (Green)
Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.
STEP 2 OF 12
Add a cream long brick at each outside edge, running from back to front, to build the two towers.
Add these pieces
- 2 × Long brick (2 × 4 studs) (Cream)
Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.
STEP 3 OF 12
Add a yellow long brick at each outside edge, running from back to front, to build the two towers.
Add these pieces
- 2 × Long brick (2 × 4 studs) (Yellow)
Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.
STEP 4 OF 12
Place the cream arch between the towers, centred front to back on the green base. The opening faces forward.
Add these pieces
- 1 × Arch brick (2 × 4 studs) (Cream)
Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.
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 these pieces
- 3 × Long brick (2 × 4 studs) (Cream)
Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.
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.
Add these pieces
- 2 × Square plate (4 × 4 studs) (Blue)
Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.
STEP 7 OF 12
Build up each tower with a yellow long brick, centred front to back over the blue deck.
Add these pieces
- 2 × Long brick (2 × 4 studs) (Yellow)
Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.
STEP 8 OF 12
Build up each tower with a cream long brick, centred front to back over the blue deck.
Add these pieces
- 2 × Long brick (2 × 4 studs) (Cream)
Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.
STEP 9 OF 12
Centre a red square plate on each tower. Each roof overhangs by one stud on its left and right sides.
Add these pieces
- 2 × Square plate (4 × 4 studs) (Red)
Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.
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.
Add these pieces
- 2 × Round tower brick (2 × 2 studs) (Yellow)
- 2 × Roof slope (2 × 2 studs) (Red)
Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.
STEP 11 OF 12
Add cream battlements to the back half of both roofs, along their outer left and right edges.
Add these pieces
- 4 × Wall brick (1 × 2 studs, double height) (Cream)
Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.
STEP 12 OF 12
Add cream battlements to the front half of both roofs, along their outer left and right edges.
Add these pieces
- 4 × Wall brick (1 × 2 studs, double height) (Cream)
Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.
READY TO PLAY
Your little story
Name the castle.
Invent a password for a visitor.
Tell a story about a parcel arriving at the gate.
Sources and credits
Original assembly. Part geometry adapted from the LDraw Parts Library; attribution and source notices retained. Colours are illustrative.
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