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Little gateway

7 pieces · 4 steps

Two yellow pillars hold a colourful gateway made from seven pieces. Count the gap between them, then add the bright top row.

Little gateway

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.

Check a toy’s size before planning to pass it through the opening.

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.

Shape-only checklist

Total: 7 pieces

Build

STEP 1 OF 4

Put the green long plate on the table.

Put the green long plate on the table.

Add these pieces

Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 2 OF 4

Add a tall yellow square brick at each end. Leave the four middle stud rows clear for the gateway.

Add a tall yellow square brick at each end. Leave the four middle stud rows clear for the gateway.

Add these pieces

Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 3 OF 4

Lay the red long plate across both pillars, directly above the green plate.

Lay the red long plate across both pillars, directly above the green plate.

Add these pieces

Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 4 OF 4

Add orange square bricks above the pillars. Put the blue medium brick between them, against the left orange brick, leaving one stud row showing beside the right orange brick.

Add orange square bricks above the pillars. Put the blue medium brick between them, against the left orange brick, leaving one stud row showing beside the right orange brick.

Add these pieces

Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

READY TO PLAY

Your little story

Name the place beyond the gateway.

Invent a greeting for visitors.

Decide who arrives first in your story.

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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