Step 1. Put two black small plates side by side for a square foot. Join them with the red square plate.
BUILD TOGETHER
Pillar post box
14 pieces · 7 steps
Make a red post box with a slot for tiny paper letters and a top that lifts off for collection.
Before you build
Find the pieces
Match the shapes and quantities. The pictures show our colours. Use the pictured part and stud dimensions to find the same shape.
Count the studs
Studs are the round bumps on top. Count the lines of studs across and along a piece. When a step leaves a clear row or column, keep that space empty. Match the picture to keep the model facing the same way.
Follow the colour
New pieces keep their colour in each step. Earlier pieces are lighter so you can see what to add. The finished-model picture shows all the colours together.
Choose how to play
Choose one model and check its pieces first. Take it apart to reuse those pieces for another model. Pack-wide lists are optional planning tools; the exact-colour list follows the pictured palette.
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.
Shape-only checklist
Match these shapes and quantities. The full checklist above shows our pictured colours.
Build step by step
Step 2. Put two red long bricks side by side across the square foot for the lower post box.
Step 3. Build the back edge with two red wall bricks turned across it. Put another red wall brick along each side, one row forward.
Step 4. Put a red long brick across the front edge, with one row projecting forward. It is shorter than the walls, leaving a letter slot above it.
Step 5. Cover the walls with a red square plate. Keep the slot under its front edge open.
Step 6. Add two red double-curved bricks side by side on the roof, rounded ends towards the front and back.
Step 7. Join the curved roof halves with a red small plate across their middle rows. Lift the complete four-piece roof straight up to collect the pretend mail.
Ready to play
- Write or draw a tiny paper letter and post it.
- Lift the top to collect the mail.
- Take turns choosing an address and delivering a letter.
Sources and credits
Original model and instructions by Little Build Club. Piece geometry from the LDraw Parts Library.
Source and software notices · Image records
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