Place 8×8 gray baseplate. Build perimeter wall base with 24 red bricks (2 rows × 12 bricks). Leave a 4-brick gap for the main gate on the front wall.
Red brick 1×4×24
Gray baseplate 8×8×1
2
Build the Four Corner Towers
At each corner, stack 6 red bricks vertically to form 4×4 tower bases. Add gray battlements (tooth pattern) at the top of each tower using alternating 1×2 bricks.
Red brick 1×4×24
Gray brick 1×2 (battlements)×12
3
Construct the Main Walls
Raise the front and side walls to 8 bricks high. Add a walkway ledge (1-brick protrusion) at row 6. Leave arrow slit openings in the side walls.
Red brick 1×4×64
Gray brick 1×2×8
4
Build the Main Gate
Frame the gate opening with two 10-brick-tall gray columns. Install a red pointed arch top using wedge bricks. Build the portcullis (grill) using gray grille pieces.
Gray brick 1×4×20
Red wedge bricks×4
5
Add the Moat and Drawbridge
Dig out a 2-brick-wide channel around the front wall. Fill with blue transparent bricks for water. Build drawbridge on two gray hinge pieces — should swing open.
Blue transparent 1×4×16
Gray 1×6 planks×8
6
Add Tower Roofs
Cap each tower with a gray 4×4 conical roof piece. Add a tiny red flag on a 1×1 pole to each tower top.
Gray 4×4 cone roof×4
Red flag + pole×4
7
Interior Details
Add a stone well in the courtyard (gray cylinder with dark interior). Place two barrels near the gate. Add a ladder leading up to the wall walkway.
Gray cylinder bricks×8
Brown barrel×4
Gray ladder rungs×6
8
Final Assembly
Seal any remaining gaps. Add gray fence pieces along the back wall. Place a tiny black knight minifigure at the gate. Add tiny yellow torches on wall brackets.
Red brick 1×4×8
Yellow torch flame×4
Parts List Summary
Red brick 1×4×120
Gray baseplate 8×8×1
Gray brick 1×2 (battlements)×12
Gray brick 1×2×8
Gray brick 1×4×20
Red wedge bricks×4
Blue transparent 1×4×16
Gray 1×6 planks×8
Gray 4×4 cone roof×4
Red flag + pole×4
Gray cylinder bricks×8
Brown barrel×4
Gray ladder rungs×6
Yellow torch flame×4
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