Design Library Medieval Castle Instructions

Medieval Castle — Build Instructions

847 pieces Hard 8 steps
1
Lay the Foundation
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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