How to build a brick landing ship
To build a brick landing ship, lay white and gray plates with gray bricks on top and a deep doorway at the front, add a long gray deck, stack a white bridge with light-blue windows, a gray mast and an orange light, then two open black doors and two tiny black guns. 35 pieces, 5 steps, ages 7–9.
The landing ship build at a glance
| Pieces | 35 (14 kinds) |
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| Steps | 5 |
| Ages | 7–9 |
| Colors | white, light gray, black, light blue, orange |
| Finished size | 18 × 4 studs, about 7.0 cm (2.8 in) tall |
| Special pieces | None: plain plates and bricks |
Parts you need
5× white 2×4 brick
4× light gray 2×4 brick
4× light gray 2×2 brick
4× light gray 2×4 plate
2× light gray 2×8 brick
2× light gray 2×6 brick
2× light gray 1×6 brick
2× white 2×6 plate
2× white 2×4 plate
2× black 1×2 brick
2× light blue 1×2 brick
2× black 1×1 brick
1× white 1×4 brick
1× orange 1×1 brick
Step-by-step instructions
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1 The flat gray hull
Lay white and gray plates in two long rows, then add gray bricks on top. Leave a deep doorway at the front!
Find: 4 light gray 2×4 bricks, 4 light gray 2×4 plates, 3 light gray 2×2 bricks, 2 light gray 1×6 bricks, 2 white 2×6 plates, 2 white 2×4 plates, 1 light gray 2×8 brick, 1 light gray 2×6 brick
Did you know? Landing ships had flat bottoms so they could slide right up onto a sandy beach.
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2 The long gray deck
Press long gray bricks along the top. The front ones make a roof over the doorway. One white brick goes at the back!
Find: 1 light gray 2×8 brick, 1 light gray 2×6 brick, 1 white 2×4 brick
Did you know? The big inside space was called the tank deck, and it could carry about 20 tanks.
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3 The bridge tower
Stack white bricks at the back. Add two light-blue window bricks facing the front so the captain can see!
Find: 3 white 2×4 bricks, 2 light blue 1×2 bricks, 1 white 1×4 brick
Did you know? The captain steered the ship from the bridge, high up at the back.
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4 Mast and light
Top the tower with a white brick, then a gray mast block and a little orange light!
Find: 1 white 2×4 brick, 1 light gray 2×2 brick, 1 orange 1×1 brick
Did you know? Sailors nicknamed these ships 'Large Slow Targets' because they were big and slow.
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5 Open bow doors and guns
Stand two black doors beside the gray ramp, wide open! Then put two tiny black guns on the front deck.
Find: 2 black 1×2 bricks, 2 black 1×1 bricks
Did you know? The bow doors swung open like a giant mouth, and the ramp dropped down so tanks could drive onto the sand.
Questions parents ask
How many pieces do you need for a brick landing ship?
35: 5 white 2×4 bricks, 4 light gray 2×4 bricks, 4 light gray 2×2 bricks and 11 more kinds. The full list is in “Parts you need”.
Are these landing ship instructions free?
Yes. Every step is on this page.
What if I’m missing a color?
Use a brick of the same size in another color. The shapes hold the model together; the colors are only for looks.
