Introduction: Castle Out of Matches
You will need
-Matches
-Glue
-Working space
Step 1: Tower Base
Put 2 matches about a match width away from each other. Stick 8-10 on them in a perpendicular direction, add another layer like this.
Step 2: Tower Walls
Add 20 levels of matches perpendicularly of 2 per level. Like this.
Step 3: Tower Top
Add another level (the floor) of about 8-10 matches and another 4 levels of 2 the end result is this.
Repeat these steps another 3 times to make 4 towers.
Note: Sorry the image is not the right way up
Step 4: Walls
Put 2 matches about a match width away from each other. Stick 8-10 on them in a perpendicular direction.
Repeat this step 12 times.
Step 5: Attaching Walls Onto Towers
Stick one wall per tower; wait for the glue to dry the stick walls to the already stuck ones with 2 matches (into a 4 by 4 square). Like this.
Step 6: Big Towers Foundation
Put 2 matches about a match width away from each other. Stick 8-10 on them in a perpendicular direction, add another layer like this. The end result should be this.
Step 7: Big Tower Walls
Add 30 levels of matches perpendicularly of 2 per level. Like this.
Note: Sorry the image is not the right way up
Step 8: Big Tower Top
Add another level (the floor) of about 8-10 matches and another 4 levels of 2 the end result is this.
Repeat these steps another 3 times to make 4 towers.
Step 9: Main Building
On paper draw an octagon the edges being the size of matches (except for 4 opposing sides which should be shorter). Place the matches in turns spreading out into a 2 match width length then connect them with matches. Build 20 levels of walls (first 4 opposing sides then the next)Like this.
Turn it upside down
Step 10: Finishing Off
Stick towers to main building like this.
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