Duplo Castle

LEGO® DUPLO® Castle

Castle 4864 is part of the Duplo Castle line and came out in 2008. It contains 115 pieces in 48 different shapes and has no minifigures.

Set number
4864
Year
2008
Pieces
115
Minifigures
0
Theme
Castle
Different parts
55
What can I build with it?

Parts list 55

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Description

A small fortress for small builders

Duplo bricks are far larger than standard bricks, which makes them easy for toddlers to grip and press together. A castle suits that format well, because walls, gates and towers go up quickly with chunky pieces. At 115 pieces this set sits in the middle of the range: enough for a decent keep with a courtyard, but not a sprawling stronghold. If you want more floor space, you can add it to any other Duplo collection, since the whole system fits together.

Grey stone and brown timber

The palette is led by light and dark bluish grey, with black and reddish brown as accents. That matches the look of a stone castle: the greys form the masonry, black picks out gates, windows and roofs, and the brown suggests wooden doors or beams. The parts list on this page shows exactly how many pieces come in each colour. Because so many bricks share the same greys, the finished model looks consistent rather than patched together from odds and ends.

Playing it your own way

With 48 different elements, the box holds more than plain bricks; there are specialised shapes for gateways, battlements or roof parts. A child can build the castle as pictured or take it apart and try a new layout. There are no minifigures in the box, so play depends on whichever figures and animals are already around the house. Adults usually help with the first assembly, after which most of it can be managed alone thanks to the large studs.

Getting more out of the bricks

A set like this does not lose its value once the castle is standing. The “What can I build?” tool on this page suggests other models you could make with the same pieces, from a farm to a garage. The parts list is also handy if a piece goes missing and you want to identify a replacement, such as a lost battlement brick. That keeps the set useful long after the castle phase has passed, instead of it ending up forgotten in a toy box.

FAQ

Does this set include minifigures?
No. Castle 4864 contains 115 Duplo pieces and no minifigures, so you build the structure yourself and bring your own figures.
Are Duplo bricks compatible with regular LEGO® bricks?
Not directly. Duplo has a larger stud size, so it connects with other Duplo pieces rather than with standard System bricks.
How many different parts are there?
The set has 48 distinct elements across 115 pieces in total. The full list, including colours, is further up this page.

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