Educational Insights CoinStruction EI-4030 Castle Manual

Basic and Starter Shapes
Use these illustrations to build basic and "starter" shapes. Once
you know how to build these basic shapes, you will be able to
build anything your imagination allows! Remember, not all kits
have every kind of connector. Check the description to the right
to see which connectors are included in this kit.
Single Plane Matrix
Using 2-way connectors
Cube
Using 2-way and
90° connectors
Hub
Extra Strength
Using 2-way connectors
By doubling connectors you can
strengthen any connection.
(This shows two 4-way connectors.)
Hub
Using 2-way connectors,
attach coin-to-connector
and connector-to-connector.
Double Plane Matrix
Using 3-way and
2-way connectors
Sold Matrix
Using 2-way and
4-way connectors
Building a Castle
Coins needed to build your castle:
(342) pennies (44) nickels
Turret Wall: A
STEP
1
4X
48 4
20 40 pennies
Turret Wall: B
STEP
2
4X
52
40 pennies
Turret Walls Assembly: A, B, C, & D
STEP STEP
7 9
4X
B
C
A
D
STEP Turret Top: A
8
16
32
Top View
16 pennies
4X
Coinstruction connectors needed to build your castle:
(406) 2-way (64) 90° (48) 3-way
STEP Turret Walls: A & B
3
4X
A
B
20
Turret Assembly STEP
10
Tip!
Turret Top: B
Place these connectors
16 16 32 nickels
high on the nickels.
4X
B
Turret
Top
A
STEP
12
2X
Turret
Walls
(84) 4-way
STEP Turret Wall: C
4
4X
52
40 pennies
STEP Turret Wall: D
5
4X
48
4
Back Wall Assembly
Back Wall
51
27 pennies
Back Wall Base
Front Gate and Drawbridge
Tip!
Front Gate
Side Walls
26
8
2
24 pennies
STEP Turret Walls: C & D
6
4X
D
C
20
20
40 pennies
Side Wall Assembly
STEP
11
Wall
60
36 pennies
4X
16
16
26 pennies
32 pennies
Wall Base
Place these
connectors
high on
the nickels.
Drawbridge
Front Gate
17
Top B
2
8
12 pennies
4
12 nickels
Front Gate
Top A
12
12
9 pennies