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How to Make a LEGO Sniper Scope

A sniper scope is an attachment to a weapon that lets a handler see a target from a far distance. With Lego, the thousands of unique pieces and combinations make it a simple task to make a sniper scope for your model weapon. A Lego sniper scope could be attached to a Lego rifle, semi-machine gun, or a weapon from a fictional universe, like Halo. This project works well for beginning and expert Lego builders alike, and shouldn't take more than ten minutes.

Things You'll Need

4 grey plates, 2 by 10
20 grey upward-sloped bricks, 2 by 2
2 grey jumper tiles, 2 by 1
2 grey round bricks, 1 by 1
1 grey plate, 2 by 6
20 grey downward-sloped bricks, 2 by 2

Instructions

- 1
  Connect a grey four-studded upward-sloped brick to the side of a long 2-by-10 grey plate. The upward-sloped brick has four total studs on top and two on the bottom, because it tapers inward. Continue connecting upward-sloped bricks to the side of the 2-by-10 plate until one column of studs is completely filled, which takes four upward-sloped bricks total. Connect another column of upward-sloped bricks on the other side so that none of the studs of the 2-by-10 plate are visible.
- 2
  Connect another 2-by-10 plate above the original 2-by-10 plate so the line of upward-sloped bricks is sandwiched between the two. This second plate reinforces the connection between all of the pieces so far.
- 3
  Snap another four-studded upward-sloped brick on top of every single upward-sloped brick you've connected so far. This creates another level of upward-sloped bricks. Each new brick of this second level should be connected to the lower level by the two visible studs of the upward-sloped bricks on the lower level.
- 4
  Attach one grey jumper tile at either end of the second 2-by-10 plate. A jumper tile has only one stud on top, rather than the normal two. Connect a 1-by-1 grey round brick to the jumper tile's stud. This represents the bottom line of the crosshair for your sniper scope.
- 5
  Connect a 2-by-6 grey plate to both parallel rows of upward-sloped bricks on the second level. Place this plate near the middle of the row. This plate represents the horizontal piece of the crosshair.
- 6
  Attach a row of downward-sloped bricks on top of the second row of upward-sloped bricks. Repeat this process on the other row. This new, third level creates the first two levels in reverse. In other words, the sniper scope tapers outward and upward, then inward to create a roughly cylindrical shape. Continue to create a fourth row in the same manner you made the third row and connect this last, top row with a finishing 2-by-10 plate. Add smooth tiles to the top of the plate, if you have any, to give a more finished look, since smooth tiles do not have any studs.

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