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How to Make a LEGO Giant Mario

The pixelized nature of Mario as he appeared on the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System makes the heroic plumber easy to replicate using LEGO bricks. You can build a LEGO version of giant Mario after he grabs a mushroom of any size, using more bricks to make him large enough to be displayed on a shelf or small enough to stand atop your Nintendo consoles.

Things You'll Need

8-by-32 LEGO baseplate
13 2-by-6 black LEGO bricks
14 2-by-8 black bricks
Seven 2-by-10 red bricks
Eight 2-by-6 red bricks
17 2-by-8 red bricks
Five 2-by-4 peach bricks
Seven 2-by-6 peach bricks
Six 2-by-8 peach bricks
Two 2-by-2 red bricks
Two 2-by-2 white bricks
10 2-by-4 red bricks
Seven 2-by-4 black bricks
Three 2-by-2 black bricks
Two 2-by-10 peach bricks
Two 2-by-10 black bricks
Two 2-by-4 white bricks

Instructions

- 1
  Place two 2-by-6 black bricks in a line on the far left of an 8-by-32 baseplate. Skip eight dots on the baseplate and add two additional 2-by-6 black bricks. Add an additional row of black bricks over the first row. All other bricks will be stacked in rows over the black bricks.
- 2
  Count four dots inward from the ends of each stack. Place two rows of 2-by-8 black bricks on each stack.
- 3
  Overhang a 2-by-10 red brick by two dots on the outside ends of each stack. Add another 2-by-10 red brick on each stack.
- 4
  Count in two dots from the outside edge of each stack. Place two 2-by-6 red bricks in a line on each stack. They will overhang in the center by two dots on each side.
- 5
  Count in two dots from the left side of the left stack. Place three 2-by-8 red bricks to connect the two stacks. Count in two dots and add two 2-by-10 red bricks. Add a 2-by-4 peach brick on each side to begin Mario's hands.
- 6
  Place a row with a 2-by-6 peach, two 2-by-8 red and another 2-by-6 peach brick. Overhang a 2-by-8 peach brick two dots over the far left side. Place two 2-by-8 red and a 2-by-8 peach brick. Repeat with another row.
- 7
  Add a 2-by-8 black brick, 2-by-2 red, 2-by-2 white, 2-by-8 red, 2-by-2 white, 2-by-2 red and 2-by-8 red brick.
- 8
  Place a row with a 2-by-8 black, two 2-by-8 red and a 2-by-8 black brick.
- 9
  Add two rows with a 2-by-8 black, 2-by-4 red, 2-by-8 black, 2-by-4 red and 2-by-8 black brick. Stack three more rows the same way, but counting in two dots on each row and shrinking the outside brick length by the two dots.
- 10
  Count in two dots and place two 2-by-6 peach bricks. Add another row of peach bricks. Extend a 2-by-4 black brick off the left side.
- 11
  Extend a 2-by-6 black brick four dots to the left. Add a 2-by-10 peach and a 2-by-10 black brick. Repeat with a new row.
- 12
  Add two rows with a 2-by-4 black, 2-by-4 peach, 2-by-4 black and two 2-by-8 peach bricks. Count in two dots and place a 2-by-6 black, 2-by-4 peach, 2-by-2 black and 2-by-6 peach brick.
- 13
  Add a row with three 2-by-8 red bricks. Add a row of two 2-by-6 red and a 2-by-4 white brick. Repeat the row. Line up a 2-by-10 red brick with the right edge of the previous row to finish Mario.

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