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Title: Mario World Play Set
Post by: mrsn on February 07, 2012, 06:58:39 pm
A while ago I had seen a project by souichiro on Lumberjocks.com , he made an awesome Mario Building Set (http://lumberjocks.com/projects/41525 (http://lumberjocks.com/projects/41525))I really wanted to try it myself, but didn't quite have the right person to make it for. Then at Christmas my son got a Mario game and dove in to a "Mario Phase" It was the perfect opportunity to make this project. I used a 2x4 to cut the base platforms that got painted brown, and the rest was cut from pine 1x4's. I made the tube pieces from a 1 1/2"x2" reducing coupling from my husband?s plumbing stuff, it works really well and the guys can actually fit down the hole. (I am pretending that I meant that to happen, it really was more of an accident/afterthought)
I printed pictures of the different people and characters and used my scroll saw to cut around the outsides. The painting took a really long time, the characters and blocks are all double sided so they can be seen from all sides. Not all of the characters are finished. You can see Boswer is only outlined, and we are missing all of the koopa turtles. those pieces will come a little later.
We have already improved the "thwomps" by drilling a hole through them so they can slide up and down the poles and really thwomp things.
My son has also requested a couple of red, blue and grey platforms for lava, water/ice and the castle levels.
Thanks for looking!
Katie (MrsN)


If you would like to see bigger pictures you can check out my web album https://picasaweb.google.com/KNWoodworking/February72012?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCKP3-JOY-8u5UQ&feat=directlink (https://picasaweb.google.com/KNWoodworking/February72012?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCKP3-JOY-8u5UQ&feat=directlink)
Title: Re: Mario World Play Set
Post by: Fab4 on February 07, 2012, 07:14:55 pm
Hi Katie:
Looks really good
Thanks for sharing it
Nice work in your album also
Fab4
Title: Re: Mario World Play Set
Post by: DWSudekum on February 07, 2012, 08:46:24 pm
Nicely done Katie.  Thanks for sharing it with us.

DW
Title: Re: Mario World Play Set
Post by: geneVG on February 07, 2012, 09:14:18 pm
Nicely done Katie, great job.  I bet he like it too.

gene
Title: Re: Mario World Play Set
Post by: TheMelster on February 07, 2012, 09:43:00 pm
 ;D ;D ;D Your having just as much fun building it as he is! That's the right idea, never growup....I'm still tryin.
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Post by: jason03151980 on February 07, 2012, 10:03:02 pm
looks awesome  nicely done thanks for sharing
Title: Re: Mario World Play Set
Post by: wombatie on February 08, 2012, 12:42:45 am
Thats great Katie.  I can understand the painting taking so long, I would have passed it on to someone else to do. LOL  Well done.

Marg
Title: Re: Mario World Play Set
Post by: Barry on February 08, 2012, 12:55:45 am
What a good looking young fellow, Katie.  I know you are proud of him.  He seems very pleased with his presents.

You do great work and thank you for sharing.

Barry  :)
Title: Re: Mario World Play Set
Post by: J,Hamilton on February 08, 2012, 01:10:28 am
Very creative. I'm glad he is enjoying these.
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Post by: Russ C on February 08, 2012, 02:50:53 am
Great job Katie!  It really looks nice.  :)
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Post by: smitty0312 on February 08, 2012, 10:23:55 am
Nice job Katie, thanks for sharing.
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Post by: campasano on February 08, 2012, 10:59:22 am
Katie, you did a fantastic job and I am really impressed with your painting abilities.

Mike
Title: Re: Mario World Play Set
Post by: math2010 on February 08, 2012, 12:41:16 pm
Awesome!!!!!

If I had that when I was young, I should be very very happy!!!

Very nice work!!!!
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Post by: Mainewoods on February 08, 2012, 02:15:04 pm
Sounds like you had fun with that one Katie!  Nice job!
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Post by: GrayBeard on February 08, 2012, 04:02:10 pm
That can't be YOUR son! You are much too young to have a boy that old!!!

Great Job on the pieces and i know he must think his mom is a SUPERMOM!

~~~GB~~~
Title: Re: Mario World Play Set
Post by: Al W on February 09, 2012, 10:32:25 am
Nicely done Katie, but I have to agree with the post about passing the painting on to someone else.  My ability with paint would have ruined all the woodwork.

Well done.
Title: Re: Mario World Play Set
Post by: TheMelster on February 09, 2012, 02:08:01 pm
 :D Hey girl, what type of paint did u use?
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Post by: Dawie on February 09, 2012, 03:28:08 pm
Looks super! Thanks for sharing.
David
Title: Re: Mario World Play Set
Post by: mrsn on February 09, 2012, 08:38:42 pm
GB - you are too kind. Noah is a little old to be my son, he is actually my step-son  My husband and I have full custody. Next week is the 4th anniversary of the day we got custody, a really special day in my book.

TheMelster - I use acrylic paints. mostly DecoArt Americana (because of Sheila Landry's recommendation) but I have a few other brands as well. If you are ever looking for it, check out one of the craft stores and they will have an aisle for acrylic paints, mostly small 2 oz. bottles.

Thanks everybody for the comments! this was a really fun project to work on, as will a few of the updates I have in mind.

Thanks
Katie
Title: Re: Mario World Play Set
Post by: BilltheDiver on February 09, 2012, 09:26:14 pm
That's a happy boy Katy.  I bet his smile made all the work worthwhile.
Title: Re: Mario World Play Set
Post by: newfie on February 09, 2012, 09:43:17 pm
nice work Katie looks like a fun project. bet your son enjoys it alot.
thanks for sharing.