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Super Mario Bros. Question Block

Super Mario Bros. Question Block
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'NOTE I do not know for sure what this block would look like in reality. I am just assuming that there are bricks on the sides, since there are usually brick blocks on either side of it.

So we've all (hopefully) played the original Super Mario Bros. game at one time or another, and we had to jump to hit a block with a question mark on it. We usually got a red mushroom that made us grow. I ended up liking that block so much, I had to have my own, that I could take with me everywhere.

"If you do not have balsa wood, or would like a quicker version, hamgravy made a paper cut-out version, with my permission http://www.instructables.com/id/Super-Mario-Bros-Paper-Question-Mark-Block/"

What you'll need for this is:
--Thin balsa wood sheet
--Ruler/straightedge
--Knife (utility or X-acto)
--Tape

Youll also need to print off the sides of the block. You could paint it, but it was much easier for me to just print the sides off. I dont do good with intricate painting. Youll find the net I made below.

I apologize in advance for the blurry pictures. My camera is not the greatest.
 
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For this, I thought that a 1 x 1 inch cube would be good, so youll need to cut 6 1-inch square pieces of wood (I chose balsa because its the easiest to work with, and I had it lying around).

I found the easiest way to do this was score the wood deeply with the knife, and then snap it.
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Jun 25, 2011. 3:38 PMbwells2 says:
It's-a-me, mario! Whoo-hoo!
Jun 13, 2011. 8:01 AMblueblobbs says:
where did you get the design for the bolock
Jun 16, 2011. 7:53 PMblueblobbs says:
the picture
Jul 6, 2009. 8:08 PMdvnfntn says:
who would buy these on ebay??
Mar 22, 2011. 6:09 PMJimmy Proton says:
how much did you sell them for?
Mar 22, 2011. 7:04 PMJimmy Proton says:
I'd say thats a good way to make a little money.
Jan 5, 2010. 5:04 PMNajmyman100 says:
Cool, Add a mushroom made of crayola model magic clay
Dec 23, 2009. 12:49 PMloserpoo says:
really cool i wish i had balsa
Jun 26, 2009. 4:50 PM1up says:
Too bad there isn't some way to print it onto the wood...
Nov 21, 2009. 5:11 PMmason0190 says:
didn't you make that kick-@$$ portable nes?
Nov 21, 2009. 5:55 PM1up says:
Which one? :P
Jun 27, 2009. 11:13 AMThe Expert Noob says:
screen printing
Nov 21, 2009. 5:12 PMmason0190 says:
i make tiny ones, put small candies in them, and pass them out as party favours :)
Jul 8, 2009. 4:43 PMNajmyman100 says:
does the box open
Jul 2, 2009. 7:31 AMceschiutti says:
could you also make little posts in the corners to glue the panels together? I imagine that bottom piece was tough to stay put.
Jun 28, 2009. 9:29 PMRustar says:
If I remember right several years ago someone made a bunch of large blocks and hung them around their town at night, which of course led to a police investigation.
Jun 27, 2009. 4:13 PMIridium7 says:
you could make a bigger one and make it a box to store stuff in.
Jun 26, 2009. 2:38 PMikoda says:
Question Blocks don't have bricks around it...
Jun 27, 2009. 11:13 AMThe Expert Noob says:
i say we sould reference the first 3D mario game that featured the sides of the blocks (Mario 64)... or go back even further and go by the super mario brothers animated series!
Jun 26, 2009. 4:44 PMrobots199 says:
In paper mario when you go into 3D mode, you can easily see that the question blocks have bricks around it.
Jun 26, 2009. 4:07 PM999592 says:
actually no one is certain about that... (you dont see the sides) HOWEVER it is safe to assume that due to the fact that all the other blocks are brick... this one is probably brick as well
Jun 26, 2009. 11:30 PMikoda says:
Well Toy/Key Chain Question blocks don't have bricks. Neither do 3d Mario games.... I'd say it's yellow all around... Keeps it more _____ (Totally went blank and forgot the word that should go there...)
Jun 28, 2009. 6:02 AMbaneat says:
authentic?
Jun 26, 2009. 10:07 PMrip333 says:
Actually they don't, the 3D games are question marks all the way around.
Jun 27, 2009. 8:39 AM999592 says:
well the ORIGINAL mario games you cant tell
Nov 21, 2009. 5:12 PMmason0190 says:
hmm... user pic seems familiar...
Jun 26, 2009. 5:53 PMScienceWiz says:
HMmmmmm... I'm thinking: 3D PRINTER!!!! XD Cool idea!
Jun 26, 2009. 1:00 PMddi7i4d says:
That's pretty cool, I've designed another Mario Block-based papercraft before, the Mario Paper Automata: http://www.wiids.co.uk/2009/03/10/paper-mario-automaton/
(But yours is made of balsa wood anyway, so it should be more stable ;))
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