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Nov 27, 2023 · The Piranha Plant was introduced then, and has proven iconic - even becoming a fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! It was only a matter of time before LEGO tried to seriously do the famed enemy justice, and that has now happened in the form of 71426 Piranha Plant.
Oct 24, 2023 · In this video, we'll be taking a look at the new LEGO Super Mario Piranha Plant set 71426! This will retail for $59.99 and comes out November 6th, 2023 Shop ...
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Feb 11, 2023 · As a small, affordable display piece, 71426 Piranha Plant is absolutely excellent. Instantly recognisable, fun to construct, and boasting a small play feature that’s sophisticated enough not to make any adult fan embarrassed, this set is the best that anyone could have hoped for from a LEGO Super Mario set at this size.
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Nov 2, 2023 · The Piranha Plant first appeared in Super Mario Brothers, back in 1985 and has been a stalwart enemy of the franchise since that time. We have seen several of these gigantic carnivorous plants crop up in the LEGO Super Mario sets, but they have been a relatively small scale models, designed to be used in….
- Set #71426 is a simple, enjoyable build with an adorable end result.
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By Kevin Wong
Posted: Dec 12, 2023 8:00 pm
As far as LEGO builds are concerned, the new Piranha Plant is just about perfect—vibrantly colored, well-proportioned and sized, and reasonably priced. Whether you're new to bricks or you're a dedicated hobbyist, this set captures that signature Mario franchise whimsy—cute but not too cute, menacing but not too menacing, and imbued with lots of personality.
LEGO Piranha Plant
$59.99
•Also at LEGO Store (backordered)
Hopefully, this latest addition to the Nintendo/LEGO partnership is indicative of what's to come. Last year—around the same time, come to think of it—the company released a massive 2,807-piece LEGO Mighty Bowser model (see it at Amazon). At the time, I hoped they would follow it with additional models of Mario baddies, because the Bowser was so well-realized. Nintendo characters, owing to their 8-bit origins, have a chunky appearance, a by-product of creating digital characters that would visually read well, even in pixelated form. And the LEGO Bowser perfectly captured this simple, yet instantly recognizable visual aesthetic.
The LEGO Piranha Plant accomplishes the same look and feel that the LEGO Bowser did, albeit on a smaller scale. The build is divided into six distinct steps. For the first two steps, you build the green pipe that the Piranha resides in. Then the stem. Then the leaves. Then the LEGO Technic mechanism that allows the Piranha Plant's mouth to open and close. And finally, the head itself, which is a shell around the mechanism. It's an entertaining layering effect—that as the builder, we get to see the secret of how the thing works—something that another person would not know, unless he or she also built it.
The LEGO Piranha Plant is articulable. It has full movement, via ball socket, at the connection points between the leaves and the stem, and also between the head and the stem. You can actually tilt the head to the side, which gives the Piranha Plant an adorable, inquisitive look. I know I've mentioned its cuteness several times already. But it really is cute. It looks like it's smiling if you look at it from the right angle.
Two additional ball sockets allow you to move the entire Piranha Plant backward and forward in the pipe. The leaves also have hinges, which allows them to bend similarly to arms. There's a hinge mechanism that opens and closes the mouth.
And lastly, as a minor spoiler, there's a hidden hinged door, under the pipe on its bottom. The Piranha Plant is secretly a piggy bank—there's a slot on top of the pipe, and there's a trigger mechanism that opens the secret door. You even get two printed Mario "coins" to get you started.
The LEGO Piranha Plant is approximately the size of a small potted plant. This feels appropriate, and after looking at it for a while, I even started thinking of its pipe as a pot of dirt. The head is oversized, which gives it a nice visual pop despite its size. It is portable enough that it can fit on a desk or a shelf, or on a coffee table as a conversation piece.
Feb 14, 2024 · The Piranha Plant (71426) is a character build in the Super Mario theme. It has 450 pieces with an MSRP of $79.99.
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Nov 2, 2023 · LEGO Super Mario 71426 Piranha Plant comes with 540 pieces and will be available on November 6th for US $59.99 | CAN $79.99 | UK £57.99. The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an...
