Piranha Plant (LEGO 71426)

About this set

This is LEGO 71426 Piranha Plant from the LEGO Super Mario line, with 540 pieces and a 5/5 difficulty rating. The finished model is a Super Mario piranha plant: a red head with white spots, white teeth, a green pot, and green leaves, with pink accents in the details for clear color separation. When building, start with the green pot and lower leaves, get the support structure solid, then move to the head; the red head with white spots needs careful color zoning, and the white spots are easy to misalign, so checking as you go beats tearing sections apart later. The white teeth are the most recognizable part of the front, so keep them symmetrical and watch the bite angle or the face will look off. Press every leaf-to-pot connection firmly so nothing loosens when you move it. At 540 pieces the part count is modest for a 5/5 build, but color zoning and the curved head make sorting and alignment slower, so sort by bag, build pot first, head second, and add teeth and leaves last. It suits builders who have done basic sets and want a challenge in curved shaping and color matching, and Super Mario fans looking for a display scene; newcomers should slow down and lock in the pot and leaves before starting the head.