This is awesome. A Lego and 3D fanatic took a small Mario figurine, scanned it into a computer using the NextEngine 3D Scanner and used the data to create a near-perfect replica in Lego bricks ...

It's an open-ended type of course-constructor. And it features a scanner-enabled, interactive electronic Mario figure that's a new idea to Lego kits, but feels familiar somehow, like a Lego ...

The Kinect sits atop a platform made from LEGO ... the scan results speak for themselves. [Christopher] also shares the software workflow that the group uses to complete the 3D scans and print ...