How to Build a Squid Game Cross Out of LEGO
Construct a freestanding Squid Game-inspired wooden cross model using black, gray, and gold LEGO bricks with a sturdy reinforced Technic core.
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🧰 Required Tools & Equipment
- ✓ LEGO brick separator
- ✓ Flat assembly mat or desk pad
- ✓ Part sorting tray
📦 Materials & Supplies
- ✓ Black baseplate or 8x8 base plate
- ✓ Black and dark bluish gray 2x2 and 2x4 standard bricks
- ✓ 1x2 and 2x2 SNOT (Studs Not On Top) bracket pieces
- ✓ Gold or purple 1x1 accent tiles
- ✓ Black smooth finishing tiles (1x2, 1x4, 2x2)
⚠️ Safety Checkpoints & Warnings
- • Keep loose small elements contained in the tray to prevent tripping or choking hazards around small pets and children.
- • Use a dedicated brick separator rather than teeth or fingernails to pry apart stuck plates to prevent dental or nail injury.
📋 Step-by-Step Guide (5 Steps)
Assemble the Display Stand Base
Place an 8x8 black plate centered on your work surface. Interlock four 2x4 black bricks across the middle to form a raised, weighted platform that anchors the vertical mast.
- • A square black base with a centralized, raised 4x4 brick cluster
- • No gaps or uneven clutch between the bottom plate and top bricks
- • Placing the mounting core off-center, leading to balance issues
Construct the Lower Vertical Column
Stack alternating 2x2 and 2x4 dark gray and black bricks upward to build the primary vertical pillar. Maintain a continuous interlocking pattern until the column reaches 12 bricks in height.
- • A straight, uniform 12-brick-high vertical tower standing firmly on the base
- • Overlapping brick seams on alternating layers
- • Stacking identical single bricks directly on top of each other without staggering the joints
Install the Central Junction Brackets
Place four outward-facing SNOT bracket plates at the 10th-brick height level of the column. These brackets provide lateral mounting studs facing left and right for attaching the horizontal arms.
- • Horizontal outward-facing studs projecting symmetrically to the left and right sides of the main shaft
- • Placing the bracket studs facing front-and-back instead of strictly left-and-right
Build and Attach the Horizontal Crossarms
Construct two identical 6-stud-long arm sections using layered black plates and bricks. Press each arm firmly onto the exposed lateral SNOT studs until they click into flush alignment with the central column.
- • A balanced, symmetrical cross shape with two identical horizontal beams extending perpendicular to the vertical shaft
- • Assembling one arm longer than the other
- • Loose connection on the lateral SNOT bracket
Cap the Top Extension and Apply Smooth Tiles
Add a final 4-brick-tall vertical extension on top of the junction. Cover all exposed top studs across the entire cross with smooth black finishing tiles, adding gold 1x1 accent tiles at the tips.
- • A fully tiled, sleek cross silhouette with zero visible raw studs on the front and top surfaces
- • Contrasting gold accent tiles securely nested on each terminal end
- • Misaligning smooth tiles so they overhang the edges of the structural bricks
Credit: inspired by an original tutorial by trippinbricks — watch the original on YouTube.
Don’t have everything?
- No LEGO brick separator? Edge of a standard long plastic LEGO plate as a lever
- No Part sorting tray? Shallow baking sheet lined with a light-colored kitchen towel