This AMAZING airship, dubbed "The Fireflower" was built by Baron von Brunk. I don't think it's a replica of any one of the airship levels from Super Mario Bros 3, but rather an amalgamation of all of them, as there is on airship level in every world. He doesn't say anything about whether or not it is a specific level in the article on his Tumblr page.
Check out the original article, it has tons of pictures from every conceivable angle. There are some striking details that I want to point out now, though. The first that struck me, other than the size, was the mid-fire Bullet Bills. Now, obviously, LEGO doesn't have any Mario sets, so these Bullet Bills had to be built by hand. And they are quite incredible. Another detail is Mario and Luigi posed on the stern...port...bow. Whatever.
And finally, one of the absolute best parts of this set, light-up Fire Flower art down on the stern, serving as the front of the cabin, which actually houses an entire, I'll call it a mini-gallery, of pixel art.
All-in-all, this is one amazing piece of art, and should be celebrated with tambourines, lutes, and those horns the Gungans from the celebration scene at the end of Phantom Menace.
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