Dallas #16

Dallas #16 from Zen0’s Monster Friends as a 32 × 32 stud LEGO mosaic on one baseplate.

Studs: 32 × 32
Plates: 506
Baseplates: 1
Est. parts: $34–49

The finished picture

Thick lines are baseplate edges, thin lines are the 16×16 sections. Select a section with artwork in it to open its step.

0 of 4 sections built

32 × 32 studs, 25.6 × 25.6 cm. It tiles exactly onto 1 white 32×32 baseplates.

Piece list

All studs are Plate 1×1, part 3024. The number in each swatch is the code used in the build steps. The order quantity adds spares, because 1×1 plates go missing.

Code	BrickLink colour	LEGO name	BL ID	Needed	Order
1	Light Aqua	Aqua	152	82	100
2	Dark Bluish Gray	Dark Stone Grey	85	81	100
3	Black	Black	11	73	90
4	Dark Green	Earth Green	80	56	70
5	Olive Green	Olive Green	155	39	50
6	Light Bluish Gray	Medium Stone Grey	86	39	50
7	Medium Nougat	Medium Nougat	150	36	50
8	Dark Brown	Dark Brown	120	31	50
9	Yellowish Green	Spring Yellowish Green	158	22	40
A	Reddish Brown	Reddish Brown	88	21	40
B	Dark Tan	Sand Yellow	69	20	30
C	Tan	Brick Yellow	2	6	20
Total 1×1 plates				506	690

Also needed

1 × white 32×32 baseplate (LEGO Classic 11026). White matters here because the background shows.
Backing board, 256 × 256 mm. 9 to 12 mm MDF or plywood, plus strong double-sided tape or grab adhesive to fix the baseplates to it.
Brick separator for lifting misplaced plates, and 12 small tubs for sorting.
Optional flat background: 518 more studs to cover in White (BrickLink colour 1). Larger white plates such as 2×8 or 4×8 cover the open areas far faster than 1×1s.

Rough cost

Baseplates are $7.99 each at LEGO.com, so $7.99 for 1. New 1×1 plates average about $0.04 to $0.06 each on BrickLink, so 690 plates come to roughly $26.22 to $40.71. Parts total: $34.21 to $48.70.

Prices checked 21 October 2026 (LEGO.com and the BrickLink price guide). Add seller postage.

Before you build

Order the plates by part number 3024 and the colour names above from BrickLink or Brick Owl. The wanted list above uploads straight into BrickLink. Confirm stock before paying.
Sort the plates into tubs and label each tub with its code.
Lay the 1 baseplates out 1 wide and 1 high and number them on the back, left to right, top row first.
Build each baseplate on a table before mounting. Each baseplate has four 16×16 sections. Sections with no artwork are skipped, so the steps jump straight to the next one that needs plates.
On a bare baseplate there are no guide lines. Count studs from the corner of the section, place the darkest shapes first, then fill in around them.
After every section, press the plates down with a flat book and tick the step off here.

Build steps

Step of 4

Plates for this step

Section built

Squares with a dot stay as bare baseplate. Count in from the top-left corner of the section using the row and column numbers.

Finishing

Cut the backing board to 256 × 256 mm, or larger if you want a border for a frame.
Fix baseplate 1 square to the top-left corner. Butt the next baseplate tight against it and clip two or three 2×4 bricks across the join before the adhesive grabs, so the stud spacing carries across. Repeat for the rest.
Remove the bridging bricks and check that shapes crossing a join line up.
Hang it from fixings screwed into the board. At this size the board is the heavy part, so use wall fixings rated for it.