Review of nanoblock Dragonite NBPM_011

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Dragonite build and package

This post is a review of the nanoblock Dragonite build. Dragonite is part of the nanoblock Pokemon collection. Wondering what else is part of the Pokemon Collection? Click Here for a list.

Names:

  • English: Dragonite
  • Japanese: Kairyu

Number: NBPM_011 

Number of Pieces: 190

Difficulty Rating: 3/5

Dragonite front view

Dragonite is the original endgame dragon from generation 1. He is a lot rounder and more cartoon-looking than the dragons later in the series. In the Pokemon games and TV show, Dragonite can both transport mail and people.

This build starts with the head. You start with a base and build the dragon up. The head has the tricky part of getting the antenna lined up correctly and keeping them in place for the rest of the build.

Dragonite side view

Next, you build the body in a matter similar to the head.

Once you have a body and head, you attach them to each other. The next step is to build the wings. These are the most challenging part because of the amount of detail to create the illusion that the tan is all on one side and the teal is on the other.

Dragonite back view

I think the Dragonite build does an excellent job of capturing the fat round dragon, which is how it appears in the games.

Things I liked:

  • I think the build captures the round dragon well

Things I didn’t like:

  • The wings took me a couple tries to get right