This post is a review of the nanoblock Piplup build. Piplup is part of the nanoblock Pokemon collection. Wondering what else is part of the Pokemon Collection? Click here for a list.
Names:
- English: Piplup
- Japanese: Pochama
Number: NBPM_079
Number of Pieces: 170
Difficulty Rating: 2/5
The nanoblock build for Piplup has 2 parts. There is the head and the body.
The section you build is the body. It begins with a layer of bricks in various shades of blue. The body is then built up using layers of blue bricks. In building layers, you add the white for the spots on Piplup’s chest. You also add Piplup’s wings.
The second part of the build is the head. The head begins with a layer of blue and white bricks. The head is built by adding layers of bricks. As you add the layers of bricks, you add the details of the beak and eyes. In my opinion, they are super large for the build, so it looks a little funny. The beak looks closer to yellow than the gold bricks that come with a kit in the directions. When finishing the head, I had the unusual problem that the top layer caved in a bit, so adding the final layer of bricks was challenging.
To finish the build, there are a couple steps. First, you need to attach the head to the body. It is a bit challenging to tell where exactly where the head goes. Then you add a final bottom layer of bricks. The final step is to add the feet to the build.
Things I liked:
- Piplup is one of my favorite pokemon, so I’m glad we got a build for him
Things I didn’t like:
- His eyes are huge and look too big
- I’m not sure if changing out the gold bricks with yellow bricks would look better