This post is a review of the nanoblock Geoffrey build. Geoffrey is part of the nanoblock Mini Collection. Wondering what else is part of the Mini Collection? Click here for a list.
Geoffrey is a very famous Giraffe. He is the mascot for Toys R Us.
Number: NBC_165
Number of Pieces: 160
Difficulty Rating: 2/5
Geoffrey was a kit that I bought totally opened; I did make sure there were bricks and instructions. Before starting the build, I pulled the kit that arrived apart and split all the bricks by size and color. I then started the build.
The nanoblock set has several different sections. There is the head, neck, arms, legs, and body.
A common technique in this build is to put round 1×1 into the non-ball section of the ball joint. I generally don’t care for this technique because it makes the builds much harder to put away later.
The head I was able to start building on my nanoblock pad. It went up in simple straightforward layers. The hardest part was getting the ears lined up because there was only one stud on top. After building the top of the head, it’s flipped over, and the bottom jaw and mouth are attached.
The neck is a very straightforward 2 layer chain of bricks.
The legs are very straightforward. Attention to detail is required to make sure that the legs line up straight.
The body I once again built on my pad. I enjoyed all the ways that the layers were arranged differently to create gaps in the yellow for the orange spots. After building to the top of the body, you flip the body over and add the hips and tail.
The arms are straightforward. It creates elbows in the layers of bricks.
The last step is to connect all the sections at the ball joints.
I was surprised that the final build was able to stand on its own. I’ve had a hard time posing Geoffrey to make him look like the photo on the package.
Things I liked:
- That the final build is able to stand
Things I didn’t like:
- I think his arms look really funny and are hard to pose well.