This post is a review of the nanoblock Shaun the Sheep – Shaun build. Shaun is part of the nanoblock Sights to See collection. Wondering what else is part of the Sights to See collection? Click here for a list.
This is the second Shaun build. The first build was NBH_040, and Shaun stands on all 4 legs. This build has Shaun standing on 2 legs.
Number: NBH_067
Difficulty Rating: 3/5
Shaun is one of the many characters in the Shaun the Sheep tv series. This build is created by connecting sets of ball joints together to create a posable sheep.
This build is broken up into 5 sections. There is the head, body, tail, arms, and legs.
The body is the first major section of the build. It begins with creating smaller builds A-E. Each section is made up of white bricks and is very straightforward. The next step is to connect sections A-E to create the actual body of the sheep. I think this is a creative way to build the body instead of it being a solid layer of bricks.
After connecting all the sections, it is time to build the tail. The tail has very simple instructions. After building the tail, it is attached to the body.
The next step is to build the head. I was able to easily build the head using my pad. The hardest part was getting the eyes in place because getting the 1×1 in the socket was a bit challenging. I really like the poof of wool on Shaun’s head.
The final 2 sections can be built in unison. The sections are the arms and legs. Both sections are simple chains of bricks that require counting the number of bricks properly.
The final step is to connect all the sections with the ball joints. The hardest part is keeping the head attached because the top brick doesn’t have bricks on top of it to lock it into place.
Things I liked:
- I really like how the main body is created by creating the various sections that are all connected
Things I didn’t like:
- I think the eyes would have been better if it had been a black socket with a colored eye instead of a white socket
- The socket that holds the head in place isn’t locked in place, so it can easily fall off.