Month: March 2025

Review of nanoblock Optical fiber LED+ Merlion NBH_158

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Optical fiber LED+ Merlion build and box

This post is a review of the nanoblock Optical fiber LED+ Merlion build. Optical fiber LED+ Merlion 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.

Number: NBH_158

Country: Singapore 

Number of Pieces: 300

Difficulty Rating: 3/5

Optical fiber LED+ Merlion off build front view

The Merlion is the official mascot of Singapore. I believe this build is the 8.6m tall statue at Merlion Park but there are several other statues around Singapore.

Optical fiber LED+ Merlion off build side view

This is a lit version of the nanoblock Merlion build number NBH_105. There is an optical fiber that directs the light from the NB-26 LED base plate.

The first step is to prepare the base of the fountain. The first step is to attach the blue plate making sure you end up with the holes lined up. Then you add the docks and the splashes in the water.

Optical fiber LED+ Merlion ok build front view

Most of this build is to create the actual Merlion. Overall the steps to build the Merlion are pretty straightforward. In a few cases, it is a bit tricky to tell where exactly to place the bricks depth-wise. Sadly once I had built several layers of my Merlion I noticed there were some gaps between layers. When I pushed tried to push the layer together, things would fall off instead of the build getting closer together.

The final step is to build the trees. They are very straightforward. Getting the taller trees to stand up straight was a bit tricky.

Optical fiber LED+ Merlion on build front 3/4 view

Things I liked:

  • I really like how the build looks when it is lit up
  • I like that when it is not lit up how it still looks like a normal fountain

Things I didn’t like:

  • When I noticed that there were gaps partway down, I couldn’t push them in place without the whole build collapsing

Review of nanoblock Ceruledge RS NBPM_R05

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Ceruledge RS build and box

This post is a review of the nanoblock Ceruledge RS build. Ceruledge RS is part of the nanoblock Pokemon collection. Wondering what else is part of the Pokemon collection? Click here for a list.

Number: NBPM_R05

Number of Pieces: 500

Difficulty Rating: 3/5

Ceruledge RS build front view

Ceruledge is built in several small pieces that are all connected to each piece. Other than telling whether bricks were navy or black, each step was very straightforward.

Ceruledge was a bit more tricky than Armarouge because of the use of navy and black pieces and the fact that it is hard to tell the difference between the two colors in poor lighting.

Ceruledge RS build side view

The first step is to build the hips. These are only a few steps that are quickly completed.

The next step is to build is to build the 2 legs. There is one set of directions for each leg so that the legs are correctly mirrored.

The next step was to build the torso. It added the ball joints for the arms and the head connection.

Ceruledge RS build back view

The next step is to build the arms. I really like the use of clear bricks to make the blades. Once again, each arm has a set of directions to ensure things are correctly mirrored.

The next step is to build the stand. I really like how they gave Ceruledge a stand since there is no way it would be able to stand on its own.

The final step was to build the head. For some reason, I suddenly started having difficulty telling which blue to use based on the printed instructions. I was able to figure out which colors to use and was able to build the head.

Ceruledge RS build front 3/4 view

Things I liked:

  • I really like that they gave you a stand so the model is able to stand up

Things I didn’t like:

  • I didn’t like how it was hard to tell which shade of blue to use looking at the instructions, and not every step said which blue to use