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
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.
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.
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.
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