Review of nanoblock Dinonix NBC_182

Dinonix build and package

This post is a review of the nanoblock Dinonix build. Dinonix is part of the nanoblock Mini Collection series. Wondering what else is part of the Mini Collection? Click here for a list.

Number: NBC_182 

Number of Pieces: 110

Difficulty Rating: 2/5

Dinonix build front view

The build begins by building the body. Unlike a lot of builds, the legs are not symmetrical, so the body isn’t the same from side to side. The build goes up in fairly straightforward layers, including adding the front arms.

There is a step where the tail is added. I initially missed there was more to the step than just the tail, so I needed to go back and finish the step. I think it’s because the additional instructions were on the edge; I missed them.

Dinonix build side view

Then, the head is built. The head is fairly straightforward, other than most of the build being off-center. The head is then attached to the head. I found the directions for where to add the head as really rough. It wasn’t clear where to attach the head to the body. I think if they had given a different view of the Dinonix, it would be much clearer how to attach the head.

Dinonix build back view

The last step is to build the legs. They are a bit tricky because there are bricks just hanging out and hanging off the legs. The legs are not symmetrical, which is a nice detail to the build.

Dinonix build front 3/4 view

Things I liked:

  • I like that the legs are not symmetrical. This is a nice detail to the build

Things I didn’t like:

  • I didn’t like the directions for attaching the head to the body

Review of nanoblock Jurassic Park – Velociraptor

Jurassic Park - Velociraptor build and package

This post is a review of the nanoblock Jurassic Park – Velociraptor build. Jurassic Park – Velociraptor is part of the nanoblock Universal Studio Japan collection. Wondering what else is part of the Universal Studios Japan collection? Click here for a list.

Jurassic Park - Velociraptor build front view

Number of Pieces: 100

Difficulty Rating: 2

Jurassic Park - Velociraptor build front 3/4 view

The build begins by building the body of the Velociraptor. I laid the bricks out on my nanoblock pad. The body goes up fairly straightforward layers creating a curve to the body.

The next step is to build is the build. The head is built separately and attached to the body.

The build is now flipped over, and details are added to the bottom of the build. First, some details are added to the bottom, and the arms are added.

Jurassic Park - Velociraptor build side view

The legs and tail are added. The legs aren’t symmetrical, which was a bit surprising and unexpected.

The velociraptor is then attached to the base. It was a bit tricky to get the dinosaur to stand on the base. I ended up popping off the bottom of the legs and placing the feet on the base. Then I added the grass around the dinosaur.

Jurassic Park - Velociraptor build back view

Things I liked:

  • I like the sign that comes with the kit. It was just 1 large brick, so the sticker lay smoothly

Things I didn’t like:

  • I feel that the grass isn’t really needed for the finished build