Review of nanoblock Son Goku CN-38

Son Goku build and box

This post is a review of the nanoblock Son Goku build. Son Goku is part of the nanoblock charanano collection. Wondering what else is part of the charanano Collection? Click here for a list.

Number: CN-38 

Number of Pieces: 300

Difficulty Rating: 3/5

Son Goku build mostly front on view

This is a review of the super-detailed charanano Son Goku build. There is also a Son Goku and a Super Saiyan Son Goku that are part of the Dragonball Z collection. I really like the amount of detail that is in the build for the hair and the fact that he is making the classic blast move.

Unlike most builds, I had quite a bit of difficulty with this build. Normally I am able to tell which color I am supposed to use, but in this case, I wasn’t able to tell which steps used which shades of blue. I needed my husband to help count the 3x1s to figure out which blue should be used in each step.

This nanoblock build is made up of 3 main sections. There is the head, the body, and the Ki blast.

Son Goku build side view

The first step of the nanoblock build is to create the head. The base layer is made of 2 sections that you build and combine. One of the sections has the studs off-center, so I wasn’t able to build the head using my pad. This meant that if I pushed too hard, the head could become separated. Most of the head build is creating the hair. I really like how the build captures the spikes of Goku’s hair.

The second major section of the build is to create the body. I was able to use my pad to build the body. The body is built up in layers like a normal build. The hardest part of this build is the fact that the body uses 2 shades of blue. When I looked at the directions, I couldn’t tell which shade was correct. I eventually figured it out and managed to complete the build.

Son Goku build back view

The third major section is the Ki blast. It is a very straightforward build.

The final step is to put all the pieces together to complete the build and put the build in the display.

Son Goku build inside box

Things I liked:

  • The amount of detail in the hair
  • The background that you get for the display box

Things I didn’t like:

  • The fact that the blues are practically identical in the directions.