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This post is a review of the nanoblock Seven-spot Ladybird build. Seven-spot Ladybird is part of the nanoblock Insect collection. Wondering what else is part of the Insect collection? Click here for a list.

Number: IST_007

Number of Pieces: 100

Difficulty Rating: 1

This build has 2 major sections. There is a leaf and the Ladybird.

The leaf begins with a layer of green bricks. A top layer of bricks is added by overhanging the base layer of bricks. There are clear bricks are added to hold the actual ladybird once it is finished. Then the leaf is flipped over, and some bricks are added to add some height under the leaf.

The actual ladybird is a simple 5 or so layers of mostly red and black bricks. I started by trying to lay the bricks out on the nanoblock pad. However, because of how the front of the ladybug is laid out, I wasn’t able to use just the nanoblock pad. After the base layers were created, the rest of the ladybird was added in layers.

Things I liked:

• I love the amount of detail in the bug and how the leaf gives an idea of scale

Things I didn’t like:

• Overall, I’m very happy with the build and don’t really have any complaints

This post is a review of the nanoblock Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle build. Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle is part of the nanoblock Insect collection. Wondering what else is part of the Insect collection? Click here for a list.

Number: IST_003

Number of Pieces: 100

Difficulty Rating: 2

The build begins with a base layer of bricks. I laid the bricks out on my nanoblock pad. It made layering the bricks for the second layer of bricks much easier.

The rest of the body goes up in simple layers that are straightforward.

The next step is to add the horn of the beetle. I like the amount of detail in the horn.

The final step is to add the legs. Each leg is a chain of 4 black bricks added to a clear brick. The chains are fairly easy to build, but posing the legs is difficult.

Things I liked:

• I like how the horn of the beetle looks

Things I didn’t like:

• I didn’t like how hard it was to pose the legs

This post is a review of the nanoblock Asian Giant Hornet build. Asian Giant Hornet is part of the nanoblock Insect collection. Wondering what else is part of the Insect collection? Click here for a list.

Number: IST_005

Number of Pieces: 130

Difficulty Rating: 4

This build has 3 major sections. There is the body, stinger, and head.

I had a hard time following the directions for the body. Part of the reason reading the directions was so difficult was because the instructions are so cramped together. They are also are not lined up in a super logical order. I was able to build the body in the end but it took longer than I expected.

The stinger is a very straightforward tower of bricks, creating stripes of yellow and black. The stinger is attached to the back of the body section.

The head is also very straightforward. After building the head, I attached the head to the body to complete the build.

Things I liked:

• I feel that the build is highly recognizable as a hornet

Things I didn’t like:

• The instructions were hard to read for the body section