Kinnikuman

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

Number: NBCC_131

Number of Pieces: 260

Difficulty Rating: 3/5

Ashuraman is a character in the Kinnikuman series. He is based on the Hindu god Ashura and has 3 faces. For more information about him, check out his fandom wiki page here.

Since Ashuraman has 3 faces, building the head is very different from any of the other Kinnikuman figures.

The build begins by creating the center section of the head that divides the 3 faces.

The next section is building the front face. This head is very straightforward and adds the mouth and eyes to the build.

The next several sections is to build Ashuraman’s crown. It takes several steps to build the outline of the crown. After building the outline, the crown goes up in layers with details around the edge. After building the crown, the crown is connected to the main face piece.

The next collection of steps is building the rest of the head. This includes building the 2 other faces in orange and blue and connecting them in the ball joints. There is also some decorative framing around the main face.

Now it is time to start the body. There are a few layers of maroon and skin tone that create the core of the body. This section is fragile and didn’t really get more solid as I added more bricks.

Then 6 arms are added to the build. After adding the arms, the top of the body is topped off, and the bricks to attach the head are added.

The legs and feet are added. Compared to the rest of the build, adding the feet is very straightforward.

Next, each of the arms receives a hand. They are only tricky to ensure the thumbs are in the right place.

The final step of the build is to add the head onto the body section.

Things I liked:

• I enjoyed building the head because it was so unique

Things I didn’t like:

• The body never got super stable while I was building it up. It was frustrating to be building on such a flexible part.
• Based on his wiki page, he is supposed to be blue. It would have been cool if he had been blue instead of skin tone.

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

Number: NBCC_130

Number of Pieces: 180

Difficulty Rating: 2/5

Terryman is a character in the Kinnikuman series. He is the best friend of Kinnikuman. For more information about him, check out his fandom wiki page here.

The head begins by creating a staggered base layer. This means you can’t build the head on the nanoblock pad. These staggered layers create the mouth, the center of the head, and the base of his hair. However, all the steps for building the head are fairly straightforward.

The head then goes up in layers adding the nose, eyes, and more hair. The Chinese character custom brick is also added to the head. (I really like that the brick is custom and doesn’t require a sticker.

After completing the face, the final step of the head is to complete the hair.

After completing the head, it is time to body. The body is a straightforward 4 layers of bricks.

The next step is to create the hips, legs, and feet. The hips are fairly straightforward. When I attached the thighs to the hip, I had difficulty getting things lined up when I tried to attach the arms. The lower legs and feet are also straightforward.

Then the head is attached to the body. I had a hard time getting the head lined up properly and attached. This means the head isn’t at the angle it is supposed to be.

The final step is to build the arms. The arms also have a custom-printed brick, but it is a little hard to see the printing due to how light the printing is. The arms are fairly straightforward and easy to complete. Once the arms are built, they are added to the body. When I attached one of the arms, I needed to move one of the legs for all the body parts to be attached.

Overall the build is pretty straightforward, but many angles in my finished model don’t match the photos.

Things I liked:

• I really like the custom-printed bricks and apricate that stickers were not required

Things I didn’t like:

• When I was building, things just in general didn’t line up to match the picture, which is annoying

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

Number: NBCC_123

Number of Pieces: 200

Difficulty Rating: 3/5

Warsman is a character in the Kinnikuman series. He is an antagonist, but he soon becomes a protagonist and a friend of Kinnikuman. For more information about him, check out his fandom wiki page here.

Warsman is different from a typical nanoblock build because his head is at an angle instead of being built straight on.

The first step is to build the face section of the head. The face goes up in layers, originally in an angle then the angle is closed off. The next step is to build the back of Warsman’s helmet. The helmet is U-shaped as you build it in layers. After several layers, the face is attached to the helmet. The helmet goes up a few more layers and closes up to finish the head.

The next step is to build the body and hands. Unlike most builds, I was unable to see how what I was building and simply blindly followed the directions to build the body. The body is created by adding layers and connecting externally built chunks to the main body section. The directions for building are pretty clear. I didn’t notice that where you connect the right arm is brick with 1 stud on top so I needed to rip the build apart and build it again.

The last step is to build Warsman is to build his legs and feet. The legs are fairly easy to build. The problem is the directions don’t clearly show to connect the legs to the body to get the feet in the right direction. If the legs are not lined up the build doesn’t stand well. Even if a position where the build will stand is found it is still fairly tippy.

Things I liked:

• I like little yellow and red details in the build

Things I didn’t like:

• Getting the build to stand on its own is tricky, and any movement to the table causes the build to move

This post is a review of the nanoblock Robin Mask build. Robin Mask is part of the nanoblock Character collection. Wondering what else is part of the Character collection? Click here for a list.

Number: NBCC_122

Number of Pieces: 190

Difficulty Rating: 3/5

Robin Mask is a character in the Kinnikuman series. He is an antagonist, but he soon becomes a protagonist and a friend of Kinnikuman. For more information about him, check out his fandom wiki page here.

Robin Mask is different from a typical nanoblock build because his head is at an angle instead of being built straight on.

Robin Mask’s head begins will a layer of Pastel Blue bricks. I was able to build the entire head on my nanoblock pad. The head goes up in very straightforward layers. The hardest part of building the head is getting all the edges to be perfectly square. I like how the head is built around to cover the eyes in a way that they are still barely visible.

The next section is to build the arms and body. I built the body on my nanoblock pad. It is a simple 4 layers of bricks. After building the body from the base up, I flipped the build upside down. Then I added his hands and his hips. I feel that the hands are just blocks, and there isn’t as much detail as there is in some of the other Kinnikuman builds.

The last step is to build Robin Mask’s legs. Each leg is a tower of bricks that are straightforward to build. The only real difference is what brick is on the top of the leg.

After building the legs, the legs need to be attached to the body. It was a little hard to tell where exactly the legs were attached. However, once I attached the legs, the build could stand without problems.

Things I liked:

• I liked how solidly the finished build stood. This seems to be uncommon for the Kinnikuman build
• I like how the eyes look in the mask of the build

Things I didn’t like:

• I didn’t like how tricky it was to get the 1×1 perfectly lined up
• I feel like his arms and hands are weak and missing details compared to the rest of the Kinnikuman builds

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

Number: NBCC_118 

Number of Pieces: 230

Difficulty Rating: 3/5

Buffaloman is a character in the Kinnikuman series. He is a Devil that changes and becomes friends with Kinnikuman. For more information about him, check out his fandom wiki page here.

The build for Buffaloman begins with the head. I was able to lay the build on my nanoblock pad. The head goes up in simple layers, which are fairly straightforward. I needed to be careful to get the round connected properly because, in a few places, the bricks hang on by a single brick. I also noticed that the color of the gold brown bricks looked very different in the direction and in real life.

The next section is to build the torso and arms. The beginning of the torso is a simple 3 layers of bricks. Once again, I built the layers on my nanoblock pad. Then I built the arms and started to build the torso in my hands since one of the arms is at an angle. After adding the arms, I added the top layer, mostly flat pieces. The round piece in the center isn’t squared, which I didn’t notice at first.

The torso’s last step is adding the hands to the build. The hands are straightforward.

Once the hands are attached, it’s time to attach the head. I hadn’t noticed originally that the head is at an angle. This angle is created by having the 2×2 round piece at an angle. I needed to rotate the piece to attach the head, which was an easy update to make.

The next step was to create the hips, legs, and feet.

Buffaloman’s right leg is bent down so he rests on his toes and spikes. The leg is a stack of black bricks with some additional details. The foot is straightforward and connected to the base of the black bricks.

The final step of the right leg is to begin building the hips. The hips are very fragile and are tricky to line up.

Buffaloman is putting his weight on the base of the left foot. The left leg begins with a stack of black bricks. The thighs are added to the black bricks.

The left leg is attached to the right leg, which finishes the hips.

The final step is to connect the torso to the hips.

Things I liked:

• How the head is positioned to be tilted instead of straight on

Things I didn’t like:

• Getting the build to stand on its own is tricky, and any movement to the table causes the build to move

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

Number: NBCC_117 

Number of Pieces: 200

Difficulty Rating: 3/5

Kinnikuman is the main character of Kinnikuman. He is working to prove that he is strong enough to rule Kinniku. For more information about him, check out his fandom wiki page here.

Since Kinnikuman barely wears any clothing, this build is almost all blush bricks. The appearance of blush bricks changes a lot depending on what other bricks are around them. Since this build is mostly blush, you can see the color and how close it is to skin tone.

When I looked at this build, I was concerned that Kinnikuman would have a sticker in the middle of his forehead. I normally don’t use stickers when they come with nanoblock builds, so I was worried the Chinese would be missing. However, when I opened the kit, I was pleasantly surprised to find that there was a custom brick that had the character, so I didn’t need to use the sticker.

This build is unusual because it begins in the center of Kinnikuman’s head. It begins by laying out the eyes and the outline of the head. I used my nanoblock pad for this section. Over the next several steps, the top part of the head builds up in simple layers, and one of the layers adds the custom brick. The last detail is to add the fin-looking thing to the top of the head.

The next chunk of building is to create the lower section of the head and finish the head section. First, I laid out the jaw on my nanoblock pad. Then I added the layers. At one point, a small stack of bricks is added to the back of the jaw to create the back of the head. I missed that the new small stack is added to the back brick. This meant the head didn’t line up, and I needed to rip the build apart and build the sections again. At this point, the top section of the head is added to the jaw section.

The head is flipped upside down, and bricks are added to the bottom of the head. I don’t like building upside down and find it very difficult. I could easily figure out what was needed because the instructions were clear.

The final detail of the head is to add a stack of bricks that are attached to the fin on the top of the head.

The next step is to build the upper body section. The directions for the body are very clear in this section. The head is attached to the upper body section.

The next step is to build Kinnikuman’s hands. Each hand has a section that is the arm and a section that is the actual hand. How to build and attach the sections to the main body section is very clear. It was even clear how to rotate the hands to have them properly positioned so that the thumbs are in the right place.

I found the hips to be the trickiest section of this build. This is because the step to connect the thighs isn’t super clear. It does show where exactly the brick goes, but it doesn’t show the depth. It appears that it connects to a white brick, but it actually connects to a red rounded brick that is right below where the arrow is.

After building the hips, it is time to build the feet, which is very straightforward.

The final step is to connect the hips to the main torso. I set the build on the table and expected it to be able to stand on its own. It didn’t. It actually fell forward. I shifted the legs around and managed to find a position that finally did allow Kinnikuman to stand. However, it was still flimsy, and as soon as the table moved at all, the build fell right back over.

Things I liked:

• The custom-printed brick (I really don’t like stickers)

Things I didn’t like:

• Getting the build to stand on its own is tricky, and any movement to the table causes the build to move