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

Number: NBC_066

Number of Pieces: 180

Difficulty Rating: 1

This kit is part of the original Zodiac collection and was rereleased in the Zodiac Collection.

I bought this kit used, knowing I would at least get the instructions. I also ended up getting all the bricks to complete the kit. Sadly, however, the white has become yellow with age. The discolored bricks may be visible in my photographs.

This build has 2 sections. There is a snake and a bamboo decoration.

The bamboo decoration is very pretty straightforward. The most difficult part is counting the various sections of bamboo.

The snake has three sections, each very straightforward. There is a head and tail section. The main body is made of 15 sections. All of these body sections have yellow details that make the snake’s scales. All of the sections are connected with ball-and-socket joints.

The photo of the completed snake shows a highly posed snake. I’m unsure if it’s because my kit had older joints, but my finished build wasn’t very posable.

Things I liked:

• I like the little detail in the main sections of the body of the snake

Things I didn’t like:

• I don’t like that the snake isn’t posable

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

Number: NBC_133

Number of Pieces: 130

Difficulty Rating: 2/5

This build has both a momma seal and a baby seal. The momma seal is the main part of this build.

The momma seal’s build begins with laying out the cream stomach. I used my nanoblock pad to lay out the bricks. The main body goes up in layers, adding ball joints, eyes, and spots.

Then, the build is flipped over. At this point, the nose is added, and the stomach is closed. Lining up the nose was a bit tricky to get centered.

The final step to finishing the momma seal is to add the flippers and tail. Each section is slightly different, so I needed to be careful when building and attaching each section.

The baby seal is a simple 4 layers of bricks. Because of how the base layer is added, I couldn’t use my nanoblock pad. However, because the seal is so small, it was easy to keep everything lined up.

Things I liked:

• I like that there is a momma seal and a baby seal
• I like that the flippers and tail are posable

Things I didn’t like:

• I wish the baby seal was a bit bigger so that the eyes and nose didn’t seem as huge

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

Number: NBC_021

Number of Pieces: 110

Difficulty Rating: 1

I bought this kit used, knowing I would at least get the instructions. I also ended up getting all the bricks to complete the kit. Sadly, however, the white has become yellow with age. The discolored bricks may be visible in my photographs.

This build has 2 sections. There is an adult duck and a baby duck.

The baby duck is very straightforward. There are a couple points where the direction of the brick matters or where the brick isn’t centered.

The adult duck is all white. It began as a layer of white bricks that I laid out on my nanoblock pad. The body of the duck went up in layers, creating the body of the duck.

The trickiest part of the duck is creating the head. I think the directions aren’t very clear in part because the instructions are cramped. The beak is the most confusing because of how the bricks line up.

Things I liked:

• I really like that there is a mom and baby duck in the finished build and that both ducks fit on the plate

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

Number: NBC_050

Number of Pieces: 110

Difficulty Rating: 2

The build begins by creating the dog’s body. It goes up in simple layers. I used my nanoblock pad to build the body.

The body flows into the main section head. There are great head details like rounded bricks to create the nose.

The next step is to add the 4 legs and the 2 ears. At this point, I attached the dog to the base.

The last section is the little food bowl. Loose bricks represent kibble in the bowl. I don’t like loose bricks in the build, so I placed the bricks in the bowl.

Things I liked:

• I feel that the shape of the dog’s head makes the build highly recognizable.

Things I didn’t like:

• The food is supposed to be loose in the bowl. I don’t like loose bricks in final builds.

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

Number: NBC_030 

Number of Pieces: 90

Difficulty Rating: 2

This kit was re-released as part of the Zodiac Set. It is the kit with the lowest number in the Zodiac, so the cycle started with the rabbit.

I bought this kit used, knowing I would at least get the instructions. I also ended up getting all the bricks to complete the kit. Sadly, however, the white has become yellow with age. The discolored bricks may be visible in my photographs.

The rabbit began with a layer of white bricks that I laid out on my nanoblock pad. The body of the rabbit goes up in fairly straightforward layers.

The front legs are then attached to the front of the build. Since I wanted to put the rabbit on the base I needed to put the feet together so that the paws were properly spaced for the base. After attaching the front legs, I put the body of the rabbit on the base.

The next section to build is the head. The head is straightforward, with very clear directions. The head is then attached to the body.

The final step is to add the ears of the rabbit.

There are materials to build 2 carrots. I reversed the carrots so that they could stand on the base because I didn’t want loose carrots on the base of the build.

Things I liked:

• I like the shape and how recognizable the build is

Things I didn’t like:

• I don’t like that there are supposed to be loose carrots in the build. I was able to find a workaround for this build

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

Number: NBC_079

Number of Pieces: 110

Difficulty Rating: 2

This build is broken up into 3 sections. There is a head, neck, and body. I built each section on my nanoblock pad.

The head is very straightforward. There are several colors in the head. The colors create the nose, eyes, and ears.

The neck is a very straightforward 4 layers of bricks.

The body section is very straightforward. Although the body section is hollow, the instructions provide directions to create a very solid core of bricks.

I added the legs and placed the body on the base before connecting the head and neck. This is because I wasn’t sure how difficult it would be to get the legs lined up with the base.

Once I had attached the body to the base, I added the neck and head and completed the build.

Things I liked:

• I really like how recognizable the build is. I feel that the legs help to make the Alpaca look fluffy.

Things I didn’t like:

• I don’t really like the dark yellow used to create the ears of the Alpaca

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

Number: NBC_069 

Number of Pieces: 130

Difficulty Rating: 4

This section is broken into 3 parts. There is the head, main body, and the Chimpanzee’s rear end.

The head is a bit difficult to build. This is because, overall, the head is very flexible while you are building it. Whenever I added new bricks to a new section, some of the previously added bricks would fall off.

The Chimpanzee’s hips and rear end are another major section of the build. This section was very straightforward.

The third major section is the body. I would highly recommend building on a nanoblock pad. This is because there are bricks that are added to a level but not pinned in place until a couple layers later. Besides things not getting pinned in place by each layer, the build is fairly straightforward.

These 3 sections are connected to build the main body of the Chimpanzee.

The last step is to add the legs. The back legs are identical and are very simple. The front legs are trickier and require reading directions full of arrows, which makes reading more difficult. There is a display stand for the Chimpanzee. I had a surprisingly difficult time getting my build to sit on the stand.

Things I liked:

• I like how recognizable the build is as Chimpanzee

Things I didn’t like:

• Lining him up on the base was surprisingly difficult. I was able to attach it, but it took much longer than I expected

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

Number: NBC_010

Number of Pieces: 80

Difficulty Rating: 1

This kit’s instructions were in black and white with the colors labeled in Japanese. It was still fairly easy to put the kit together because most of the build is the dark brown brick color.

The build begins with a layer of brown bricks. I lay the bricks out on my nanoblock pad. The body of the dog goes up in layers to create the entire body.

The next step is to build the head. The head is straightforward layers. There are black details to create the eyes and nose. The head is flipped over, and the ears are added.

The body of the dog is flipped over, and the legs and paws are added. I attached the head to the body, and then I attached the finished dog to the build.

The final step is to build the food bowl and bone. The bowl is very straightforward. The bone is loose and can fall out of the bowl.

Things I liked:

• I really like the color of the Dachshund

Things I didn’t like:

• I don’t like that the bone is loose. I never like it when there are loose parts to the build