Review of nanoblock Katsuki Bakugo NBCC_143

Katsuki Bakugo build and box

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

Number: NBCC_143

Number of Pieces: 210

Difficulty Rating: 3/5

Katsuki Bakugo build front view

The build begins with the head. It begins by taking 2 steps to create the foundation of the head.

The head goes up in layers, adding the eyes, ears, and mask. In addition, I added the wings on the back of the mask.

Katsuki Bakugo build side view

From there, I closed up the head with a layer of hair and continued to build up the hair.

Next, I started to work on the body. This was a bit tricky because the green on the printed instructions looked black, so I wasn’t sure when to use which color.

Next, I built both of the hands. Connecting them to the body was a bit difficult because the fit was so tight.

Katsuki Bakugo build back view

Then I connected the head to the body.

Then I built the feet and connected them.

The last step was to build the powers coming off his hands and to attach them to the build. I like that they incorporated the move, and it allows for it to feel like there is action in the build.

Katsuki Bakugo build front 3/4 view

Things I liked:

  • I like that they included his powers in the build

Things I didn’t like:

  • I wish the printed colors on the instructions more closely matched the actual brick colors

Review of nanoblock Hello Kitty NBCC_010

Hello Kitty build and package

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

Number: NBCC_010

Number of Pieces: 100

Difficulty Rating: 1

Hello Kitty build front view

This build has 2 distinct sections. There is the head and the body.

I began work on the head, laying the foundation out on my nanoblock pad.

Hello Kitty build side view

The head went up in straightforward layers. I added the large eyes, nose, and whiskers.

Eventually, I closed up the head, then I added the ears and her bow.

Then I began working on the body. I added Hello Kitty’s feet to the baseplate.

Hello Kitty build back view

I built the body up in layers to complete it.

The final step was to attach the head to the body. There was a diagram showing how to line up the head.

Hello Kitty build front 3/4 view

Things I liked:

  • I like how big Hello Kitty’s eyes are

Things I didn’t like:

  • I don’t like that the body is so thin that it collapsed when I attached the head

Review of nanoblock Izuku Midoriya NBCC_142

Izuku Midoriya build and box

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

Number: NBCC_142

Number of Pieces: 180

Difficulty Rating: 2/5

Izuku Midoriya build front view

The build begins by creating the base layers for the head. It takes 3 steps to create the base.

I built the head in layers. I added the eyes and hair at the back of the head.

Izuku Midoriya build side view

Then I focused on the hair and built it up. I had problems following a couple of steps because I was going too fast. As I built the head, there were a lot of spikes to create Izuku’s spiky hair.

After building the head, I started to work on the body. The body was small and straightforward.

Next, I built the hands. One was very straightforward. The other was a bit trickier because of the clear green bricks. I’m not sure what the green bricks are supposed to represent.

Izuku Midoriya build back view

Next, I built and added the legs.

Finally, I connected the head to the body.

Then I built the stand using clear bricks.

The last step was to connect Izuku to the stand.

Izuku Midoriya build front 3/4 view

Things I liked:

  • I liked that the build appears to be floating because it is using a stand

Things I didn’t like:

  • I’m not sure what the clear green bricks are supposed to be

Review of nanoblock miffy NBCC_009

miffy and package

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

Number: NBCC_009

Number of Pieces: 90

Difficulty Rating: 1

miffy build front view

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

I began working on the head by laying the base layer out on my nanoblock pad.

miffy build side view

I built up the head in straightforward layers. Eventually, I closed up the head.

Next, I added the ears to the head.

At this point, if I were going to add the sticker for the face, I would have. I didn’t add the sticker because it would have made the kit impossible to store in the package.

miffy sticker

Next, I built the body. First, I laid the base layer out on my nanoblock pad.

Next, I built the body up in layers.

miffy build back view

The final section to build was the baseplate with feet. I added the feet to the baseplate.

The final step is to connect all 3 sections. This was fairly straightforward because there were diagrams showing how to connect everything.

miffy build front 3/4 view

Things I liked:

  • I like how the ears have an extra brick to round them off

Things I didn’t like:

  • I hate stickers, especially for things that are key, such as faces

Review of nanoblock Charmmy Kitty NBCC_008

Charmmy Kitty build and package

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

Number: NBCC_008

Number of Pieces: 100

Difficulty Rating: 1

Charmmy Kitty build front view

I began this build by laying the foundation of the head out on my nanoblock pad.

I built the head up in layers. I added the nose and the eyes.

Charmmy Kitty build side view

I built the head up a few more layers to close up the head and create the ears.

The final step of the head was to add the fur in the front of Charmmy Kitty and her bow.

Charmmy Kitty build back view

Next, I began to work on the body. I laid the foundation on the baseplate.

I built the body up in layers. I like how the body creates a slope to make it appear that Charmmy Kitty is sitting like a cat would.

The final step was to attach the head to the body.

Charmmy Kitty build front 3/4 view

Things I liked:

  • I like how the body curves to create the idea that the cat is sitting like a cat

Things I didn’t like:

  • I don’t like how it appears the bricks may have yellowed over time. I did get this kit new, but I think it looks a bit yellow

Review of nanoblock Kuromi NBCC_007

Kuromi build and package

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

Number: NBCC_007

Number of Pieces: 110

Difficulty Rating: 1

Kuromi front view

I began the build by laying the bricks for the foundation of the head on my nanoblock pad. This layer included Kuromi’s nose.

I then build the head up in layers. I added the eyes and the rest of the face, including the eyes and skull on her hood.

Kuromi build side view

I then added some layers of black to finish and close up the head.

Next, I added her ears.

Kuromi build back view

Then I flipped the head over and added the bottom of the face and hood.

Then I started working on the body. I laid the bricks out on the baseplate.

Next, I built the body up in straightforward layers.

The final step is to connect the head to the body.

Kuromi build front 3/4 view

Things I liked:

  • I like the detail of the collar added to the neck of the build

Things I didn’t like:

  • I didn’t like putting the bricks in the build upside down. I always find it difficult to tell which and where to use the bricks

Review of nanoblock Cinnamoroll NBCC_006

Cinnamoroll build and package

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

Number: NBCC_006

Number of Pieces: 80

Difficulty Rating: 1

Cinnamoroll build front view

I began by laying the bricks for the foundation out on my nanoblock pad.

The head went up in layers to create the head and face. I added the cheeks, mouth, and eyes.

Cinnamoroll build side view

The next step is to add the detail to the head.

The final step of the head is to add Cinnamoroll’s ears.

Cinnamoroll build back view

Next, I began the body by laying the body out on the baseplate.

The body went up in layers. It was a bit tricky to line up the bricks to create the body because of tracing through the arrows.

The final step is to connect the head to the body.

Cinnamoroll build front 3/4 view

Things I liked:

  • I like the rounded bricks for the eyes and mouth

Things I didn’t like:

  • I found the instructions to build the body a bit confusing

Review of nanoblock Pompompurin NBCC_005

Pompompurin build and package

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

Number: NBCC_005

Number of Pieces: 80

Difficulty Rating: 1

This was rereleased as NBCC_005B.

Pompompurin build front view

This build has 2 sections: the head and the body.

The build begins by laying the bricks out for the base of the head. I used my nanoblock pad to hold the pieces in place.

Pompompurin build side view

The head goes up in straightforward layers. The layers added the mouth, nose, and eyes.

I added a few more layers and closed up the head.

Then I added the hat and ears.

Pompompurin build back view

I laid the base layer of the body on the baseplate. The base layer includes Pompompurin’s famous butthole.

I built the body up in layers.

The last step is to attach the head to the body. There are a pair of diagrams to show how to attach the head to the body.

Pompompurin build front 3/4 view

Things I liked:

  • I like that it included his famous butthole

Things I didn’t like:

  • There are a few places where the bricks are just stacked on top of each other. Normally, the bricks are staggered, so things are easier to break apart later

Review of nanoblock Summoned Skull NBCC_207

Summoned Skull build and box

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

Number: NBCC_207

Number of Pieces: 410

Difficulty Rating: 3/5

Summoned Skull build front view

This is by far the most difficult of the Yu-Gi-Oh builds. I had to stop at multiple points to reevaluate what was going on and how things could be properly built. I also had to take things apart several times to correct what I had built.

The first step was to build the body. The build started at the hips and builds up the torso. At one point, the body is attached by one stud, so the entire rib cage rotates, so keeping it lined up was a bit tricky. When I got to the top of the body, I placed a 2×2 round piece, which, when I originally placed the brick, the head connection wasn’t lined up properly.

Summoned Skull build side view

The next step was to build the head. The head was very straightforward to build.

Next I attached the head to the body.

The next step was to build the legs. For some reason, it wasn’t build one leg then build the other (which is the usual pattern). Instead, I was building a section of each leg in a mirrored step at a time. This made building the legs a lot trickier than it needed to be.

Then I attached the legs to the body

The next section is to build the arms. The arms are identical and fairly straightforward.

Summoned Skull build back view

Then I attached the arms to the body.

The next step is to build the wings. The wings are mirrors of each other. A nice detail is that there is a clear brick to strengthen the wing.

Finally, I attached the wings to the body. Sadly, this made the build very back-heavy so the build snapped at the spine, where is it held together by 1 stud. I was able to get it back together, but it became very fragile.

Summoned Skull build front 3/4 view

Things I liked:

  • I like that the wings have a clear brick that works as a support to strengthen the wings

Things I didn’t like:

  • I don’t like that the torso is attached to the hips by one stud. When I attached the wings the two sections would barely be stay connected