Tag: USA

Review of nanoblock New York Taxi NBH_114

April 10, 2025August 11, 2024shygal

This post is a review of the nanoblock New York Taxi build. The New York Taxi is part of the nanoblock Sights to See collection. Wondering what else is part of the Sights to See collection? Click here for a list.

Number: NBH_114

Country: USA

Difficulty Rating: 2/5

I bought this kit in an auction containing several kits that didn’t have boxes so I don’t have the box for this kit.

The build begins with building the front bumper of the taxi. The next several steps build up the front bumper some more and the main body of the car. After building the main body of the car, you build the back bumper of the car. At this point, the build is fragile because many little sections are connected, but there aren’t any bricks on top holding the sections in place.

The next step is to puts the hood on the car. It also places bricks on all the segments from the prior steps, holding them in place.

The next several steps add the windows and eventually the roof. I find that the area connecting the roof to the windows is awkward and blocky. Eventually, you add the sign on the top of the taxi.

The final step is to connect the wheels that move to the build.

Things I liked:

I really like that the wheels on the model move

Things I didn’t like:

Overall the build is blocky, which I don’t really like especially compared to the London Taxi

Review of nanoblock Statue of Liberty NBM-003

April 4, 2024March 12, 2024shygal

This post is a review of the nanoblock Statue of Liberty build. The Statue of Liberty is part of the nanoblock Advanced Hobby collection. Wondering what else is part of the Advanced Hobby Collection? Click Here for a list.

Number: NBM-003

Country: USA

Number of Pieces: 620

Difficulty Rating: 4/5

This build is made up of 2 major parts. There is the base and the actual statue.

The base is extremely straightforward. There are several layers of brown. I like the details of the indents that are on the base.

Building the actual statue is a bit more tricky. Each layer builds the outside rings creating a hollow column. There are bricks hanging out to create the flowing robes. I think that the details on the front and back look really nice.

Then you connect the body of the state to the base. The final steps are to connect the arm and the head. The head looks ok but getting the arm lined up properly due to the directions.

The build also comes with several nanoids. I didn’t include them in my build because I don’t feel like they match the scale.

Things I liked:

I like the green that they used for the statue

Things I didn’t like:

That the tablet the statue is holding is just a loose brick

Review of nanoblock Golden Gate Bridge NBH_116

August 3, 2023May 17, 2023shygal

This post is a review of the nanoblock Golden Gate Bridge build. The Golden Gate Bridge is part of the nanoblock Sights to See collection. Wondering what else is part of the Sights to See collection? Click here for a list.

Number: NBH_116

Country: USA

Number of Pieces: 380

Difficulty Rating: 3/5

The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge in San Francisco, California. When it was built, it was both the tallest and the longest suspension bridge in the world. It also has a very distinct orange color.

This build is made of 2 major sections. There is the base of the bridge and the actual bridge itself.

The base is straightforward other than counting where exactly each item goes in the base layers. On the base, you create where the bridge connects to land and where the bridge meets the water. You also add a couple boats which seemed a bit random.

The next major step is to the main body of the bridge. The steps for building the bridge are very straightforward. The first step is to build the base of the bridge and create the main road.

After you build the road, you put cars on the road. You can’t see the cars on the finished build, so I’m not sure why the cars were added.

Golden Gate Bridge build short side view

You also add the cables that connect to the large cables of the suspension bridge. At this point, I noticed that the bricks to build the body of the bridge were red, not the distinct orange that the Golden Gate Bridge is known for. I wish nanoblock had used orange for the build.

At this point, I broke from the directions and placed the main body on the base.

The final steps were to add the cable. I was wondering how nanoblock was going to create the massive cables. I really like the chain of the curved red bricks that create the cable. It was a bit tricky to get everything lined up properly.

Things I liked:

How the cabling of the bridge is created

Things I didn’t like:

I wish nanoblock had used orange bricks for the bridge
Some of the details throughout the build seem to just be thrown into the build and don’t add much