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Review of nanoblock Machamp NBCC_111

June 23, 2026May 26, 2026shygal

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

Number: NBCC_111

Number of Pieces: 160

Difficulty Rating: 2/5

I began by laying the base layers out on my nanoblock pad. It took 3 steps to complete the base.

I built the body up in layers. I had a hard time lining up the bricks because I wasn’t sure if there was any and how much overhang there should be. The layers are also built in the 4 arms.

On the body, I built the head. This included the eyes and the head decoration. I didn’t line up the head decoration properly the first time, so I had to redo it a couple of times.

Next, I built the hips. These were very straightforward. I attached the hips to the body.

Next, I built the hands. I was careful to make sure they lined up and had the thumbs sticking out properly.

The final step was to build and attach the legs. I needed to move the legs around to get the finished build to stand.

Things I liked:

I like that all his fists have thumbs, which is a small detail but really adds to the finished build

Things I didn’t like:

I feel that the build is super simplistic compared to the newer builds

Review of nanoblock Charmmy Kitty NBCC_008

June 18, 2026October 8, 2025shygal

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

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.

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.

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.

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 Jigglypuff NBPM_110

June 16, 2026May 26, 2026shygal

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

Number: NBPM_110

Number of Pieces: 200

Difficulty Rating: 2/5

Jigglypuff is basically a sphere with the details sticking off the sphere.

I began by laying the base layers out on my nanoblock pad. It took 3 steps to create the entire base.

Then I built out the sphere by adding to the outer layers of the sphere. In the layers, I added the mouth and eyes.

After several layers, I began to close up the sphere. I added the ears and the curl.

After finishing the ears, I flipped the build over and added the feet. It was hard to figure out where to place the feet so that the build would match the box.

Things I liked:

I really like that they included Jigglypuff’s curl and how it turns out

Things I didn’t like:

I don’t like how uneven the eyes are in the finished build when looking from an angle

Review of nanoblock Kuromi NBCC_007

June 11, 2026October 8, 2025shygal

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

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.

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

Next, I added her ears.

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.

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 Mega Charizard Y RS NBPM_R13

June 9, 2026May 26, 2026shygal

This post is a review of the nanoblock Mega Charizard Y RS build. Mega Charizard Y RS is part of the nanoblock Pokemon collection. Wondering what else is part of the Pokémon collection? Click here for a list.

Number: NBPM_R13

Number of Pieces: 670

Difficulty Rating: 4/5

This is a new Mega Charizard Y model. The review for the original kit is here.

The kit is built by building the body as a foundation, then the arms, tail, head, and wings are built separately and then attached.

I began by laying the base layer out. I couldn’t use my nanoblock pad because the socket joints meant that things wouldn’t lie flat.

Next, I built the foundation of the 2 legs. These were straightforward. I attached the base legs to the body. The legs were posable.

I built the body and legs up in layers. I had to watch the slanty pieces because both kinds were used in the body. Over the steps, I built the stomach panel and the sides and back.

Next, I built the feet and attached them to the body.

Then I built the arms and attached them one at a time.

The next major segment was the tail. I built each segment, which had clear directions. I feel that the flame doesn’t quite look like the flame from the box, which is disappointing. After connecting the tail segments, I attached the tail to the body.

Next, I built the head. I really like the amount of detail in the head. After building the head, I built the neck and attached the entire thing to the body.

The final step was to build the wings. These were by far the most complicated part of the build. There were several points where I had to be super careful to make things right when flipped over. Finally, I attached the wings to the body

Mega Charizard Y RS build front 3/4 view

Things I liked:

I like that the build wasn’t tippy, as I added segments onto the build, so I didn’t have to figure out how to place it each time I added a segment.

Things I didn’t like:

I feel that the flame I got from following the instructions didn’t match the one on the box

Review of nanoblock Cinnamoroll NBCC_006

June 4, 2026October 8, 2025shygal

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

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.

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

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

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.

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 Mega Charizard X RS NBPM_R12

June 2, 2026May 26, 2026shygal

This post is a review of the nanoblock Mega Charizard X RS build. Mega Charizard X RS is part of the nanoblock Pokemon collection. Wondering what else is part of the Pokemon collection? Click here for a list.

Number: NBPM_R12

Number of Pieces: 820

Difficulty Rating: 4/5

This is a new Mega Charizard Y model. The review for the original kit is here.

The kit is built by building the body as a foundation, then the arms, tail, head, and wings are built separately and then attached to a panel on the back.

I began by laying the base layer out.

Next, I built the foundation of the 2 legs. These were straightforward. I attached the base legs to the body. The legs were posable.

I built the body and legs up in layers. I had to watch the slanty pieces because both kinds were used in the body. Over the steps, I built the stomach panel and the sides and back.

Next, I built the feet and attached them to the body.

Then I built the arms and attached them one at a time.

The next major segment was the tail. I built each segment, which had clear directions. The tail is built in such a way that it isn’t very posable.

Next, I built the center panel that the wings would connect to and connected that to the body.

Next, I built each of the wings. Most of the wing was flat with a small segment that could be rounded around to create a bit of movement. The base of the wing was attached to the center panel and cannot be posed.

Finally, I built the head. I didn’t catch that so much was made with the clear blue bricks, so I made the mistake and used solid bricks, which I fixed after I had started. I do like the amount of detail in the head, considering how small it is compared to the rest of the build.

Mega Charizard X RS build front 3/4 view

Things I liked:

I like how much detail is in the head for how small it is

Things I didn’t like:

I don’t like that the build isn’t as posable and the Mega Charizard Y RS

Review of nanoblock Pompompurin NBCC_005B

May 29, 2026May 29, 2026shygal

This kit is a re-release of Pompompurin NBCC_005. Read the review here.

Review of nanoblock Pompompurin NBCC_005

May 28, 2026May 29, 2026shygal

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

May 26, 2026October 22, 2025shygal

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

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.

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.

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.

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