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Review of nanoblock Ochaco Uraraka NBCC_144

July 14, 2026April 29, 2026shygal

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

Number: NBCC_144

Number of Pieces: 220

Difficulty Rating: 3/5

The build begins with creating the base layers. Creating the base layers takes 5 steps.

Then I began adding layers to create the head. I added eyes and ears.

After building the face, I began to focus on the hair. The hair went up in layers. The head closed up. Then I added hair details to the side of the face.

Next, I began to work on the body. The body was a simple 7 layers of blue, white, and pink.

Next, I built the arms and attached them to the body. I found it a bit tricky to connect the first arm because the directions weren’t clear at a glance.

Then I attached the head to the body.

Next I built the legs and attached them.

Finally, I built the stand to hold her up and attached it to the base of the body.

Things I liked:

I like that she is floating since that is her quirk.

Things I didn’t like:

I had a hard time attaching the first arm and the body because of how the instructions are written.

Review of nanoblock My Melody NBCC_011

July 9, 2026October 9, 2025shygal

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

Number: NBCC_011

Number of Pieces: 90

Difficulty Rating: 1

I began the build by laying the foundation of the head out on my nanoblock pad. This is the bottom of My Melody’s signature hood, so the bricks are pink.

Then I built the head up in layers. I added the face to the front of the build and built up the back of the hood. I added the nose and very large eyes.

After 5 layers to make the face, the bricks changed to all pink to round off and close up the head.

The last step of the head is to add My Melody’s ears.

I then started to work on the body.

I laid the feet out on the baseplate.

I then built the body up in layers. I was a bit annoyed that the leg is only 1 brick thick, which would make attaching the head more difficult.

The final step is to attach the head to the body. The head is massive compared to the body, so it was a bit tricky.

Things I liked:

I like how big My Melody’s eyes are

Things I didn’t like:

I don’t like how big the head is in relation to the body. It made attaching the body more difficult because the body kept collapsing

Review of nanoblock Katsuki Bakugo NBCC_143

July 7, 2026April 29, 2026shygal

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

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.

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.

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.

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

July 2, 2026October 9, 2025shygal

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

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.

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.

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.

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

June 30, 2026April 27, 2026shygal

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

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.

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.

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.

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

June 25, 2026October 8, 2025shygal

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

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.

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.

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

Next, I built the body up in layers.

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.

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 Machamp NBCC_111

June 23, 2026May 26, 2026shygal

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