This post is a review of the nanoblock The Parthenon build. The Parthenon 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_066
Country: Greece
Difficulty Rating: 3/5
The instructions for this kit include several nanoids all around the base. I didn’t include them in my build because they don’t really fit the scales of the rest of the build.
For me, the trickiest part was keeping track of all the pieces. I normally build on a tray balanced on my lap. This kit had a ton of round pieces, so every time I sifted, the round bricks would roll all over the tray.
This is a large NBH build because it is built on 2 20×20 plates, whereas most kits have only one plate.
The build begins by outlining the base of The Parthenon. This step also connects the 2 base plates. There is some rubble scattered around the build as well.
The next couple of steps is to build the actual base of The Parthenon. There appear to be steps going all around the building. Two 10×10 plates are used to create the base at the top of the platform.
The next couple of steps are to create the ruin of a building that used to stand on top of the base. I’m not sure how accurate the building is because the only photos I can find appear to be only walls, while the nanoblock build appears to have a roof.
The next step is to create all the columns around the outside of the building. There are columns on all four sides. I like that there is some slight variation of the columns by adding cream and gray bricks to the columns instead of having them just be white. After all the columns are all, each section has a bit where the column connects to the roof.
Overall, I feel that the build has a feeling of the Greek ruins, but I’m not sure that it’s accurate enough I would recognize it as The Parthenon.
Things I liked:
- I like how the additional colors break up the white in the columns. I wish there had been more of this in the build
Things I didn’t like:
- I’m not sure how recognizable it is as The Parthenon, but it looks more like a generic ruin to me