This post is a review of the nanoblock Arc de tiomphe de l’Etoile build. Arc de tiomphe de l’Etoile 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_075
Country: France
Difficulty Rating: 2/5
I bought this kit used to all the bricks were combined into 1 bag. The fact that all the bricks were combined made building more difficult because it was hard to tell the difference between grey and dark grey. Most of the bricks are dark grey, and the grey is only used in 1 step.
The build begins by laying out the 4 base columns on the 20×20 base plate.
The 4 columns are built in very straightforward layers. In the layers, the details on the inside of the arch and statues around the outside.
Then, the columns are connected in pairs by building a structure for the main building. Then, there are 2 columns.
The 2 columns continue to go up. In several steps, the instructions say where to start the layer, which is unusual but a very nice detail.
Then, the 2 columns are connected to create the roof of the Arch. It goes up in layers. The layers switch off between dark grey and cream. At one point, the layer uses grey bricks instead of the dark grey.
The Arc de tiomphe de l’Etoile is in the center of a giant roundabout. I don’t remember there being trees or street lights in the center of the roundabout, so I left them out of the build.
Things I liked:
- I liked how the instructions included where to start a layer. This made it easier to keep things lined up.
Things I didn’t like:
- I found it hard to tell the difference between the 2 greys, which means rebuilding the kit would be hard unless I was super careful taking the build apart in the first place