Disney

This post is a review of the nanoblock Disneyland Castle build. Disneyland Castle is part of the nanoblock Disney Resort Attractions collection. Wondering what else is part of the Disney Resort Attractions Collection? Click Here for a list.

It seems fitting that my first nanoblock Disney review is one of the many kits for the castle. Every one of the Disney parks has a castle as a centerpiece.

This build is designed to look like the Cinderella Castle at Tokyo Disneyland. It matches the colors blue and yellow very nicely. I like the way that you can tell when looking at a picture of the castle how it translates to the build.

The build begins with a green base and adds a ring of grey bricks. I noticed right away that these bricks seemed to be tighter-fitting than normal bricks. This meant I had to push harder to place the bricks, but there was often a satisfying click when I finished putting the bricks in place.

The build adds a couple more layers of grey bricks and then adds a large flat base to create the bottom of the main portion of the castle.

The center portion of the castle is built in rings until the top of the main portion of the castle is reached. The turrets around the outside of the castle are also built using grey bricks in a way that mirrors the actual castle.

The final steps include adding all the central turrets that are capped in either blue or yellow.

Things I liked:

• How you can tell from the picture how it translates into the bricks
• The use of the clear bricks to create windows at the back of the castle

Things I didn’t like:

• Everything was very tight, so pushing the bricks into place

This post is a review of the nanoblock S.S. Columbia build. S.S. Columbia is part of the nanoblock Disney attraction collection. Wondering what else is part of the Disney attraction collection? Click Here for a list.

The  S.S. Columbia is a passenger ship reminiscent of the old passenger boats from the early 1900’s such as the Titanic.

The S.S. Columbia is a passenger ship that is at Tokyo DisneySea. There is a dining room on the ship. For more information, check out the Disney wiki page here.

This is the smaller build. There is also a deluxe edition that was released a couple of years ago. I will be writing a review for that build once I make that build.

I really like how the build looks like a sailing ship from the early 1900s. I also really appreciate the amount of detail that is in the smaller build.

The first layer of the build lay out neatly; however, it was almost too big for my pad. As I added more layers, it became too long to use my pad, so I built in my hands instead of layers on the pad.

The main build is very straightforward. It goes up in basic layers that change colors to create layers and stripes. Once you add the layers and close up the top, there is a very nice tan that creates the deck.

Once you add the decks, you add the upper decks. There are quite a few details in the windows. The final step is to add the masts and the steam release pillars.

Things I liked:

• The number of small details like windows and the colors for the layers

Things I didn’t like:

• Getting the masts lined up and straight was a bit tricky

This post is a review of the nanoblock Once Upon a Time, Cinderella Castle build. Once Upon a Time, Cinderella Castle is part of the nanoblock Disney attraction collection. Wondering what else is part of the Disney attraction collection? Click Here for a list.

This is a slightly larger and clear version of Disneyland Castle. It also comes with an LED base that lights the castle from the inside out. It is similar to the new base plate, but it only has battery power and doesn’t have a USB option.

This build is made of white and variously colored clear bricks.  It was normally easy to tell whether to use white or clear.

The build begins by laying out a base layer of bricks. The main body of the castle builds up in layers until the main body of the castle closes up. I really liked how they created the angled walls to make the base walls appear more curved.

The next step is to build the turrets that are on the top of the castle. I really like the detail in the central turret using the 1×1 rounds.

The final step of the build is to add the lower turrets all around Cinderella Castle. I think they did a really nice job of covering the gaps between the walls and the center of the castle

Things I liked:

• The overall look and details of the castle

Things I didn’t like:

• With so many clear blocks, the build was super tight, so sometimes adding the new bricks was rough

This post is a review of the nanoblock It’s a Small World build. It’s a Small World is part of the nanoblock Disney attraction collection. Wondering what else is part of the Disney attraction Collection? Click Here for a list.

It’s a Small World has been one of the rides I always enjoy at the Disney parks. I know that is a slow ride, but it’s a nice break from running around the park, and it normally doesn’t have too much of a line.

The thing that stands out in my memory is the face on the clock tower that you see walking up to the ride. I was excited to see that the face was included in the build.

Most of the build is creating the main section of the ride. I was surprised by how many colors went into the build and needed to pay close attention to make sure I didn’t use the wrong color. Other than picking the right color, the build was very straightforward.

After building the main section of the build, I turned it around and saw that the bricks made a hidden Mickey, which was a very cool surprise.

After building the main section, all I had to do was add the towers. Each of the towers was very straightforward. I really liked how the depth was added to the face.

Overall, I feel like this build keeps the craziness that you see from the front of the It’s a Small World ride.

Things I liked:

• The number of colors
• The face on the back of the build

Things I didn’t like:

• It was hard to keep everything square