Sanrio

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

Number: NBCC_018

Number of Pieces: 80

Difficulty Rating: 1/5

This build has 2 sections. There is the head and the body.

I began by laying out the base layer of the bricks. I wasn’t able to use my nanoblock pad because the side pieces were off-center.

I added several layers of bricks. This added the eyes and nose.

I closed up the head. Then I added the ears and bow.

Next, I began to work on the body. It began with the base of the apple that Hello Kitty is sitting on.

I built the apple out of layers of red bricks. The final layer included a green leaf.

Next, I began Hello Kitty’s actual body. There were lots of piecing and small bricks used to create all the colors in her outfit. I wish the blue was a bit easier to read in the instructions.

The final step was to connect the body and the head. There are a couple of diagrams to show how this is done.

Things I liked:

• I like how much detail went into Hello Kitty’s body, even though it meant working with a bunch of small bricks

Things I didn’t like:

• I found the blue a bit hard to read for which bricks to use because the instructions are so dark

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

Number: NBCC_013

Number of Pieces: 80

Difficulty Rating: 1

This build has 2 major sections. There is the head and the body.

I began the head by laying the base layer of bricks out on my nanoblock pad.

I added several layers of green, black, and pink. The black was for the mouth and pink for his cheeks.

Next, I added the green to act as the back of the eyes. Then I added the front of the eyes by adding stacks of black and white bricks.

Next, I started work on the body. I laid the feet out on the baseplate.

I added several more layers to create the body. The legs are only 1 stud deep, while the main body is 2 studs deep. This meant every time I added a layer, the body pushed off due to the angle.

The last step was to attach the head to the body.

Things I liked:

• I like how big Kerokerokeroppi’s are. They match the character well

Things I didn’t like:

• I wish that the legs were 2 studs deep because it would have made building the body much easier

This kit is a re-release of Cinnamoroll NBCC_012. Read the review here.

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_012

Number of Pieces: 90

Difficulty Rating: 1

This kit was re-released at NBCC_012B.

This build is broken up into 2 parts. There is the head and the body.

The head begins by laying the base bricks out. I used my nanoblock pad.

The head is built in straightforward layers. In the layers, I added the mouth, cheeks, and large eyes.

Next, I closed up the head.

To finish the head, I needed to add the ears. There aren’t directions for how to build the ears, which was disappointing. I was able to figure out how to build the ears by counting studs to figure out that the base layer was 3 long.

To build the body, I began by laying out the feet on the baseplate.

I added layers of bricks to create the body. I added his tail and arms.

The final step is to connect the head to the body. There are a couple of diagrams to show how to connect the head.

Things I liked:

• I liked that the build includes Cinnamoroll’s tail

Things I didn’t like:

• I hate that there aren’t directions for how to build his ears.

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

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

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

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

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

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