Taiwan

This post is a review of the nanoblock Review of nanoblock Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Ver 2.0 NBH_143 build. Review of nanoblock Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Ver 2.0 NBH_143 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_143

Country: Taiwan 

Number of Pieces: 620

Difficulty Rating: 3/5

When I opened the kit I was surprised that there were three 20×20 plates. This is by far the largest base I’ve had for the NBH collection.

This kit comes with 2 stickers. I didn’t put them on the build because they cover several bricks, which means I can’t take the building apart to store it.

The first step is to build the actual memorial on one 20×20 base.

First, I laid the outline of the building on the base plate. This creates the platform the memorial is on.

After completing the platform in the first couple steps, I laid out the outline of the memorial in the center of the platform.

The memorial goes up in layers that are fairly straightforward. In one step, I added a 10×10 plate. I had difficulty adding the plate. I think this is because the building was slightly not square, so it couldn’t land on the track.

After building the white building, I added the blue roof. The roof was very straightforward.

Then, it was time to create the rest of the base. This began by laying out bricks on the base, connecting the 2 remaining base plates together.

The next step is to build the gate at the front of the base plates. The hardest part was telling that the bricks were laid out so they hung over on both sides.

After finishing the gates, I added the trees.

The kit comes with several nanoids, but I didn’t include them because they don’t match the scale of the building.

The last step is to connect the walkway to the memorial building. There is a bit of overhang on the walkway to connect the 2 plates.

Things I liked:

• I like how the build has a very long walkway by having 3 20×20 plates in a row

Things I didn’t like:

• I don’t like the stickers, and I wish it had the printed bricks that newer kits have

This post is a review of the nanoblock The Grand Hotel Taipei build. The Grand Hotel Taipei 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_096

Country: Taiwan 

Number of Pieces: 1030

Difficulty Rating: 3/5

This kit came with a Grand Hotel sticker with a number, so I’m assuming this kit was a limited run and was only available in Taiwan.

This kit comes with 2 20×20 base plates that are each built separately, and then the plates are connected.

The first plate contains the hotel building.

I began by laying out the base layer of bricks to create the foundation of the building. I needed to keep track of the number of spaces in gaps carefully.

The building goes up in a pattern. There are 2 layers of bricks with columns, then a roof layer. This repeats 5 times.

Then, I began to build the roof. There are a couple more layers to create a top of the main structure.

Then I built the roof. The roof was a bit tricky because I had a hard time knowing what a previous layer was and what an older layer was, so I wasn’t sure where to start a given layer.

The second plate is the front plaza and a gate.

I began by laying out the base layer of bricks which includes grass and columns.

Then, I built the gate. It was fairly straightforward, with clear instructions. I just needed to be careful to keep the bottom of the square bricks properly aligned.

Then, I added the trees in the courtyard.

The final step was to connect the bases. It was just a pair of 1×2 bricks, so the bases were heavy, so it was hard to move the finished build around without the bases coming apart.

Things I liked:

• I really like the size of the build and that it can be used on the LED plates

Things I didn’t like:

• I didn’t find the instructions for the roof to be very clear and could have been much clearer