Nanoblocks, Not For The Long-Sighted
In Japan, where miniaturization of products are a norm, even lego-like building block toys are miniaturized. Enter Nanoblocks, the thing to satisfy your building lust without breaking your bank or taking up precious space.
They sell sets you can put together to make little animals, little musical instruments, and even little representations of famous buildings and landmarks like the Tokyo Tower and Neuschwanstein Castle. If you are a good creator, they also sell little boxes of building blocks so you can create your own architectural wonder.
They are real tiny, the smallest block measures 4mm by 4mm, so if you have fat fingers like me, holding and putting the pieces together can be quite a challenge. But the completed sets are small, and take up very little space around the house or office cubicle.
I first saw them sold at the toy section of my local Metro store (I was shopping for a birthday gift). Saw more being sold at specialty gift stores like Action City, so I decided to buy a polar bear set and see how easy it was to make one.
Each pack come with clear instructions, including extra pieces in case you misplace a few. The polar bear was fairly easy to make, just make sure you put the pieces in a shallow container so nothing goes missing.
My Nanoblocks polar bear, and the contents of the pack
Looks cute, doesn’t it?
Different sets have different complexity. The small animals are fairly easy, and the landmarks are a little more difficult. Nanoblocks, being a toy originating from Japan, has a few sets devoted to famous Japan buildings. They also have complex sets depicting Japanese warships like Battleship Yamato
I suppose I’ll get more of the animal sets, and start populating my cubicle with a menagerie of Nanoblock creatures.
Tags: nanonblocks, puzzle
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