If You Miss “Old LEGO”, You Need To Go Nano

And have small fingers. Very. Small. Fingers. A genuine LEGO alternative all the way from far away Japan…

Nanoblock Pikachu! Photo by author.

There are several objective issues with collecting LEGO. The more you have, the more you want. The more you build, the less space in your home and money in your wallet you have. And if all that wasn’t already enough, LEGO will keep throwing bigger and bigger sets at you, one cooler than the other. But then there are also subjective issues with LEGO. Like brick nostalgics who wish the Danish toymaker would return to the “good old days” when all you had was the “red brick”. To them, I say, either just buy red bricks, LEGO Classic sets, or… Nanoblock sets, all the way from far away Japan because you know what? They’re actually quite cool!

And tiny. Very. Tiny. If the brand name did not give it away by now, Nanoblock sets are all about being incredibly small. To the point of what the actual fudge, but then — like every LEGO fan I’ve met so far — you can’t help but feel intrigued and admit they’re quite cool, perhaps the coolest non-LEGO-compatible alternative there is.

Nanoblock sets don’t try to compete with LEGO. And that’s what makes them cool. And their tiny size. And blockiness…