Petit Blocks Review Postscript

This is a Japanese-made block system similar to Nano Blocks.  I was made aware of these back in February by The Mugbearer, I had the Paper Asylum order them for me.

These ended up being a mixed bag, kinda like all set choices I guess.  I'd say the best two to form a squad are the Snipe and the Tank.  I think the best two in terms of color selection are the Jet and the Joker.  The ones with the most spare parts are the Jet and the Fighter.  My favorites in terms of building techniques would be the Insect and the Joker.  As always, your mileage may vary and, I hope you have enjoyed these reviews.

Purity: Petit Blocks 66 Joker Review

This is the last actual review of the second Petit Blocks week.  Unlike normal reviews I'm going to be assembling according to the instructions to determine if they're really a Frame-in-a-Bag.  As I've mentioned before I purchased these through the Paper Asylum.

Bag.  MSRP was $7.99 -- after shipping -- for a $0.08 Price per

Piece.  (101 pieces)  Oh, did I mention the bags are resealable?

Instructions.

Parts.  Plates, Inverted Slopes, Tiles, Transparent Tiles, Slopes

w/Cutout, Ball Joint Plates, and Transparent Plates.

Build and spare parts.  

Size Comparisons.

The Questions:
Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Is it below, at, or above the golden ratio?  Below.  (+5)  (The Golden Ratio is $0.10 per part.)
If you can't build a frame right away, or choose not to, does it have parts you should be able to put into use right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Does it have more than a handful of immediately useful parts?  Yes.  (+5)
Score: +20 (A+).  I like the color selection in this set.

Purity: Petit Blocks 63 Insect Review

Day three of the second Petit Blocks week.  Unlike normal reviews I'm going to be assembling according to the instructions to determine if they're really a Frame-in-a-Bag.  As I've mentioned before I purchased these through the Paper Asylum.

Bag.  MSRP was $7.99 -- after shipping -- for a $0.08 Price per

Piece.  (101 pieces)  Oh, did I mention the bags are resealable?

Instructions.

Parts.  Plates, Inverted Slopes, Tiles, Translucent Tiles, Slopes

w/Cutout, Ball Joint Plates, and Translucent Plates.

Build and spare parts.  We could go with 1G for the extra legs.

 

Size Comparisons.

The Questions:
Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Is it below, at, or above the golden ratio?  Below.  (+5)  (The Golden Ratio is $0.10 per part.)
If you can't build a frame right away, or choose not to, does it have parts you should be able to put into use right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Does it have more than a handful of immediately useful parts?  Yes.  (+5)
Score: +20 (A+).  This my favorite build so far.

Purity: Petit Blocks 62 Tank Review

Moving on to day two of the second Petit Blocks week.  Unlike normal reviews I'm going to be assembling according to the instructions to determine if they're really a Frame-in-a-Bag.  As I've mentioned before I purchased these through the Paper Asylum.

Bag.  MSRP was $7.99 -- after shipping -- for a $0.08 Price per

Piece.  (101 pieces)  Oh, did I mention the bags are resealable?

Instructions.

Parts.  Plates, Tiles, Transparent Tiles, Inverted Slopes, Slopes

 w/Cutout, Ball Joint Plates and, Transparent Plates.

Build and spare parts.  I see 2Rd+d8 for the arm guns, 2Ra for the tank gun,

 and 1G for the transformation.  So we have our first fully loaded build. 

Build 2.  Tank mode.

Size Comparisons.

The Questions:
Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Is it below, at, or above the golden ratio?  Below.  (+5)  (The Golden Ratio is $0.10 per part.)
If you can't build a frame right away, or choose not to, does it have parts you should be able to put into use right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Does it have more than a handful of immediately useful parts?  Yes.  (+5)
Score: +20 (A+).  I like the design, I don't like the build techniques.  This could have been tightened up.

Purity: Petit Blocks 64 Snipe Review

Let's start in on the Red packaged sets.  Unlike normal reviews I'm going to be assembling according to the instructions to determine if they're really a Frame-in-a-Bag.  As I've mentioned before I purchased these through the Paper Asylum.

Bag.  MSRP was $7.99 -- after shipping -- for a $0.08 Price per

Piece.  (101 pieces)  Oh, did I mention the bags are resealable?

Instructions.

Parts.  Plates, Translucent Tiles, Tiles, Inverted Slopes, Slope w/Cutout,

Ball Joint Plates, Slopes, Round Plates, and Translucent Plates.

Build and spare parts.  Gun and Shield make for (2Rd/1B) add a couple

more of those Round Bricks to the antenna stub on the head and you'll

have (1Y).  Now we just have to figure out a Movement Attachment.

Size Comparisons.

The Questions:
Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Is it below, at, or above the golden ratio?  Below.  (+5)  (The Golden Ratio is $0.10 per part.)
If you can't build a frame right away, or choose not to, does it have parts you should be able to put into use right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Does it have more than a handful of immediately useful parts?  Yes.  (+5)
Score: +20 (A+).  It's very close to a "Soldier" build straight out of the bag.

Purity: Petit Blocks 65 Fighter Review

Let's finish out the week with the last of the Blue packaged sets that I have.  Unlike normal reviews I'm going to be assembling according to the instructions to determine if they're really a Frame-in-a-Bag.  As I've mentioned before I purchased these through the Paper Asylum.

Bag.  MSRP was $7.99 -- after shipping -- for a $0.08 Price per

Piece.  (101 pieces)  Oh, did I mention the bags are resealable?

Instructions.

Parts.  Plates, Transparent Tiles, Tiles, Inverted Slopes,

Slopes w/Cutout, Slopes, Ball Joint Plates, Transparent 1x4 

Slopes w/Cutout, Transparent Plates, and Inverted Slopes.

Build and spare parts.  "Look at the size of that whammer!"  2Rh+d8

for the fists.  Maybe add the jet pack from the 61 Jet set for 2G?

Size Comparisons.

The Questions:
Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Is it below, at, or above the golden ratio?  Below.  (+5)  (The Golden Ratio is $0.10 per part.)
If you can't build a frame right away, or choose not to, does it have parts you should be able to put into use right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Does it have more than a handful of immediately useful parts?  Yes.  (+5)
Score: +20 (A+).  The only problem I have with this one is that it's a little unstable lugging around those giant fists.

Purity: Petit Block 61 Jet Review

Moving on to number two.  Unlike normal reviews I'm going to be assembling according to the instructions to determine if they're really a Frame-in-a-Bag.  As I've mentioned before I purchased these through the Paper Asylum.

Bag.  MSRP was $7.99 -- after shipping -- for a $0.08 Price per

Piece.  (101 pieces)  Oh, did I mention the bags are resealable?

Instructions.

Parts.  Plates, Tiles, Slopes, Slopes w/Cutout, Transparent Tiles,

Inverted Slopes, Ball Joint Plates, and Transparent Plates.

Build and spare parts.  I can see the jet "backpack" section acting as 1G

or 2G depending on if you want to break it into pieces for damage.

Build 2.  Jet Mode

Size Comparisons.

The Questions:
Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Is it below, at, or above the golden ratio?  Below.  (+5)  (The Golden Ratio is $0.10 per part.)
If you can't build a frame right away, or choose not to, does it have parts you should be able to put into use right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Does it have more than a handful of immediately useful parts?  Yes.  (+5)
Score: +20 (A+).  I don't like this one as much as the Knight but, it's still viable as a Frame-in-a-Bag.

Purity: Petit Blocks 60 Knight Review

Let's start with number one, shall we?  Unlike normal reviews I'm going to be assembling according to the instructions to determine if they're really a Frame-in-a-Bag.  As I've mentioned before I purchased these through the Paper Asylum.

Bag.  MSRP was $7.99 -- after shipping -- for a $0.08 Price per Piece.  (101 pieces)

Instructions.

Parts.  Plates, Tiles, Translucent Tiles, Translucent Plates, Slopes

w/Cutout, Ball Joint Plates, Inverted Slopes, and Translucent

Inverted Slopes.  Not a lot of different categories of pieces.

Build and spare parts.  I'd call it 2Rh+d8.  You should be able

to assemble the remaining pieces into a shield for (1B).

Size Comparisons.

The Questions:
Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Is it below, at, or above the golden ratio?  Below.  (+5)  (The Golden Ratio is $0.10 per part.)
If you can't build a frame right away, or choose not to, does it have parts you should be able to put into use right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Does it have more than a handful of immediately useful parts?  Yes.  (+5)
Score: +20 (A+).  People who like fiddly builds should like this one.  If you're tired or have fumble fingers you'll want to be careful assembling it.

Petit Block Review Preview

This is a Japanese-made block system similar to Nano Blocks.  I was made aware of these back in February by The Mugbearer, I had the Paper Asylum order them for me.

Now, they're not compatible with Lego but they could function as decent starter sets like regular Lego polybags.  Also, shipping time from Japan is roughly three months.  So the next two weeks or so will be filled with reviews of these sets.