LEGO bricks are fun to build with, but if you want a change of pace, check out nanoblocks from The Ohio Art Company, makers of the famous Etch A Sketch. Nanoblocks are miniature building blocks that let you build detailed models that will fit in the palm of your hand. The folks at Nanoblocks is letting us give away 2 building kits to 2 lucky Gadgeteer readers. It’s their way of generating interest for their first-ever national nanoblock Award: Build It Your Way Competition. Builders of all ages can put their imaginations to the test and build their very own unique creations using only nanoblock bricks. The winner will be crowned TATSUJIN: Master of nanoblock along with many other prizes!
Visit nanoblock on Facebook and Twitter for more info about their Build It Your Way competition:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nanoblockUSA?ref=br_tf
Twitter: @nanoblockUSA
nanoblock on the web: http://www.ohioart.com/brands/nanoblock
nanoblock’s contest page
Click through to submit your entry for a chance for our contest to win a nanoblock building kit!
Prizes:
2 winners will win their choice of 1 of the following kits:
nanoblock® Hello Kitty® Sea Cruise
Create 3D works of art with nanoblock®! These micro-sized building blocks will enable you to execute even the finest details like never before! With over 210 assorted size pieces, you will be amazed as this beloved character takes shape right beneath your fingertips! With a finished size of 3.25” w x 3.25” d x 2.5” h, this Hello Kitty® is able to fit perfectly in the palm of your hand.
nanoblock® Hello Kitty® in the Park
With over 200 assorted size pieces, you will be amazed as this beloved character takes shape right beneath your fingertips! With a finished size of 3.25” w x 3.25” d x 2” h, this Hello Kitty®is able to fit perfectly in the palm of your hand.
nanoblock® Hello Kitty® and Mimmy in the Park
With over 200 assorted size pieces, you will be amazed as this beloved character takes shape right beneath your fingertips! With a finished size of 3.25” w x 3.25” d x 2.25” h, this Hello Kitty®is able to fit perfectly in the palm of your hand.
nanoblock® Deluxe Space Shuttle
Create 3D works of transportation art with nanoblock®! These micro-sized building blocks will enable you to execute even the finest details like never before! You will be amazed as the Space Shuttle is assembled to the tiniest detail. With over 1600 assorted pieces, create a detailed replica of the world famous, Space Shuttle. Set includes two ways to build and display; Flight State and Standby State. Finished size 6.25” w x 5” d x 8” h.
nanoblock® Great White Shark
These micro-sized building blocks will enable you to execute even the finest details like never before! With over 130 assorted size pieces, you will be amazed as this Great White Shark takes shape right beneath your fingertips! Finished size of 2.5” w x 5” d x 2” h.
nanoblock® Motorcycle
Now you can nano-size your very own Motorcycle. You will be amazed as the Motorcycle is assembled to the tiniest detail. With over 440 assorted pieces, create a detailed replica this classic vehicle that fits perfectly in the palm of your hand. Finished size 2.25” w x 6.25” d x 3.75” h.
nanoblock® Butterfly
With over 130 assorted size pieces, you will be amazed as this beautiful insect takes shape right beneath your fingertips! With a finished size of 3” w x 2.5” d x 2” h, this Butterfly is able to fit perfectly in the palm of your hand.
How to enter (please read carefully – any missed steps and your entry will be disqualified):
1. Between now and 04/18/2014 11:59PM EST leave a comment on this page telling us your favorite childhood toy.
Get a 2nd bonus entry by tweeting:
Win a nanoblock building kit from @thegadgeteer and @nanoblockUSA http://wp.me/p3LRkH-EAm
Make sure you come back and leave a 2nd comment on this page with a link to your tweet.
2. At some point on 04/19/2014, I’ll pick 2 random winners using random.org. The winners will be contacted by email and will have 48 hrs to claim their prizes. If I do not receive a response to my emails in that time period, I’ll do other random.org drawings till the prizes are gone.
Rules:
1. Only one entry per person (warning: I check IP addresses).
2. Gadgeteer writers, family members and close friends may not enter this contest.
3. the-gadgeteer.com is not responsible for any lost packages or incorrect shipping addresses.
4. the-gadgeteer.com is not responsible for the winner not accepting their prize within 48hrs. The winner will be posted on the contest page, contest comments and will be emailed.
5. Winner must have a US shipping address.
Update:
The winner is comment #10 from Vj. Congrats to Vj and thanks to everyone who entered and to Nanoblock for sponsoring this contest.
The contest is now closed.
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It was in early 80’s, when father brought me from Canada sci-fi-looking, white heavy plastic, making many awesome shooting laser sounds with various light effects. Sigh…
I know I’m old when I say tinker toys…
That’s easy. Lego, hands down. So many hours went in to the bricks…
Tweet, @klcoll https://twitter.com/klcoll/status/456830889012391936
One of my favorite childhood toys was Steel Tec. It was a set just like Erector Sets and it was so much fun trying to use Lego-Creativity with real tools and real steel to try to build models 😀
I think legos were definitely one of my favorites growing up. I fondly remember combining legos from a technic formula racer with my regular legos into a neat little SUV that rolled surprisingly well on carpet 🙂
I loved my He-Man action figures. Legos are also pretty awesome.
My fave childhood toys were my Lego collection
My tweet entry: https://twitter.com/gwelymernans/status/456955494922739713
One of this big yellow Tonka dump-Trucks.
Mecano. These were painted strips of metal with holes in them. You screwed them together to make carnival wheels and trucks. You even had a small electric motor so things moved. Best of all it never broke!
If you count when I was a bit older, mine was stuff you could make with potassium nitrate, charcoal and sulfur. Unfortunately my father was a chemist so I sort of had to hide what I was doing.
If you want to count just legal stuff, I liked my erector set.
Legos!
I was definitely a fan of Lego, though it was nice to see the shout out for Erector above, they both had their advantages and disadvantages.
My favorite toy growing up was a Parker Brothers “Merlin ,the electronic wizard”. Played with that thing all the time, took it everywhere.
My favorite childhood toy was Stretch Armstrong. Came out in a Hulk version too.
My favorite toy was Girder & Panel building set.
We had a large set of wooden building blocks. Each block was small and resembled a clay brick but with lego like interlocking pins. I built with them for hours.
Lego. (Duhh!!?)
https://twitter.com/hgsneider/status/457151536146042881
Legos, no contest. And luckily still had them to pass on to my kids.
GI joe. Not the little action figure around today but the giant ones from teh 70’s. They had “Kung Fu Grip”!
My favorite toy was probably my Mego Star Trek Mr. Spock action figure.
My favorite a game was Pick Up Sticks
I had a bunch of toys when I was a kid, but the standout in my memory is the erector set with fond memories of Lincoln logs, matchbox and hotwheels cars.
Nerf guns were a favorite when I was little!
Easy question. GI Joe! a few decades later and I still have all of mine.
Toss up between Legos (in the pre-kit era) and my full-size GI Joe’s…Kung-fu grip and life-like fuzzy hair!!!
My favorite toys were materials used
in making machinery like nuts, bolts,
washers, angle bars, and such.
Update:
The winner is comment #10 from Vj. Congrats to Vj and thanks to everyone who entered and to Nanoblock for sponsoring this contest.
The contest is now closed.