The Sydney Opera House is another iconic building in the Sites to See Series of official nanoblock sets. It is not new, and I’ve had the box sitting on my shelf for a few years.

This is another in my long list of nano-scale builds to review. I have a pretty big backlog, so expect more to show up eventually.

This is an interesting build, especially due to the challenge of having roof sections at odd angles. This is achieved through the use of ball and socket pieces at the base of each section. Additionally, the ball pieces are attached together inside two stacks of blocks that lay sideways inside the building. When I was first building this I was worried the stacks would just fall out, but the stacks are secured with some more overlapping building structure.

The result holds together fine, though there is some play in the roof angles and one side can slide back and forth by a hair’s width.

As typical for these nano-scale sets, you get some extra pieces. I counted 62 extra with this set, maybe more if I dropped one or two under my desk.

I really like this one. The look is immediately recognizable, the build technique is interesting, and it goes well with the other scenery on my self.