r/booknooks

It’s finally done and I made it harder for myself by coloring it in. I actually forgot two internal parts, but it works. I wanted to use similar colors to what was on the box. My fingers are red and blue from all of the markers. The parachutes were hard to get right. I also got the swing ride to build, but I need a break after this one. 😊

An easy one, took two days to build... little issue with the switch and also check the instructions before popping out the roof stands... i broke them and had to glue the oil paper 😔

I stopped by a little shop in Chinatown today called Cutie Design, and they had the Rolife carnival series on display plus a bunch of other kits. Not really my thing so I’m skipping the event, but they actually looked pretty fun to build and were super cool to see in person.

Just thought I’d share because it’s pretty fun spotting these kits in real life instead of just online lol.

Btw this is in Vegas and btw, I know these are not all book nooks, but you get it.

I went to the Tom Bishop show and just couldn’t resist these. No idea what I’ll use them for yet but I’ll use em!

and a zebra and Rudolph (the goat is still in dry dock). Glitz and glam added in my own inimitable clumsy way. Rudolphs broken leg brought to you courtesy of my own brand of ham fistedness.

Making some good headway on this build but whew that display and I just had a big disagreement.

Just got this in the mail today and couldn’t resist doing the whole thing all at once . I just loved it ! And just sitting here now listening to the music and watching the Ferris wheel is such a treat ! The directions overall were great although I would have liked a contents list. I loved the little troubleshooting videos codes they included that you could scan if you were having trouble on a specific step . What a great idea ! I did have a bunch of trouble getting the mirror to stay in the little slots and eventually resorted to glue before it felt too much like the infamous wire shelf in Emily’s Flower Shop . I had a little bit of breakage - the flag on top of the circus tent, some flowers on the Ferris wheel, and some of the tiny wooden braces but it all worked out with some B-7000 glue. So overall a great evening building.

And I love being able to just plug it in . If this had been battery operated I wouldn’t have wanted to just sit here listening to it for so long as I wouldn’t want to use up the batteries right away. .

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Just wanted to share emails from MiniCity regarding the error in the manual that showed the same light being installed in two places:

After they had informed me of the error when I requested an additional lighting kit so I could extend length of wires they agreed, and also added:

"We apologize for the inconvenience. After consulting with the factory, we discovered that there was an error in the assembly instructions: L3 is actually assembled in Step 33, while L2 is assembled in Step 137. The other light wires are fine."

I checked and the lights are fine following this correction. I responded:

"Thank you, that should correct the situation. It would be a good idea to print a piece of paper noting the error in the manual and include it in your current inventory of book nooks. Thank you for resolving the situation."

...and they replied:

"Thank you for your understanding and valuable suggestion. We will immediately print a note explaining the manual error and insert it into all existing inventory of book nooks to avoid any further confusion for customers.

We truly appreciate your patience and support in helping us resolve this issue promptly. Please feel free to contact us if you need any further assistance."

Kind Regards,

MiniCity Support Team

Just wanted to shout out their Customer Service team, very helpful and professional. ( FYI in looking at the manual again I realized that the Chinese instruction for Step 33 mentions L3 but it doesn't say that the English is a misprint. I naturally assumed that the lights are placed in order, as all of the other lights in the kit are placed in ascending order.)

This was a very quick build and very cute! A nice easy one :)

I’ve recently started the Mystic Zodiac nook. I’m stumped on this step. Any help would be appreciated!

My first “futuristic” kit for a change of pace. This was super fiddly (which is a nice break from the wooden puzzle piece style sometimes) but satisfying to layer all the bits together. The transparent windows on the top and sides add a cool effect with the multi-color lights, which is what makes this kit stand out to me. The mirror in the back really adds some nice depth also. Hard to hide mistakes with this one, but I’m not a perfectionist so you’ll have to excuse some funky edges ;)

So I have a mate who is mad on Japan, and has been there many times. He loves the “combini” or convenience stores when he goes there, so I bought him this one. He then tells me it’s great, I love it… but I hate building these things. So I came over, we made ribs, drank beer listened to heaps of 90’s Music (a momentary digression, but imagine if you will two 50’ish men singing Shania Twain at the top of their lungs) and I built it. Came out well, it is an easy one but there were a lot of pieces. (About 5-6 hours)

At first, I thought leaving the kit as-is would be the way to go, but as I got further i realized that if I wanted to customize it, I'd need to do it sooner rather than later. I searched my stash and found this paper pack, and will be using that going forward. I'll have more pics for sure but this is what I had so far since it was only delivered Wednesday! :)

I was a bit worried about trying another Rolife kit as my past experience with that brand was that the wood is so thin and flimsy. I was therefore pleased to find that this kit was a little more robust.

However, I was disappointed at how many of the visible pieces are uncoloured wood. So I decided to try painting most, if not all the visible bits. This is my first attempt at any customisation on a kit.

Part way in and Im a little worried the end result will look too gaudy, but I’ll see how it turns out…