January 31, 2015

Friendly Food February - Building Challenge

Friendly Food February - Building Challenge

Become a food vendor and Build a Food Cart or Food Truck that would be welcome along the sidewalks and streets of Heartlake City!
  • Construction must be of real LEGO bricks and elements, no clones or digital.
  • Create something new, never before posted online or shown at event.
  • Give your MOC a friendly name.
  • Post your favorite image in the entry thread on Flickr and up to 3 in the photo pool.
  • Post your favorite image in the entry thread on our Forum and create its own MOC topic if you have additional images to share.
  • Mini-doll customers are welcome!
What are your Friends hungry for?

The dinner bell rings midnight February 28th, so don't be late!
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Here are the final tasty creations from this building challenge!

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January 27, 2015

LEGO Friends Summer 2015 sets

 
Emma's Tourist Kiosk #41098
Heartlake Skate Park #41099
 
Heartlake Private Jet #41100
 
Heartlake Grand Hotel #41101
2015 Advent Calendar #41102
Pop Star Recording Studio #41103
Pop Star Dressing Room #41104
Pop Star Show Stage #41105
Pop Star Tour Bus #41106
 
Pop Star Limo #41107
Heartlake Food Market #41108
Heartlake Airport #41109
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For additional images and descriptions, visit Friends Sets Summer 2015
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Summer 2015 brick-built gear set:
Friends Organizer #40156
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Summer polybag:
Pop Star sub-theme #30205
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January 22, 2015

A LEGO Friends Pop Star movie?!

I have just come across this movie audition info posted back in November, 2014.
Here's what it said on one site:
Wanna be in the upcoming LEGO FRIENDS movie?

January 19, 2015

LEGO Elves official images

LEGO Elves due out March 2015 have characters in mini-doll form and a storyline full of imagination.
 (Click image above for more images, set information, and links to videos)
     The sets are: The Elves' Treetop Hideaway (41075), Azari and the Magical Bakery (41074), Farran and the Crystal Hollow (41076), Naida's Spa Secret (41072), Naida's Epic Adventure Ship (41073), and Aira's Creative Workshop (41071).  Those name all belong to Elves.  The human in the story is Emily Jones.
     The teaser display at some retailers reads: Home to find she must be clever ...
Unity is needed more than ever ...

      Notice the Treetop Hideaway set indicates "suggested" age starting at 8, whereas the rest start at age 7.  These builds are a natural progression in complexity for kids (and adults fans) starting out with LEGO Friend sets.  The LEGO Group always said Friends was just the beginning of themes which may gain more girl builders.  So far there's lots of excitement 'buzz' around these and the core audience will no doubt welcome it -- as well as loads of other fans!  
   There are two additional sets that have been found on databases, no images yet: See images below: Aira's Pegasus Sleigh (41077) and Skyra's Mysterious Sky Castle (41078), which are due out in June.  With three Toy Fairs coming in the next 2 months, hopefully more will be revealed ...
~~~Update with images of the June sets~~~
Skyra's mysterious Sky Castle
Skyra's Mysterious Sky Castle (41078) from New York Toy Fair image by Joe Meno
 Below is a front view, showcasing the new Pegasus:
This Nuremberg toy fair image has the Pegasus wings on the wrong sides and 
upside down, feathers pattern should be on top, so they arch up from the body.
Skyra's Mysteriuos Sky Castle box photo by Toyark

Aira's Pegasus Sleigh (41077) photo by Toyark
Aira's Pegasus Sleigh box (41077) photo by Toyark NYTF 2015
Aira's Pegasus Sleigh (41077) photos by spieletest & Atamaii

 Naida in Naida's Epic Adventure Ship (41073) [Feb/March release]

Mini-doll close-ups from Nuremberg Toy Fair:
Farran, Azari and Emily
Side-view of Azari and Farran to show new hair/elf ear details.
  mini-doll images via Promo Bricks
[This post has been updated based on images being available]
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January 15, 2015

Heartlake City to open at Legoland Florida Summer 2015

Legoland Billund (Denmark) has a Friends Heartlake City area -- the same type of zones are being built at Legoland California (USA) and Legoland Windsor (UK), and now we have confirmation a LEGO Friends Heartlake City will be built at Legoland Florida (USA).  The 3 newer ones are to open Summer 2015.
   The already existing gift shop will be re-configured as Heartlake Shopping Mall, and there will be a Friends-style Ice Cream Shop, Horse stables themed area and carousel rides, building zones, performing stage and a Friends Rescue attraction!
   For those Legolands with hotels, many will also have a new Friends-themed room guests can reserve to stay in while at the park.
All Legolands are owned by Merlin Entertainment.
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January 9, 2015

LEGO requests Feedback on Friends hair pieces

LEGO requests Feedback on Friends hair pieces:
   Do you like the rubbery feel of them -- are they easy to build with -- does the texture allow for easy clutch -- how do they compare to traditional hairpieces of minifigures -- do you like the colors -- what is your experience on the play value -- how about their realism aspect ...?
Please post your comments here (or our Forum, or use our contact form: http://friendsbricks.com/SendUsMessage.html) no later than January 12, so we can report your opinions and viewpoints back through the LEGO Ambassador Network -- and they will report back to the LEGO Designers! Thanks!
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Thanks for all your messages sent to us! We've given TLG your opinions. Have fun building!!

January 4, 2015

Review: 41086 Vet Ambulance

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Last summer Emma was busy riding on her Jungle Bike and looking out for troubled animals in the jungle. Clearly, she was good at it, as she is now hired to do the same back at home in Heartlake City! She drives her cute little ambulance around town making sure there is no animal in need of medical assistance. Oh no, Jojo the hedgehog tumbled down from the bush! Let’s take her to the Vet Clinic where Mia, our vet in training, is waiting!

The FriendsBricks community wishes to thank TLG’s CEE Team for generous support of this set to review and share with fans.



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Box Art: Front. Unlike my previously reviewed sets, this set was purchased in a US store, so there is a lot more information written on the front side of the box. I prefer the simplicity of the European version.



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Box Art: Back. Although this is a set featuring Emma mini-doll, the star of the set actually appears to be the hedgehog as the cute drawings suggest!

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Box Contents: 1 Booklet & 2 Bags

January 2, 2015

Review: 41085 Vet Clinic


Friends have a new express Vet Clinic to visit with their pets! Mia is a natural at caring for animals. She started learning in the first Heartlake Vet (3188) in 2012. This new curvy clinic may seem small, yet it has all the medical equipment and supplies needed.
There's also a playground for some fun therapy -- the best prescription!

The FriendsBricks community wishes to thank TLG’s CEE Team for generous support of this set to review and share with fans.


Box art - front - new Aqua blue flanges on both sides and Aqua ribbon indicate Vet sub-theme.


Angled view to highlight the new Aqua blue flange -- with box art of the animals in this set carried over onto it. It helps identify the Vet sub-themes sets and is very sweet!


Box art - back - showing just some of the clinics functions for play all those animal needing care. Close-up of medical tools, and the Vet Ambulance (41086) that complements this set.

January 1, 2015

Happy 3rd Birthday LEGO Friends!

May you one day be "nostalgic" to some future adults who remember you as their first childhood LEGO sets!
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