LEGO Friends magazine & mini-sets

If you live in Europe, you are likely to have come across the LEGO Friends magazine at your local newsstand. This magazine is produced under license from the LEGO Group by the German publisher called Blue Ocean Entertainment AG. They sell the German edition, but various publishers in Europe offer the magazine translated in their language. I have seen versions in German, English, French, Dutch, Italian and Polish.  

This monthly magazine first came out in late spring/early summer 2014 in Europe, and attached to every issue is an exclusive LEGO Friends mini-set. 

LEGO Friends 2016 Official Set Images!

The wait is over, fellow fans! The official images of the upcoming 2016 Friends sets are finally out!

41110 Birthday Party

41111 Party Train

41112 Party Cakes

41113 Party Gift Shop

 

41114 Party Styling

41115 Emma's Creative Workshop

41116 Olivia's Exploration Car

41118 Heartlake Supermarket

41119 Heartlake Cupcake Cafe

41120 Adventure Camp Archery

41121 Adventure Camp Rafting

41122 Adventure Camp Treehouse

41117 Pop Star TV Studio

41135 Livi's Pop Star House

See additional images on our web site: January 2016 Friends sets

Girlz 4 Life - an original LEGO Friends movie

GIRLZ 4 LIFE - a LEGO Friends movie by M2 Entertainment and The LEGO Group

Synopsis: Our friends must devise and execute a plan—and fast—when popstar Livi’s manager steals the girls’ hit song: Girlz. As Livi gains more fame and recognition from the new hit single, the girls try to share the truth behind the song in hopes that Livi will do the right thing. As the friends set their plan into motion, they come to realize that fame doesn’t mean everything and friendship is the most precious thing in the world! Join Olivia, Stephanie, Emma, Mia and Andrea as they learn one of life’s most important lessons while having fun along the way.
Watch the trailer:

CGI animation by M2 Entertainment
The Blu-ray combo pack and DVD is due to release February 2016 by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

Preview 2016 New Adventures sets!

A preview of the upcoming 2016 sets featuring camp adventures!

See all of them here!

Heartlake Grand Hotel modular conversion by Kristel

Kristel takes the beautiful Heartlake Grand Hotel and converts it into a different kind of modular.


This will now fit nicely in a row of Creator style LEGO modular buildings.

As with all building, trying out new ways to configure the bricks is what led her to first re-create it with the revolving door in the corner.  It looks fabulous, yet presented further challenges.  Read about her process and see the rest of the images of the hotel's transformation on her blog Modulars By Kristel.