Review: Heartlake Food Market 41108

Fresh is always best! Build the Heartlake Food Market for a "just around the corner" spot to buy groceries and catch up with friends.

This 2-story shop has an owner's apartment upstairs with a rooftop terrace. Check out the farm-fresh produce in the baskets & crates, then step inside for jar of strawberry jam!
The Friends Bricks community wishes to thank the LEGO CEE Team for their support of this set to review for our community.


Box front - also shows interior of market


Box back - with loads of play images and insert of food items


Box contents: 3 bags of parts, 2 Instruction booklets, 2 blue baseplates, stickers

A few additional upcoming sets have been found!

Brickset has recently reported that Aanchir, while visiting Billund, Denmark, found two additional Friends sets that we had not known about!


40156 Organizer



41109 Heartlake City Airport
The plane looks very nice! I wish the airport itself were much bigger, though. The security area that comes with 41100 Heartlake Private Jet will be a nice addition to the airport.

A new polybag has recently been added to Brickset's database as well.

30205

And the photo of the Limousine finally finally got revealed a few days ago:

41107 Pop Star Limousine


For those of you who haven't seen our updated article about the summer wave, here's the pic of the grocery store Heartlake Food Market 41108.

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Thanks to Aanchir and Brickset for the news!

New stuff on LEGO Club page

I have just found the instruction on the LEGO Club page for the new model you can build with 41090 Olivia's Garden Pool and 41091 Mia's Roadster. I haven't taken apart those two sets since January, and I think now it's time to turn them into something different! This little juice bar model can be a nice addition to Heartlake City Pool.

This cute model can also be seen in the Yellow Brick Insert of LEGO Club magazine for May/June 2015.

Shovels of bricks break ground for Heartlake City

Look at all those bricks flying in the air -- like dirt!  I'd like a bucket to catch them!

It's a Heartlake City groundbreaking ceremony and these lucky Girl Scouts / LEGO Friends fans get to be part of the building process. These new Legoland areas will be opening at most of the parks across the world in late May, or early June (check the website of the one near you).
In addition to a riding camp, carousel, car driving track, animal rescue, and building areas with LEGO bricks, there will be a performance stage and loads other Friends activities to enjoy.

 

Mini-movie Episode 7

Finally, the brand new mini-movie is scheduled to air this month! Episode 7 is called *"Kate's Island" , and should be 22 minutes long just like the previous six episodes. It will be broadcast on Disney Channel at 9:00AM on Sunday, March 15th in my area of the US. Please check if and when it will come on in your region or country. I know it will premier a week earlier on French TV.

*Edited on March 12th: the title for the new episode has recently been changed from "Kate's Island" to "Andrea's Big Moment". "Kate's Island" must be another episode for later this season. 

If you are also a fan of the new Elves Elves theme, don't forget to watch the Elves mini-movie, either! In my area it will come on at 9:00 AM on Sunday, March 8th on Disney Channel.

*Spoiler Alert* (added on March 12th)

Fabie, a forum member in France, has told me about the new episode which aired on Gulli in France on Saturday, March 7th!

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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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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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?

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 (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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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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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!!

Review: 41086 Vet Ambulance

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. 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. 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! Box Contents: 1 Booklet & 2 Bags

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.

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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