Review: 41704 Main Street Building

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2022 marks ten years of the Friends theme and based on what we've seen so far, they're celebrating by having some fantastic sets. The largest set in the early wave is also the largest (and most expensive) Friends set that's been produced. It's 41704 Main Street Building, a modular style series of buildings that can be arranged in many different ways, and could arguably called the Friends version of Assembly Square. It has nine different scenes and eight minidolls, several of whom are new to Heartlake City. Friends fans have been asking for a modular for years.

Considering Friends has been a top selling theme for LEGO for years, I have one question: What on earth took so long? I doubt I'll get an answer to that, so let's take a look at this long awaited set. Settle in, this will be a long one....

Inside the box there are 13 bags numbered 1-12, an unnumbered bag with larger plates (including one16x16) and ten instruction booklets of different sizes. Each instruction book has a picture of the module it devoted to on the front. This allows for community building without the fancy app that Huw tried out earlier this month. I can also see this as being very good for younger builders. It breaks up the build into smaller segments, so the build doesn't seem overwhelming.

Considering the size of the build, I think the sticker sheet (de rigeur for Friends sets) is of a reasonable size.


Minidolls and animals

There are eight minidolls in the set, and only three have been previously seen in sets.....just about. I'm very happy to see Savannah make a reappearance - this is the third set she's been in, and she's dressed exactly the same as she was in 41446 Heartlake City Vet Clinic. It would have been nice to see a new torso for her. She has a new hairpiece with fedora in the same style as Mia had in 41702 Canal Houseboat. Speaking of new hairpieces, Stephanie has one as well with a pink beanie over her long blonde hair. I love the new hairpieces and think that the new headgear make the Friends look a little older. Stephanie has a fuchsia outfit on with a bright silver vest, with a "S" monogram.

Dottie we've also seen before, and in this outfit. We first met her in 41349 Drifting Diner. Again, it would be nice to see a new outfit for this character. Maya is not a new character to Friends - she was seen in some sets back in the early years - but this set brings a new incarnation for her. Here she is as a microdoll, with a blue dress with a red cloud with a sun peeping form behind it and a rainbow. Unfortunately, there's not a lot of back printing with these minidolls.

The other four minidolls are all new to this set. First we have Harper, who has a top with an asymmetric neckline with some orange shorts. She also has some headgear, with a pink baseball cap over her brown ponytail. Harper gets around in a wheelchair that has some pretty awesome bright green wheels. Next there's Joshua, who has a mustard coloured t-shirt under a black shirt, along with some jeans.

My favourite two minidolls in this set are Trevor and Evelyn. Trevor is the reddish brown that new to minidolls this year - yay for diversity! He has a short sleeved white top with a lime green pattern. That's all topped with a very stylish coral scarf. Evelyn has some awesome blue hair and is dressed in a sleeveless shirt with a lightning bolt pattern (Mia's signature emblem) and a short blue skirt.

I've already talked about diversity in the minidolls this year, but it's worth mentioning again. I love the inclusion evident in the minidolls here with Savannah and Harper.

There are three Friends pets in this set (and another animal we'll see later). Goldie is Savannah's guide dog, and we've seen her twice before. There's a cat included that we also saw in 41701 Street Food Market, so perhaps this is a cat that gets around! Finally, there's a new-to-Friends black Scottish terrier, who apparently has claimed Dottie as their human.


Auxiliary Builds

The first bag builds a delivery truck. It only accommodates one minidoll, and the roof of the cab lifts off relatively easily to allow for access. I like that all the Friends vehicle so far this year are plug-in electric vehicles, thanks to the new printed piece.

The back of is unremarkable, except it's nice to see functioning doors that open in the back.

Inside the truck there's a box of kitchenwares for a new occupant in the building - plates and some cutlery. The fork piece is included here - I didn't realise it was new at the time I took the pictures, so there isn't a separate one of the fork here. I like the sticker on the box showing that the contents are breakable as well as showing which way is up.

The other build outside of the buildings is a chair lift. Thanks to a few Technic beams, Harper is able to reach the upper levels of the building (we'll show specifics below). I had originally thought this was going to be an elevator, but that would be many more pieces. This is simple but effective.


Shops (ground floor)

There are three ground level modules, all of which are shops. Each shop is built on a 16x16 plate. The corner building is a market on a 12x12 footprint, leaving four studs for the sidewalk, which is tiled with blue and light grey. A lamppost, a fire hydrant, and a construction cone fill out the outside corners of the market. As you can see, Savannah is here for a shopping trip.

Produce - an enormous tomato and a pumpkin - along some bread are available in outside displays on one side of the store. The stickered sign over the door is a little sensitive to touch and will move about pretty easily but will stay in place.

The other side of the store shows more produce - cherries and a pineapple - plus two shopping bags that will be very helpful for shopping inside. Just beyond the window you can see some eggs available for sale that are located next to the cash register.

Shelves in the store are stocked with all the essentials. Juice, milk, canned goods and honey are all found here. There are two larger boxes with stickered details that face inside the store; one is here in the background.

The freezer cases are well stocked with sushi as well as ice lollies (or popsicles for those readers on my side of the pond).

The market appeals to a very diverse clientele.

Note: sloths are not included in this set, but they had to make an appearance in this review.

In front of the market there's a skateboarding ramp, which Evelyn is enjoying greatly. There's a water bottle close by, as well as a trash can in coral, which seems new in this colour. It looks like Emma's boyfriend, Ethan aka Prankzy, has been here, as evidenced by the graffiti on the ramp.

The second business is a book café. While the market was a 12x12 footprint on the 16x16 baseplate, the book cafe is a 8x16 footprint on a 16x16 plate. That means extra space on the sidewalk, which is put to good use here with a small table and chair bedecked with a cupcake (and reading material), a prop-up sign, and a place to park a bicycle. I love how the Friends designers have made this set inclusive by including ramps for wheelchairs to access the sidewalks and the store. I also enjoy the brick built book/cup sign outside the store.

I liked the sticker that was used for the book propped outside. It seems that someone in Heartlake City has a fondness for romance novels!

Inside, there's a service area with a number of snacks, including a hefty sandwich. A drinks machine is the in the back.

The other side of the café show the other reason for the café - many books on the provided sticker - along with some other drink choices.

All in all, this looks like a cool place to Stephanie to hang out. Looks like she's just arrived and swapped out that helmet for her beanie.

Looks like Stephanie will have some extra help once she goes into the café....

Note: sloths are not included in this set.

The third store is a hair salon, and is fitted out with all of the essentials.

One side of the salon shows the styling station, some greats parts usage for a hair dryer, and a broom. A wig is displayed in the front window.

The other side shows the wash station as well as other accessories needed by the stylist. I like the bright pink accents throughout the salon.

Outside the salon there's a stickered sign, a bench and a cheery flower bed. Another accessible ramp is found here. You can see that Technic bricks are included at the bottom to allow for the salon to be attached to the other stores by using Technic pins. This is the case for all the first level shops.

Trevor is the proprietor of the salon. Thanks to the modern styling and colours of the wigs in the windows, I think it's clear that Trevor is at the top of his game and is likely the most sought after stylist in the Heartlake City. A male hair stylist with a great sense of personal style.....you can draw your own conclusions, but I think the Friends designers have added a little more diversity to Heartlake City.

Of course, even sloths need some styling once in a while.

Note: sloths not included in this set.


Living quarters

The rest of the builds are different areas of living quarters. Unlike the stores on the first level, all of these builds are on a 8x16 footprint. The first unit is a bright yellow bedroom/bathroom that has some lovely bright blue accents on the outside.

A nice bonus is that the large window is actually a sliding door wall.

Inside, there's a comfortable bedroom with bathroom. This is the first Friends bed in recent memory that has the details of the bed being brick built (or tile built), as opposed to a sticker. The person in this bedroom must be a relative of Maya, as a picture of her with her teddy bear is on the wall.

Astonishingly enough, this is the only bathroom in this set. It has all the requisite Friends bathroom furnishings, including large stickers for the walls.

Directly above (at least, according to the box art) the yellow bedroom is Maya's room. The outside of this room is the inverse of the previous, with it being bright blue but with bright yellow accents. As this is on the top floor, two solar panels are located on the roof. I like the repeated references to sustainability in the Friends sets this year.

This is a perfect room for a little girl - a small bed with a lovely fluffy cloud design and lots of toys. I especially love that rainbow wall!

Maya's play room has plenty of toys, from the little dollhouse with a small car in front, her beloved teddy bear, and a toy box. There's a picture of the giraffe on the wall, and I wonder if it's a reference to 30329 My First Giraffe or 31116 Safari Wildlife Tree House.

Above the market is Dottie's apartment. The curved windows originally introduced last year are used to create a lovely bay window, and I really like the use of blue and yellow transparent pieces for the window panes. Two bright windows have flowers in the sills.

Inside the apartment there's a fully equipped kitchen with a fried egg on the stove and pot on the counter. Utensils, including some chopsticks and the new silver fork, are easily available overhead.

The rest of the room is quite comfortable - there's a small desk with a coffee machine under one of the windows, a huge potted plant in the bay room, and a chair in the middle of the room. There's a dog food dish and water tucked into the corner. One noteworthy thing about this room is that all of the furniture can be easily removed to allow for freer access for play. Based on the picture on the table, it looks like Evelyn is related to Dottie somehow. I thought originally that the young man in the picture was Ethan, but on closer look it might be Joshua.

Upstairs (though there is no visible means to get up there) is Dottie's rooftop space. Here there's a lovely table with umbrella along with two chairs that's perfect for sharing a pot of tea (clearly Dottie's dog likes tea!). There's a small chicken coop, so Dottie has ready access to fresh eggs, and there's one in there right now (barely pictured).

In a great use of space, the designer has managed to fit in a small vegetable garden on this rooftop. The new watering can looks perfect here.

Next is another bedroom, this time in bright pink. There are some studs on the roof so that unit can be used as a middle unit, but the addition of solar panels or leaves can make this a top level unit. Like the other bedrooms, there's a balcony, and I like the greenery climbing the wall.

In the bedroom, there's an eye-catching black and white bedspread, a modern lamp, and another pet food dish with some water. The bedspread looks so cool I think this must be Dottie's bedroom. The kitty looks quite at home here!

The final room is a home office. It has another floor to window door leading to a small balcony. Like Dottie's bedroom, there's a large picture window for lots of light. I really like how greenery and plants have been distributed throughout the build.

One side of the room is dedicated to a workspace, with an oversized monitor, keyboard, and cellphone close by. This doesn't look that much different from my home office, except my screen saver doesn't look anywhere near that fun.

The other side of the office has some knickknacks and a map of Heartlake City on the wall, over a really cool teal and fuchsia upholstered chair. It's very funky, and I love it.

Harper looks like she fits right in!

Although there are no stairs in the build, the designers have thoughtfully provided a method for Harper to make it to each of three levels of the build. The chair lift can be attached to each base unit (each store), thanks to some strategically placed Technic bricks.


The completed model

Here are each stack of buildings - first the corner market and Dottie's apartment. I didn't mention this before, but the techniques used for the architecture are excellent. Items like the bay window and the roofline detailing are on a par with some modular buildings. I love that these techniques are included in a set geared towards children. It looks fantastic.

As the skate park is intended to be displayed in front of the market, we'll include that here too.

Another stack shows the book cafe, Dottie's bedroom, and Harper's home office. I love the detail of the bike parking on the curb.

The third stack is the salon, with the other bedroom and Maya's room.

Put together, it's an impressive build!

As all the builds except the corner units are interchangeable, here's another permutation. You can stack the modules more than three high, but Harper's chair lift can't make it higher than three levels.


Display alignment

I'll caveat this section by saying that these comments are geared towards AFOLs who are looking for this set as a display. I think most kids couldn't care less about what I'm about to talk about. It's a display issue, and only if you're looking closely.

I love this set, but there was something that bothered me a bit when I looked at the final build. If you notice, while all the buildings are flush with each other, the lamppost in front of the market was two studs off, and not at the edge of the sidewalk.

The reason is because the skatepark is directly in front of the market. The skatepark is free standing so can be removed as necessary.

I didn't notice this lamppost misalignment until the end of the build, so I wondered why I hadn't noticed it on the box art. That's because the box art shows this display:

You'll see that the book cafe is offset from the other two builds by two studs, which means each lamppost is two studs offset from each other, which makes for a much more pleasing pattern.

So, if you're like me and wanted to see what the street looks like with all the lampposts lined up, you end up with this. Since the market is on a 12x12 footprint as opposed to the 8x16, there's a four stud offset in the builds, which is arguably worse because you can see the opening in the wall of the market.

If you fix that issue and display it so that the lampposts aren't aligned and the building fronts are flush with each other, you get the overhang in the back.

For now, I'm displaying mine as the original build, though some modification would be necessary to make everything flush. The issue really is the 12 deep footprint of the market as opposed to the 8 deep footprint of the other stores. You can see in the alternate permutation shown above, the sidewalk was off by four studs when the building fronts were flush.

The reason I've gone into this detail is that I thought this would be a great set as a starter for a collaborative MOC build. I think it's possible, but the number of "end" units would have to be monitored.


Overall thoughts

A modular for the Friends theme has been long overdue - why exactly did it take so long, anyway? - but now that we have one, it's definitely been worth the wait. The build is bright and colourful and has many, many opportunities for play. I love the true modular concept in that the rooms can be stacked and arranged as needed. Having eight characters is fantastic - that's how you populate a Friends set!

The theme of diversity and inclusion continues in this set, with the wheelchair ramps and the chair lift. I love all the thoughtful touches throughout the build, with lots of greenery and decor. The minidolls also represent more diversity with Harper's introduction and Savannah's reappearance, and the addition of characters such as Maya and Trevor are welcome. Could Trevor be Heartlake City's first gay character?

The build experience is fun - there's something for all build levels here, and the techniques used rival some much more advanced sets. With using ten different books, the whole family can tackle building this set together. Building one booklet results in something a child can play with immediately - they don't have to wade their way through a thick book to get to the end result. This bite-size approach works well for children and adults!

There are plenty of new recolours and parts in the set - much has been made of the double doors that are shown here, there's the new silver fork, and others that are too many to mention.

On lego.com this set is $149.99 for 1692 pieces. If you're a Friends aficionado, I recommend this set. Even if you're not, I think this set would also fit in well in a City layout - the colourful buildings are not unlike what you see in many world cities.

I just hope it doesn't take as long to get another Friends modular....

Many thanks to LEGO for providing a copy of this set for review. All opinions expressed are mine.

35 comments on this article

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By in Singapore,

The trans-light blue and yellow window layout reminds me of a BrickLink order I placed specifically to get window panes in those colors — I hadn't considered putting them together like this!

I didn't realize the lavender hair piece was in the salon in this set! Guess I lucked out skipping out on 41391 this time, but it does mean I need this set even more now, even if just as a parts pack (since it'll be so heavily customized/refitted to fit my layout as to no longer resemble the official model anyway).

Also on lavender, bit of a missed opportunity to include more lavender brickwork on the outside of the café since one of the panels is unstickered anyway and could've just been bricks. Just two on Dottie's apartment feels scarce (but then it also includes white brickwork on the roof!).

As usual, not a fan of fully tiled sidewalks, especially so here given how difficult it is already to get standing minidolls not to fall over. Much prefer the studded/untiled interior floors.

The contrast in level of exterior detail between the corner building and the apartment buildings is quite jarring. I understand simplifying the apartment builds to reduce part count in favor of quantity of apartment units to and improve the modularity of those units, but it's still noticeable how plain the exterior walls are.

Most anything else I wanted to say has already been covered in the review. It's a Friends modular!

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By in Canada,

It's a lovely set and a great review. The "Friends" version of the 3-in-1 creator town building, so we might get more in the future. Price (in CAD) is a bit off, but "Friends" tend to get at least 20% off, and quite easy to find on marketplace later on, so sticker price is not that big of a deal.

As I play set it's a killer. For a kid it's a must have, so many play features and challenging build.

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By in United States,

What a great set! I started buying Friends sets more often as my daughter wanted some of the Princess stuff. She really likes my Creator modulars, so this is the perfect gift for her down the road. She recently just built the Baking set and loved it. Hope we see more of this type down the road for the theme.

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By in Germany,

Lego friends is really going strong rn

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By in Germany,

The set looks quite ok, although some rooms a bit bland, especially from the outside. But the pricing makes no sense. This is the same as 10260 Downtown Diner which had 1000 more pieces and is a much better build and construction.

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By in United States,

This would look really good recolored next to the Creator modulars.

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By in Germany,

Easily the best non-camping-related Friends set! Maybe I'll buy it.

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By in United Kingdom,

I too assumed Trevor was flamboyant & hedonistic.
I looked at the book sticker & thought 'They need better boardgames'

There's some great little touches all throughout this set

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By in Canada,

Good review!

I can’t be the only one who thinks Travis and Joshua may be a couple, right? They’re shown waving at each other in at least two of the offices pics, and together with Maya they make a very cute little family. Of course, another of the official pics shows Joshua waving at Savannah… which seems like an odd choice on the part of LEGO’s photographers since Savannah is blind and won’t be able to see him waving!

It’s also great to see Dottie Rae again, even if I’m a little bummed that we still haven’t seen a mini-doll of her BFF (and possibly her GF?) Hazel Maddox, who played a prominent role in the first season of the “Girls on a Mission” TV series. I also miss her more unique hairstyle that was repurposed from the Ghostbusters theme.

The photo in Dottie’s apartment seems to be of Ethan and Evelyn. The spiky hair would not be correct if it were meant to be Joshua, and a green hoodie is one of Ethan’s signature outfits. I suspect he and Evelyn are siblings or cousins.

I am glad that the design team was thoughtful enough to make this set one of the most wheelchair accessible sets ever — with not only a chairlift, but also ramps and smooth paving stones in the sidewalks, and double doors or large sliding doors on most entrances and exits.

That said, I’m not so sure if Harper’s wheelchair can fit through the diagonal door of the corner grocery store. Would you mind checking that?The balcony door on the home office almost certainly doesn’t fit a wheelchair all the way through, but that’s understandable since a wheelchair would not fully fit on the balcony, and at best would have to park in the door frame. Incidentally, the computer screen in that room appears to be a Cintiq-style drawing tablet, judging from the stylus pen on the right side. And the image on the screen is not a screen saver, but rather the user interface of an art or graphic design program like Photoshop!

I’m also impressed with how highly customizable the set is, with both a modular design for the individual rooms and furniture that can be easily swapped between apartments. The architecture also has some beautifully varied and cleverly constructed details, even if the bright patchwork-quilt colors might be off-putting for some builders. And it looks as though it will be able to combine or mix-and-match with the similarly vibrant and detailed 41709 coming next spring!

Dottie’s kitchen above the corner grocery store is adorable, with not only the usual kitchen essentials, but also lots of stylish details like the houseplant, overhead silverware rack, and colorful windows. The rooftop terrace with garden, chicken coop, and dining area is a very creative and efficient use of space. And I love Dottie’s new Scottie — a great pet for a fun-loving and fashionable grandmother like her.

The middle apartment presumably belongs to Joshua and Maya, since all the official images show them as the new family moving in, and that apartment features Maya’s photo and bed plus a cardboard box from the move. Of course, from a playability standpoint, the set allows you to role-play pretty much any of the characters moving in or out, especially since so much of the furniture can be freely re-arranged.

The ground floor businesses are also lovely. A neat detail I noticed is that the “Beauty Shop” sign inside the salon is a direct reference to the Butterfly Beauty Shop from the Friends theme’s debut year! The bookshelf stickers in the cafe and some of the apartments are packed with details that I’m sure I’ll be poring over for quite some time to figure out why each book title or other object might’ve been chosen. That’s the sort of place where I feel the designers may have snuck in details with personal relevance or significance to them.

Thanks again for this review! I’m sure I’ll have even more thoughts as I look over the details further!

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By in United States,

@Aanchir said:
"That said, I’m not so sure if Harper’s wheelchair can fit through the diagonal door of the corner grocery store. Would you mind checking that? "

First of all, no, you're not the only one who thought of Joshua, Travis and Maya being a family! Also good to know that someone else thought of Ethan in the picture in Dottie's apartment. I guess I should just go with my first impression!

I just checked, and you're right, Harper's wheelchair does not fit through the diagonal door of the corner market. It's close, but the axles of the wheels won't allow it. Similarly, the desk in the office doesn't allow for the wheelchair to get close - which is why I took the picture with Harper facing the opposite way.

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By in United States,

I always assumed LEGO is very intentional with what colors they give bricks so that they can reuse them efficiently. So here I am wondering who the heck was campaigning for coral trash cans. :L

Anyway, cool set, thanks for the review!

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By in United Kingdom,

I’ve no interest in the Friends range but I always love reading your reviews Megan!

I might have to show my work colleague Magda this set though. Evelyn is the spitting image of her.

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By in United States,

Great review! I wasn't going to purchase this set but now I'll get two, one for my hair stylist's family (her girls like Lego) and one for me. So many really nice details. Enjoyed the review.

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By in United States,

Sometimes it really feels like the Friends series is actually the City series, since what's depicted is so much closer to day to day life than bank heists and whatnot.

As for the misalignment of the storefronts: I see that in a lot of places, it feels organic to me, and goes well with the eclectic color scheme, IMO

Thanks for the review and happy new year!

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By in United States,

I am thinking of getting this set and 80036, and skipping 10297. I would probably have to mod both sets for them not to clash so much. Hmm.

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By in United States,

Great review of a great set! I notice early in the review, in the picture of the honey jars and juice & milk cartons, there is a LOT of pet hair that got built into that part of the set, LOL! I know pets love to see what we're up to, and inevitably leave a part of themselves in our work. XD

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By in United States,

Wow, 10 years... My daughter is 10 years old and I remember buying the fantastic 3061 and 3065 for her not long after she was born--I grabbed them before the theme got inevitably cancelled, as all "girls" themes did. But now here we are, and the theme is going stronger than ever! So glad to be wrong there!

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By in United States,

Nice set but what is with these pictures? So many of them have a really visible connection not pushed in all the way; I even tried blowing on my phone screen because one of the photos has a giant hair in it.

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By in Netherlands,

Great set, wonder how it'll combine with 41709 : Cottage on the beach or City Road Plates

I'm a big fan of buildings from the 3-in-1 range, so might be interesting to mix and match this architecture with some past sets there as well.

While I like Creator 3-in-1 brick-built details on their shops, and generally more small bricks to build walls with, this is still a fantastic Friends set, and not all walls are using 1x6 panels which is good.

I do think it's a little bit expensive compared to something like 31097 : Townhouse Pet Shop & Café or a Modular building but Friends sometimes does get good discount, and this does have a vehicle and a lot of minidolls and tiled streets.

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By in United States,

Wow, what a terrific (and LONG overdue) set! Thanks for the terrific review...I'll need to save up for this but it's well worth it!

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By in United States,

No lie, my first thought when I saw the “wheelchair” is that the official version isn’t inclusive enough so they had to give her a soapbox derby car instead. Now I’m thinking more along the lines of one of those produce handcarts that get wheeled out in front of grocery stores. She’s going to end up breaking a bone or several trying to climb out of that monster.

Also, in most US cities, I suspect raising chickens on the roof would be a health code violation. My mom’s dad was a farmer (with a civil engineering degree), and she said pigs and chickens were the two animals he refused to raise because they were downright filthy. It’s worth noting that “avian” and “swine” are the two flu variants that regularly pop up in the news each year.

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By in Sweden,

@MeganL said:
"the new silver fork"
There it is at last, looks great! :))

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By in Singapore,

I’m loving this set after your review Megan! I think the romance novel is for Mia, who has a secret hobby reading those ;) I’m sure Evelyn and Ethan are in that picture since that’s dottie’s apartment and we know that Ethan is related to Dottie. I do wish we could see more characters from the Girls on a Mission series now that lego is more comfortable including more Minidolls besides the main friends! Super excited for the March wave and great review!

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By in United States,

Look forward to someone to convert this into full modular size and style.

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By in United States,

My wife and I built 41682 Heartlake City School last night and we found it to be a wonderful set that could easily fit into any city layout. There were some nice touches with art, science, and drama inside that made us wonder if the designer was inspired by Svetlana Chmakova's Awkward, Brave, and Crush graphic novels which focus on a middle school's art, science, and drama clubs. It's an absolutely wonderful set.

...and then there's this. This is no 6390 Main Street. The colors are so garish that this really looks out of place. It's like someone hit the "Fill" tool in Photoshop with some bright palette. Why does it have to be like this? Why can't it have the nice look of 41682...or most other sets in nearly any theme? Heck, even Duplo sets like 10929 look less childish than this nonsense.

The shops and apartments seem great, but the color combinations of this make it a complete non-starter for me.

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By in Australia,

The hairdresser sign took me straight back to the sticker sheet in the ideas book 6000 from the 80's.

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By in Poland,

The best thing about this set is how easy and fun is to mix and match the floors.
I MUCH morfe preffere to get sets like these instead of "ADULT" modulars.

The only thing I would change are these awful decorations. "DOTS" allow for such fun designs, and they slap pieces like that? Thats awkward...

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By in United Kingdom,

Great vertical build which is something different for Friends, although it does remind me of a container city or the stacks from ready player one..

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By in Poland,

That giant screen in yellow office is displaying graphic software like photoshop, not a Screensaver. Graphic designers like to have bigger screens and here there is even a hint of digital stylus. Really nice set, those colours remind me of Notting Hill Ideas submission but also a bit of HP 75978. The price seems unreasonable tho.

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By in Germany,

My eyes are bleeding from the colour vom... I mean palette in this set. Then again, the City theme is catching on quickly with this trend as well...

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By in Germany,

I love the diversity shown in the characters. Nice to see LEGO standing with inclusion.

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By in Australia,

What a fantastic set. I love the ultra modern design of the apartment components. It does look like a lot of colours in the end, but each individual section has great colour blocking.

In the future with new Friends hairpieces, especially ones as exciting as these hat-hair combos, could you please show them on Minifigures as well?

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By in Canada,

Wow, this is such a great set. Plus a chicken??!!

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By in United States,

Man, it is such a shame that this set isn.t closed in the back but regardless, this works for a lot of city permutations.

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By in United Kingdom,


Frienjago City!

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