On 1/5/2012 at 3:12 PM, Aanchir said:

Besides, Eurobricks has had a Stephanie's Outdoor Bakery review, and it shows the set with figure, so I think that confirms there's no issue of TLG cutting corners in that price range.

Thank you. I'd missed that review!

  On 1/5/2012 at 3:22 PM, Hinckley said:

Furthermore, I have Emma's Splash pool, which conveniently comes with Emma.

And kickass dark (EDIT: nope. medium.) azure quarter rounds. But yeah, does have the figure. who sits in a pool in all her clothes. In fairness, there's no water.

oh and righto, not the controversy topic, but: I'm offended that LEGO thinks women are too dumb to change into swimsuits when they're gonna sit in a hot tub!

Edited January 6, 201213 yr by SpiderSpaceman

  On 1/5/2012 at 3:22 PM, SpiderSpaceman said:

Okay so I've got a question that's probably also been answered somewhere in here

The heavily advertised "6 new colors" is confusing me. I've picked 3 small sets and that's got me 3 of the colors. The Aqua, the Dark Azure, and one of the lavenders. Then of course I've got the Medium Azure outta Alien Conquest and Spongebob.

The others: the lighter lavender I think, and definitely the spring yellowish green - are these actually in anything? Because I'm getting pinks and purples and lots of fantastic colors that are relatively new to me, or welcome additions to meager collections. colors like the ol banana pudding yellow, the bright green, the magenta and the bright yellow orange. But I definitely can't find two lavenders or a trace of SYG (lots of lime though).

So are these colors really around anywhere?

Friends sets have medium azure while Alien Conquest and Spongebob have dark azure (and comparing them side by side, the difference is much greater than I expected).

Several of the Friends sets have lime green in them, which I'm pretty sure LEGO already calls yellowish green. I'm dubious as to the existence of a new color there. Were the "6 new colors" advertised anywhere other than the catalog? I'm thinking out-of-touch marketing people might be to blame for the claim.

There is another blue color in the Friends sets that was extremely rare before: bright light blue.

Just picked up some Friends sets. I'm making a sweet mech for Olivia using white and Medium Azure pores. Looking nice so far! I'm trying to make it look big and robotic, while still using Friends pieces and keeping it girlish.

  On 1/5/2012 at 5:58 PM, weasel47 said:

Friends sets have medium azure while Alien Conquest and Spongebob have dark azure (and comparing them side by side, the difference is much greater than I expected).

Several of the Friends sets have lime green in them, which I'm pretty sure LEGO already calls yellowish green. I'm dubious as to the existence of a new color there. Were the "6 new colors" advertised anywhere other than the catalog? I'm thinking out-of-touch marketing people might be to blame for the claim.

There is another blue color in the Friends sets that was extremely rare before: bright light blue.

Saw it advertised on shop at home when they weren't shipping yet. They are official new distinct lego colors. Showed up in Lego Digital Designer last year.

Bricklink has dark and medium mixed up.

  On 1/5/2012 at 3:30 PM, SpiderSpaceman said:

And kickass dark azure quarter rounds. But yeah, does have the figure. who sits in a pool in all her clothes. In fairness, there's no water.

oh and righto, not the controversy topic, but: I'm offended that LEGO thinks women are too dumb to change into swimsuits when they're gonna sit in a hot tub!

Yeah! Emma in a bikini would look hot... I mean, ugh...

  On 1/5/2012 at 9:25 PM, Perry the Platypus said:

Yeah! Emma in a bikini would look hot... I mean, ugh...

How about a babydoll nightie for a slumber party....now we are talking pillow fight between the girls.

Actually the way things are panning out, the two topics are almost running down similar paths....so I wonder if merging will happen eh ?

  On 1/5/2012 at 9:46 PM, lightningtiger said:

How about a babydoll nightie for a slumber party....now we are talking pillow fight between the girls.

With bras and nightgowns? I would buy a bunch of those sets, and create an army of bra women. I love my twisted brain...

  On 1/5/2012 at 3:22 PM, SpiderSpaceman said:

Okay so I've got a question that's probably also been answered somewhere in here

The heavily advertised "6 new colors" is confusing me. I've picked 3 small sets and that's got me 3 of the colors. The Aqua, the Dark Azure, and one of the lavenders. Then of course I've got the Medium Azure outta Alien Conquest and Spongebob.

The others: the lighter lavender I think, and definitely the spring yellowish green - are these actually in anything? Because I'm getting pinks and purples and lots of fantastic colors that are relatively new to me, or welcome additions to meager collections. colors like the ol banana pudding yellow, the bright green, the magenta and the bright yellow orange. But I definitely can't find two lavenders or a trace of SYG (lots of lime though).

So are these colors really around anywhere?

I haven't seen the "6 new colors" advertised anywhere. The press release here describes three new brick colors. This article describes six new colors, though, so that's one example.

The six new "Friends" colors introduced to LEGO between 2011 and 2012 are Dark Azure (debuted in Alien Conquest and Spongebob Squarepants just before Friends), Medium Azure (new to Friends) Aqua (Bricklink's Light Aqua; debuted in Cars before Friends), Medium Lavender (debuted in Friends and some LEGO watches and clocks), Lavender (debuted in Minifigures Series 5 for the fitness instructor's boom box before appearing in Friends), and Spring Yellowish Green (has not yet been seen in any sets in brick form, but has been used as a print color in Ninjago and possibly other themes).

I picked up 3187 Butterfly Beauty Shop at Target earlier today. It (along with almost all of the other Friends sets) were in the 'Girls' aisle right next to the Polly Pockets.

  On 1/5/2012 at 9:57 PM, Aanchir said:

I haven't seen the "6 new colors" advertised anywhere. The press release here describes three new brick colors. This article describes six new colors, though, so that's one example.

The '6 new colors' thing is from the U.S. catalog.

I've only been to the LEGO Store thus far to pick up some sets, but they are on a display in front, and have a shelf area like all of the themes are.

I do love all these new colors! I wonder if these will appeal in other themes?

Back to the underwear thig, I dont think LEGO would go for it.

  On 1/5/2012 at 10:06 PM, Perry the Platypus said:

Back to the underwear thig, I dont think LEGO would go for it.[/b]

Ah, but that's why I said also nightie/sleepwear....slumber party set, that would be possible and still be tasteful....that's an important thing to bare in mind....taste and being respectful to others feelings, etc.,.

  On 1/5/2012 at 10:10 PM, lightningtiger said:

Ah, but that's why I said also nightie/sleepwear....slumber party set, that would be possible and still be tasteful....that's an important thing to bare in mind....taste and being respectful to others feelings, etc.,.

Agreed. LEGO wouldn't wanna disrespect girls or make them feel awkward in any way, so that is goodbye to the hot babes in underwear...

  On 1/5/2012 at 9:25 PM, Perry the Platypus said:

Yeah! Emma in a bikini would look hot... I mean, ugh...

I picked up Stephanie's Outdoor Bakery at my Target, surprisingly, it appeared I was the first one to take any of the sets off the shelf.

-Sci

Guys, I hope you know the characters in this line are little preteen girls right...

  On 1/6/2012 at 1:44 AM, CM4S said:

Probably shouldn't have mentioned that...

Prateek, they look like fifteen year olds.

Edited January 6, 201213 yr by Perry the Platypus

  On 1/6/2012 at 1:44 AM, CM4S said:

I picked up Stephanie's Outdoor Bakery at my Target, surprisingly, it appeared I was the first one to take any of the sets off the shelf.

They probably just restocked or pushed the boxes forward on the shelf.

  On 1/6/2012 at 2:15 AM, prateek said:

Guys, I hope you know the characters in this line are little preteen girls right...

Preteens who have their own cars, speedboats, airplanes, and ranches?

I don't think their age was ever officially given, but they do look rather young.

  On 1/6/2012 at 2:25 AM, Oky said:

Preteens who have their own cars, speedboats, airplanes, and ranches?

I don't think their age was ever officially given, but they do look rather young.

Yup. That's what you've got to expect from a toy company

  On 1/6/2012 at 2:25 AM, Oky said:

They probably just restocked or pushed the boxes forward on the shelf.

Preteens who have their own cars, speedboats, airplanes, and ranches?

I don't think their age was ever officially given, but they do look rather young.

Yeah. I mean, preteens who own their own bakerys and beauty shop? I don't think so.

But I do admit, though, and I'm ashame when I say this, that the little dolls are kinda cute.

I guess I didn't get the feeling they owned their own shops. Just shopped there/worked there.

But I did think they were older than preteen -- 15 or 16. One has her own car after all! So, driving age.

  On 1/6/2012 at 3:11 AM, Perry the Platypus said:

Yeah. I mean, preteens who own their own bakerys and beauty shop? I don't think so.

Actually, the beauty shop, the cafe, and the vet clinic all have 'employee' figures that do seem a bit older than the 'Friends'. The main characters of the line seem to be old enough to be fairly independent (Olivia does live with her parents), yet still young enough for young girls to identify with. I'd estimate that they're around 15-19 years old.

  On 1/6/2012 at 3:20 AM, Sarah said:

I guess I didn't get the feeling they owned their own shops. Just shopped there/worked there.

But I did think they were older than preteen -- 15 or 16. One has her own car after all! So, driving age.

I think you are about right. If they weren't that old, their moms and dads must not have cared for them right. That's an example of bad parenting, folks!

What would be a really cool set in the 2013 wave, (if there is one) would be a big college, about the size of Olivia's house. In the new wave of sets, the girls would be heading off to college. The set would include dorms, classrooms, and some male minidolls for the girls to flirt with.

Edited January 6, 201213 yr by Perry the Platypus

As far as age goes, I'd say the girls are 10-12 years old... look at their clothing. Much too juvenile for anyone older-- my friends who are 12 and 13 both dress more glam and hip-hop than that! And don't wear cute little tiered skirts. :)

That makes them too young to do things, but that's seems to be typical in toys; you can pretend you're doing adult things even if you're not an adult. For an example from a book, Nancy Drew was out running around by herself solving mysteries at 16...

  On 1/6/2012 at 3:53 AM, slovakiasteph said:

That makes them too young to do things, but that's seems to be typical in toys.

Bad parenting, indeed. When girls buy these sets, I bet they'll try to buy their own car. The result... don't be influenced by toys, kids!

Edited January 6, 201213 yr by Perry the Platypus

  On 1/5/2012 at 10:56 PM, Perry the Platypus said:

Agreed. LEGO wouldn't wanna disrespect girls or make them feel awkward in any way, so that is goodbye to the hot babes in underwear...

Then the feminists would have another excuse to hate on this theme. "THOSE PEOPLE AT LEGO! THOSE PERVERTS! OMG!!!1!!!! THEY ARE ALL PEDOPHILES AT LEGO! Blah blah blah, bitch, bitch, bitch."

I was at TRU today. As I walked into the store just a few feet away, was a nice cardboard display with all the sets. But, there was none at the normal LEGO aisle. Actually, they were picked pretty clean, so who knows.