I've started to wonder if the Friends theme is getting too broad and disjointed. Maybe TLG is just trying to populate Heartlake Metropolis with as much variety (and more) as City. I mean, really, is there anything so far that Friends CAN'T do? A bar came to mind but there's the juice bar. That's probably the grey line there because anything seedier wouldn't be appropriate for TLG or this (mostly) family friendly blog.
To the rescue boat! From the start I am disappointed. Not a good way to start a review but there it is. After a couple of steps I found that the connection between the front and back of the boat is weak. Even though it's three plates thick, each connection only overlaps by a stud and nothing back-laps (re-laps?) to lock the connection in place. So Olivia can hit a rock or a frog and the thing will break in two. Blub blub blub, now who's rescuing who? What I DO like about the boat is that the extra lever can be used on the left side as well as the right. This gives very much the appearance that our little can do, will do friend is riding a morph or a tribute to Kermit the Frog. Now THAT is awesome!
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| Ree... deep? |
Most of the pieces here are kind of blah and nothing I would use (except for a few pieces in the hundreds). There is one exception that caught my eye the moment I saw the leaked pictures of this set. Ever since 1979's classic space we've had the humble walkie-talkie in black. The Jack Stone era gave us dark grey/bley and then died out. And then of course the short-lived green. It's as if TLG threw caution to the wind. Not only did we get a new color, but one so soulfully different from black that it almost seems like a clone brand. Bright. Light. Orange. Not just orange, not even red or even lime.
There are a surprising amount of bricks and plates in this odd color. Mostly it's been taken over by Friends, DUPLO (we are here to destroy you), and Bionicle. Such an odd match. It makes me wonder how long the B.L.O. walkie-talkie will last. Or if this is just the beginning. Prepare your eye sockets, the doors are about to be blown open. Dark purple? Bright light blue? Trans anything? That would be cool.
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| Now retitled "Swamped Frog Rescue" |
I wish I could tell you where I got this set. I thought it was TRU(ly overpriced) but they don't have it in stock. Nor does Target and I know I didn't ping Wally World. It seems to be a pretty hot item on the aftermarket, going for $12. Wish I'd bought more. But I'm pretty confident that as we roll through August, this will once again become available and will inundate the shelves. It probably was $3.99 which for 31+2 parts is a bit steep. Not even an extra radio! If you're planning to spend more than that you're either a serious collector or have a serious impulse problem.
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