I think I will be getting the Koala Habitat for my granddaughters.

Needs more corgis

Is the tandem a new piece?

That forest tea party looks so fun omg I want to go to one so bad

@Sab97m said:
"Needs more corgis "

This could be said about every set.

@gunther_schnitzel said:
"Is the tandem a new piece?"

It came out in the first half of this year in 42689 but I'm glad to see it continuing to be used! After all, the theme's called "Friends"... what could be more emblematic of that ideal than riding a bike together?

Nice A cabin.

Unless that Pizza vehicle also fires whole pizzas at customers, I'm out.

The koala set is interesting. So the Friends are having an Australian holiday?

I really like the Flower Shop, but the tea-party seems lovely and whimsical too.

Churro gets even grumpier if you put a hat on him. Also, love the mushroom seats in 42690.

@vagabondnma said:
"Unless that Pizza vehicle also fires whole pizzas at customers, I'm out."

Yeah, the designer seems to have forgotten something.

@Lyichir said:
" @gunther_schnitzel said:
"Is the tandem a new piece?"

It came out in the first half of this year in 42689 but I'm glad to see it continuing to be used! After all, the theme's called "Friends"... what could be more emblematic of that ideal than riding a bike together?"

Riding separate bikes. I’m assuming you’ve never ridden a tandem in your life. My parents honeymooned on Mackinac Island nearly 60 years ago, and my dad still complains that their tandem bike ride involved my mom riding and my dad pedaling.

@Darth_Dee:
Online Pick-a-Brick. Pick and Build, to be more accurate, but nobody calls it that.

@i_amtrunks:
71030-9.

New branch element in the Koala set.

Also there might be an error in one of the Glamping Cabin's photos?
It shows two clear mug elements in the interior shot but one is treated as if it has a connection with a 1x1 strawberry tile on top and doesn't appear in any other photos.

Lego's never told kids to just balance a tile on top of the mugs before and the closest thing the mug has to a topside connection is the ability to loosely cup an upside down stud.

The cabin is such a good set

@TheOtherMike said:
" @vagabondnma said:
"Unless that Pizza vehicle also fires whole pizzas at customers, I'm out."

Yeah, the designer seems to have forgotten something."

That pizza van seems very poorly designed. You park the van. Then you have to climb in the back to assemble the pizza from what we hope is refrigerated storage. Next, you climb out of the van (ideally without spilling the pizza on the ground). You swing a wood-fired pizza oven out from the back of the van, and have to extend a stabilizing leg. This is the tricky part. If the oven is not already running, you’ve got to light it and wait for it to warm up. Regardless, you have to wait for the pizza to cook, and that’s going to take at least five minutes per pizza (and the oven is only big enough to cook one at a time, so imagine trying to cover a birthday party). Once this is all done, you’ve then got to stow the now piping hot oven against the back of the van…where it’s likely going to be right next to whatever cold storage system the van is equipped with, making that work all the harder to keep stuff from spoiling. I don’t see how it could take less than a full hour per stop, so the per-pizza price is going to have to be astronomical if this venture is going to have any hope of generating any profit.

Are Koalas going to be the new Sloths?

@PurpleDave said:
" @Lyichir said:
" @gunther_schnitzel said:
"Is the tandem a new piece?"

It came out in the first half of this year in 42689 but I'm glad to see it continuing to be used! After all, the theme's called "Friends"... what could be more emblematic of that ideal than riding a bike together?"

Riding separate bikes. I’m assuming you’ve never ridden a tandem in your life. My parents honeymooned on Mackinac Island nearly 60 years ago, and my dad still complains that their tandem bike ride involved my mom riding and my dad pedaling.

@Darth_Dee:
Online Pick-a-Brick. Pick and Build, to be more accurate, but nobody calls it that.

@i_amtrunks:
71030-9."

I was walking along the coast road path in north Dublin yesterday morning and was passed by a middle aged couple on a tandem, the lady in the rear seat. She had her feet on the pedals but you could see she wasn’t putting much if any effort in. Disgraceful behaviour. :)

@Loerwyn said:
"Are Koalas going to be the new Sloths?"

If axolotls weren't, given how many people wanted them to be, then no.

The flower shop has so many brilliant flower builds. I can see myself buying it just to scavenge all the flower builds to replace the (far more unimaginative) flowers on my modulars. Shopping Street, Jazz Club, Assembly Square, and Tudor Corner could all benefit!

@vagabondnma said:
"Unless that Pizza vehicle also fires whole pizzas at customers, I'm out."

This summer is the season for pizza deliveries and amusement parks in both Lego Friends and Lego City.

@PDelahanty said:
" @Sab97m said:
"Needs more corgis "

This could be said about every set."

I remember that a different tandem bicycle piece appeared in "The LEGO Movie 2" (2019), but I don't know if it was in any physical sets at the time. A minifigure and minidoll version of Wonder Woman are shown riding it together.

And by "I remember" I actually mean "I coincidentally rewatched the relevant scene earlier today." I watch The LEGO Movies as frequently as some people watch "Kpop Demon Hunters."

@BrickAnomie said:
" @PDelahanty said:
" @Sab97m said:
"Needs more corgis "

This could be said about every set."

I remember that a different tandem bicycle piece appeared in "The LEGO Movie 2" (2019), but I don't know if it was in any physical sets at the time."

It was not. I know I was making bicycle food carts before they released the food cart bicycle frame, but I've never even seen a custom tandem before this frame showed up recently.

@BrickAnomie said:
" @PDelahanty said:
" @Sab97m said:
"Needs more corgis "

This could be said about every set."

I remember that a different tandem bicycle piece appeared in "The LEGO Movie 2" (2019), but I don't know if it was in any physical sets at the time. A minifigure and minidoll version of Wonder Woman are shown riding it together.

And by "I remember" I actually mean "I coincidentally rewatched the relevant scene earlier today." I watch The LEGO Movies as frequently as some people watch "Kpop Demon Hunters.""

Totally understandable. I watch some of them more than others (I've only watched TLNM once in the theater, and once on DVD, whereas I saw TLM six times in the theater and I don't know how many times since), but yeah.

@MeganL said:" @TheOtherMike said:" @Loerwyn said:"Are Koalas going to be the new Sloths?"

If axolotls weren't, given how many people wanted them to be, then no."

I'm in the midst of an international move, so haven't had the axolotls handy. Once I do, you may see them visit. :-)"

Good to know.

@i_amtrunks said:
"Year of the Lego koala. Sure the Lego designers don't know much about them, but who cares, we get koalas!
Tasmanian devils and quokkas next please Lego."

Do real koalas vary that much in color?

International move? Take me with you!

@560heliport said:
" @i_amtrunks said:
"Year of the Lego koala. Sure the Lego designers don't know much about them, but who cares, we get koalas!
Tasmanian devils and quokkas next please Lego."

Do real koalas vary that much in color?"

This got me curious so I looked it up and apparently, yes! They can vary from light grey to brown (with populations further south tending to have darker, browner fur), so the two shades here seem to be good choices.

That florist is so pretty. I wish we got kits like that in City more often/ever.

Oh my god my bank balance its not going to like this!! they are so awesome!!!