Another 2023 Friends set revealed!
Posted by CapnRex101,
Another upcoming Friends set has been added to LEGO.com, joining the five revealed already.
41743 Hair Salon contains 401 pieces and will be available from the 1st of January, including two of the new Friends characters introduced last month, alongside the salon's owner.
Find more information and images below...
41743 Hair Salon
- 401 pieces
- £39.99, $39.99, €44.99
- Paisley, Olly, Nadia
Additional images are available in the database.
The new set announcement season has evidently started, following the 2023 Super Mario sets earlier today, so keep an eye on Brickset for more over the coming weeks!
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Olly certainly has a spring in his step.
Love those glass skylights, really nice use of parts. I don't buy Friends, but I've always loved the variety of "civilian" locations that they've done from the very beginning.
As opposed to Lego CITY, which appears to be a totalitarian police state that's constantly on fire and under construction. (j/k I like how CITY has branched out more in recent years but the sets are still way overpriced)
The box art is... different.
Paisleys pants make me wish that there would be a way to give minifigs some different pant styles.
I want that electric skate in pink!!
Paisley looks confused as to why Olly is handing her human hair.
Olly is a scalper!
@WemWem said:
"Love those glass skylights, really nice use of parts. I don't buy Friends, but I've always loved the variety of "civilian" locations that they've done from the very beginning.
As opposed to Lego CITY, which appears to be a totalitarian police state that's constantly on fire and under construction. (j/k I like how CITY has branched out more in recent years but the sets are still way overpriced)"
CITY is the United States, Friends is Europe (or at least not the US, as evidenced by both the lack of overbearing police presence and that "Open 8–19" sign)
LOVE the alternate face print for Paisley in this.
The other sets also have pics up which, among other things, gives us a better look at a cool new locker/fridge piece in the school and Autumn's house.
Loving Paisley's bell-bottoms and that pink scooter. The gumball machine is neat and the sign, as usual, is great.
More new hairs, please!
New rounded 1x2 plates? Nice.
I wonder when we get more set leaks?
Due to the nature of minifigs and minidolls, hair salons are an absolute must for any Lego city! So easy to get a complete makeover!
I don't know if Friends already had one before, but the salon in Detective's Office is still one of my favorite mini-office/business from the modulars!
I'm loving the hair & trousers on Paisley
@William_Rachuy said:
"New rounded 1x2 plates? Nice."
I spotted those too. I love how Friends sets always bring out new elements.
There has to be another set that will be announced soon. I haven’t seen any with Nova yet
With a daughter who is training to be a cosmetologist, I can't wait to get this for her. This will be a great surprise!
@HeriSanmi said:
"I want that electric skate in pink!!
"
Love the scooter in pink. Don't love the park bench in pink. Too much.
@StyleCounselor said:
" @HeriSanmi said:
"I want that electric skate in pink!!
"
Love the scooter in pink. Don't love the park bench in pink. Too much."
I imagine you could come up with four 1x6 tiles in another color...
@William_Rachuy said:
"New rounded 1x2 plates? Nice."
They came out this year in Minecraft! A few sets have them already.
The FRIENDS lore increases with each new set.
Today we have learned that the minidolls cannot modify their hair but must fully remove and replace it as they so will. Where do the extra hairs come from? Does each minidoll possess a collection of hairs to be swapped on a whim? Do they trade hairs? What are the scissors for? How invasive is the surgical procedure to replace hairs?
Perhaps Olly has harvested the black hairpiece in the last image from an unsuspecting victim and is offering it to Paisley, knowing fully well the police will come for her and, thus, deflect attention from the rest of the ... er ... "clients" ... on his list.
Further proof that, despite being the exact opposite of the FRIENDS target demographic, the FRIENDS line never ceases to stimulate the imagination.
@R1_Drift said:
"I wonder when we get more set leaks?"
Is it really a leak if it comes from Lego.com?
I do wonder when we can expect Ninjago set reveals. I know Promobricks got a set and some pictures, but official images are always best.
They look pretty good.
I esp. like the dog rescue centre, I think it's a very good subject for roleplay. And this teckel with its hind legs paralyzed just brings so many bittersweet memories. My dog (not a teckel) lost much of its hind mobility in the latter years when in youth she was a crazy jumper.
@GBP_Chris said:
"What are the scissors for?"
IRL there are wigs that are designed to be cut and styled at a hairdresser’s. People who are suffering hair loss from radiotherapy or chemotherapy sometimes use them.
Very good location and no purple bricks! (This is my least favorite color from lego palette so it makes me happy!) If i find this set on a reasonable discount I will definitely get it.
I’m not a fan of ankle socks.
still waiting for ninjago pictures, lego cant expect to keep it under wraps for this long!
the sets do look amazing from the blurry pics we've seen so far.
Looks like a nice set for anyone to get for a daughter/niece etc.
Is it actually possible for Olly to be any more of a stereotype?
@560heliport said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @HeriSanmi said:
"I want that electric skate in pink!!
"
Love the scooter in pink. Don't love the park bench in pink. Too much."
I imagine you could come up with four 1x6 tiles in another color..."
No doubt. I'm just saying that I have enjoyed the relative lack of unrealistic colors in some of the recent Friends sets. But, I'm not the target demographic, and I do understand the complaints from those who can't get enough shades of pink, magenta, and teal.
@R1_Drift said:
"I wonder when we get more set leaks?"
Not on Brickset.
@MegaBlocks said:
"Looks like a nice set for anyone to get for a daughter/niece etc."
Haha and LEGO's goal with the reboot was to make it friendly for all genders. Here we have people already labeling it as "for girls" lol. Nice try, LEGO, but it's hard to escape. I hope it does become seen as more of a theme for everyone, because some of the sets this year have been amazing!
@Zander said:
" @GBP_Chris said:
"What are the scissors for?"
IRL there are wigs that are designed to be cut and styled at a hairdresser’s. People who are suffering hair loss from radiotherapy or chemotherapy sometimes use them."
No I mean, in the dark lore of the FRIENDSverse, what are they used for?
Lovely set! With its big skylights, it really stands out from any previous LEGO buildings, while still maintaining a colorful Heartlake City aesthetic. The lamppost build and brick pavement also feel really cool and unique. And it's exciting that the scooter now comes in a second color, after years of only showing up in Bright Bluish Green!
I do have one small gripe, which is that I wish the sticker sheet were reflective foil so the mirror could actually work. After all, if you're going to have a sticker sheet, you might as well take advantage of the sorts of decorative feature that can ONLY be done using stickers! I know there have been non-stickered mirror pieces in sets like Detective's Office and Assembly Square, but that's different from being able to selectively apply a mirrored or holographic pattern to parts of ANY shape or size).
@Anonym said:
"Paisleys pants make me wish that there would be a way to give minifigs some different pant styles."
Yeah, the variety of molded pants and skirts are definitely one of the strengths of the mini-doll compared to the classic minifig (along with feet with a top surface large enough to print with many different shoe styles). Even the skirt/gown pieces that DO exist for classic minifigs usually keep them from bending their legs a full 90 degrees forward to sit.
In the future, there might be possibilities for unique minifig leg pieces representing different clothing styles, in the same vein as the wooden peg leg and metal prosthetic leg pieces that exist, but compared to the mini-doll, LEGO is probably more limited in how much they could vary the shape of a minifig trouser leg without deviating too far from their signature blocky aesthetic.
This set has inspired me less than the others we've seen - it seems a little expensive for what it is, but it's still fairly tempting.
This looks like a pretty good parts pack, all those window pieces and the variety of hair would be great for customizing
@NeptuneIce said:
" @William_Rachuy said:
"New rounded 1x2 plates? Nice."
I spotted those too. I love how Friends sets always bring out new elements."
Like the rounded skytop clear panel. It's like a double curved panel https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=6059
@Milo_Hilo_26 said:
" @MegaBlocks said:
"Looks like a nice set for anyone to get for a daughter/niece etc."
Haha and LEGO's goal with the reboot was to make it friendly for all genders. Here we have people already labeling it as "for girls" lol. Nice try, LEGO, but it's hard to escape. I hope it does become seen as more of a theme for everyone, because some of the sets this year have been amazing!"
Maybe it would help if there was a single set focusing on the new male characters. Just maybe.
It's nice, but price per part is not as good as the previously announced set, perhaps due to the large clear pieces?
Also, for all that they said that the new Friends signature colours are purple and teal, this is quite pink. Pink scooter and pink park bench - it's a bit like they've decided to pick a 'girly' subject and use their pink quota on this set.
Olly's paisley top is nice.
@Paperdaisy said:
"It's nice, but price per part is not as good as the previously announced set, perhaps due to the large clear pieces?
Also, for all that they said that the new Friends signature colours are purple and teal, this is quite pink. Pink scooter and pink park bench - it's a bit like they've decided to pick a 'girly' subject and use their pink quota on this set.
Olly's paisley top is nice."
The "signature colors" was about the boxart. They never said or implied that they wouldn't be using pink anymore, and indeed it'd be quite a downgrade if they DID conspicuously avoid pink in the otherwise highly varied color schemes for the theme.
Wait, so the set comes with an extra head for an alternate expression then? Nice!
@gabri_ves said:
" @NeptuneIce said:
" @William_Rachuy said:
"New rounded 1x2 plates? Nice."
I spotted those too. I love how Friends sets always bring out new elements."
Like the rounded skytop clear panel. It's like a double curved panel https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=6059 "
That's actually an existing piece too, it's an unprinted (play-scale) Razorcrest cockpit, which interestingly enough has been available on PaB for the last couple months despite not appearing in any sets.