LEGO FRIENDS OLIVIA'S HOUSE 3315

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The 1x12x3 white brick arch gives the interior of the roofspace a charming architectural detail and keeps it from being blocky and square. They all have pleasantly printed torsos with quite nice detailing, and the faces are quite pleasantly printed too.

I’m a sucker for alternative builds, and although these aren’t really alternative builds but rather a re-arrangement of the modules of the house, I still really like that it’s here. The baseplates, in line with modern sets, are small full-thickness plates that are put together to make a larger area. The lovely curved purple pieces make a gorgeous-looking sofa and comfy chair; I really do think these furniture pieces look stunning. and contains 494 pieces, and isn’t really a set that appeals that much to me – it has some interesting parts, but nothing I’d get too excited over. I'm going to say this set is worth an Average; there are some very cool techniques involved (such as the use of garage doors for the shower) and the final build looks okay too.I thought bags three, five and seven looked exciting (yes, alright, I got excited about kitchenware ), but I also thought bag six looked rather. Everything else about this set is as LEGO-ey as any other LEGO set I’ve built, and I certainly don’t just build Paradisa and Fabuland. The numerous kitchen appliances are dotted about the kitchen surfaces and I really was surprised to see an electric whisk as a minifig utensil. There are plenty of pictures comparing the size of the Friends mini-dolls to regular minifigs, but I thought I'd compare my own sig-fig (Pandora) with Olivia. I'm still not entirely convinced about the friends figures, but 9 parts (the hair being fig friendly) in a 600+ set is hardly worth worrying about.

I’d looked at the preliminary photographs, just like everyone else, but I decided to reserve judgement until I actually saw the sets in the flesh, so to speak. Joy of joys, the instruction booklets (for there are two) and the sticker sheet, are all wrapped up with a stiff piece of cardboard to keep them flat. This is definitely the "flagship set" of the first Friends wave, and it's certainly much more impressive than any dollhouse released in Belville or Paradisa (in fact, the only set resembling a dollhouse in Paradisa was Poolside Paradise, unless my memory is failing me). Instructions for a build combining this set with Adventure Camper (3184) to create the Heartlake Florist and Snack Bar were released in 2012.One of the delights of 8403 Family Home (City House) was that there was a modicum of furniture provided. LEGO Friends pieces are fully compatible with all LEGO System bricks and sets include pieces in pink and purple color schemes and depict scenes from suburban life set in the fictional town of Heartlake City.

Bag one also contains a high number of mini-bags, mainly because the legs and torsos of the figures are individually wrapped. Aside from the foliage, there are also a pair of metallic silver 1x2 grille tiles which, while not being particularly rare, are still always welcome. The swingset really swings, and the dolls can grasp the rope so they don't slide right off like most of the furniture. They are quite nice, though, and nicely printed; the shininess reminded me a lot of the shiny holographic stickers in Belleville, however I also remember the shiny stickers in the Lighthouse set, so they aren’t just for girly sets. The front of the bedroom has a lovely balustrade outside the window, and the dark pink 1x1 flower edged plates are put to good use to decorate this.Considering the most printing is on the figures’ faces I found this surprising, but they emerged unscathed. There are just so many things going on, and I was thinking about this – these are the details I love to see in other people’s MOCs. I would expect exactly the same imaginative construction in a set that wasn’t slathered in purple and butterflies, so I’m heartened to see it in a set that is.