2025 Friends Sets

[Lyichir]

Since nobody else seems to be starting this topic, I figured I might as well! Here's a list of the sets revealed so far to start discussion:

30696 Autumn's Waffle Stand

30697 Nova's Doghouse Build

42640 Guinea Pig Playground

42641 Surfing Dogs and Scooter Adventure

42643 Cotton Candy Stand and Scooter

42644 Heartlake City Ice Cream Truck

42645 Aliya's Baby Sister's Playroom

42646 Autumn's Room

42647 Paisley's Room

42649 Heartlake City Sweet Shop

42650 Pet Accessories Shop

42651 Horse and Pet Vet Clinic

42652 Friendship Tree House Hangout

42655 Restaurant and Cooking School

42656 Heartlake City Airport and Airplane

42662 Hair Salon and Accessories Shop

42663 Friendship Camper Van Adventure

42669 Beekeepers' House and Flower Garden

42670 Heartlake City Apartments and Stores

42672 Creative Beach and Travel Suitcase

[vizzitor]

I think I'm going to have to collect all the plushies scattered about some of the sets, as well as the animals and the mini hats for them.

I only just noticed that 42655 has a lot of food, cookwear, glasses, bowls etc. stuffed in the roof space. That's a really good idea to get different types of food and stuff into the set. There's also a seemingly new character with my sister's name that I'll more than likely have to get.

[Murdoch17]

So far, nothing from 2025 Friends is screaming out at me to purchase it, or at least reverse engineer it like the Castle B&B did.

We will have to see what late spring / summer holds, but I'll bet they'll be something much more up my alley then!

[El Garfio]

I like:

42670 Heartlake City Apartments and Stores

42655 Restaurant and Cooking School

But I find them expensive

I will wait until a hard discount or I will try to copy some elements with my huge stock of bulk pieces

[karrit]

There's a few sets I'm interested in.  Will be skipping the Tree House one since it's very similar to the last one. Apartments, Restaurant, Beekeeper, maybe the Camper, a couple of the small food stand ones will be on my wishlist.   Also the Suitcase one, I always get those.  

[Lyichir]

Just made a post on Brickset's news article about these sets, so to save time I'll copy my thoughts here:

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Oh man... there's so much to love about these sets. It'll be hard to fit it all into just one comment.

• Guinea pigs!
• Corgis! Surfing corgis!
• New baby mold! There was already a mold for young children, but this baby fits in strollers and such like regular minifig babies.
• Bedroom sets for Autumn and Paisley, following the four from two years ago. They even match the colors of Autumn and Paisley's complete house sets, which is a great touch. Love Autumn's new ferret, too!
• The sweet shop is SO cute! I love the candy mascot characters, Gigi's colorful hair, and what looks like a new mold for some of the candy—a 1x1x2/3 dome! Been waiting on a part like that for years!
• Eniko the veterinarian has a port wine stain (a vascular skin discoloration), continuing the Friends theme's commitment to diversity. Love the shaggy dog family in that set as well!
• The treehouse has some cool DIY customization features, and I love the little room for the raccoon (complete with a bed, a portrait by Liann, and an accumulating hoard of goodies).
• The cooking school set is so cool! Sara from the water park set returns here (featuring her colostomy bag covered by a non-swimwear outfit). Chef Marta's fish tattoo is cool, I love the new face for Churro the cat, and I love the way the new "yarn ball" piece from the latest CMF series looks in cool yellow for a bowl of noodles!
• The airport set looks great and devotes more space to the airport itself than most previous City or Friends sets. Love the colors too.
• The salon is really cute with lots of different hairstyle options.
• The camper van is also really cute, with sleeping bags, a kitchenette, and a working toilet similar to the one from Ninjago City Markets.
• The Beekeeper's House and Flower Garden set is GORGEOUS! I love how the two pets in the set seem to match their owners (especially the bunny's bushy mustache). The house/shop is gorgeous and I love the beehives and hexagonal flower beds in the garden.
• The Apartments and Stores set looks amazing, with sidewalks that match sets like 41732 and 41742. Love the garage door shutters for the laundromat, and the crank that spins both the washer and dryer and the pottery wheel next door. The painted lady-style houses look gorgeous too.

 

[Russell844]

42670 Heartlake City Apartments and Stores

Probably my favorite Friends set ever. It so reminds me of San Francisco.

[rebelpilot]

On 12/12/2024 at 2:51 AM, vizzitor said:

I think I'm going to have to collect all the plushies scattered about some of the sets

That's why I'm here, after spotting new plushies in 42645 and 42647 in addition to the one found in Dreamzzz 714888 and of course the S27 CMF Plush Toy Collector. Am I missing any others in the 2025 sets?

 

On 12/12/2024 at 9:39 AM, Lyichir said:

Gigi's colorful hair

I noticed that's the first reuse of the Izzie hairpiece outside of Dreamzzz Izzie/Dizzie. I can't say I'm that familiar with all the Friends characters, so I had to check, but it seems Gigi is a new character. It's a shame because the price of the hair will probably be quite exorbitant on B&P.

 

[Lemerbrix]

So, as 2025 draws closer, I want to take a look at my first in-hand impressions of the new years sets. Given that I’m not as active on eurobricks anymore (I’m considering possibly leaving the site) I’ll make the most of this (sorry that got a bit personal) 

so I was at Walmart, and saw that they had set 42645 out already. Given that it was cheap, and the only 2025 set they had, I purchased it.

(I’m currently on vacation, so sorry for location)

this set is pretty good, and is great value! If I had one complaint, I would say that the “eating” function isn’t that great, but otherwise I think this set is nice for $17! The new “squishmallow” mold is adorable, and I would recommend.

[Murdoch17]

@Lemerbrix if you leave, it'll be sad to see you go. Good luck wherever you go, have fun whatever you do, and may your brown bricks never be brittle, the presents you get always rattle, and your life be full of Danish ABS plastic forevermore!

Edited December 31, 2024 by Murdoch17

[jonwil]

I am liking where Friends is going these days, some great stuff even for someone like me who builds more City type MOCs and doesn't care so much for minidolls.

I really like the laundromat (and will be snagging some of those printed radar dishes from LEGO online PaB in the future for sure). Although I have never seen a laundromat that has a roller door before...

 

[Lemerbrix]

Hey! So, as a brief follow up to my last message in this thread, I’ve decided to stay here on eurobricks for the time being

with that out of the way, we got a new short! Liann tries to not spoil autumn’s surprise gift

 This is our first taste of Lego friends content for this year!

[Mooch]

I was hoping for another friend’s house set. Maybe in the next wave!

[Killian]

On 12/31/2024 at 2:02 AM, Lemerbrix said:

So, as 2025 draws closer, I want to take a look at my first in-hand impressions of the new years sets. Given that I’m not as active on eurobricks anymore (I’m considering possibly leaving the site) I’ll make the most of this (sorry that got a bit personal) 

so I was at Walmart, and saw that they had set 42645 out already. Given that it was cheap, and the only 2025 set they had, I purchased it.

(I’m currently on vacation, so sorry for location)

this set is pretty good, and is great value! If I had one complaint, I would say that the “eating” function isn’t that great, but otherwise I think this set is nice for $17! The new “squishmallow” mold is adorable, and I would recommend.

Ooh! I just bought and built that today.

I also got the Guinea Pigs for casual Matilde and the Surfing Dogs because Corgis 🐕

[Lemerbrix]

Friends plant cafe and flower shop leaked, It looks amazing! A better version of the French cafe IMO

[Agent Kallus]

Whilst I still don't care about mini dolls I'm getting more and more drawn in to some of the friends sets, the theme has evolved beyond what it start off with when it was simple builds that were almost always pink, purple or pastels, while modern day stuff isn't my biggest interest, I'd say friends has definitely now eclipsed city on that front. The new comic shop looks great too!

[Lyichir]

New Friends set pictures are up on JB Spielwaren! https://www.jb-spielwaren.de/lego-neuheiten-2025 There's SO many cool things here, almost none of which even leaked beforehand...

The comic and game shop set has the characters in some very cool cosplay, with Nova in a Star Trek-esque Classic Space outfit and Aliya in a cool elf costume. There's also some awesome features like an alien plushie with antennae, a Lego set box homaging the Space Police III Galactic Enforcer, and a working gachapon machine! The controller mascot character outside is cute as well!

The Family Holiday Beach Resort looks very cool, with a large beachfront area and very distinct architecture utilizing roller coaster track for the peaked roof.

The Costume Party set is really zany, with very funny costumes for Olly, Zac, Paisley, Autumn, and even Churro!

Speaking of Churro... he gets his own BIRTHDAY PARTY! Attended by many of the other cats we've seen in the theme as well as a new one, a fluffy grey cat named Bear (so cute...).

Also cute: the Pony Ranch and Stable, with small dopey-looking little ponies! I also like the sod roof and wood stove, and the lanterns decorated with the hobby horse head piece.

The Music Shop and Apartment has another cute mascot character, this time a music note.

The last one that jumped out at me was the "Friendship Movie Night" set, with an outdoor screen and a light brick to project one of two movies (fantasy or sci-fi). Very cute small-ish set.

[hikouki]

13 minutes ago, Lyichir said:

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The comic and game shop set has the characters in some very cool cosplay, with Nova in a Star Trek-esque Classic Space outfit and Aliya in a cool elf costume. There's also some awesome features like an alien plushie with antennae, a Lego set box homaging the Space Police III Galactic Enforcer, and a working gachapon machine! The controller mascot character outside is cute as well!

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There is a dark turquoise classic spaceman helmet! Is this the same color as the one coming out in the gum ball machine?

Also, that knight helmet has a light bluish gray headpiece underneath. I wonder if it is moulded out of the classic space style or it is motorcycle helmet style?

[RichardGoring]

For a long while Friends has been one of my favorite themes, and been going from strength to strength. I felt last year was lower quality on average than the previous year, but wow, they have jumped up again. Lovely looking sets, and great variety!

[jonwil]

From looking at the pictures, I am fairly sure its the motorcycle helmet in light bley, not the space helmet.

 

[Lemerbrix]

The time has come once again my fellow eurobrickians! Lego friends: the next chapter season 3 has begun!

 

[Lemerbrix]

New episode out: rescue that piano!

 

Edited May 11 by Lemerbrix

[Lemerbrix]

New episode out: friends prank wars!

 

Edited May 16 by Lemerbrix
Friendly Friday

[Lemerbrix]

New episode out: pickles perfect pet feast!

 

Edited May 18 by Lemerbrix

[Lemerbrix]

New episode out: Comics and confessions!