Most animals in Friends theme from now?

[A2L]

Its a question in my mind, after seeing the release of animal series # in Friends? So is it lots of cartoonized animals or almost none at all? Or is it a temporary phase?

I have nothing against sweet looking, smiley eyed (unreal) animals, but I just cant put a few of those tortoises next to Jack Sparrow and company on a beach.

What are your thoughts on this?

[JopieK]

The dalmatian is a nice one as well isn't it?! It is in the Fire Station set... so not all animals are in Friends...

[Gryphon Ink]

Those aren't tortoises, lad. Those be SEA TURTLES!

Um, no. Okay. But seriously, I think it's a temporary thing. TLG have found that the Friends critters sell very well, so they've amped up the crittery cuteness in Heartlake City, but they're still producing the same number of animals everywhere else. Last year we had a new horse, which is everywhere this year. The new dog is out in new colors this year, too, and LOTR has an eagle mold showing up soon. The new bear has been in a couple of sets. We have Wargs, and recently a bunch of dinosaurs, and there was a cat in the Winter Village Cottage. It's not all animals, all the time, but I don't see that they've stopped making new ones.

Personally, I think some of the Friends animals work well in regular System sets, too, such as the poodle, the foal and the squirrel.

[BlueberryWaffles]

I personally want the cute little porcupine so I can whip up a Radagast and make him save all the porcupines. (I also want me some Rhosbogel rabbits! )

[SheepEater]

, but I just cant put a few of those tortoises next to Jack Sparrow and company on a beach.

What are your thoughts on this?

How about mixing

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[Lyichir]

I can't help but wonder whether, in different colors and with different prints, some of those Friends animals could fit in with traditional figs. For instance, as you say that sea turtle is a bit too brightly colored and cartoony to fit into a PotC MOC. But what if, in a future set (perhaps a coast guard set or somesuch), Lego used the same turtle mold in a color like olive green or dark green, with standard Lego black bead eyes instead of the cartoony, slightly anime-esque eyes of the Friends animals? I don't think all of the Friends animals would work this way, but a number of them could, like the turtle, fawn or poodle.

[A2L]

I can't help but wonder whether, in different colors and with different prints, some of those Friends animals could fit in with traditional figs. For instance, as you say that sea turtle is a bit too brightly colored and cartoony to fit into a PotC MOC. But what if, in a future set (perhaps a coast guard set or somesuch), Lego used the same turtle mold in a color like olive green or dark green, with standard Lego black bead eyes instead of the cartoony, slightly anime-esque eyes of the Friends animals? I don't think all of the Friends animals would work this way, but a number of them could, like the turtle, fawn or poodle.

I couldn't have said it better. Yes, yes and yes. It is the eyes, color and mouth. The mold is pretty good. If TLG decides to give it a nature identical and neutral look and feel, it should fit in very well.

[Hrw-Amen]

As people are saying not all Friends animals are bad, some are just as usefull in CITY sets, but this depends a lot on the nature of that set and the color of the animal in it.