View image at FlickrFollowing the welcome success of 21319 Central Perk, I anticipate 10292 The Friends Apartments achieving comparable popularity. This appealing model comprises two paramount locations from the comedy series, featuring fantastic detail and matching 21319 Central Perk.
Countless references to the renowned television series are distributed throughout both apartments, recalling some memorable episodes and providing superb variety to the model. Furthermore, seven splendid minifigures are supplied to populate these apartments, taking inspiration from classic appearances for each character.
Box and Contents
The packaging for 18+ models has sometimes proven appealing while other examples appear reasonably bland. Unfortunately, this design occupies the latter category in my opinion, lacking the vibrancy associated with Friends. I understand the considered uniformity between separate sets, although I think preserving such consistency detracts from their individual appearance.
Of course, the contents are significantly more important, comprising seventeen bags which are numbered between one and fifteen. The accompanying instruction manual contains 292 pages, including welcome information about Monica and Rachel's and Chandler and Joey's respective apartments and their inhabitants. Explanations for multiple referential details are also scattered throughout the manual, which is unusual.
Seventeen stickers are provided, displaying various interesting details which are recognisable from the television series. These include three different whiteboard designs, although only one can be positioned on the door at once. Of course, 18+ sets generally include numerous printed elements so these stickers might prove disappointing, although they are easy to apply.
Minifigures
21319 Central Perk contained the six primary characters and different versions are available here. Chandler Bing accordingly sports his simple jacket and tie from 'The One with the Cat' which looks reasonable, although reddish brown was definitely the wrong colour choice. I am delighted with this double-sided head though, including an excellent laughing face.
Despite closely resembling the earlier design, Joey Tribbiani also features an updated head because his raised eyebrow has swapped sides. His colourful attire also looks appealing and makes reference to 'The One Where No One's Ready', during which Joey famously sports an array of Chandler's clothes! The resulting minifigure looks absolutely superb, although the red scarf does not appear onscreen.
Among these six characters, Monica Geller is the only minifigure to retain her head piece from 21319 Central Perk. I think this black hair element should have been updated and Monica's smiling face appears awkward, with the mouth offset below her eyes. The exclusive torso component is nicely detailed though, originating from 'The One with All the Candy'.
Rachel Green wears various iconic outfits throughout the series, actually establishing fashion trends! However, this white jumper and plaid skirt are among the most recognisable examples and the minifigure looks excellent. I love the red and white printing across the legs, which also continues around the sides and onto the torso. Differing from Monica, Rachel's head is unique and features two smiles.
While these two apartments belong to the aforementioned characters, Ross Geller frequently visits and certainly belongs here. The minifigure features leather trousers which appear during 'The One with All The Resolutions' and their excessive tightness is nicely exposed by the torso decoration. Ross' facial expressions also look splendid and this minifigure includes the powder container which relates to the leather trousers.
While several minifigures are dressed in particularly memorable attires, Phoebe Buffay looks uncharacteristically bland. Her pink jumper does match 'The One Where Phoebe Runs' but an alternative design might have been preferable. Nevertheless, the blonde hair component looks brilliant, following its introduction with Sally from 71024 Disney Collectable Minifigures Series 2.
An impressive selection of accessories is provided, including an updated paint brush element which now features more paint. Monica carries a light bluish grey whisk, reflecting her culinary career, while Rachel includes a coffee cup. Various additional items are found throughout each apartment, routinely making reference to particular episodes and moments.
Janice Hosenstein accompanies the six protagonists, featuring an appropriately spectacular hair component. This element was originally designed for Bellatrix Lestrange but looks superb here, reflecting Janice's elaborate curls. The unique double-sided head looks similarly suitable, displaying dramatic expressions on both sides and conveying perfect personality.
This conspicuous attire originates from 'The One with Ross' Library Book', featuring a detailed leopard-print pattern and fur lining. Dual-moulded arms to represent short sleeves would have been welcome here, although I think this design was a good choice among Janice's countless outlandish outfits! The figure carries a magenta handbag, loosely reflecting the episode.
The Completed Model
Corresponding with 21319 Central Perk, these apartments evoke the conventional studio sets where Friends was filmed. However, their irregular arrangement reflects the onscreen location and therefore appears accurate, measuring 64cm across. The resulting varied depths produce an interesting footprint, hence I think the structure seems most attractive when displayed at an angle, as demonstrated below.
While the authentic arrangement is certainly appreciated, the model does seem challenging to display in this configuration. Fortunately, both apartments may be easily disconnected from the corridor and they look brilliant beside the successful Ideas set, especially with consistent lattice structures on each side. Additionally, their matching sizes are appealing, although Central Perk seems noticeably more colourful.
Chandler and Joey's apartment is slightly smaller than the neighbouring residence, measuring 29cm wide which matches 21319 Central Perk precisely. The location is instantly recognisable and contains multiple realistic furnishings, providing welcome splashes of bright colour against the monochromatic medium nougat floorboards which are present throughout the set.
Numerous stickers decorate this apartment, including several around the entrance. The blue whiteboard was introduced during season three and moves fairly regularly, although the door position is common. This steaming coffee mug sketch originates during 'The One with All The Resolutions' and two additional stickers are supplied. They remain on the sticker sheet above, referencing 'The One with Chandler in a Box' and 'The One with the Yeti'.
The stickered noticeboard displays reference to Emily, Ross' partner during seasons four and five, alongside the initials 'A.W.' which belong to the set designer, Anderson Ward Grubb. This area also includes Joey's encyclopaedia of topics beginning with 'V' while a printed light bluish grey 1x1 tile represents the ubiquitous intercom beside the noticeboard.
Particular detail and colour is focused upon the kitchen, which closely resembles the source material. The simple fridge freezer looks great and the neighbouring appliances are correctly positioned, including the cooker and microwave. Moreover, the chaotic arrangement of varied accessories works nicely, reflecting the customary untidiness of Chandler and Joey's home.
Naturally, the prominent Manhattan poster is present beside the fridge, capturing remarkable detail from the original poster. The textured cupboards appear authentic as well, despite their inability to open and comparatively muted colour scheme. Thankfully, the green stools ensure continued contrasting colours and the duck is also provided, albeit represented by a standard LEGO bird.
After destroying their kitchen table during 'The One with the Dozen Lasagnas', Chandler and Joey purchase a table football table as a dubious replacement! This model looks spectacular, integrating extensive detail given the tiny scale. I like the rows of pearl gold and black players against the green playing surface, while the frame makes excellent use of bricks with studs on the sides.
Furniture rearrangements occur frequently throughout the television series. The dartboard is sometimes especially elusive, appearing beside the kitchen here. This element looks brilliant and the kangaroo boxing poster incorporates sufficient detail too, although including accurate Cyrillic script along the top would have enhanced the design further.
The entrance to the bathroom includes a tennis racket while the adjacent hockey stick makes reference to 'The One with the Cat', when Joey becomes locked inside his own entertainment unit. This yellow sofa also appears prominently throughout the series and its vivid colour looks lovely here. The glass-topped table appears attractive too, combining suitable colours.
Windows are accurately situated behind the sofa, each including stickers to represent blinds. Their white colour seems quite unusual against the trans-clear windows, although the narrow curtains complement the blinds nicely. Ideally, a radiator would appear behind the sofa but the appropriate space is completely covered, hence that feature has been excluded.
However, the infamous ceramic dog statue, named Pat, is included underneath a poster which has been nicely adapted from the television series. Its graphical style appears accurate but the poster now refers to Billund, rather than New York. The door to Chandler's bedroom is correctly positioned too, beside an upright sculpture which is commonly visible outside this door.
Chandler purchases an enormous entertainment centre for the apartment during season four, flanked by two Martin Logan Aerius speakers. This structure looks accurate and the television shows Joey in the role of Dr. Drake Ramoray. In addition, the accompanying receiver and disc players are successfully integrated, although another shelf should appear above the television.
21319 Central Perk contains an attractive rug which is constructed sideways and supports the predominant furniture. This model incorporates the same building technique, creating a superb textured rug which definitely recreates the appearance of its onscreen counterpart. The pattern has been simplified but these 1x2 grille bricks evoke an appropriate design.
The reclining chairs appear fittingly comfortable and incorporate the only function found within this set, reclining together. Their mechanism is connected through the rug and works perfectly, despite somewhat deviating from the source material. Ideally, the seat would slide forwards as the back reclines, although including such detail might affect the outward appearance.
Following the theft of their furniture, Chandler and Joey are memorably left with nothing other than a canoe. That canoe is accordingly included, occupying the vacant space beside the rug. This component has never appeared in dark orange before and does differ from the onscreen canoe, although I welcome its inclusion. The rooster which occupies the apartment, known as Chick, is also provided inside the canoe.
While doors are correctly positioned around the apartment, no additional rooms are included. Instead, the exterior is completely undecorated which is perhaps disappointing, although that matches the original filming set and 21319 Central Perk. Fortunately, these unsightly walls are predominantly obscured when displaying both apartments.
Chandler and Joey's and Monica and Rachel's respective apartments are divided by a narrow hallway. The hallway appears particularly bland between the neighbouring structures, although its presence was necessary and such earthy colours correspond with the television series. This area does include the remains of a dropped cheesecake though, originating from 'The One with All the Cheesecakes'!
Another stickered blind is present here, above a reddish brown radiator. These are both visible onscreen but the radiator could certainly have been improved, appearing extremely basic when compared with the design from 21319 Central Perk. Furthermore, including the dado rail around the walls would have introduced another visual feature, potentially negating such blandness.
Contrasting against the hallway, Monica and Rachel's apartment includes fantastic colour and therefore reflects the onscreen location. This residence measures nearly 31cm wide, narrowly exceeding the boys' apartment in size which appears consistent with the television series. The medium nougat floors are shared between them though, representing hardwood.
The lavender walls inside this apartment look marvellous and another striped 1x1 tile appears here, again depicting the intercom. Of course, the ornate frame which famously surrounds the peephole is mounted on the door. Unfortunately, the colour matching between that sticker and the lavender door looks absolutely dreadful which is frustrating because such problems should be easily resolvable.
Monica's spectacular kitchen contains several medium azure shelves and cupboards, closely resembling the source material. Admittedly, the colours are exaggerated but that maintains an impressive consistency with 21319 Central Perk, where muted shades are similarly brightened. The pearl gold frying pans look splendid too, alongside various other cooking accessories.
Additionally, the bright light yellow curtains and cupboard around the sink compare favourably with the original location, while the fridge is perfectly situated. Several magnets typically adorn the fridge onscreen so I am surprised no sticker was provided here. This appliance looks great though and I love the shiny cooker, integrating several metallic silver 1x2 and 1x3 tiles!
The dining table is reasonably simple, although the surrounding chairs are each unique which matches their most common depiction onscreen. The different colours and designs look lovely, although the central table is offset slightly which appears awkward from certain angles. I would have preferred a simpler arrangement, especially because that could occupy less space.
However, the wooden beam which crosses Monica's apartment looks perfect and the elegant table, where a flower is displayed, also corresponds with the television series. Moreover, both the bathroom door and light fixture are suitably positioned, immediately beside the mysterious sand green door which is never opened between season one and season eight.
Fortunately, the enigmatic door can be opened here, revealing Monica's chaotic closet where various unwanted items are found. These include two boxes, a stool and an aqua head which presumably represents a lampshade. The onscreen closet seems substantially more cluttered but providing relatively few items was sufficient for this model, in my opinion.
Other than its lurid walls, the most recognisable feature of Monica and Rachel's apartment is probably the dramatic window. This is connected at an angle so matches the series and I like these bright light yellow curtains, complementing those in the kitchen. Two accurate theatrical masks also decorate this wall, although the area around the desk could potentially have been enlarged.
The balcony seems equally restrictive, lacking space for the patio furniture which is commonly present. Furthermore, I dislike the white panel that remains exposed here, especially since the medium nougat brickwork on the balcony looks great. However, my favourite detail is definitely the wrought iron fire escape, which makes ingenious use of black sausage elements to ensure absolute realism.
Two references are present here, including the cat which attacks Ross as he prepares to invite Rachel on a date during season one. The fragile poking device is provided too, comprising four connected telescope pieces and originating from 'The One with the Giant Poking Device' during season three. Such simple additions materially enhance the entire set.
Lavender doors to Monica and Rachel's respective bedrooms are included, flanking the black television. This displays the American football game from 'The One with the Rumour' and may prove useful elsewhere, since American football is rarely acknowledged in LEGO sets. The dark orange and reddish brown cabinet beneath looks even better though, featuring fantastic texture and complementary colours.
An enormous French advertisem*nt occupies the space behind Monica's television onscreen. Corresponding with the poster in Chandler and Joey's apartment, the design has been altered and now makes reference to LEGO. The company's Danish motto, translated as 'only the best is good enough' is therefore shown above a rocking horse, which remains intact from the original poster.
Monica and Rachel's apartment contains another textured rug, matching those in the boys' residence and Central Perk. This example is more elaborately decorated than others, again featuring 1x2 grille bricks but also integrating various bright light yellow, sand green and pink plates. The coffee table, chairs and dark green ottoman each reflect the television series too.
The white couch would accommodate three minifigures, although patterned cushions occupy either end. These printed 2x2 tiles were created for 21160 The Illager Raid and they definitely remain recognisable as Minecraft pieces. Nevertheless, these colourful cushions appear quite suitable for this environment, given Monica's notoriously eclectic taste in furnishings.
However, even Monica dislikes Phoebe's disturbing artwork, which becomes known as Gladys. This three-dimensional depiction of a woman is immediately recognisable here and features an exclusive smiling head with lifeless, grey eyes. The black hair piece is also unique in this colour and elevated using a 1x1 round plate, recreating Gladys' invariably displaced wig.
Phoebe's handmade dollhouse is included as well, complete with the flames which eventually overwhelm the whole structure! The colourful combination of magenta and medium azure 1x2 panels creates perfect rooms, achieving impressive accuracy when compared with the source material. Monica's competing dollhouse from 'The One with the Dollhouse, is not provided.
While the interior looks magnificent, the exterior features a strange collection of colours and is certainly not intended for display. This seems appropriate given the comparable chaos of most filming studios, where anything not visible to the cameras would be unfinished. Even so, I think these colours should perhaps have been improved, since they are not completely hidden when displaying the apartments.
The studio environment is further reflected by the conspicuous presence of articulated lights, attached using ball joints. These vaguely correspond with 21319 Central Perk, although their design has been updated since 2019 and now consists almost entirely of black pieces. While both lights look realistic, they can easily be removed if you prefer the apartments without any acknowledgement of the sitcom setting.
Overall
21319 Central Perk achieved exceptional success during 2019 and considerable demand for these beloved apartments followed afterwards. 10292 The Friends Apartments preserves the standards established by the previous Ideas model, sharing consistent features and ensuring that they look excellent when displayed together, as demonstrated below.
However, comparing these locations with 21319 Central Perk also betrays their most apparent flaw, since neither apartment offers the visual variety of Central Perk. Wonderful detail remains but the irregular shape and diverse colour scheme elevates the coffee shop above both homes, from my perspective, even though these apartments are arguably better known.
The value remains impressive though, matching its predecessor, since the set comprises 2048 pieces and costs £134.99 or $149.99. Several appealing minifigures are also included, evoking famous moments from throughout the television series. As expected, Friends fans should enjoy 10292 The Friends Apartments, albeit perhaps less than the brilliant 21319 Central Perk.
This set was provided for review by The LEGO Group but the review represents an expression of my own opinions.
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54 comments on this article
By gylman in Canada,
Great set for the fans of Friends, but if you are not familiar with the show, and all the inside jokes, then the appeal is much less.
I bought Central Perk because it was a great set even if we don't know about Friends - I put the Simpsons figs in there, and it was awesome! This set doesn't really have that potential.
And the horrible black box... when is LEGO going to end this terrible marketing experiment? It's not "adult"... it's ugly! I want my beautiful displayable boxes back :-(
By Derix in Sweden,
So many great details in this set. It makes me wanna see all seasons of Friends again (like the 15th time)
By ChrisBricks81 in Netherlands,
I love it. I just recently bought the Central Perk set but I think I'll be adding this set much sooner to my collection. I think the price is reasonable for its size.
By AeroEngineer in Netherlands,
Awesome! I may have to MOC Monica's bedroom, just to put in the race car bed :D
By Lordmoral in Puerto Rico,
Man are the F.R.I.E.N.D.S. fans gonna be happy with this.
By xboxtravis7992 in United States,
Very nice set, lots of memories reading Captain Rex listing off the various easter eggs and references too; I might have to go and rewatch some of those episodes now...
By wiggy in United Kingdom,
Thanks for the comprehensive review Capn’, such a lot of effort has gone into it.
The set looks great, will be buying ASAP.
By SirBrickalotOfLego in United Kingdom,
Great review! Monica does not retain her hairpiece from Central Perk, it's a different one. Also, isn't Phoebe's face the same as Central Perk in addition to Monica's?
The set looks awesome, although not the same wow factor as Central Perk, a set which I can't wait to build!
By chrisaw in United Kingdom,
Great review, thanks!
Is there a reason that smile is offset on Monica’s face? I think the same face was used back for Fantastic Beasts when I noticed it but at the time assumed it was a printing error.
By gunther_schnitzel in Ireland,
Fwends!
By Baldarek in Serbia,
"An enormous French advertisem*nt occupies the space behind Monica's television onscreen. Corresponding with the poster in Chandler and Joey's apartment, the design has been altered and now makes reference to LEGO."
What does the poster in the original show look like?
By colay in United Kingdom,
One of my favourite ever TV shows and, although I've yet to build C Perk, gotta have this (despite me needing to buy less Lego lol)
I can forgive a number if the flaws pointed out, but the sticker colour matches, or lack thereof, bug me :(
By LuvsLEGO_Cool_J in United States,
Awesome review! Thanks! If others here wanna be negative towards the show, you can go elsewhere. Let’s instead talk about this set, the good and bad. The layout is challenging for display and some of the stickers are disappointing, but I love most of the minifigs and the set’s details are outstanding. I will certainly be buying this.
By hackenbacker in United Kingdom,
I wasn't much of a Friends fan (didn't hate it, just didn't get particularly excited by it), and apart from the table football, this set isn't really doing much for me.
That table football is damn neat though.
By Mr__Thrawn in United States,
The gap in the corner of Monica’s kitchen is rough, but the rest looks pretty excellent IMO.
By LegoSonicBoy in Singapore,
Makes me wonder if they were thinking of going for medium lavender as the base color for Monica's apartment to match the sticker, before ending up switching to lavender. But I'm also aware that LEGO generally isn't great at matching sticker background colors to their corresponding base brick colors.
By Weepy_Donuts in United States,
Solid, helpful review. Really neat set, but I have to pass. I would be more tempted to buy this if it were sold as two sets. Release them on the same day for those that want the entire configuration immediately. Let everyone else buy Monica's Apartment (w/ Monica, Rachel and Ross) and eventually acquire Joey's Apartment (w/ Chandler, Joey and Phoebe) at their convenience. I know I would end up with both sets.
By Jman007 in United States,
I’m a big Friends fan, but I can’t see this selling as well as central perk. It’s way less vibrant, and the apartments, while mostly accurate are muted. I wish they had tackled a different subject matter altogether such as the office, but I’m sure they’ll do something with that eventually. It looks like it’ll take up a lot of space, if I do end up getting it I might mod it to stack
The PPP ratio in this set, while still decent, doesn’t compare to the amazing ppp of central perk, at least in USD. 60 bucks for 1079 pieces, and this set is 150 for less than half the pieces, not to mention both have the same minifigure count, we could at least have gotten two or three more
By sklamb in United States,
I have to agree the foosball table is wonderful! Even for someone like me, who never saw an episode of the show, all the meticulous detail is very appealing. Yet another great set that will, I'm afraid, have to struggle to get as far as my Wish List, just because there are so many great sets coming out this year and I'm running out of space to store even unopened sets...(not to mention the screams from my outraged wallet)....
Thank you for another splendid review, CapnRex!
By Pekingduckman in Australia,
Anyone know if 21302 Big Bang Theory can stack on the top of one room?
By IanGoodchild in United Kingdom,
Scrolled quickly through the pics (no interest in Friends, but I like the minifigures and it's a 'nice' set, but, meh...) got to the end and saw the price. After the eye-wateringly expensive (and insulting) Sesame Street & Winnie the Pooh sets, I was shocked to see this set at <£150. It's strangely reasonable - I'd guessed this would be at the £229 price point here.
A whole new phenomena with Lego licenses & 18+ sets: Affordability! I'm looking forward to seeing that trend continue with the Lego Marvel Superheroes Daily Bugle super-set...sure that will be affordable too (howls of bitterly ironic laughter).
By TK_1308 in United Kingdom,
Seems a shame that they couldn't put this level of effort into The Big Bang Theory set.
Have no interest in Friends so this is an instant pass but the detail and effort in these sets is great.
Let's hope they follow this trend and start making sets from other shows or just some really good environment based sets from existing licenses.
By LEA007TN in Tunisia,
Hi CapnRex101,
Very nice review, thank you.
"An enormous French advertisem*nt occupies the space behind Monica's television onscreen": it's not French, it's Danish.
'DET BEDSTE ER IKKE FOR GODT, LEG-GODT' = THE BEST IS NOT TOO GOOD, PLAY-GOOD
K.rgds
By blogzilly in United States,
Time to MOC Rachel’s bedroom and get out one of my extra Slave Leia minifigures…
Ross was such a lucky fool.
By Sethro3 in United States,
Thanks for the review. I loved the show growing up so I will definitely pick it up eventually, but not day 1 purchase (nothing is).
I love the Easter Eggs for sure. Really helps sell the set to hardcore fans.
While I do like these larger sets, I'm hating having to continue to spend so much money!!!
And no Baywatch sticker for the tv in Joey/Chandler's apartment?! So sad. How else will we be able to see Yasmine.
By snazzybricks928 in United States,
Glad Rachel finally got her own head print.
By legoavenger14 in United Kingdom,
I absolutely love this and I bet its huge length wise!! I loved Central perk but this in on another level lego.. might brickowl some of the parts too.
By Wellspring in United States,
Does anyone know what Phoebe’s paint brush accessory is a reference to?
By captcrouton in Poland,
I guess you have to be a fan of the show. I probably saw it a few times, but never got my attention. As it is, aside from the Foozball table, it doesn't impress.
By usman_gkhan1 in United States,
I love the show friends but we got a centrel perk set so im just guessing if you have that your buying this one for the figures like honestly
By kolaxanthe in United Kingdom,
Love it! I think Joey and Chandler's apartment could easily have been made smaller, but still getting this. The box art is understandable, and honestly I can't think what else they could have done to improve it, except maybe a wider narrower box (removing all of the black) but this then would have been awkward on shop shelves.
Great review. Getting this for my birthday.
By TheBrickGuru24 in United States,
@gylman said:
"Great set for the fans of Friends, but if you are not familiar with the show, and all the inside jokes, then the appeal is much less.
I bought Central Perk because it was a great set even if we don't know about Friends - I put the Simpsons figs in there, and it was awesome! This set doesn't really have that potential.
And the horrible black box... when is LEGO going to end this terrible marketing experiment? It's not "adult"... it's ugly! I want my beautiful displayable boxes back :-("
I think the black boxes work pretty well for some sets personally, for example, any Batman sets, the helmets/heads, and the Art. When the sets themselves feel "adult" and there isn't really any opportunity to get creative (for example, the NES), I do think the black boxes fit the best. However, sets like this one, the NES, Old Trafford, etc, definitely could use some color in my eyes. I'd love it if they did something like they did with the Wonder Woman vs. Cheetah box for those adult themed sets.
For example, if the front of the box for the upcoming Daily Bugle was made to look like the front page of a newspaper with a picture and articles about the set, that would be my favorite box ever and it wouldn't be close.
By Indy24LA in United States,
I was on the fence about this set, but after such an articulate and detailed review, I am sold.
By tm76 in Australia,
Interesting price discrepancy for AUD price of $259.99. Its almost like they know its will be discounted 20% within days of release to be closer to the USD pricing.
The door sticker should of been transparent to solve that problem. How did that get past the quality checks?
By AustinPowers in Germany,
The set looks nice and includes some cool builds like that football table.
But that black box design is horrible. And didn't TLG promise to get rid of the black instruction manual pages that are so hard to read?
I think I will skip this set after all and only buy a few of the interesting new pieces on Bricklink.
By Brickodillo in Netherlands,
I never understood why people made fun of janice. She was dope.
By GSR_MataNui in United States,
Funnily enough, in a few old episodes of Friends you could see the Toa Mata (and sometimes even the Toa Kiata) in the background of the Friends apartments. It started with LEGO in Friends, and turned into Friends in LEGO. We've come full circle!
By jonwil in Australia,
I am not a fan of the TV show and wont be buying the set but it wouldn't surprise me if some of the recolored parts and things from this set end up in my next Bricks & Pieces order. And some of the detail builds (furniture etc) will probably be pinched for my own MOCs.
If the upcoming Seinfeld apartment set is as good as this though, there is every chance it will be a day-one purchase.
By Brikkyy13 in Australia,
The black 18+ boxes are quite slick, I like them and the uniformity across the range. What I don’t like from lego is the new stormtrooper moulds that can’t turn their heads.
This set looks awesome and I will be getting it the moment it becomes available.
By Zordboy in Australia,
As someone who grew up with "Friends"? I love this set. All the little in-jokes and episode references are just beautiful.
They even included Gladys, which is brilliant.
By The_Toniboeh in Finland,
@LEA007TN said:
"Hi CapnRex101,
Very nice review, thank you.
"An enormous French advertisem*nt occupies the space behind Monica's television onscreen": it's not French, it's Danish.
'DET BEDSTE ER IKKE FOR GODT, LEG-GODT' = THE BEST IS NOT TOO GOOD, PLAY-GOOD
K.rgds"
In the show it's a French ad, in the set it's a Danish Lego one
By usman_gkhan1 in United States,
@usman_gkhan1 said:
"I love the show friends but we got a centrel perk set so im just guessing if you have that your buying this one for the figures like honestly "
By YanVanLan in Belgium,
@AustinPowers said:
"... didn't TLG promise to get rid of the black instruction manual pages that are so hard to read? ... "
I'm sure they will eventually, but you can't expect them to immediatly change it right after they announce it for the sets that are already in production and have been in development for months, maybe even years.
Great review and still liking the set!
Would have loved to get a legofied Anne Geddes photograph instead of the dartboard, though.
Oh and... go sports!
By AustinPowers in Germany,
@YanVanLan said:
" @AustinPowers said:
"... didn't TLG promise to get rid of the black instruction manual pages that are so hard to read? ... "
I'm sure they will eventually, but you can't expect them to immediatly change it right after they announce it for the sets that are already in production and have been in development for months, maybe even years."
Right after they announced it?
The pandemic must have made me lose track of time. I thought that announcement was several months ago.
And even if, why shouldn't they be able to change the background colour of the manual back to the standard by adjusting the settings? What kind of software do they use? Do they have to hand-paint the background for every page individually?
Then again, knowing TLG's prowess in terms of everything IT, they probably use Microsoft Paint. ;-)
By dmdp78 in Spain,
It is an excellent set of must-buy for any collector but it does not reach 10, more elements with movement would be needed such as more drawers in all the furniture, drawers and small cabinets with doors in the two kitchens, also a great defect is that the refrigerators do not They have a function, they do not have a practicable door nor do they have an interior, some chairs should be able to rotate 360º, having that piece that consisted of two pieces and that served precisely to provide that 360º movement.
By YanVanLan in Belgium,
@AustinPowers said:
"Right after they announced it?
The pandemic must have made me lose track of time. I thought that announcement was several months ago.
And even if, why shouldn't they be able to change the background colour of the manual back to the standard by adjusting the settings? What kind of software do they use? Do they have to hand-paint the background for every page individually?
Then again, knowing TLG's prowess in terms of everything IT, they probably use Microsoft Paint. ;-) "
https://brickset.com/article/58147
About 2.5 months ago, yes; reasonable to assume that the manuals for this set were already printed by then.
Also changing the background is not as straightforward as you assume; most likely a lot of parameters would need to be tweeked and this costs time (=money); possibly the company is even redesigning the whole 18+ branding to match (again taking time) and will start applying it to sets that will be produced in the future, not to ones already in production.
By MrClassic in Sweden,
It's just the first few pages that are black - the actual instructions aren't, see this build video: https://youtu.be/7fumWPIY-w8
By TheOtherMike in United States,
That foosball table has me wanting a larger, fully functional table, maybe something about the size of 21305.
By Roloff in Netherlands,
Great stickers and some great torso's and legs for regular (Modular) MOCs!
By MOMAtteo79 in Italy,
I will buy this set for sure and it’s fully packed with Easter eggs but I Think that they might have gone better with the apartments details. My version of Monica’s has many more details in the kitchen, in front of the windows, corridor, etc.. I like the closet idea. The angled window wall has no reason to come up to the top too, could have stopped below the top level.
https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-29532/MOMAtteo79/friends-the-television-series-monicas-apartment/
By colay in United Kingdom,
@Pekingduckman said:
"Anyone know if 21302 Big Bang Theory can stack on the top of one room?"
Dunno, but Im tempted to have them altogether and with The Flintstones and have a TV themed display
By MrClassic in Sweden,
Fantastic with another minifig set that is entirely focused on the interior – which is huge compared to the tiny apartments we’ve gotten in the modular buildings – so many nice details! My favourite is probably that shiny cooker, love it.
(The gaps in the angled wall in the same kitchen are very unsightly though. And why use off colour bricks with side studs for wall attachments when the same bricks are readily available in the actual wall colour? Unsightly as well.)
By comedydave1979 in United Kingdom,
This arrived this morning as a gift for the Wife. The set is huge! Definitely worth it and we love all the easter eggs. Lego may have missed a trick by not making Ross' teeth glow in the dark from The One with Ross' Teeth. May also have to build a small box for Chandler to stay in from The One with Chandler in a Box.
By Efreeto in United States,
Ross' minifigure holds a white box with a lid. Does anyone know what this is a reference for? I am dying to know!
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