2020 is rapidly coming to a close. With 2021 on the horizon, a lot of new LEGO® set announcements are hitting the airwaves. We have already seen offerings from City, Marvel Superheroes, Harry Potter, Art, Star Wars, and Super Mario. Additionally, Minifigures Series 21, the Chinese New Year sets, and the new Police Station modular were announced. Today, I am taking a look at the January 2021 Friends sets as well as some due in March. Interestingly, the Friends theme looks like it is getting its own version of the stumpy-kid Minifigure. I am not sure if that is a positive development. I might be mistaken, but this one does not even look like it has moving arms.
41443 – Olivia’s Electric Car
- COST: $19.99 CAD
- BRICK COUNT: 183
- MINI-DOLLS: 2
- COST-PER-BRICK: $0.109 (very good value)
- BRICK-TO-FIG RATIO: 92:1 (very good number of characters)
- RELEASE DATE: January 1, 2021
41444 – Heartlake City Organic Café
- COST: $39.99 CAD
- BRICK COUNT: 314
- MINI-DOLLS: 2 + 1 child
- COST-PER-BRICK: $0.127 (good value)
- BRICK-TO-FIG RATIO: 105:1 (very good number of characters)
- RELEASE DATE: January 1, 2021
41447 – Heartlake City Park
- COST: $49.99 CAD
- BRICK COUNT: 432
- MINI-DOLLS: 3 + 1 child
- COST-PER-BRICK: $0.115 (very good value)
- BRICK-TO-FIG RATIO: 108:1 (very good number of characters)
- RELEASE DATE: January 1, 2021
41448 – Heartlake Movie Theater
- COST: $69.99 CAD
- BRICK COUNT: 451
- MINI-DOLLS: 3
- COST-PER-BRICK: $0.155 (satisfactory value)
- BRICK-TO-FIG RATIO: 150:1 (satisfactory number of characters)
- RELEASE DATE: January 1, 2021
41449 – Andrea’s Family House
- COST: $89.99 CAD
- BRICK COUNT: 802
- MINI-DOLLS: 4 + 1 child
- COST-PER-BRICK: $0.112 (very good value)
- BRICK-TO-FIG RATIO: 160:1 (satisfactory number of characters)
- RELEASE DATE: January 1, 2021
41662 – Olivia’s Flamingo Cube
- COST: $13.99 CAD
- BRICK COUNT: 41
- MINI-DOLLS: 1 + randomly colored flamingo
- COST-PER-BRICK: $0.34 (very bad value)
- BRICK-TO-FIG RATIO: 41:1 (excellent number of characters)
- RELEASE DATE: March 1, 2021
41663 – Emma’s Dalmatian Cube
- COST: $13.99 CAD
- BRICK COUNT: 41
- MINI-DOLLS: 1 + randomly colored dog
- COST-PER-BRICK: $0.34 (very bad value)
- BRICK-TO-FIG RATIO: 41:1 (excellent number of characters)
- RELEASE DATE: March 1, 2021
41664 – Mia’s Pug Cube
- COST: $13.99 CAD
- BRICK COUNT: 40
- MINI-DOLLS: 1 + randomly colored dog
- COST-PER-BRICK: $0.35 (very bad value)
- BRICK-TO-FIG RATIO: 40:1 (excellent number of characters)
- RELEASE DATE: March 1, 2021
41665 – Stephanie’s Cat Cube
- COST: $13.99 CAD
- BRICK COUNT: 46
- MINI-DOLLS: 1 + randomly colored cat
- COST-PER-BRICK: $0.30 (very bad value)
- BRICK-TO-FIG RATIO: 46:1 (excellent number of characters)
- RELEASE DATE: March 1, 2021
41666 – Andrea’s Bunny Cube
- COST: $13.99 CAD
- BRICK COUNT: 45
- MINI-DOLLS: 1 + randomly colored bunny
- COST-PER-BRICK: $0.31 (very bad value)
- BRICK-TO-FIG RATIO: 45:1 (excellent number of characters)
- RELEASE DATE: March 1, 2021
There you have the January 2021 Friends sets, plus a few for March. I often find Friends sets inspirational, or I look at them as great brick boxes. In this round, only the movie theatre has me mildly intrigued. As I was putting together this post, I reflected numerous times on the fact that Mini-dolls are just not for me. I think they look kind of creepy. Especially the male ones. Now, they added those unmoving children. Those are even creepier than the adults. Am I wrong? Feel free to comment below or reach out on social media.
Until next time,
-Tom
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