My review on Friends Bricks: 41172 The Water Dragon Adventure

I completed my second Elves review yesterday: 41172 The Water Dragon Adventure.



I know these dragons may not please every fan. I myself thought they were rather robot-like in the body. To be honest, I wasn't too sure initially if the direction the Elves design team was taking was something I would enjoy.



But I must say I started to feel differently as I built and played with this dragon. It really grew on me, and I feel quite attached to it like a new favorite stuffed animal!

Now I can't wait to try all the other big dragons.

Of course, mini-dolls will always be my favorite part of the hobby, but it helps when I can appreciate all the things that come with them.

By the way, I will feature each Elves character on this blog when I start talking about the mini-dolls produced in 2015.

For now, please enjoy the lovely details of new Naida!

New items for March 2016 (we didn't know about)!

It's March 1st today, and the six new Elves sets as well as the two Juniors/Disney Princess sets are now officially available at the LEGO stores and S@H!

Those sets have actually been on the shelves at some of my local stores for a couple of weeks, so what got me more excited this morning was the release of the unexpected items found at the LEGO Stores and S@H!




853556 LEGO Friends Mini-doll Campsite Set (US$14.99)

It's Kate, Maya and Liza all in one set!
I'm very happy to see these secondary characters are becoming regulars.
What I'm disappointed about is that these torso designs are getting used a bit too often in one wave: Liza's sleeveless hoodie has already been used on Olivia, Mia and Emma!

There's also something like the classic party game Twister.

853552 LEGO Friends Hand-Foot-Fun (US$24.99)

I'll probably skip this one, as it has nothing to do with mini-dolls, but the touch pads are cute.

The Elves theme also got a few additional items: a storage case and key chains.



853564 LEGO Elves Me and My Dragon Display (US$14.99)



853559 LEGO Elves Emily Jones Key Chain (US$5.99)
853560 LEGO Elves Azari the Fire Elf Key Chain (US$5.99)
853561 LEGO Elves Aira the Wind Elf Key Chain (US$5.99)
853562 LEGO Elves Naida the Water Elf Key Chain (US$5.99)
853563 LEGO Elves Fledge the Baby Dragon Bag Charm (US$5.99)

Sadly, there is no Farran key chain. How are Emily and the other three elves supposed to unite the magic without Farran?!

The LEGO Stores and S@H will have the VIP double points promotion between March 7th and March 22nd, so I may try to wait until next week to get these special items.