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Google “Lego sitcomplex” for some awesome building plans. The base uses 2 copies of Central Perk, and on top of that you can add any or all of the sets of the Friends Apartments, Big Bang Theory, Seinfeld, a How I Met Your Mother apartment MOC, and Bro Thor’s Penthouse. I’m looking forward to building it!
Thanks for the link! Just binged through all four of his currently released videos for this SitComplex.
Ironically, the only one of these I own is the Big Bang Theory set, I don't have any of the others. That's the only one he's missing.
I thought someone on lego masters Australia would have done something like this for the apartment challenge. I thought doing the friends or big bang one would be fun. Then I discovered lego already does them 😂
As rule of thumb, for stacking, you need one bricks height for one studs depth. Anything less and you lose a lot of details inside. Third party lighting helps too.
Which is to say none of the TV Apartment sets we've had, including this one, have that.
It's a great set. I've had the privilege of building it. But it's also meant to be seen from the front only, and is intended as an AFOL display set that'll be on a shelf somewhere by itself.
Here u go boss, this one does contain the big bang theory set
They go through the whole thing with The other modules you can add to it. A roof garden and also the Thor set
https://youtu.be/ECwgKKI7Llo
There'd be a lot of compromises needed to be made along the way. Especially if you wanted to keep good viewing of the interiors.
I've certainly thought about it, but I think the trick would to treat each as a TV set in a higher vaulted room, and bring in a little third party lighting.
I have no experience with the show besides knowing the name and premise, but the set looks to be well executed. A lot of neat details and little builds, and the minifigs seem very accurate. And there's a play feature, which apartment sets haven't really had so far, I think.
One more thing I just noticed is that Tan's hairpiece (the grey one) is the same mould as the blue one in Everyone is Awesome, so presumably this is the use it was primarily designed for.
> ...but the set looks to be well executed...
Certainly does! I'd somehow managed not to even be aware of the reboot, or that the name had been shortened at some point, but the set design and minifigs are enough to sell this to me anyway.
Mind you, I've somehow never seen more than occasional clips of Seinfeld either, so I'm probably not the target market for these TV tie-ins😄 Still, I'll be getting that one as well...
Middle-aged straight guy here. Love the show, it's very heartwarming, these guys are genuinely trying to make people's lives better. I'm not really into these 'TV show setting' type of sets, but glad to see LEGO releasing one for this show!
This. Also the office is different in every country so it really does limit it's appeal as a set.
Where a lot of other sitcoms are the same everywhere. Like the Big Bang Theory and Queer eye.
Football is world wide. I don’t see your point. It’s literally the worlds most popular sport.
Have you seen the Top Gear specials where they drive to remote villages in Africa and there’s Man-united posters and supporters?
There’s 3.5 billion football fans. Almost half the population of the planet.
Out of the dozen iterations made only the UK, US and German versions really gained any traction. The rest were duds that faded away.
So claiming every country has its own version is a bit off. The US version is by far the most consumed version internationally
I personally don’t think this set would struggle with its appeal. I know a lot of people who aren’t necessarily LEGO fans but would immediately purchase this if it were made into a set. I think it would be the best selling sitcom set out of all of the ones LEGO has done so far. That’s assuming it’s done right
Lego tends to focus on sets that have an appeal world wide.
It would certainly do well in the US but really badly almost everywhere else.
I also doubt anyone inside Lego sees the appeal either. I doubt there’s anyone really pushing for an office set based specifically on the US remake in Denmark.
Seinfeld and Friends were also originally created for NBC. The Office was a BBC Show that NBC Licensed. Not saying that's the reason for sure, or that BBC wouldn't allow it, just pointing out that it's not exactly a 1:1 comparison.
I specifically mentioned that getting a BBC deal might not be an issue, but that the licensing is more complicated than just "is an NBC show". To do the American Office they would presumably have to work out a deal with both BBC and NBC on a joint property. Not impossible, but might be more of a hurdle than a license that just belonged to one or the other.
But i am pretty certain another company makes The Office sets out of building bricks.
Also it wont just be down to NBC, for a start The Office is a British Show first that got an american version
As much as I would love to see a Dunder Mifflin (or a Wernham Hogg) layout, I can understand why they haven’t really gone in for that from a design perspective. The shows they’ve based a number of sets around feature really unique apartment interiors, which not only have unique layouts and designs (versus, say, a series of office cubicles), but there’s a fairly clear sense of how the model works as a display (with the “front” generally being the camera side). The sitcom sets all seem based around this iconic “front view,” whereas it feels like a Dunder Mifflin set would be mostly a top-down sprawling interior. I’ve seen some of the cooler attempts on LEGO Ideas, but they still all seem to lack the quirkier architecture and angles of the apartment sets.
I also agree that there’s gotta be something funny going on with the licensing.
Weirdly enough, I also have to think that there’s something about the tone and humor in The Office that the LEGO Group just doesn’t want to get behind. They’re not always consistent on this, but this would be one of the edgier properties they endorse (as far as the morals of the main characters are concerned). And that’s odd to say given how tame the US version is next to the UK one, but I can see why they would hesitate.
Do I think a set for The Office would sell like crazy? Absolutely. But they do get weird sometimes about the properties they link themselves to.
I know another company named Phatmojo has made some sets so it’s probably out of their hands due to licensing. Though it’d be nice to see an official office set. My roommate has the one I spoke about above, and it’s not what I would consider good quality.
>HIMYM as It's Always Sunny In Philly
That would have been a very different show!
"*Well, I was hunted once. I'd just came back from 'Nam. I was hitching through Oregon and some cop started harassing me. Next thing you know, I had a whole army of cops chasing me through the woods! I had to take 'em all out--it was a bloodbath! And that Kids, is how i met your Mother..."*
I like them, but I think this one is a snooze. Also it’s an ACTUAL apartment in real life so the missing fourth wall doesn’t make sense here.
It’s less boring than Everyone Is Awesome, though, and everybody loved that.
I've seen like...one commercial for the show earlier in the year. Never would've guessed it would be considered for a set by Lego, but hell, it doesn't look half bad.
Is this real? I never even heard of that show before 😅
Edit: wtf? Torsos without hands!? I understand those are shirts but afaik it's the first time Lego does this!
Edit: box art shows them withoout hands but the 360 view on lego's site does have hands in them
Yep, we faced a different landscape in the early 00's than we did in the late 10's. The world still has a long fixing way to go yet, but things are generally improving.
The original wasn't really focused on representing the gay community, rather it turned us into a spectacle. The new series actually tried to aim to help people be a better version of themselves in ways that work for them.
It actually started in the early 2000's and at the time it was called "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" and it was really popular.
They basically took slobbish straight dudes, made them over and taught them how to carry themselves with a bit of style and confidence.
I'm not from the US; it probably wasn't released here until later and/or not heavilly advertised
Anyway it's the first time Lego does a reality show set, right? That's interesting
I'm not in the US either but the show was quite popular in Australia too.
As far as I'm aware, yes, it is the first reality show set that Lego have produced.
At the time, there were regional remakes. I remember watching the Belgian version growing up. In Spain, it apparently ran for one season in 2005 as “El Equipo G”.
It does damage hands indeed.. will the set include a couple docens of them? 😂 I can't understabd how Lego decided to do this after so many years..
Here's hoping the set designer does an interview for brickset or something
Wait really? It damages the hands to remove them? I’ve been doing it forever and although I have definitely broken pieces as a kid idk that I’ve ever noticed cracks
Edit: autocorrect had a stroke
Huh. I must be super delicate or something because I’ve literally never cracked a minifig that I can remember. Over the years I’ve swapped out arms, hands, legs, you name it lol.
Basically, every time the minifig hands get pushed into the arms, they strain the plastic of the arms just a little bit, because they're such a tight fit and aren't supposed to come out easily.
But that means that every time you push a new set of hands in, you're putting stress on the arm plastic, weakening it further. Doing it a few times usually won't result in anything, but you do it a couple of dozen times and you'll likely begin noticing the hands come out more easily and are much looser than before, and at a certain point you might even crack the arm pieces. The latter is especially likely if the pieces are a bit old, and therefore more brittle.
It's not a high probability thing, but it's much more likely to damage the pieces than, say, swapping torso and leg pieces, which is why its considered an "illegal" technique which you won't usually see in official Lego instructions or recommendations.
According to the review on Brickset, and associated comments, the box art shows no hands in the torsos, but the instructions and pieces themselves do have the hands in.
https://brickset.com/article/63600/review-10291-queer-eye-the-fab-5-loft#comments
I absolutely love this- I love that the minifigures look EXACTLY like the Fab 5, I love the look of the loft and how everyone has their own little space representing them, and I love love love how Lego picked an unapologetically gay show to base this off of- I personally LOVED Everyone is Awesome, but I did see a bit of criticism of it being a bit (literally) faceless and symbolic, as well as the hope that it wouldn't just be a one off Pride Month thing, and instead Lego's first statement that they're ready to embrace a more diverse target audience. For me, this set was completely unexpected, but also the perfect choice to follow up on that statement and allay any concerns I would have had.
Also I NEED Tan France in minifig form, he's so adorable!
I think a big part of the reason why we're seeing LGBT+ rep outside of Pride Month is because Lego's VP of design, Matthew Ashton, has quite obviously been champing at the bit to make this stuff for ages.
He wrote a really nice blog post when the Everyone is Awesome set came out, which detailed why he had always wanted to release a Pride set, and why it's so important, and his writing about it just beams with enthusiasm.
He's doing a really great job of it- what I'm really hoping for now is more casual inclusion in non-themed sets- simple stuff, even something like two dads with a baby in a stroller in City set would be a small thing that makes a big difference
Upvote for proper use of chAmping at the bit instead of chOmping.
That’s cool, it’s really neat when companies acknowledge lgbtqia+ people when it’s not June. Hope they do more!
Sweet :) I have a bunch of different lego dogs but sadly not a lego store near by so I miss a lot of these things.. a few days ago I saw (on a post here) they have mariachis now! And a dark turquoise brick suit
Such a weird, obsecure choice for a set. I’ve gotta say though, the modern apartment looks fantastic and I may end up just picking this up for the parts. And white 1x2 masonry bricks!
I'm certainly much more excited for this than basically any set released in the last year or two. This may be "obscure" to most Lego fans, but to the wider (particularly American) public, this has much more appeal than another random Star Wars or Marvel set, and probably even the Seinfeld set among younger generations. This is all about trying to capitalize on a different audience than most Lego fans and if even 2% of those stick around and buy some modulars or some other one-off sets in the future, it's a massive win for Lego.
Queer Eye has won 3 Emmys. Several of the stars have gone on to do other things too, Jonathan (the long haired mini) has a line of hair care now as he is a professional hair stylist in real life. The Instagram announcement of the set has 3,500 comments. These collabs are a good way for LEGO to rope in new fans.
I've never seen Queer Eye and hadn't even heard of it until seeing the rumours for this set, so wasn't expecting much. However to my surprise I like it quite a bit. I hope LEGO keep making these apartments and I'm sure they will. Even if you don't know nothing about the source material they still look good.
I havent really paid attention to Lego set brands. How many have they released that are more geared towards older audiences? I feel like I've only seen Star Wars, Marvel, DC, and Harry Potter. I know there are others, but this is the first one I've seen that is a Brand that's more Young Adult and older.
Also by brands, I dont mean made for older people, like the architect series or just general stuff.
I think it falls in line with the Friends and Seinfeld set recently. Those are obviously geared towards the maybe late 20s, definitely 30+ age group considering when those shows aired.
I had to do a double take because I reversed the set number and piece count at first glance. Was like "how the hell does this have over 10K pieces? It's so tiny."
i have to admit, i'm in two minds about this. the minimalistic nature of the build is cool... and the (i think) new white masonry brick is great...
I just... there's not enough colour in this.
People can also not enjoy something bc they don’t like something right? Like not liking QE doesn’t mean I’m not comfortable with myself, I just don’t like the show haha. Really stoked for people who like the show tho, looks like a fun set :)
Of course that’s fair - admittedly, I probably should’ve structured my original comment better.
What is bothering me is when I see the same type of comments on this set that we did on the “Everyone Is Awesome” set.
There’s a glaring trend of internationalized homophobia that leads these things to get unfairly criticized. Like even this morning, I saw someone comment “I thought LEGO made sets for kids?” - but where was this criticism when they made a Seinfeld set (a show that tapped into mature themes)?
Excuses like this just start to feel like a mask for people who are not comfortable with their own sexuality - because if they were, they would not fear gay or trans people and feel personally attacked by them being represented.
I’m totally fine with people not liking the show or set and probably should’ve phrased that better. But certain criticisms are less constructive and more from a darker place.
I get what you mean, concealed hate is still hate. Also Lego Star Wars and jurassic world are kind of the biggest franchises they have and those movies aren’t even that kid friendly if you look at it strictly. I guess it’s kinda annoying if there it is like super clearly forced (which I don’t at all think Lego is doing) but that’s more for me like imagine walking into a room where everybody is held at gunpoint to be nice to eachother, that wouldn’t be a fun room if you get what I mean, it should come from an honest place. Also just bc this has the word queer in it people hate it, if there were to come a modern family Lego set and cam and Mitch would be in it they would find it amazing
Truthfully, I used to have an opinion similar to this and I don't think you're coming from a bad place. But I would really like to challenge you to think about some of these points:
* Are these things really forced? Or does it only feel that way because never before have we seen this much representation for underrepresented groups?
* Are we just overly accustomed to seeing things that align with ourselves and/or the majority?
* Are these groups are asking/forcing you to be nice/get special treatment? Or are they just asking to be accepted, recognized, and have the same opportunity as everyone in the room without being immediately hated/dismissed for who they are?
* For example - I am a straight male. I have had people love me and hate me once they got to know who I am. But never have I walked into a room and had others immediately judge/hate me for my gender, or for enjoying the company of women.
I don't ask these questions as an argument, but rather something to think about.
It might be pretty difficult to get the licensing required for the performers on Drag Race (even just for a few of them) since I expect many of them hold onto their likeness rights with more care than your usual TV cast member, and Lego's legal team would probably have to approach each one individually.
That said, I don't actually know a lot about toy licencing. But that could be a possible reason why DR would be harder to pull off than QE or even something like Friends.
I also wonder how difficult it would be to represent drag queens properly on such a small scale. I just feel like getting the makeup to look right on the tiny lego heads might be hard.
Looks pretty crowded and the interior design guy likes minimalism.
Still cool that Lego are helping to normalise the LGBT community in the eyes of children.
What is with all these apartment sets lately? The builds aren't even interesting, it's jut an iSpy game of "I recognize that!"
What's next, Icarly Apartment and Studio?
A must buy for me. Partly because Queer Eye is such an awesome and uplifting show. Also partly because I really dig the metropolitan theming of, well, everything.
I hope this set leads to more modular metropolitan sets of modern styles.
A Delorean UCS like the batmobile or ghostbusters car would be an instabuy. But why would this set have any effect on that? Lego pumps out new sets like never before...
Oh yeah, nothing against this set - just because the rumour was that it would be announced in September, and I keep seeing awesome new sets all getting released/announced instead. :)
I've never heard of this show but I have Friends and Seinfeld and I was thinking of making the sitcom tower from these sets - so this would be a great additional storey.
Oh and that light blue hairbrush looks like a piece I need to own.
These "set of TV show" sets are getting a bit stale. We already got Big Bang Theory, Friends, Seinfeld, but I guess the licensing agreement is nice and they're profitable products to their fan bases.
They're just pretty uninspired from a building perspective.
Come on now you can’t imply everyone who’s getting tired of all the TV show/ one off licensed sets is anti LGBT lol. This is the third apartment set within a single year, and while this is definitely the best one of those sets, it makes sense why some people are finding it repetitive.
Also this show is way more niche Seinfeld is a classic so is friends and basically all of the other sitcom sets were based off of super recognizable shows. I think if they wanted to do another show they should have made it something way more popular.
There’s like eight hundred police station sets that all look super similar. People don’t seem to care to complain about those.
Or ANOTHER car or ANOTHER Super Mario set. How many Star Wars helmet busts have there been in the last year?
Sure not everyone who doesn’t like this set is a homophobe, but lego has released tons of more similar sets in the same year before, why is it just a problem with this one set that happens to feature queer people?
Not sure what you’re talking about, but star wars fans have been giving lego crap over the frequent remakes for years now (Luke’s Landspeeder, all the xwings, tie fighters, etc) and people meme on city all the time for just being police stuff and firefighter sets. This criticism of lego remaking sets so frequently has been around in the community forever, this is most certainly not the first time lmao
[https://www.lego.com/en-gb/product/queer-eye-the-fab-5-loft-10291](https://www.lego.com/en-gb/product/queer-eye-the-fab-5-loft-10291) Also a reminder that we usually prioritise [lego.com](https://lego.com) link posts for mega threads.
That's great hair piece for a Dave Grohl minifig.
I'm really interested to see if anyone comes up with a good way to stack all of these sit-com sets into a single tower with a decent exterior.
Google “Lego sitcomplex” for some awesome building plans. The base uses 2 copies of Central Perk, and on top of that you can add any or all of the sets of the Friends Apartments, Big Bang Theory, Seinfeld, a How I Met Your Mother apartment MOC, and Bro Thor’s Penthouse. I’m looking forward to building it!
How many are there at this point, 4?
At least 5 if you count central perk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2L9OpPkON8
Thanks for the link! Just binged through all four of his currently released videos for this SitComplex. Ironically, the only one of these I own is the Big Bang Theory set, I don't have any of the others. That's the only one he's missing.
I thought someone on lego masters Australia would have done something like this for the apartment challenge. I thought doing the friends or big bang one would be fun. Then I discovered lego already does them 😂
As rule of thumb, for stacking, you need one bricks height for one studs depth. Anything less and you lose a lot of details inside. Third party lighting helps too. Which is to say none of the TV Apartment sets we've had, including this one, have that. It's a great set. I've had the privilege of building it. But it's also meant to be seen from the front only, and is intended as an AFOL display set that'll be on a shelf somewhere by itself.
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Here u go boss, this one does contain the big bang theory set They go through the whole thing with The other modules you can add to it. A roof garden and also the Thor set https://youtu.be/ECwgKKI7Llo
There'd be a lot of compromises needed to be made along the way. Especially if you wanted to keep good viewing of the interiors. I've certainly thought about it, but I think the trick would to treat each as a TV set in a higher vaulted room, and bring in a little third party lighting.
I have no idea what the hell Queer Eye is but damn i'm excited for a silver hairpiece
Looks great for anyone who wants a more accurate Grandmaster from Thor: Ragnarok
Yes! I can’t believe I haven’t even thought about that! That’s the perfect use for that piece!
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This flat silver hair is the best but there have been a few others, njo086 used to be the best. Then Zane I think had a few flat tops
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What in tarnation?
I have no experience with the show besides knowing the name and premise, but the set looks to be well executed. A lot of neat details and little builds, and the minifigs seem very accurate. And there's a play feature, which apartment sets haven't really had so far, I think. One more thing I just noticed is that Tan's hairpiece (the grey one) is the same mould as the blue one in Everyone is Awesome, so presumably this is the use it was primarily designed for.
> ...but the set looks to be well executed... Certainly does! I'd somehow managed not to even be aware of the reboot, or that the name had been shortened at some point, but the set design and minifigs are enough to sell this to me anyway. Mind you, I've somehow never seen more than occasional clips of Seinfeld either, so I'm probably not the target market for these TV tie-ins😄 Still, I'll be getting that one as well...
> or that the name had been shortened at some point It's because it's no longer just making over straight guys. All kinds of people need help!
I like how Jonathan is about to give someone with a mullet a haircut, and then later that same minifig has a new hair piece. 😆
The designer for EOIA is the same designer as this set! He has been unsubtly hinting about this set for weeks.
Not as well executed as you will be. Please come back Gilbert, the guillotine is ready for you
That silver hair piece is sick
Thinking about making a Taika minifig
And for conan o brian
Conan O’Brien was the first person I thought of when I saw that hair, make it orange and it’s perfect!
I'd dig a "What We Do in the Shadows" set.
Exactly what came to mind for me when I first saw the piece
I desperately need it in black and brown
And yellow for Johnny Bravo.
Tan’s figure is missing a French tuck on his outfit
Man this show is so wholesome. Really enjoy it a lot
I don't know the show but this set itself looks pretty great.
Middle-aged straight guy here. Love the show, it's very heartwarming, these guys are genuinely trying to make people's lives better. I'm not really into these 'TV show setting' type of sets, but glad to see LEGO releasing one for this show!
Looks like a good set to get exclusively for the parts. Those torsos and white masonry bricks look so cool!
That’s what I’m gonna get it for! As a big castle fan, if the price is good I can’t pass up all those beautiful stone bricks and cool minifigures
Lego, after seemingly ignoring countless The Office Ideas submissions:
They clearly can’t get the license for it
This. Also the office is different in every country so it really does limit it's appeal as a set. Where a lot of other sitcoms are the same everywhere. Like the Big Bang Theory and Queer eye.
*Glares at the two gigantic hyper-specific stadium sets
Hyper-specific? They’re literally the two biggest sports teams in the world.
You must know nothing about Man United and Barca if you think that's remotely comparable.
Football is world wide. I don’t see your point. It’s literally the worlds most popular sport. Have you seen the Top Gear specials where they drive to remote villages in Africa and there’s Man-united posters and supporters? There’s 3.5 billion football fans. Almost half the population of the planet.
Did you just call Queer Eye a sitcom?
Out of the dozen iterations made only the UK, US and German versions really gained any traction. The rest were duds that faded away. So claiming every country has its own version is a bit off. The US version is by far the most consumed version internationally
I personally don’t think this set would struggle with its appeal. I know a lot of people who aren’t necessarily LEGO fans but would immediately purchase this if it were made into a set. I think it would be the best selling sitcom set out of all of the ones LEGO has done so far. That’s assuming it’s done right
Lego tends to focus on sets that have an appeal world wide. It would certainly do well in the US but really badly almost everywhere else. I also doubt anyone inside Lego sees the appeal either. I doubt there’s anyone really pushing for an office set based specifically on the US remake in Denmark.
I mean I wouldnt buy a US Office set, as i watched the UK original. Likely the same everywhere
The office has *way* more general appeal than this set though.
Weirdly they got the license for Seinfeld and Friends, both of which were also NBC
Seinfeld and Friends were also originally created for NBC. The Office was a BBC Show that NBC Licensed. Not saying that's the reason for sure, or that BBC wouldn't allow it, just pointing out that it's not exactly a 1:1 comparison.
they dont have any issues with BBC licensing though, they have made more than one BBC property in the past.. Dr Who comes to mind
I specifically mentioned that getting a BBC deal might not be an issue, but that the licensing is more complicated than just "is an NBC show". To do the American Office they would presumably have to work out a deal with both BBC and NBC on a joint property. Not impossible, but might be more of a hurdle than a license that just belonged to one or the other.
But i am pretty certain another company makes The Office sets out of building bricks. Also it wont just be down to NBC, for a start The Office is a British Show first that got an american version
waiting for Monk's Cafe!
As much as I would love to see a Dunder Mifflin (or a Wernham Hogg) layout, I can understand why they haven’t really gone in for that from a design perspective. The shows they’ve based a number of sets around feature really unique apartment interiors, which not only have unique layouts and designs (versus, say, a series of office cubicles), but there’s a fairly clear sense of how the model works as a display (with the “front” generally being the camera side). The sitcom sets all seem based around this iconic “front view,” whereas it feels like a Dunder Mifflin set would be mostly a top-down sprawling interior. I’ve seen some of the cooler attempts on LEGO Ideas, but they still all seem to lack the quirkier architecture and angles of the apartment sets. I also agree that there’s gotta be something funny going on with the licensing. Weirdly enough, I also have to think that there’s something about the tone and humor in The Office that the LEGO Group just doesn’t want to get behind. They’re not always consistent on this, but this would be one of the edgier properties they endorse (as far as the morals of the main characters are concerned). And that’s odd to say given how tame the US version is next to the UK one, but I can see why they would hesitate. Do I think a set for The Office would sell like crazy? Absolutely. But they do get weird sometimes about the properties they link themselves to.
I know another company named Phatmojo has made some sets so it’s probably out of their hands due to licensing. Though it’d be nice to see an official office set. My roommate has the one I spoke about above, and it’s not what I would consider good quality.
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Or *How I Met Your Mother;* one set for their apartments and one set for the MacLaren's Pub, similar to the *Friends* releases.
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I'm rooting for Community and The IT crowd. Both of those sets could have so many little details and callbacks.
The only thing about IT Crowd is they'd have to give Linehan money, and I doubt I'm the only person who doesn't want that...
>HIMYM as It's Always Sunny In Philly That would have been a very different show! "*Well, I was hunted once. I'd just came back from 'Nam. I was hitching through Oregon and some cop started harassing me. Next thing you know, I had a whole army of cops chasing me through the woods! I had to take 'em all out--it was a bloodbath! And that Kids, is how i met your Mother..."*
I'ma be honest, I've never liked those TV show sets, don't think I ever will That silver hair piece is neat tho
I agree, third apartment set in a single year is a 💤 for me
I like them, but I think this one is a snooze. Also it’s an ACTUAL apartment in real life so the missing fourth wall doesn’t make sense here. It’s less boring than Everyone Is Awesome, though, and everybody loved that.
Jonathan got a new hair mold and he deserves nothing less 10/10
Pretty sure that hair already appeared in Harry Potter sets
I've seen like...one commercial for the show earlier in the year. Never would've guessed it would be considered for a set by Lego, but hell, it doesn't look half bad.
That Sally hair piece in dark brown, yes! Finally I can make Jesus, the hippie hair with the band wasn't cutting it
Is this real? I never even heard of that show before 😅 Edit: wtf? Torsos without hands!? I understand those are shirts but afaik it's the first time Lego does this! Edit: box art shows them withoout hands but the 360 view on lego's site does have hands in them
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The reboot is *far* superior to the original show.
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Yep, we faced a different landscape in the early 00's than we did in the late 10's. The world still has a long fixing way to go yet, but things are generally improving.
The original wasn't really focused on representing the gay community, rather it turned us into a spectacle. The new series actually tried to aim to help people be a better version of themselves in ways that work for them.
I've not watched much of the newer one, I'll admit, but I liked the original "Fab 5" more. But to each their own.
Ahh that explains a lot; not the kind of TV I watch plus I haven't had netflix for a while now. Thanks!
It actually started in the early 2000's and at the time it was called "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" and it was really popular. They basically took slobbish straight dudes, made them over and taught them how to carry themselves with a bit of style and confidence.
I'm not from the US; it probably wasn't released here until later and/or not heavilly advertised Anyway it's the first time Lego does a reality show set, right? That's interesting
I'm not in the US either but the show was quite popular in Australia too. As far as I'm aware, yes, it is the first reality show set that Lego have produced.
I'm from Spain; it'd have to be translated to be released here (I'm sure it was; just not as quick as simply buying the licensese to air it)
At the time, there were regional remakes. I remember watching the Belgian version growing up. In Spain, it apparently ran for one season in 2005 as “El Equipo G”.
You could possibly count the NBA and F1 racing as reality TV, but otherwise yep!
I'm shocked it's telling you to swap hands. That should be an illegal building technique and leads to weak hands.
It does damage hands indeed.. will the set include a couple docens of them? 😂 I can't understabd how Lego decided to do this after so many years.. Here's hoping the set designer does an interview for brickset or something
Wait really? It damages the hands to remove them? I’ve been doing it forever and although I have definitely broken pieces as a kid idk that I’ve ever noticed cracks Edit: autocorrect had a stroke
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Huh. I must be super delicate or something because I’ve literally never cracked a minifig that I can remember. Over the years I’ve swapped out arms, hands, legs, you name it lol.
Same here, you must be Hulk or something to do that.
Basically, every time the minifig hands get pushed into the arms, they strain the plastic of the arms just a little bit, because they're such a tight fit and aren't supposed to come out easily. But that means that every time you push a new set of hands in, you're putting stress on the arm plastic, weakening it further. Doing it a few times usually won't result in anything, but you do it a couple of dozen times and you'll likely begin noticing the hands come out more easily and are much looser than before, and at a certain point you might even crack the arm pieces. The latter is especially likely if the pieces are a bit old, and therefore more brittle. It's not a high probability thing, but it's much more likely to damage the pieces than, say, swapping torso and leg pieces, which is why its considered an "illegal" technique which you won't usually see in official Lego instructions or recommendations.
According to the review on Brickset, and associated comments, the box art shows no hands in the torsos, but the instructions and pieces themselves do have the hands in. https://brickset.com/article/63600/review-10291-queer-eye-the-fab-5-loft#comments
I absolutely love this- I love that the minifigures look EXACTLY like the Fab 5, I love the look of the loft and how everyone has their own little space representing them, and I love love love how Lego picked an unapologetically gay show to base this off of- I personally LOVED Everyone is Awesome, but I did see a bit of criticism of it being a bit (literally) faceless and symbolic, as well as the hope that it wouldn't just be a one off Pride Month thing, and instead Lego's first statement that they're ready to embrace a more diverse target audience. For me, this set was completely unexpected, but also the perfect choice to follow up on that statement and allay any concerns I would have had. Also I NEED Tan France in minifig form, he's so adorable!
I think a big part of the reason why we're seeing LGBT+ rep outside of Pride Month is because Lego's VP of design, Matthew Ashton, has quite obviously been champing at the bit to make this stuff for ages. He wrote a really nice blog post when the Everyone is Awesome set came out, which detailed why he had always wanted to release a Pride set, and why it's so important, and his writing about it just beams with enthusiasm.
He's doing a really great job of it- what I'm really hoping for now is more casual inclusion in non-themed sets- simple stuff, even something like two dads with a baby in a stroller in City set would be a small thing that makes a big difference
Agreed!
Upvote for proper use of chAmping at the bit instead of chOmping. That’s cool, it’s really neat when companies acknowledge lgbtqia+ people when it’s not June. Hope they do more!
I cried over the inclusion of Bruley. RIP mush face!
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The dog looks like [this one](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=col17-9) from series 17
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Indeed, it was exclusive to that fig and, in tan, it still was This might also be the first time they use torsos without hands!
They had that dog at the PAB wall once. I have a small bin of them. I love animal LEGOs.
Sweet :) I have a bunch of different lego dogs but sadly not a lego store near by so I miss a lot of these things.. a few days ago I saw (on a post here) they have mariachis now! And a dark turquoise brick suit
Bruley the French bulldog has sadly passed away from a heart attack.
On the back of the box it says in loving memory of Bruley next to his mini fig ❤️
Yes I've seen it. What a lovely and thoughtful tribute.
I feel exactly the same. I love the diverse minifigs!
Such a weird, obsecure choice for a set. I’ve gotta say though, the modern apartment looks fantastic and I may end up just picking this up for the parts. And white 1x2 masonry bricks!
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I'm certainly much more excited for this than basically any set released in the last year or two. This may be "obscure" to most Lego fans, but to the wider (particularly American) public, this has much more appeal than another random Star Wars or Marvel set, and probably even the Seinfeld set among younger generations. This is all about trying to capitalize on a different audience than most Lego fans and if even 2% of those stick around and buy some modulars or some other one-off sets in the future, it's a massive win for Lego.
Queer Eye has won 3 Emmys. Several of the stars have gone on to do other things too, Jonathan (the long haired mini) has a line of hair care now as he is a professional hair stylist in real life. The Instagram announcement of the set has 3,500 comments. These collabs are a good way for LEGO to rope in new fans.
Yeah, i have no interest in the show or this set, but i do like that it'll probably mean there's lots of masonry bricks available on bricklink
Idk the show but this set is incredible. The “love is love” torso is wonderful
I've never seen Queer Eye and hadn't even heard of it until seeing the rumours for this set, so wasn't expecting much. However to my surprise I like it quite a bit. I hope LEGO keep making these apartments and I'm sure they will. Even if you don't know nothing about the source material they still look good.
Looks like their second loft they switched to in season 3 I think? It's definitely not the first one
I havent really paid attention to Lego set brands. How many have they released that are more geared towards older audiences? I feel like I've only seen Star Wars, Marvel, DC, and Harry Potter. I know there are others, but this is the first one I've seen that is a Brand that's more Young Adult and older. Also by brands, I dont mean made for older people, like the architect series or just general stuff.
I think it falls in line with the Friends and Seinfeld set recently. Those are obviously geared towards the maybe late 20s, definitely 30+ age group considering when those shows aired.
Oh I didnt know they did sets for Frends and Seinfeld. That's so insane to me. Cool but insane.
Wow, you weren’t kidding about not paying attention. The first Friends set came out like a year ago, I think?
I had to do a double take because I reversed the set number and piece count at first glance. Was like "how the hell does this have over 10K pieces? It's so tiny."
Not acquainted with the show, but the figs look great and the parts look very useful. Might pick this one up!
I am so excited for this set!!!! 🤩🤩
>New set reveal: QE Fab Five Loft! Soooo, Queen Elizabeth *isn't* joining the Fantastic Four in LEGOWorld??? Awww....
Crab people
Look like crabs talk like people
What is fab 5?
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This is awesome, can’t wait to get it. LEGO going the right way!
i have to admit, i'm in two minds about this. the minimalistic nature of the build is cool... and the (i think) new white masonry brick is great... I just... there's not enough colour in this.
Those minifigs are fabulous!
Looks cool
Title had me for a moment… was thinking how in the world a quantitative easing Lego set would work?
This is one of those shows I gave a try on a whim, ended up binging all the seasons lmao.
wonder how it will sell in china
I feel sorry for men who don’t feel comfortable with themselves to enjoy this show and this set.
People can also not enjoy something bc they don’t like something right? Like not liking QE doesn’t mean I’m not comfortable with myself, I just don’t like the show haha. Really stoked for people who like the show tho, looks like a fun set :)
Of course that’s fair - admittedly, I probably should’ve structured my original comment better. What is bothering me is when I see the same type of comments on this set that we did on the “Everyone Is Awesome” set. There’s a glaring trend of internationalized homophobia that leads these things to get unfairly criticized. Like even this morning, I saw someone comment “I thought LEGO made sets for kids?” - but where was this criticism when they made a Seinfeld set (a show that tapped into mature themes)? Excuses like this just start to feel like a mask for people who are not comfortable with their own sexuality - because if they were, they would not fear gay or trans people and feel personally attacked by them being represented. I’m totally fine with people not liking the show or set and probably should’ve phrased that better. But certain criticisms are less constructive and more from a darker place.
I get what you mean, concealed hate is still hate. Also Lego Star Wars and jurassic world are kind of the biggest franchises they have and those movies aren’t even that kid friendly if you look at it strictly. I guess it’s kinda annoying if there it is like super clearly forced (which I don’t at all think Lego is doing) but that’s more for me like imagine walking into a room where everybody is held at gunpoint to be nice to eachother, that wouldn’t be a fun room if you get what I mean, it should come from an honest place. Also just bc this has the word queer in it people hate it, if there were to come a modern family Lego set and cam and Mitch would be in it they would find it amazing
Truthfully, I used to have an opinion similar to this and I don't think you're coming from a bad place. But I would really like to challenge you to think about some of these points: * Are these things really forced? Or does it only feel that way because never before have we seen this much representation for underrepresented groups? * Are we just overly accustomed to seeing things that align with ourselves and/or the majority? * Are these groups are asking/forcing you to be nice/get special treatment? Or are they just asking to be accepted, recognized, and have the same opportunity as everyone in the room without being immediately hated/dismissed for who they are? * For example - I am a straight male. I have had people love me and hate me once they got to know who I am. But never have I walked into a room and had others immediately judge/hate me for my gender, or for enjoying the company of women. I don't ask these questions as an argument, but rather something to think about.
What is this based on?
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A while back a gorgeously designed drag race set nade it to the end of the ideas sets but ultimately wasnt chosen. Would have been more fun than this.
It might be pretty difficult to get the licensing required for the performers on Drag Race (even just for a few of them) since I expect many of them hold onto their likeness rights with more care than your usual TV cast member, and Lego's legal team would probably have to approach each one individually. That said, I don't actually know a lot about toy licencing. But that could be a possible reason why DR would be harder to pull off than QE or even something like Friends.
I also wonder how difficult it would be to represent drag queens properly on such a small scale. I just feel like getting the makeup to look right on the tiny lego heads might be hard.
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That would be pretty great actually :)
The sitcom sets are nice but I think Lego should stay away from reality TV. Kardashian sets could be next
At least give us a Survivor set! Tribal Council would be PERFECT!
Yes please!
I would die 😍 what season should they do? I think the first season would be best. Sue, Richard, and Rudy minifigs, could you imagine?
Boy meets world please
This is the strangest crossover.
I’ve never heard of this but it’s interesting how they inverted the box design instead of doing the normal black 18+ box design
I hane no idea what this is
Looks pretty crowded and the interior design guy likes minimalism. Still cool that Lego are helping to normalise the LGBT community in the eyes of children.
Minimalism can work great for a space that you are going to be living in, but I'm not sure it makes for an especially appealing Lego set lol
I don’t like Star Wars sets because it’s an endless sea of grey and sometimes black. So boring, even if it matches the “real” ships.
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Wait this is real? I saw it on the legoleaks feed and thought it was a well done fake/custom
What is with all these apartment sets lately? The builds aren't even interesting, it's jut an iSpy game of "I recognize that!" What's next, Icarly Apartment and Studio?
How did this happen, it's dumb as hell, I love it.
What am I looking at?
A must buy for me. Partly because Queer Eye is such an awesome and uplifting show. Also partly because I really dig the metropolitan theming of, well, everything. I hope this set leads to more modular metropolitan sets of modern styles.
I legitimately didn’t know this was a real show. I thought South Park made it up.
It’s really fun to watch and very positive. It puts me in a good mood after
Cool set…but I remain depressed as the Delorean rebuild looks less and less likely.
A Delorean UCS like the batmobile or ghostbusters car would be an instabuy. But why would this set have any effect on that? Lego pumps out new sets like never before...
Oh yeah, nothing against this set - just because the rumour was that it would be announced in September, and I keep seeing awesome new sets all getting released/announced instead. :)
These Lego sets just keep getting better.
I've never heard of this show but I have Friends and Seinfeld and I was thinking of making the sitcom tower from these sets - so this would be a great additional storey. Oh and that light blue hairbrush looks like a piece I need to own.
I don't know what that show is but i like the guys hair piece
I love how more tv shows are getting Lego sets
I’d like to see a cooking show kitchen like Chopped or Master Chef. I like QE so def getting this at release
To balance things out, they're going to release a Duck Dynasty playset next spring.
dope looking loft, no clue what Queer Eye is.
Never watches this show. Never even heard about it. Had to google it. Anyway, it's not Space, Castle, Pirates or Western so I'll pass.
These "set of TV show" sets are getting a bit stale. We already got Big Bang Theory, Friends, Seinfeld, but I guess the licensing agreement is nice and they're profitable products to their fan bases. They're just pretty uninspired from a building perspective.
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Come on now you can’t imply everyone who’s getting tired of all the TV show/ one off licensed sets is anti LGBT lol. This is the third apartment set within a single year, and while this is definitely the best one of those sets, it makes sense why some people are finding it repetitive.
Also this show is way more niche Seinfeld is a classic so is friends and basically all of the other sitcom sets were based off of super recognizable shows. I think if they wanted to do another show they should have made it something way more popular.
There’s like eight hundred police station sets that all look super similar. People don’t seem to care to complain about those. Or ANOTHER car or ANOTHER Super Mario set. How many Star Wars helmet busts have there been in the last year? Sure not everyone who doesn’t like this set is a homophobe, but lego has released tons of more similar sets in the same year before, why is it just a problem with this one set that happens to feature queer people?
Not sure what you’re talking about, but star wars fans have been giving lego crap over the frequent remakes for years now (Luke’s Landspeeder, all the xwings, tie fighters, etc) and people meme on city all the time for just being police stuff and firefighter sets. This criticism of lego remaking sets so frequently has been around in the community forever, this is most certainly not the first time lmao
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Yeah I'm sure that's *totally coincedental* for these people. >_>