People Pack - Fun at the Beach

I have a bonus post for this month since I just bought the beach themed minifigure set. People pack - Fun at the beach (60153) comes with 15 minifigures plus some mini builds and accessories. It has 169 pieces. It is $39.99.

It took about 35 minutes to put everything together and take pictures. There are 2 instruction booklets, one covers 7 of the minifigures and the second has instructions for the other 8. The instructions show 1 to 2 minifigures at a time, along with whatever accessory or mini build goes with them. With the exception of the kayak and sails, all of the minifigure pieces are divided into 2 bags to go along with the booklets.

Here are all the pieces needed for booklet 1:

For this first part, you are shown instruction for the man with the kayak, the windsurfer, the volleyball players, the girl with the sandcastle, the man with the metal detector, and the sunbather:

Now let's move on to booklet 2. Here are all the pieces from its corresponding bag:

These pieces are used to build the scuba diver, the worker who is sweeping up bananas, the grandma and granddaughter getting ice cream from the vendor, the lifeguard, the boy with the boombox, and the boy in the hammock:

Here is everything put together:

Here is a picture of the leftover pieces:

I love minifigures and I am so happy that LEGO is producing these people packs. I also have the park themed people pack. My favorite part of these sets is the new torsos. I have tried to buy pieces online to make new minifigures, but a lot of sellers have the same torsos. It is great to get some variety. I also like the accessories. There is a nice collection of them in this set. The mini builds are also fun. Of course a lifeguard needs a tower to better watch the water and the hammock set up is cute. The volleyball net is a nice touch. Overall, I love this set. I'm always happy to get more people and I like the variety this set comes with. I have seen reviews where people complain the price is too high, but I think it is a good deal. The minifigures in the blind bag series are $3.99 each, so 15 would be about $60. Yes, the people in this pack aren't as unique as the ones in the series, but for 15 minifigures, 4 animals, the accessories, and the mini builds, it seems to me that $40 is a good price. Next week I'll be posting about a couple of the smaller LEGO Friends sets. Thanks for reading!

LEGO Friends Heartlake Pizzeria

Hello again! This month I'll be sharing photos of the LEGO Friends Heartlake Pizzeria (set 41311). 

It took me about an hour and ten minutes to put everything together and take pictures. The set comes with 289 pieces and a small sheet of stickers. Excluding the two purple plates, the pieces were divided into two bags. Here are the instruction booklet, the plates, the stickers, and the contents of bag #1:

The set also came with two figures, Emma & Oliver: 

The pieces from the first bag are used to make the front walls of the pizzeria, a small salad bar, a register area, and a pizza delivery vehicle. The bag also includes dishes and silverware, but they are not used until the next step.

Now let's move on to bag #2:

These pieces are used to make a kitchen prep area and pizza oven to complete the downstairs, as well as an upstairs dining area:

Now let's put it all together! In addition to the two whole pizzas in the oven, there is also a sliced pizza to serve to the customers in the dining area:

This was a fun set to build. I especially liked that it came with a little delivery vehicle. I also liked some of the details they included, like the bricks used to represent a grater and cheese in the kitchen area. One of the provided stickers goes in the frying pan to make it look like they are cooking some toppings for the pizza, which is a nice touch. Personally, I prefer regular minifigures over the Friends figures, but I like the Friends sets. I was going to include some photos of the Friends figures interacting with the set, but unfortunately I forgot to take them before I sold the figures on eBay. I hope this review has been useful! I'll try to write a new post each month around the first Friday or Saturday. If I don't have a new set to review, then I'll write something about my minifigures or something else in my collection. Please feel free to ask me any questions you have about this set or any of the others that I post.