Brickipedia News:Enter the land of the Elves

by Berrybrick
October 6, 2014

Just2Good continues to upload leaked images (seriously, how many articles have we posted?) and now he is back with photos from Elves, a fantasy theme featuring mini-dolls. From what we know of the story, a normal girl named Emily finds herself in the land of the elves and with help from her new friends, must find her way back. We are still waiting for images for two of the sets, and no pictures of the boxes are provided.

41071 Aira's Creative Workshop

41072 Naida's Spa Secret

41073 Naida's Adventure Ship

41076 Farran and the Crystal Hollow

Source: YouTube

Tags: 2015 Elves

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CJCBricktastic

124 months ago

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My set designs were better. I mean, I haven't looked at the images other than the 100px(well, its a guess) thumbnails. So, someone who has, is it just Friends with pointy ears? :P

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CligraBricktastic

124 months ago

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I like these. The aesthetics are great and there's some interesting designs (mainly the Crystal Hollow, I suppose, but the ship is neat as well).

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NBP3.0Brick Master

124 months ago

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<nonwiki>*Insert skeptical accusatory "Friends-ripoff" comment about new theme we know barely anything about here*</nonwiki>

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NBP3.0Brick Master

124 months ago

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eh screw it I tried.

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ToaMeikoHonorable Brickipedian

124 months ago

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"nonwiki" what

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NBP3.0Brick Master

124 months ago

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SHUT UP OKAY HOW ABOUT THAT

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NovaHawkLegendary Brickipedian

124 months ago

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you trying to be French or something NBP? :P

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Soupperson1Legendary Brickipedian

124 months ago

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Nadia's the first female mini-doll with no lipstick!

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Anonymous user #1

124 months ago

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No spring loaded missiles...

I like that water tap in the spa set!

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NovaHawkLegendary Brickipedian

124 months ago

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Yes... sadly you can't use that purple dolphn for target practice :D

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Soupperson1Legendary Brickipedian

124 months ago

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Will this be in the girls or boys section in toyshops? Seems more girly, but I can't imagine the farran one doing well in girl eiles.

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BerrybrickLegendary Brickipedian

124 months ago

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I can't imagine the over five doing well in "boy" aisles, so probably girl. :P

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Soupperson1Legendary Brickipedian

124 months ago

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P mabey they'll put the boy one in the boy section as a taster to get boys into girl themes, they should do this with a disney prince too

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IchindarBrick Master

124 months ago

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Not a chance (thank god!)

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Soupperson1Legendary Brickipedian

124 months ago

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What on earth are these? :P The animals are ugly, and so are the figures. Do we really need detailed print on the first male green eyed figure, and on our first grey eyed mini doll in general. I think these new hairs are pointless, and they could've reused some from LOTR. I think we could've gotten better mini-dolls that could easily be changed with the Friends and Disney sets. Aira's dress was obviously made for Pocahontas(same shape and all), so that's a semi conformed set. Also could we not have got animals that exist in real life but be too cheesy for friends, like a light pink dolphin, a grey squirrel, and the bird with no necklace.

The builds are weird, Aria's Creative workshop seems like a fantasy version of Emma's fashion design studio. The main draw is the scissors, but that's in the friends hair dresser set. I don't seen what on earth makes that set a Spa? But the golden book <3 Hopefully that will appear in a friends library or something.

The other two sets look good though, especially parts wise. So I think I may pick them up. I especially love the pirate ship, I'll probably definitely pick that up. I'm dissatisfied that there's no exclusive doll in the pirate ship, maybe an African American boy would be nice, or one of the girls in an exclusive outfit like they were in the prelims.

The two other sets prelims looked good, so hopefully they will transition well.

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Stormjay RiderAmateur

124 months ago

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Better than friends everyday.

Seriously, this is the kind of theme we need -- a girl-oriented theme that doesn't alienate boys (although it kinda did with the minidolls). I'm tempted to make a few elemental constraction creatures (friendly monsters?) and put them in someone else's Elves layout, just to see how it would work.

(and that overload of gemstones tho)

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Soupperson1Legendary Brickipedian

124 months ago

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Friends isn't sexist, just for having dolls. Your main reason of not buying a set should not be because it has dolls :/ Friends has some amazing builds, structures and pieces, don't be hard on it for marketing towards girls.

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Stormjay RiderAmateur

124 months ago

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But 99% of boys hate "girly things", which is what everyone will see first and foremost in their minds, what with doll-shaped characters and "girly colors" like pink, purple, and azure. That and a storyline that's basically the other side of city (which some people would enjoy. I'm not a city person in general.)

But these sets, despite having aspects that appeal to females more than usual, has (or, looks like it would have) an enjoyable adventure/quest story on par with every artifact-collecting line in existence. That and more parts and recolors that appeal to fantasy builders, which I'd like to believe collect more parts than city/real life builders.

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BerrybrickLegendary Brickipedian

124 months ago

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I don't think that purple or azure are considered girly. Pink certainly is, and maybe lavender, but most guys I know have gotten past azures and darker purples (and some of them, pink too). There isn't a lot of pink in these sets, and lavender is mostly used for foliage, so the biggest turnoff would probably be the dolls.

Friends is a better city theme than City is, that's why a lot of people of both genders like it, even if it is "girly." :P

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NovaHawkLegendary Brickipedian

124 months ago

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pffft. Who needs new hairpieces and interesting sets in crazy colours. In 2015, guys get new police cars and construction vehicles. Stupid minidolls have ruined my life.

Only four pics this time? That's a bit strange, I would have at least expected a few boxart images :S

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AwesomeknightBricktastic

124 months ago

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I love it. Especially those colors.

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Stormbringer Empire791Novice

124 months ago

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Still quite stereotypical girly colors, but less so than Friends. Colors aside, I quite like the designs of all the sets, the Crystal Hollow is pretty awesome. Also, I wonder what those flat studs many of them are holding are. To put it in numbers, 7/10.

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ToaMeikoHonorable Brickipedian

124 months ago

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It's chi

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ToaMeikoHonorable Brickipedian

124 months ago

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They look kinda cool but the only thing that looks strange are the ears on the mini-dolls.

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Soupperson1Legendary Brickipedian

124 months ago

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P I don't think you should refuse a set because of a bad hairpiece

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Anonymous user #1

124 months ago

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Awesome! That boat looks really cool!

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IchindarBrick Master

124 months ago

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Might get the boat and rebuild it in LOTR colors

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Soupperson1Legendary Brickipedian

124 months ago

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What be a point in buying the boat if your going to change most of it :P.

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Stormjay RiderAmateur

124 months ago

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The molds.

Or the general "template" of the set.

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BerrybrickLegendary Brickipedian

124 months ago

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I'm not too sure of the minidolls (the costumes look neat as far as those go, but the hair and faces are sort of dodgy), but the sets actually look really good. There is hardly any pink, and where it is used fits the setting. I also like all of the colorful foliage and crystals. Even the "spa" doesn't look girl, and the only thing that seems to make it a spa is the hairbrush. Pool might have been more appropriate. I also like that a male mini-doll gets to star in his own set. I might pick it up because of that. :P I'm looking forward to seeing the other two sets, and future waves, especially because Princesses and Friends seem sort of disappointing this year.

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